San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-09
THE ROAD TO LLANo.

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The committee of our citizens hav.
ing ia charge the work of securing the
completion of that Llano extension,
In 80 far IS giving our people def
mite statement of the situation, will
be ready to report Saturday night to
the mass meeting called for that pur-
pose. They will be prepared to make
a definite statement, from responsible
parties, and will throw upon San An
tonic the responsibility of the answer
to that proposition. Though not for
mslly signed and attested to at this
writing, one of the parties being alb
sent from the city yesterday, 1t is
definitely understood what that prop
osition will be. 1t will be proposal
by responsible men, capable and reli-
able, to build, equip and maintai
the road if the grading is done and
right-0f- way given them. This
means the carrying out of the
original proposition made in con-
nection with the work. This will
require of San Antonio the
payment of her old subscriptions for
this work, S25, 900, and an additional
$4,000. Llauo and Fredericksburg
give an equal sum, S37 500 each, max
ing $3.50, 900 ia all. For this sum, pay
able in three equal instruments: one
third when the cars are running into
Fredericks burg, one-third more when
they reach Willow station, and the
final third when the road is finished
and cars running into LIano; for this
sum, payable in this way, San Anto-
Mo can secure connection with Llano
ore beds and command the trade of
Llano, Mason and other counties now
lost to US. Three payments Of SIS 0n0
each, as the work is finished to q GER
tain point, will insure the road to
this city. This is in effect the propo-
sition that will be laid before our citi-
zens on Saturday night. 1t will be
open for their rejection or accept
ance. If accepted 1t marks new era
for our people, an era of industrial
progress and manufacturing enter
prise. The very thing needed to give
increased employment to labor, and
to make employment permanent
The building Of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass road, the construction
of public buildings, street car lines,
the improvements of our streets, the
building of our bridges, the laying OF
water mains, the improvement of
suburban properties-all these things
have been valuable to San Antonio
on account of the labor they have en-
ployed. The time Is not distant
when great part of this labor will be
discontinued, and instead of hun
dreds of wage earners turning their
wages into the Golfers of our city
trade every week there will be hun
dreds of idle men and great destitu-
ton. This Will be the inevitable con-
dition of things unless new channels of
labor are opened. This Llano
road will create channel
for such labor, for upon its
completion the erection of large
iron mills in this city will follow as
naturally as light follows darkness;
or day, night. This would only be
the beginning of better days. Other
industries would follow; real estate
transactions would be- oubled; the
building trades would BIZ quickened
and new life would be infused into
every branch of business. These are
the results invariably attending the
planting of such enterprises else
where and they will follow here. San
Antonio cannot compute what she
owes to the 5. A. P. road. 1t has
saved her from beggary. This Llano
road will save her from the stagna-
ton threatening her today, and GER
tain to oVertake her unless something
Is done to perpetuate her develop
nent. More employed population;
this Is the great want. Secure this
and you secure increased demand for
real estate, increased building enter
prise, Increased trade in all depart
ments of business, increased invest
ment of capital, and increased pros
perity in all things. The voice of the
Wisdom says: "Build this road to