San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-19
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS THURSDAY. MARCH 9. 1891.
TRAVELS IN WONDER LAND.
New Raiiroads-Street Cars-Bank-
Improvement Company-Fac-
tories-Colleges-Ho-
tels-PersOnals.


To the LIGHT.
One of the most successful revolutions
that was ever known in this wonder land
| was started here short time ago, one
bright morning, while the citizens were
slipping their coffee and nOking their
| cigarettes, news was received that an army
of invasion was coming, that the city
was going to be captured, and rased TO
the ground, that they would in the future
be governed by new laws, new admins
trationS, and that they would be turned
out of their old houses and provided with
now and modern style houses.
In order to ascertain who the invaders
| were runners were sent out, and as soon
| as they discovered the camp of the enemy
| they approached IL consciously and as
they came within the lines they found
| that the revOlutioniStS were headed by
| Governor Jose Maria Garcia Galan and
| friends, who were coming home from the
! City of Mexico with charters in their
| pockets to build new railroad from
Saltllo to Jalar, build street railroads,
Inaguarate new enterprises and TO devol
| upe the resources of the state. remodel
| the city, build school houses, universities,
| state capitol, high schools, and colleges.
their fears were turned into joy. Brass
| bands were called out and the Governor
ana his staff were received with open
arms, and universal JOY prevailed
! throughout the city,
| The governor procured charter for
| the state of Coahuila from the federal
| government, and 5000 for each kilometcr,
| TO build a railroad from here TO Jaral, TO
| connect with the Huntington or lnterna-
| tional railroad at that point. The dis
lance between the two points is about IS
miles. and it IunS through some of the
richest agricultural and grazing land in
| the state. II will also connect there with
| the rich coal, silver and lead mines OF
| COahuila.
| Next week the Hon. Jose Maria Nue.
| quiz. attorney at law, and Hon. Alexandra
| ElQue2ahel. brother of the governor, will
| leave for New York for the purpose of
| turning the concession over to Col. {. w
| Huntington. on condition that he build
| the road, Your correspondent has been
! Informed that he would build the road for
| the concessions granted 10 the state by
| the federal government. Thus it will be
| seen that the day will not be far distant,
when the Buena Vista of the Sierra
| Madra will be united by steel bands with
| the Alamo city.
Hon. Jose Maria Cara Galan, governor
| of Coahuila, is one of the most progress
| i've governors in the republic. He has in
| augurated the past two years several
enterprises which are calculated to de-
| velop the resources OF the state. He is
now offering great inducements to CAPT
| talistS to come TO Coahuila. He is in ac-
cord with President Diaz in the develop
ment OF the country. He assures all that
come here that they will be protected in
their person and property.
Governor Galan is now In the prime OF
life. He will be 43 years old on the 10Th
u L L. l,ntl lNl IL
| haired ana full bearded, and has a COM
| pleXion similar to that of Ex-Governor
Ireland. Great firmneSS is clearly mark
| ed on every feature OF his face; a high
| forehead and clear black eyes. He is one
| Ct those men that leave their impression
! on everything that they touch. He is
one also that will make some enemies, but
great many friends. In the interview
| that we had with him, he assured your
correspondent that he would do all that
| lay in his power to encourage immigra-
| ton farmers, stock raiSerS, miners, me-
ChanicS and capitalists to come here and
| that they would be projected to the full
extent OF the laws OF his country. There
is one class of people that will not receive
any favor at his handS-the bandit and
border ruifian. If that class Of people do
not want to become angels during his ad-
miniStratiOD. they had better keep away
from COahuila.
| A new bank was organized in this city
last week, with paid up capital stock of
] $500 900. with power to increase IL TO
S., OOD 600. The bank will be known as the
Mortgage Bank of COahuila. 1t will do a
| general banking business. lend money on
real estate, and issue cash bonds to four
times the amount of cash that they have
in bank. As soon as the charter is ap-
| proved by the secretary of the treasury,
they will elect officers and commence
business.
| An Improvement company known as
| the Buen8 Vista Improvement company
| OF COahuila, was organized here this
week rbey have received valuable con
ceSsiOnS from the city and Stale. The
| land that they acquired is the MaSa,
| which they named Buena Vista. 1t is one
| of the handsOmest locations for a city on
| the continent. There are about five
| thousand acres in the tract and 10 will
| be put on the market as soon as surveyed.
| There are "a large number OF factories
in the city, and al are doing prosperous
| business. They are claSSed as follows:
& cotton mills, -four mills, soap fac
| tories, 4 Ianneries, 2 macaroni, carriage,
| and starch, 3 brick yards. 6 shoe fac
| tories, brewery, rosin and one varniSh
| factory.
There are FIVE colleges 10 the city The
state college fronts the San Francisco
plaza. They have in this institution 200
students, so of whom are boarderS. They
have full corps OF professors, "a splendid
| museum, library, chemical apparatus
| and astronomical Instruments. They
teach law. medicine, botony, philosophy,
| astronomy, zoology, physics, engineering.
drawing, mathematics, algebra, Spanish,
| English, French, Latin and music. Prof.
| Bla- Rodereguez is director and profOS sOr
| OF Law: Luis Tejada is professor Of Eng
| liSh and translator for the government.
| The MaderO Institute is owned by the
| Baptists. IL was given TO them by Gov.
| ernor Madero in 1888, for the purpose OF
| establishing high school for girls. They
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