San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-16
A PARADISE UNPARALLELED.
The Press Gangs Drive Through
Our Historic, Picturesque
and Superb City.

Our Historic, Picturesque
and superb City.
Yesterday morning at nine o'clock
a number of visiting newspaper men
assembled at the convention hall
where several hacks waited to take
them for a drive over the city.
Under the guidance of several local
newspaper men the expedition passed
through the the picturesque
Mexican portion of the town, by
the large new struc ures, private and
public, over the mesquite pave streets
and macadamized drives. 1t led up
onto the stately Dignowity hill, over
the high bridge under which pass
the moving trains, and thence on
ward to Government hill. The
grounds were source of continuous
comment, and the beautiful hills to
the north and west received their
share of praise. The kegs and the
ice cellars of the Lone Star brewery
had already been visited and now the
procession headed for theCity brewery
where the interesting work of bot
thing, corking and labelling was
watched, and where Dixon, OF the
Dallas Mercury, and Bowen, of the
Ledger, took their last glass of beer
for the time being. Again we crossed
the river and again we heard the
same enthusiastic, isn't that spIen-
did" Over Laurel Heights on to
West End. The floating pavilion, the
water hens, but above all, the beauti-
full eXpanse of water! The unequal
led San Pedro springs had filled the
visitors with delight, and the water
was considered good, but it was the
soft cool artesian flow. that brought
forth expressions of admiration.
When we returned to town and pass
ed up towards convention hall many
thirsty visitor cast longing glances It
the big smoke stacks of the Alamo
brew cry, but il was little too late to
do that institution full justice. Ar
irving at the hall, Editor Claridge of
the Texas Stockman and Farmer, in
sisted that the expedition move up to
Lang's where fine spread awaited
the participants. There, amid jokes,
8 cries, kangaroo conventions and
toasts to Editor Claridge, a Dig meal
disappeared; the visiting press rep
resentatives left, homeward bound;
and the local scribes, to duty called,
Rugged their desks and plodded on.
THE PRESS BANQUET.
The round of entertainment of the
visiting newspaper representatives by
their local brethren was wound up
in a spread at the Mission Garden
last night. The excellent viands were
discussed with relish, and the follow
ing toasts were proposed and drank
off:
1.-THE Press, the Archimedean Le-
ver," response by Mr.. ]. NJ. Mathews.
1.-THE Texas Press, the Fulcrum of
the Lever" by Mr.. Mitchell, of the
Greenville Banner.
1.-THE City of San Antonio" by AL
derman Rogers.
1.-THE Democratic Party" by Cap
tain Edgar Schram.
"The ,Fraternal Sentiment in News
paperdom," by Mr., T. B. Johnson.
"The Hardest Worked Man, the
Reporter" by Harry A. Donaldson,
of the Express.
1.-THE Reporter with Great Expert
ence," H. Ryder-Taylor.
"Our VISITORS" by Mr.. Jones.
1.-THE Newly-Married Man." Mr.. A.
w. Bishop.
"Grover Cleveland" by Mr.. Nc
Bride, of Washington, d. G.
1.-THE Local Press" G. NJ. Barnes.
A toast was offered to Messrs. G. II.
Martin and G. NJ. Barnes for their ef-
forts to make it pleasant for the visit
ing pencil pushers. 1t was enthusi-
astically drank off.
The visitors then took charge and
passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That we will always re-
member the city of San Antonio, and
will always hold its newspaper men
in grateful remembrance.