San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-02
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MONTEREY, Feb. 20, 1891.
Your correspondent, who was so un
fortunate as to be taken down wit
with the smallpox on the 19th OF lie
cember, 1890, is now up and out ant
Is again ready for business. Beior.
we were taken sick we had prepared
q good deal of holiday news an0
scenes in Monterey for the LIGHT
but that kind of news is now con
signed to the waste basket.
FIRED UP.
Col. !. r. Price, the contractor and
buiIder of the Monterey and Mexican
GuIf Ry. has erected in this city the
past winter, the largest foundry in
| the republic of Mexico, and on the
18th they fired up and turned the
first castings.
The works were inspected by the
following gentlemen:
Gen. B. Reyes, Governor of Nuevo
Leon; DIR. l.. B. Sepuevida; Lie
Aurelio Lartigue; John Weber; Lie
Pedro B. Leal; Lie Ramon Trevino;
J. w. Schnaider; Jose Muguerza and
F. saba. These men found every
thing in splendid shape, and the
Governor issued his license to Col.
Price, to carry on the foundry bust
ness in the city OF Monterey, state of
Nueva Leon. Since the opening of
this foundry, they have received
orders for castings from San Luis
Potosi and the city of Mexico.
Since the first of January q large
number of buildings have been erected
in this city. There is scarcely a block
in the north and eastern part of the
city but what new buildings are going
up and old ones remedied. In the
vicinity of the Monterey & Mexican
Gulf R,y, q large number of stone,
brick and frame buildings are going up.
Also in the vicinity of the M. N,
stone and frame buildings are being
erect ed, streets opened, graded and
paved. The demand for houses and
rooms is increasing daily. The great
drawback TO the rapid building of
houses has been the scarcity of build
ing material. Brick had to be
brought from Laredo. In order to
meet the demand Col. J. r. Price and
Pedro Msiz & Co. have each started
brick yards in this city, and are now
turning out 8 large quantity Of good
The street railroad companies are
their roads to every point
Of interest in the city and into the
country. Wherever they 60 improve-
ments follow them; new houses 90 up
and gardens and vineyards are
planted, real estate changes hands
and population increases.
Col. B. F. Laran, proprietor OF the
electric light, who flashed the first
light in this city on the 4th of o.
tober, 1890, has now 20 arc lights, and
1000 incandescent lights, erected in
uhs city. &c Is adding to them daily,
as he has q large force of men putting
up poles and stringing wires.
Monterey is on the v Of q big
boom, q permanent one. The char
of the improvements are sub
and permanent. OF these,
we will make mention In our future
letters.
Capt. w. H. Wentworth, chief en-
gineer of the Monterey & Mexican
Gulf railway, returned last night
from Tampico, via San Luis Potosi.
He reports everything along the line
good shape, and that the road will
be finished to the city of Tampico by
the first of May. Col. John Grau,
general superintendent of the
road, returned last night from
Victoria. He is showing construc-
ton material to the front as fast as
men and cars can handle and haul
them.
Capt. w. w. Scott, formerly of the
State Rangers in Texas. arrived last
night from Puebla. Mexico. He has
q contract on the Mexican Southern.
The roads start from the city of Pu-
ebla, passes through the state of
Oajca, and will touch the Gulf coast
below Vera Cruz. He reports that
is the richest country he ever saw.
Col. A. B. Killough, of Austin, and
Col. I. Green, of Denver, Col, are in
the city prospecting.
Col. c. Goodnight, the cattle king
Of the Panhandle, and VIM. Headen,
Esq, of Corpus Christi, came in on
the National railroad last night and
left this morning for Victoria, Ia
maulipas. The Colonel is here on
a prospecting tour, and will put some
money in Mexican dirt before he
leaves.
Capt. Otto Stairker, cashier in H.
Runge & Co.'S Bank, Cuero, is at the
Topo Chico Hot springs, taking a
course of baths.
Capt. J. G. Nichols of Houston and
connected with II. & T. c. Ry, is TAX
ing a course of baths at the Topo
Chico Hot springs for the benefit of
his health.
Mr.. J. Duetz Of the firm of J. Duetz
and Sons, Laredo Is in the city on
business.
Mr.. Sam Park of Laredo Ia in the