San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-06
SCENES IN
Victoria a Tropical City-Improve-
observation-disclosures De-
sired-Artesian Weils-RaIn
IN HaiI-PersonaI.

sired-Artesian Weils-Raln
and HaiI-PersonaI.
VICTORIA, Mex June !, 1892.
To the LIGHT:
Last Sunday morning we boarded
the Monterey and Mexican Gulf rail-
way train. bound for this city, and ar
rived here at 6 p. M. AS 1t was Sun
day, hundreds OF men, women and
many children were at the depot 20
meet the train. AS o as we got
through shaking hands with friends,
we boarded a street car, which soon
landed US at the Hotel Dos Repub-
lies, ~ which Is presided over by Col.
JIM. Polet and his charming wife.
After taking q wash and brushing
| off the dust we went to the plaza, hall
q block away, where we saw men,
women and children gathering to
listen to the sweet music, with the
pure mountain air, and promenade
among shady trees, inhale the frag
ran oder OF the rose and sip from the
sparkling fountains until the clock in
the tower strikes twelve.
The plaza 10 large and picturesquely
laid out; it has wide walks and lined
with seats; there is in the middle q
raised octigun music stand; 1t is full
of shade trees, tropical plants and
rose bushes, whose sweet oder per-
fined the night air and is we'll lit up
| with oil lamps.
Victoria is tne capital of the state of
Tamanlipas, ard is distant from
Monterey by rail III miles and from
| Tampico 146. The governor and
state officers reside here, also the
Fedral and State courts are held
here and q company of federal sol.
diers are stationed here.
Little was known of this city until
the opening of the Monterey and
Mexican Gulf railway in 1890. Since
then thousands have visited the city
and not q few OF them have located
here and embarked in various enter.
prises.
Since the opening Of the Gulf road
many enterprises have been inaug
urated: the most important was the
building Of q street railroad by Hon.
Manuel Gonzales, Jr., the son of Elk
President Gonzales.
The stalls are brick, large and airy;
the car sheds frame; the grounds
are handsomely laid out and rows OF
shade trees are planted. Bananas are
growing and the walks lined with
/! tropical plants and rose bushes,
whose sweetness can be inhaled for
blocks away. He has also . large
windmill which furnishes water for
the stock and for irrigation, and the
equipment of the street car line is
| first class.
Governor Alexandra Prieto is erect
| Ing q large brick and stone residence.
| Mr.. Francisco Gonzales ls putting the
| finishing touches on q two-story stone
residence. There are altogether over
a dozen stone buildings going up ut
present. .
There are more two-story buildings
in this city in proportion to popula
ton than we have seen in any city in
Mexico that we have been in.
There are also more thatchsd roof
houses. They are not handsome nor
q "joy forever" but lie said by those
who live in them that they are cool in
being the case, IL would be cruel 70
force them to live in houses that are
hot in summer and cold in winter.
Iu6 AlOulcICJ IL hCAtNoh onAh
railway hav q handsome and como
deous depot. large ware house, car
shops and a f~irst-class hotel.
PRODUCTS.
The products OF this section are
various and embrace the following:
| Corn, cotton, rice. sugar cane, broom
corn, sweet and Irish potatoes, tobsc
co, beets, turnips, carrots, cucum bers,
cabbages, parsnips, onions, beans,
peas, pumpkins, musk and water
melons, egg plants, squash, cante-
loupes, p~inespples, oats, barley, rye,
figs, grapes, awberries, lines,
lemons, oranges, a~guacate, guayabrs,
pagua, taronija. chiremolla, anona,
prums, pears, bananas and plantains.
Ashley seldom have any cold weather
here the above grow the year round.
WHAT THEY Want HERE.
There is a big opening in this city
for capitalists ana manufacturers.
The governor will grant q liberal con-
cession To any person or persons who
will erect a sugar factory, smelter,
machine shop, carriage factory,
| laundry, factory for the manufacture
OF agricultural implements, saw mills,
tauneries, brick yards, marble works,
cannerIes, -four mills, bagging fac
tories, broom and soap factories,
| electric lights, establish a bank, erect
a hotel and sink artesian wells. The
governor informed us that he would
| admit all the material hat was neces-
sary for construction and operation,
free of duty, and that he would ex-
empt them from state and municipal
taxes for q number of years.
AS there are many portions of the
state that are dry and barren for