San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26
A CITY HALL SOLD.
The Old Municipal Building In &c. ]
soId-Aetivity In Electric Rail-
road Construction.

SOld-Aetivity In Electric Rail
road Construction.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE sale of
old City Hall on Saturday was q
an event in the city's history and
oldest inha5itant was well rel
scented, stories being exchanged as
events which happened in the
building when it was regarded as
magnificent structure and a credit
the city. There were many pres
who could recollect the time W
the ground on which the hall ST
could be bought by the acre
reasonable figure, and it is the m
interesting in consequence to
that the price obtained on Saturt
was 1880 per foot. This is lool
upon as atoUt 5000 less than its d
ual value. IL Is situated on Clever
Street, between Market and Chestn
and Is regarded as being right in
line of business Improvement.
The removal of the NJ, K. &
Offices to st. Louis is another instal
OF the growth OF St Louis as r.
road center. Several leading ROD
have during the last year obtain
access to it and others are now wo
ing in the same direction. Since
opening Of the World Fair there
been an enormous increase in throuI
and stop-Oyer traffic. Two classes
people are included in the crowd
Nearly all who 90 to Chicago from 4
south or southeast take advantage
the favorable st. Louis rates al
come via this city, where they 81
of for a few days and visit the mar
featuring establishments and 9th
attractions. The other section cd
sists OF Unconstitutional tourists,
immense number Of whom select !
Louis routes, as they explain. to avd
the Worlds Fair crowd, preferring
make special trip to the grand e
position later on.
The wires arc now being strung
three lengthy electric roads conneC
ING the business section with the Fs
Grounds and the country nOrthwe
Of it. These arc the last of the c
horse-car roads with downtown te
minals, and all that viii be left at Il
end of this month in the way of hor
traction for street railroad in S
Louis viii be a little One-hOrse, Q
more correctly, twO-mulc cross TOW
road. Even this road has obtain
powers to change its system TO Gle
tricity. The horse and mule ha'
died hard, but they appear to
about dead now, so far as the 5
Louis street car service is cOncerne
st. Louis Is the paradise Of the COZ
mercial traveller 1t is the only CT
in the country that has got to II
point Of having a clubhouse for the
use, for one thing. and it Is the on
city that sends them ont in speci
trains to conquer new territory +
the business houses they rcpreser
The Spanish Club is an organizati'
here devoted to the study of SPANS
Its members are mostly young bus
ness men. Last year the club hired
train and went down to Mexico. whe
they stayed long enough to gobble
all the trade that was to be got in Il
Republic. More recently they cha
tered both trains and steamers al
went over to Cuba 200 strong to tea
the merchants how advantageous
would be for them TO buy their goo
in 1t. Louis. The social features
both these trips being so much mo
apparent than the business, made Z
commercial object in the backgrou'
the more successful. 1t Is not anna
ing that no other city can compe
with st. Louis in its business terrific
when she sends out her drummers
train loads in this way.