San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-26

that life and property are not as secure
in Texas as in Massachusetts and other
northern states, and as long as this
belief obtains immigration and capt.
tai will be slow to move this way.
I'm Boston there will be thousands
of representative men from every
northern state, and it will be a good
place to advertise Texas and her re-
sources. Our Grand Army men who
belong to Texas by adoption will be
living, walking testimony OF the fact
that northern men and eX-unlon SOL
diers are welcomed to Texas 8, and If our
Grand Army men are properly back
ed up by Texas cities and Texas rail-
roads with printed matter, with
good headquarters room well Located
in a prominent hotel, they will be
able to catch the eye and ear of vast
number of people who would be
valuable addition to the population OF
this state.
1.-THE deduction naturally follows
that if our Texas climate 'is healthy
for ex-union soldiers, certainly north
ern capital would be safe If invested
here. While most of the G.. A. K.
men OF Texas are not wealthy the
same is not true of those living north,
and what Is wanted is a low rate of
fare to Boston to enable Texas to
make a reputable showing up there
in numbers, and means enough to
procure for a week a prominent room
at one of the principal hotels, with
such printed matter as towns, cities
and railroads would like to have
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good.
"For years past California has adj
vertised at our national encampments
on large scale and with good effect,
and l am told that the cities and rail-
roads of that state send delegates
well supplied with everything that
first class delegation of emigration
agents should have to do effective
work for the state"
Or course if the railroads or the
business men would like to open q
handsome room in one of the leading
hotels in Boston, that a few of the
rare products of Texas and literature
concerning her vast resources and
general attractiveness might be dis
played in connection with the eXteL-
sion of true Texan hospitality, the
Grand Army men would do all they
could toward reaching the success
sought. OF course, the actual eXpen-
SEES would have to be disposed of in
some way, but they would be trifing
compared to the benefit resulting.
ut is hardly necessary to refer to
the weight that would attach to an
OF the merits of Texas by
Grand Army men, such as Lyons,
Baer and others, who have
lived here since the war, or for
wenty-five years, and who intend to
be Texans all their days. The rail-
roads would perhaps come to the
front in the matter, as those of Cali
tOrnia have done in the cases of the
ann Lal meetings OF the G.. A. r., of
the Knights Templar or the knights
of Pythias, when carloads of native
products would be forwarded to any
part of the Union where the gather
ing took place"
Mr.. Bolton expects to present the
very important matter to the Board
of trade of this city tomorrow, and
there is hardly a doubt but that it
will be heartily endorsed and en-
couraged, not only by the Board
members but by ali citizens of San
Antonio.
A subscription started, would hard
ly be allowed to make the rounds
before the small sum demanded would
be raised. OfcOurse, if desired, our city
could put forth an extra effort for an
extra fine exhibit.