San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-31
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
improvements Electric Lights
RaiIroads-SmeIter
and Mines Died
Personal.
HOTEL SAN ESTEBAN, I
SALTILLO, Oct. %, 1891. J

a few days ago your correspondent
left Monterey for the purpose Of
spending a day or two in the Buena
Vista of the Sierra Madre, SaltilIo
A trip by daylight on the Mexican
National railway from Monterey to
Saltillo is one that will never be for.
gotten by tourists. The road is built
through one of the grandest canyons
in the Sierra Madre. AS the train
enters the canyon above Garcia, II
hugs the Rockies, and perpendicular
mountains rise thousands OF feet on
both sides until it rec ches Ojo Call
ente.
Since we were here last many i'm
provements have been Inaugurated.
The first of these was a system of
electric lights. The contract was let
for it in July, the polls are oil up and
the wires strung tor the arc lights,
and now they are carrying wires In to
private residences and stores for in-
candecent lights. The building tor
the plant is nearly finished; they
have the engine and dynamos set,
and will have the boilers set this
week, so that by the first of Novem
Der they vii be ready TO turn on the
lights. Tbs plant is owned by home
capitalists.
The same party have received a
concession from the city to build a
street car line system to be run and
operated by electric motive power.
A stock company was organized
here IN August for the purpose of
erecting steam -four mill. Last
month the contract for same was let
TO Mr.. Jasper Mas, of laredo. They
are now laying the foundation. This
plant will cost about Sl00, 900, all the
stock OF which is owned in this city.
Last winter Governor Jose Maria
Cara Galan Pre- cured charter from
the National Government, and bo-
nus of s., 900 per kilometer to build a
railroad from Saltillo to Jaral to con-
meet with the Mexican International
at that point. In May last Hon. Jose
Maria MaZqueZ, Ex-Governor of Goa
hula, and Hon. Alexandra Elquezahal
member of Congress from this district
went TO New York for the purpose of
soliciting the cooperation of Mr.. {. p.
Huntington in building the road. Mr..
Huntington accepted their PROPOSE
ton. and he sent his engineers to
make the survey. They are now in
the field, and are looked for here the
latter part of next week.
AS soon as active work commences
on this road there will be two or more
smelters started in this city. Two
have already been promised, aud
there is no doubt about the third one.
Prof. E. Larouche of this city for
merly OF Nuevo Laredo, is erecting
soap factory near the Mexican
National Railway depot, and hand
some residence adj dining it.
Gov. Galan is also remOde'ing a
large residence which he recently
purchased.
In our ORGANIZATIONS through the
city we saw number of new build.
ings going up. Business has won
derfully improved in the past two
months. The citizens of Saltillo have
united together for the purpose i'm
proving the city, erect factories, in
vite outside capitalists to come here
and aid them in devolping the re-
sources of the city and surrounding
country.
Since Messers. Muzquez and
Elquizehal returned from New York
they have informed their fellow citi-
Zens what they saw in the United
states. They have infused into them
spirit of enterprise. They told tfem
that if they did not take hold and
put their money in factories, and iu-
vite outside capitalists to come here
that the trade that is tributary to
Saltillo would be diverted from them.
They must get more railroads, build
factories. They must inv tie miners
and artisans to Saltillo and thus
make her the formost city in northern
Mexico.
MINERS AND MINES.
Since we arrived in Saltillo, we
met a number Of miners. Monday
night We met Hon. w. A. Sepulveds
ex-governor of Nuevo Leon, but now
a citizen of Sierra Moiada state Of
Coahuila. He informed Us that he
is interested in some valuable silver
and lead mines in that section.
CO.. NJ. G. Barrow of this city in
formed US that his company is get
ting out considerable ore and as
soon as the smelters are stated in
this city that they " Ill tribble theiu
force
Col. Juan Hayes came up with us
from Monterey, and he Informed US
that he purchased lately consider.
able stock in the IA Mula
mine" He has associated
with him Hon. Euereste Maders
Ex-Governor of Coahuila, Hon. Johr
Waessner, American consul, Col. J
J. Martin, and Capt. E. ]. Stoves, O
the firm of Cole and Martin, this city
and Capt. w. II. Wentworth, chic
engineer of the Monterey and MeXi
can Gulf railway. Mr. Waessner anC
Wentworth are interested in a mum
Der OF other mines in this state.
Hon. Jose Maria MuZuueZ, eX-pov