San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-25

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! very much like a widespread con
spiracy on the part of taxpayers tc
stop the wheels of the city govern
! ment, but before this Judgment il
passed, the stringency of the times
must be considered. When times
are good, and real estate brisk, peo
pie pay their taxes cheerfully
When the opposite conditions pre-,
vail, the tax collector is avoided.
State legislation is often resorted
to to relieve the taxpayers in times
of financial distress; it is to be
hoped that Texas will not be COM
PEELED to resort to such legislation
This week will end the financial
seige at Washington, and the i'm
mense sums of money now being
boarded by timid people will find
its way into the channels of busi-
ness.
Our own good city is by no
means so bad off as the croakers
would make it. Labor is well en-
ployed, and enterprising citizens
have continued to put up buildings,
enlarge and improve old fronts;
many elegant private residences
are in course of erection. employ
ing hundreds of men.
OF the public institutions put in
course of construction during the
panic, we may mention the Hot
Sulphur wells sanitorium built by
c. Shacklett, upon which a large
force of mechanics had labor at
standard wages for over three
months, the st. Louis college, a
splendid edifice, now being built
at the head of Indiana avenue, at
West End. This institution is be-
ing built by mOny from abroad.
The accomplished architect, Mr.
Jas. Wahrenberger, has charge of
the st. Louis College, and Mr..
Maurer is the contractor, with an
able superintendent, Mr.. Graham.
Some seventy men are now en-
ployed, receiving full wages.
Mr.. Maurer patrOniZes home sup
ply men, and thus every dollar
goes into the pockets of our citi-
ZcnS. In contrast with this we
may call attention to the Van AL
lens, who buy their wood work and
building supplies abroad.
Business would be better if our
citizens would all patrOniZe home
establishments. For instance, a
citizen who depends upon home
customers for the sale of his drugs
and cement, ought to patrOniZe
home people when he builds even
ASIA, 900 residence.
The poor are always with us; the
shiftless, and the loafer are al
ways on hand in every city, but
San Antonio has kept up her
growth and employed hundreds of
mechanics right along.
Van Allenism should be dis
Patronize our home
merchants, our home factories, and
encourage our home people.
The people will look at the tax
list with surprise; each man not
knowing but what his neighbors
had paid. Now there will be a
rush to pay taxes, for many will
feel ashamed to appear as delin-
quents, especially for small sums.
The city government can encour-
age the people by strict economy
and by the prosecution of public
enterprises for the general relief of
taxpayers.
Judge Grit Jones performed
the marriage ceremony of Crescen-
clio Salazar and Vicenta Dabila
this morning.
Prof. Steinfeldt and wife have
gone to housekeeping at No. 1902
South Alamo street and expect to
give house warming in the near
future.
A. J. Edmonstone, well known
merchant of Dilley, arrived in the
city last night to meet his wife,
who returned from a visit to st.
Louis this morning.
Stoves! StovesP Stoves!
at Max Schultze, 1O5 w. Commerce
street. 10 8 I'm