San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-11
The Daily Eight
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1858.
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
a New Furniture Factory-General
Reyes Gcae to Saltillo Col
lege opened-short Stops
Personals.


LA CoNceRDIA, MONTEREY, |
Sept. !, 1898.
To the San Antonio LIGHT.
About twelve months ago the
Monterey Industrial company was
organized in this city by the Hon,
Orable Santiago Beldeu, then may
or of Nue5O Laredo, Mexico, fol
the purpose of manufacturing fur,
niture, sashes, doors, blinds and
collins, but before active work was
commenced he died and work was
suspended fog a time.
About three months ago the
board of directors met for the pur-
pose of carrying out the wishes of
the promoter, they elected Mr..
Francisco Belden, brother of the
deceased, as general manager, and
about six weeks ago he went north
and east, visited the principal fur
niture factories for the purpose of
selecting the latest and best ma
chinery that is now in use for the
manufacture of furniture, and to
employ an expert foreman to take
charge of the business which he
did, and on the 3lst they let the
contract for the erection Of the
buildings and on Tuesday morn
ing they broke ground for the
same.
There will be nine buildings in
all, eight of them will be
brick. The main building will be a
three-story brick, 60xl3O feet; ad-
joining it are the offices, a twO-story
brick, 20X50 feet; and in the rear
is the engine house, 2OX30 feet; the
boiler house, 20X30 feet; the bend
ing house, 2OXS6 feet, all twO-story
brick. There is one brick planning
mill, 60Xl00 feet; a saw-mill, OF
frame, 6OXlOO feet; one warehouse,
6OxlO0 feet; one drying house,
6OXlOO feet, all brick, and a tower,
with tank, IS feet high. All the
buildings are separate, with the
exception of the main building,
the offices, engine, boiler and bend
ing houses are connected with it.
The machinery will be run by
$50 horse power COrliss engine. The
company have purchased about
30 acres of ground, at the junction
of the Mexican National and the
Monterey and Mexican Gulf rail-
ways, between the Mexican Ma
tiOnal depot and the Cuanthemoc
brewery, so that they will have
ample room for the storage of lum-
Der. In addition to the manufac-
ture of furniture, sash, doors and
blinds, they will manufacture all
sizes and styles of collins, mould
ings, store fixtures, ak and pillow
handles, water tanks, cisterns, and
all sizes Of wooden boxes, from a
match box up. The capital of the
company is 100000, with $2jO,OOO
paid in. Mr.. Francisco Belden.
the general manager, is one of the
most progressive men in Mexico.
He has been the promoter Of many
enterprises in the states of Tamau-
lipas, NuevO Leon, Durango and
San Luis POtOsi. He was the pro-
moter and builder of the Mata-
mOras railroad now owned and op-
Grated by the Mexican National |
hallway company. He organized
the EsperangO Cotton Seed Oil and
Soap Manufacturing Co. at Lerdo in
the state of Durango, and is it's
president any general manager: he
is the president of the Monterey
Mining, Smelling and Refining
company Of Monterey; he is vice
president of the Matehuala Rail
and Trainway company of San
Luis POtOsi. In addition to this he
If interested in many other enter
prlses, such as mines, merchandise
and banking. He is also the ad-
mlnistratOr Of his brothers estate.
which at present occupies a good
deal of his time.
Mr.. Belden is a native of Monte
rey, and is now in his 10th year. |
lie is compactly built, medium
height and thorough bust
ness man. He is one of those
men that will not 90 into
any enterprise blindfolded. He
will first investigate it, and if he |
sees that there is money in it he |
will go into it and push it for all |
that it is worth.
In 1887 he organized the Esper-
ANA Cotton Seed Oil Mill and SOAP |
Manufacturing company. which is |
now one Of the best paying enter
prises in the republic. The five |
years that it has been in operation
1T has paid an annual dividend of |
1902. There is not share of that |
stock for sale.
PUTTING IN SIDINGS.