San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-05
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SCENES IN WONDERLAND.

SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
Monterey in 1878 and 1S92-A Par
rot Ranch-A Ball and Cave
Capitalists Huntington in
Monterey = Gone to Tam
pico City Dots Per-
sonal, Etc.
PLAZA HOTEL,
MONTEREY, March 30, 1892.
To the LIGHT:
On the 25th of March, 1875, your
correspondent paid this city visit.
I came overland on horseback from
Corpus Christi to Meir, on the Rio
Grande, and from there in deleganer
tstage) to here. / spent eight days,
and visited every place of interest In
and about the city. L came here
again In Dec. 1881, and in Jan. 1882,
in advance of the Mexican National
railroad; visited it again after the
road was built to this place and in
1888, 1884, 1887, and again in October
1850 since which time L have made
this city my headquarters.
Up to the opening of the Mexican
National railroad in September 1882
there was very little change. In 1888
Major Jules A. Rsndle and others
procured q concession from the state
and city and they built the first
street railroad in Monterey.
When we came here. in 1875, there
was not foot of railroad coming in
to the city, now there are two first
class roads, the Mexican National and
the Monterey and Mexican Gulf and
Mexican International railways,
which connects with the latter at
Trevino. In 1875 there was not q
street car line in the city, now there
are five lines In full operation, which
reach out to all parts of the city. In
1875 there were no telephones nor
electric lights, now there are both.
In 1875 there were no smelters, now
there are three. In 1875 there were
no furniture factories, now there are
four. In 1875 there were no foundries
nor machine shops, row there are
both. IN 1875 there were no steam
flour mills, now there are two. In
1875 there were no breweries here,
now there are two. In 1875 there
were no ice factories now there are
three. In 1875 there was no cold
storage nor steam laundry, now there
is. one of each. In 1875 there were
but few factories, now there are
many. In 1876 there were no tele.
graph lines, now there are three. In
1875 there were no diaries, now there
are three. In 1875 there were nc
soap factories, now there are three.
In 1875 there were no trees on the
Alameda
covered with ornamental and fruit
trees and rose bushes. In 1875 there
were no brick yards, now there are
three. In 1876 there were nc
banks, now there are four. In
now there are q number of them. In
1875 there was not an assaying office
now there are four. In 1875 there wa.
not mine worked in the vicinity O
Monterey, now there are many mines
worked. In 1875 there was not an ex
press company in the city now there
are 3. In 1875 there were no Protest
ant churches, now there are three. II
1873 there were not dozen Ameri
cans in the city, now there are abou
three thousand. In 1875 there wer,
put TWO hotels, now there are owe
hoh . ooAou. III 1910 monterey WA
an unknown city, now she is one O
the best known cities in tn,
Republic. In 1875 there wa
but one American doctor, nov
there are nu mber of them. In 1877
the celebrated Topo Chico Ho
springs were unknown, now they ar
visited by thousands annually 70
the benefit of their health. In Is
the San Antonio LIGHT did not shine
now it lights up many househol,
with it's crisp and newsy articles
In 1875 there were but four paper
publish shed here, now there are eight
In 1875 there were no tourists comin
here, now they come daily. In 1877
Sir Walter Scott of San Antonio wa
here, but alas, he is here no more.
The changes that have BEEF
wrought here are so numerous tina
space will not permit US to enumerat
them all.
The most important improvement
that have been made in the city wa
done since ground was broken for tn
building of the Monterey and Mex