San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-30
EAGER FOR A RAILROAD.
Citizens of Neighboring Countie 8
Want Railroad Connec-
tion-News,

SlllZ6HS VI
Want Railroad Connec-
tion-News.
Plcasanton is enthusiastic over
the prospects of securing a railway
from San Antonio. Committees
from Duval, McMullen and Atlas
cosa counties, appointed by citizens
Of those counties at recent mass
meetings, will meet in San An
tonic on Saturday, February 3, to
take immediate action in the mat
ter. The three counties named pos
sess an area Of more than $500
square miles, nearly all of which is
rich agricultural land. These
lrnds are not only fertile, but
astonishingly cheap. An abundant
supply of water can be had at reas-
enable depth. A road passing
Pleasanton and Tilden to San Die
60 would be almost an air line,
through nearly level country and
would, the entire distance, about
equally divide the immense terri
tory between the International and
Great Northern and the Arkansas
Pass. All of this vast section would
thus become a feeder to San Anto-
MO.
A WORTHY PUBLICATION.
Messrs. w. d. Hornady and j.
d. Whelpley, two we'll known
newspaper men of this city, are
publishing what is known as
the Spanish--American Industrial
Journal. 1t is monthly journal,
devoted to the interest of irriga-
ton, mining, railroads and man.
ufacturing, and is gotten up in a
neat and artistic manner. The
first number contains a good like
ness of President PorfiriO DiaZ, of
Mexico, as well as interesting
and instructive articles on the
above named industries. The ar
tiCles are printed in both the Eng
lish and Spanish languages.
PASSENGER MEN HERE.
The quarterly meeting of the
passenger agents of Texas lines as
well as members of the Texas Rate
sheet, is being held in room No. y
of the Menger hotel today. The
following we'll known passenger
men, from all parts of the state are
present:
d. J. Price, general passenger
agent, International and Great
Northern NJ. l.. Robbins, general
passenger agent, Houston and
Texas Central; C. B. Sloat, assist
ant general passenger agent, Chi
cago, Rock Island and Texas; L. J.
Parks, assistant general passenger
agent, Southern Pacific; S. G..
Warner, general passenger agent,
Cotton Belt; C. C. Drake, chief
clerk, Fort Worth and Denver; w.
G. Crush, general passenger agent,
Missouri, Kansas and Texas; l.. P.
Clawson, chief clerk, Sherman,
Shreveport and Southern; d. NJ.
Bowman, chief clerk, Texas and
Pacific Il. G. Swami, chief clerk,
Missouri, Kansas and Texas; II. II.
Greene, chief clerk, Gulf Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe; George F.
LuptOn and p. Woodbridge, pas
senger department San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass; r. II. Laing,
Cotton Belt, at st. Louis; A. G.
HENSON, international and Great
Northern, at Palestine; f. NJ. Wo-
mack, Southern Pacific, at Hous-
ton; w. d. Lawson, travelling pas
senger agent Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, at Houston.
They will attend the perform
ance at the Grand opera house to-
night, on an invitation from
Messrs. w. C. Rigsby and G. H.
Walker. A number of the men will
probably take a trip to Rockport
over the Sap tomorrow.
MEN AND MATTERS.
The Southern Pacific pay car
left for the west this morning.
A sign of better than ordinary
business on the Southern Pacific is
the handling of four trains OF Cali
fornia freight, which passed
through here yesterday.
Hank Small, Of the Building
and Bridge department Of the
Southern Pacific, has opened con-
tinuation Of Cherry street, near the
roundhOuse, which is now ready
for traffic.
w. F. Owen, superintendent of
the Morgan, Louisiana and Texas
line, with headquarters at Algiers,
arrived in the city in the special
car "TeXas," yesterday morning,
accompanied by his wife and son.
They left for the east last night.