San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-18
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Electric Motive street Cars-More
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paraisO-Personai

Monterey is fixed fact. All the stree
car lines have been purchased. This
morning We met Col. Alvin Z Crock
or, of New York, who returned ethe
day before from the City of Mexico
where he had been on business, who
informed US that he had closed the
trade for the four street car lines that
are now in operation in Monters ~,
and that as soon as papers or deeds
for the same are made out and the
proper transfers made that he would
leave for New York for the purpose
OF having them recorded i'm that city.
As soon as that is done they wonid
commence active work. Col. Croker
Informed US that he would put in
in Monterey the best system of street
car Hotive power in the world.
There are now thirty miles OF street
car lines in the city and the first
tuing they will do will be to increase
thsm to 40 miles. They will run q
belt line round by the Topo Chico
Hot Springs, come in by the mail fac.
tory and smelters and the machine
shops of the Gulf railway,
RAILROADS
The engineers have about COM
pIeted the survey of the extension of
the Monterey and Mexican Gulf Rail-
way from Trevieno to the Sierra Nojs-
da. We have been informed that
there is rails enough afiost on the way
from Europe to build it. Just rs soon
as the rails arrive, grading and track
laying will commence and as there
are no engineering difficulties in the
way It is confidently believed that
Il H. hrit I'M
year.
THE MATEHAULA RAILWAY
Last week we met Mr.. John Grace,
superip tendent of construction and
metive power OF the Meatehuala rail-
road, state OF 8 n Luis Petosi. He
informed US b. this road taps the
richest mining d strict in the Repub-
lie OF Mexico. The climate In that
section of country Is the finest that he
ever saw.
He informed rs that the Mstsmoros
aud MAtehuala 10 lr0ad Is known
am lng the Americans as the Alexan-
der line, and that Mr.. J. 3. Alexan-
der. of San Antonio, is the president
of il. The road starts from Matamo.
ros, in tersects the Monterey and Mex
lean Gulf railroad lines, then south
through q canon In the Sierra Madre,
and from that on It will pass through
one of the richest valleys in the
republic. This valley Is dotted with
large towns, ranches and haciendes.
This road when finished will nave
three outlets to the gulf. One at
Tsmpico, Sotomsrio and Brazos San
tiagO in Texas.
CONCERT
Sunday night there was q vocal
and instrumental concert given at the
"TeatroDel Progreso"for the benefit of
Sonora Amelis G. de Codecasa, to
which the elite of the city contribut-
ed very literally. The following
ladies' and gen item an took part: Sc.
doritas Guadalupe Gonzalez, Josefa
Gonzslz. Amelia COdicass, Pillar Con
z.lez, Nicefara, Sonora Carolina l..
de Westendsrp, Senior Codecasa,
Nicefsra Cara, Angelina Garcia,
Teresa Amalis Msrgsin, Conception
LssI, Msrguers Flars, Marquis Fran
cisco Morales, Julia Breemer de Rine.
man, Edwsrdo Cudicasa, Ramon Ri
uro aud others.
There was full orchestra and the
18th military band, Pioquinto Espi-
nosa, musical director, furnished
sweet music during the evening.
MIS-. Westendarp, Mrs. Caduasa,
Misses Gonzales and Gurzas, and
Master Renato NJ. Csdussa, acquitt ed
themselves very handsomely and
were frequently encored. Master Cad.
uss is only ten years old, but he Is an
expert violinist. The concert was q
success, both artistically and fiusn-
cially.
Ell VALPARAISO r EsTAURANT
Was thrown open to the public Iast
night. This popular restaurant adj
joins the Testro del Progresso, is cen
Grally located and on the line of two
street car lines.
Mr.. d. Valparaiso is well known il
San Antonio, as he lived in that city
while his partner Mr.. Fortunate Ger
SIM is one of the best caterers tina
ever located in this city. He learned
the business In Europe and for owe
thirty years he cooke ed for the nobility
of Italy, Spain and France. They ar,
going to fit up sample rooms so as /,
make the Valparaiso headquarters TO
the drummers.
Personal.
Capt. T. P. Mccall, Ed Froboes
and George G. AItgelt, of San Anto
Mo, are taking a course of baths a
Topo Chico hot springs. They In,
formed us that politics was gettinl
too hot for them at home, so they con
cluded to take a run over to Monte
Mr.. Lucien J. Lscoste, of San Anto
Mo, has located here and will repre-
sent the Monterey iron foundry.
Mr.. A. NJ. G. Garcia, of San Anto
MO, Is In the city on pleasure hunt
Major Jules A. Randle, who mad
flying trip to san Antonio last weel
returned SATURDAY. night.