San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-25
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.


A correspondent of the "Ex press"
seems terribly shocked at the use OF
the word nuisance" in connection
with the street railroads. He says:
alt is decidedly wrong to intimate
that the street railways are looked on
as a nuisance by any portion, how
ever fractional, of the population OF
San Antonio"
Now il is too bad, for even q news
paper TO call attention in plain, fair
way, TO the condition of our streets,
ana the public management OF our af-
fairs; the use and abuse of franchises;
the public convenience; and in fact,
anything that pertains to the business
lite and comfort of the people, because,
for sooth some one may take offence.
This Express correspondent dis
closes the fact that he is a friend and
not really sincere in his attempted
criticism, by charging Short Stops"
with "hypochondriaism," moss.
backism," "pessimism," cynicism."
OF course this settles it; no one could
stand up and have such solid chunks
of dictionary thrown at his head.
Every person, even if he be stock
holder in the railroad company, can |
see that the line on Soledad street,
from Houston street to Main plaza, is |
O public nuisance. The street is too |
narrow for q rapid transit line, in |
fact, for any kind of line; but worse
than all, it cuts across at the head Of
Commerce street, at the busiest point |
of our commerce and travel; every |
few minutes the travel and business |
of this chief thoroughfare is stopped
and impeded by the blockade of an
electric passenger car.
1t will be no detriment to the COM
pany and q great relief to the pub
lie to have this line removed and the |
cars switched on North Flores street.
1t would also relieve Dolorosa street,
a very important entrance to Main
square. This must be done sooner or
later, why not do it now when it can
be done easily.
The removal of the line on North
Flores street from Houston street
north, should also be considered. 1t
would restore that street as one of the
pleasant test in the city and the favor.
tie drive to the springs. At present
every approach between the river and
the San Pedro is monopolized by
car line. TIE service Is far beyond the
demands of the population and by the
occupation of the three narrow streets,
Solidsd. Acequia, and North Flores,
the people are greatly Inconvenience
in the pursuit Of their business and
pleasure.
Col. Belknap built his line on Sole
dad street and through the plaza,
because he wanted to cover the ap-
proaches to the square; he knew it
would be a nuisance, but he wanted
the city to SO declare 1t, that no other
company could have it.
The line on Flores street was built
ahead of demand and only to monop-
olize the approaches to San Pedro
Springs. 1t will benefit the company
as well as the public to have some OF
these things attended to now.
The people are all asking whats
the matter with Hanna?" If Judge
King will turn his contempt gun
loose on some of the larger game of
the 8. A. P, it will be greatly appre-
cisted by a large number of long
suffering creditors. 1t Is publicly
stated the receivers have never yet
had possession of all the business
records of the road.
1t ia apparent that the reorgapiza-
ton scheme by thep roposed bond hol.
ders of the b. A. P. Is all moons shine.
The receivers have hit upon q plan to
circumvent the hungry creditors and
cormorant bondholders of that bank
rupt institution. They have applied
to Judge King for authority to issue
S350,0f0 in negotiable per cent GER
tificates, which, under decision of
the U. s. Supreme court have a first
lein ahead of the present credit
tors and bondholders. With |
this money the receivers propose to
complete the Waco branch, which |
will connect the S. A. P. with the
Cotton Belt, most important con-
nection for southwest Texas. How |
ever sorry we may feel for the patient |
creditors, there does not seem to be |
any immediate hope for their relief. |