San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-26
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
Contracts Let-A Big Opening for q
Hotel Mana Large Sale OF
Lumber Promoted - Per
sOnals-Died-WilIE En-
terrain the Man
ufacturers.
MONTEREY, Jan %, 1898.

ANSO'
To the LIGHT:
Mrs. E. r. Glass, proprietress of the
Hotel de la plaza, has let the contract
for building the new hotel at Topo
Chico Hot Springs to Leon ]. Giraud,
architect and builder of this city.
Work will commence on it in about
ten days. The building will be of
black marble and red brick; two story
withbroad galleries and mansard roof.
1t will contain thirty rooms, with
fire place In each room. Furniture
will! be manufactured especially for it
here in Monterey. The contract for
the hotel co be finished by the first of
Nav next. Mrs. Glass has long
lease of the Hotel de Ia Plaza, which
Is one of the best situated hotels In
the CITY. 1t fronts the Main plaza,
where three military bands play Sun
day morning, afternoon and night,
and on Thursday nights and holidays.
But at the solicitation of friends, she
concluded to build hotel at the
Springs. She will lease the Hotel de
la Plaza, on reasonable terms. This
hotel ontains thirty.six rooms, we'll
furnished, with new bar room at
tached. We have been informed that
she will sell the lease, furniture and
all for $4,000, Mexican money, and
give possession at any time. This is
a bargain for some live hotel man to
take hold of.
Rev. J. w. Grimes, presiding elder
of the Methodist church, with head
quarters at Monterey, has let q COLI
tract to Mr.. Leon j. Giraud, to erect
church building in Saltillo, for the
Methodists. He left for Saltillo Sun.
day night, for the purpose of COM
mencing work.
A LARGE SALE OF LUMBER.
Mr.. Thos. Davidson, agent for the
M. Il. Jones Lumber company with
headquarters at Laredo was in the
city few days ago and made a sale
of q large bill Of lumber to the
Columbian Mining company OF Guam
ajuato, for the purpose of erecting q
stamp mill. And also to the Mata-
hula Smelling and Refining conn.,
papy. The M. T. Jones' Lumber
company is doing large business in
Mexico. They sold to the New Thea
tire company, who are erecting thea
tire in the city of San Luis POtosi over
700, 900 feet of lum Der since they com.
mence to build. This theatre when
finished will be the largest and best
in America. 1t Will cost over 81, OOO,-
600.
Mr.. E. F. Sado, who has been rate
clerk in the Monterey & Mexican
Gulf railway has been promoted to
city ticket agent. This Is good ap-
pointment. Mr.. Sado is very popular
with the business men of Monterey
and all the railway employees, and
especially as he talksSpanish and En-
glish.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. r. A. Vaughn, eastern agent
of the M. g. M. G. railway, with head
quarters in New York City, spent q
few days in the city last week, and on
Saturday morning he and Adam Hoff-
mann, the general traffic manager OF
the road, and Col. B. w. Thatcher, the
general traffic and passenger agent of
the Mexican National railway, left in
q special for Tampico.
Mr.. Harry Marshall, late of the
Mexican International, had the mis-
fortune to get the thumb of his right
hand cut off at the Guggenheim
smelter.
Mr.. I. Elsasser a prominent Real
Estate man, OF Houston, and Prof.
Elsassor of Denver, Colorado were
registered at the Hidalgo hotel last
week.
Mrs. Kilagur, and Mrs. Rosa Car
roll and daughter, Of Austin are TAX
ing q course of baths at the Topo.
chico Hot Springs.
Mr.. 8. Nicolitch of Mobile, Alabama
died in this city Saturday morning
and was buried by the Americans.
AS there are large number of
manufacturers aud capitalists from
all parts of the United States expect
ed to reach this city by the 18th of
February the merchants and promi-
nent citizens met Saturday last at the
theatre for the purpose OF raising
funds to entertain them. Over 5000
was subscribed, and committees APP
pointed to prepare the entertainments
for the occasion. This will consist of
excursions to the springs, the smelt-
ers, factories and every place OF inter-
est in and about the city, and at night
q ball and banquet. Monterey will
give them q royal reception on that
occasion. EDMOND.