San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-22

ties interested I'm the welfare of that
road. Your correspondent does not
know of anotberr lrD ad manager in
this c"untry who is as popular as Mr..
Robertson; neither does he know of
any one that has worked as hard as
he has since he took charge of this
road as its general manager in Jsnu-
ary, 1889 Through his industry
and perseverance that three hundred
and eighty-seven rules of road in the
remarkable short time of two years,
and connected with the finest harbor
in the world, Tampico. As Mr.. Rob-
ertson has full control of the MANAGE
ment of the road there is every reason
to believe that he will soon commence
to extend the road from Trevino to
Sierra Mojsds and the Pacifi,.
AS soou as he was appointed the
receiver of the road by the court
he appointed Mr.. John Grace, gener-
81 superintendent of construction and
operating department Of the whole
line This ls also good appoints
ment. Mr.. Grace is . thorough rail-
road man. He knows everything
about managing and operating q
road, from shoveling coal into the en-
CINE, running trains and building
track. He was the general SUI
perintepdent of the road until
after the road was opened to Tam-
pico, when he resigned to take charge
of the Maeahrnaia road We were
in this city when he arrived alter
his appointment, and saw some of the
merchants take him in their arms
and hug him, they were 80 glad to
see him in charge Of the road again.
While here he made some needy
changes at this place. He appointed
Capt. n. Turner engineer in charge
of the third division from Victoria to
Tampieo. Mr.. Turner is q very COM
petent man. He was the constructing
engineer In charge of the works from
the time they broke ground until they
reached Tampico.
ALL SAINTS d AY,
The second of November was OBJ
served in this city as all saints day.
| There was services held in the
church this morning, and in
the afternoon men, women and
children visited the cemetery and
decorated the graves with flowers
and evergreen, many of them wer e
Utterly covered with flowers, while
in front of some of the vaults carpet
was spread, affairs erected and lit up
with wax candles. and decorated
with lace curtains; while the friends
knelt in front OF them and offered up
prayers for the repose of the Ouls OF
their departed friends. Every grave
Was surrounded by three or more
candles which were stuck In the
ground and left there to burn down.
The scene was solemn and impress
sive.
PERSONAL.
Col. f. l.. Cortell, chief engineer of
hsrbor improvement at Tampico and
Capt. IL. G. Ripley engineer, in charge
OF harbor Improvements at Galveston,
arrived from Tampico Sunday night
last on their way TO the states Col
Cartel Informed us that every thing
is working satisfactorily at Tamp'cO
Mr.. G B. Gurley OF Waco, Texas
and B F. Fisher of Rockport Texas
passed through here last week on
their way to Tuxipsn for the purpose
of surveying large bodies of land
that is owned by parties in Arkansas
san Patriotic aud Rsfugio counties
Capt. j. NJ. Tayley, q native OF
WoodfOrd county, KY, but now a
citizen OF Esstland county, Texas. has
purchased large tract of wood land
about fifteen miles north of Victoria,
on the line of the Gulf road, where
he is building brick ovens for the
purpose of making charcoal. He has
three ovens nearly ready aud he ex-
poets to nave them ready to fire up
before Christmas. EDMOND.