San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-08
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LINAREs. Nov. 5, 1892:
Last week we boarded to Monterey
and Mexican Gulf train for the pur-
pose of spending q few days in this
tropical city.
In July last we took a trip over the
same route, at q time when this, like
southwest Texas, was suffering from
a three years drouth, but it was not
felt here, as the farmers do not des
pend on rain to raise crops; they irri-
gate, but the stockmen need rain,
and they got lots of it since then. In
July, when we went over this route,
we saw the finest crops growing along
the line and the fattest of cattle up to
that time; but they were pigmies In
comparison TO what is TO be seen now.
We saw corustalks that would meas
ure fifteen feet which are bent by the
weight of the ears; sugar cane that
had from forty to fifty joints, oranges.
lemons, pOmegranstes, and tropical
| fruits, all bent over by the weight of
| the golden fruit; fields of all kinds of
| vegetables, while the Prsiries and
woods were full Of beeves and year
liDgs that We're in places hidden In
the tall grass, and so fat that if the
Armors had them they would put
them on exhibition at their packer.
les in Chicago. The crops at this
time along the line of the road sur
passes anything Of the kind that we
yer saw.
Linares is situated on the line of
the Monterey and Mexican Cult Rail.
way ninety-one miles south of Mon
terey. The city is situated in q fer
tile valley, and is bound on the south
west by the Rio Comachito and on
the northwest by the Rio Camacho,
and from which TIE city and sur
rounding country receive their water
supply:
The city is laid out at right angles;
the streets are wide and so are the
sidewalks. There are four plazas and
an Alameda The main plaza Hldal-
go is handsomely laid out, In the
middle is q n iron fountain and reser-
voir and the walk around IL Is paved
with small cobble stones, and reclin.
ing seats around 1t. There are eight
walks leading to the outside, while
midway Is another wide circular
walk with reclining seats; while on
the outside are two walks, one paved,
the other hard ground with a row of
double stone seals with backs, aud a
row of ornamental seats. These walks
are used for prOmensding in.
The plaza is tull Of shade trees, rose
bushes, orange trees, bananas and
tropical plants and flowers. The
Juarez. Z~AragOza and Allenda are
small plszss and are void of interest.
The Alameda is a new park that
has recently been laid out. 1t is
about 400 yards square. 1t contains a
large number of fruit trees, orange
trees and rOse bushes. The mayor,
Hon. Francisco de la Fuente, has or.
| dered 500 ornamental and Iruit tree to
be set out in it next month.
The building are nearly all one
story stone and brick, all of which
have third court yards. The two
story are large, and from the galleries
and roofs of which one gets q fine
| view of the city and country.
The total area OF the city is lS0,O 900
va as square. Many of the streets
are paved with small curbed and
paved with states and large flags.
There are two Catholic churches,
n Pres byterian church; two public
schools, one for girls, 400 pupils,
five teachers, ole for boys, 500 pupils,
five teachers and m superintendent.
There are eight private schools, four
tor boys with 400 pupils, and four
for girls with 400 pupils, and with
four teachers for each school. There
are fifteen public schools in the dis
trict which have Fl ON forty to sixty
pupils each.
There are five drug stores, six doc.
tors, fifteen dry goods stores, forty
grocery stores, one hotel, five restau-
rants, one municipal hall, one hos
pital, one public bath house, twenty
five p%eloncilIo mills, three sugar
factories, n saddle and harness fac
tory, U dentist, N custom house,
two lawyers, q notary public, q post
office, n surveyor and municipal
officers. The population in the city
is 10000, and in the district out side
of the city, but is under the jurisdic,
tion Of the city 10000 total 20, 200.
The present Alcalde, Hon. Fran
CISCO de la Fuente, who is now serving
his second term, is the most progress.
sive mayor that ever governed tin,
city. He has travelled extensively il
the United States and took notel
of the improvements that he saw
in those cities. The first thine
that he did when elected was to paw,
the streets; then to Introduce waite
into the city for the plazss, by Isyin.
5000 feet of water pipe. He also bull
"a stone bridges and improved The