San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-25

SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
More Railroads Projected = I'm
provements-Stili They Come
A Big Casting -CeIebrations-
Rapid Growth-Sieepers-
Bathing-P
PLAZA HOTEL
Monterey, May 10, 1892. !
To the San Antonio LIGHT.
Recently company has been or
ganized to build railroad from the
city of Porfirio Diaz on the Rio
Grande, state of Coahuila, to Mon
terey, by way of the Sabinas coal
fields, Lampazas, Vallecillo, Ger
ralvo to Monterey. This road will
pass through some of the best mining
and agricultural lands in the states of
Coahuila and Nuevo Leon.
On Thursday last, Mr.. j. E. EARLY,
civil engineer, left this city for the
purpose of examining the route, and
rs SOON as he selects the route to take,
he will put engineers in the field and
active work will commence.
Col. G. p. Huntington is is going to
extend branch of the Mexican In.
ternational from Monclova to the
Sierra Mojsda, and from there on to
he Gulf OF Low er California.
IMPROVEMENTS.
1t would do many of the citizens of
Texas good If they could take trip
to this city and see the Improvements
that are going on here. 1t is doubt
full If there is city in the two repub
lies, in proportion to population, that
is improving as rapidly as Monterey
is at present. Nearly all the build
iDgs in the city are one.story, but OF
late they have commenced To put up
twO.story. Many of the old buildings
are remodeled, and second story
added, with iron balconies in front.
STILL THEY COME.
There is hardly a train that comes
In from the north but what brings
capitalists and prCspectors to this
city. During the past week We met
number of them, and all expressed
themselves as well pleased with what
GQey saw Wn1l6 mere.
Messrs. J. r. Fleming and Frank
Tremble of London, England, were In
the city with view of establishing a
business here. They took q trip to
Tampico last week for the purpose of
examining the bar.
Mr.. J. G. Edwards, of Lichfield, Ill. :,
spent week mere. He came here on
business and for his health. When
he came he could not walk three
blocks, but after he took four or five
baths in the Topo Chico Hot Springs
he got so that he climbed up on top
of the Bishops mountain. He inform
ed US that he liked Monterey and her
scenery better than any city that he
was ever in. Heis u stakeholder and
director in the st. Louis and Cairo
railway.
Messrs. William Dassen, Herman
Scheiffer and A. w. Martial, of Hous
ton, are taking q course of baths at
the Topo Chico springs. j. w. Oher-
fell, telegraph operator of the Mexican
National at Laredo, is taking baths at
the Topo Chico hot springs.
ABIG CASTING.
At4p. m. Tuesday the largest iron
casting that was ever cast In the re-
public of Mexico was turned out at
the Monterey foundry and machine
shops. 1t was ohilian iron wheel
which weighed over 5000 pounds. 1t
was made for the Messrs. Armendisz
of this city and will be shipped to
Cerralvo.
There were large number of PROM
inent citizens of Monterey present to
witness it. Hon. Lorenzo Sepulnedo,
mayor of Monterey, and wife, Hon.
Francisco Valdez Gomez, chief Justice
of Nueva Leon, Gen. Mariana Escobe-
do and family, Hon. Pedro B. Y. Leal,
attorney for the Mexican National
railway, Col. j. A. Robertson, general
manager of the Monterey and Mexican,
Gulf railway, Hon. j. M. Trevino,
cashier, J. II. Trevino, M. d Surgeon,
j. p. Flynn, auditor, and Adam Hofl
man, traffic manager of the road, Col
Frederick G. Burgdorfer, president OF
the Monterey nail factory, and many
other ladies and gentlemen.
AS this was the first time that many
of them saw the white metal poured
out they were little timid, but they
did not finch. After the casting was
over they were conducted through the
shops and shown the workings of the
machinery.
Last week they cast chilian mill
or the Messrs. Armendaiz, which
they shipped to Ceralvo. 1t took four
teams of eight mules each to haul IL.
The Monterey Foundry and Machine
company are turning out some fine
work. They do all kinds of casting,
from q window weight to the largest
kind of machinery. They are now
shipping their machinery and goods
to all parts of the republic.