San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-20

UlOnS 4, uE6 dldILh DOASS 80 SGCdih-
ers 4, chemical engine l, S5-foot
hook and ladder truck l, hose carts
), wagon /, fire plugs 594. This de-
partment, under Fire Chief Kehoe,
renders good service, protects from
the fiery fiend and materially re-
duces insurance rates.
Law and order is strictly main
tanned here and no city in the
world will be found in a more or
derby and peaceable condition. 1t
has a good detective service, fine
police force and sanitary inspec-
tors, about 81 in number all told,
and these, under Marshal Druse,
render the best of service.
Here is an Appellate court, two
District courts, two Justices court
and Recorders court. These are
all fairly conducted and afford gen.
eral public protection.
The city is lighted by the cleo
trio light system-arc and mean
descent-and by gas, of which we
have an efficient service.
In transportation San Antonio is
we'll provided for. She has the In
ternational and Great Northern,
Missouri Pacific, the Southern Pa
cific and the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass railroads. In addi-
ton to this a Gulf Shore railroad
from here to Velasco is being laid,
an International and Great South
ern railroad from San Antonio to
Brownsville and Mexico is being
organized and the "Katy," the
"Santa Fe," and Galveston and
North Western are headed to-
wards the city.
There are three Electric Street
Car companies and one run by the
old-time mule. These pass fire.
quently over the principal streets
to and from the suburbs, giving
the largest and best service in the
state.
The Wells-Fargo and Pacific Ex-
press companies also do a good
business, as also do the three trans
fer companies.
In hotels we are well fixed.
There is the aristocratic Menger,
the Maverick, the Mahncke, the
Southern, and others, where enter
tainment can be found consOnant
with the visitors tastes and your
purse.
San Antonio is especially sport
i've and sociable. 1t has the finest
opera house in the state, cOntem-
plates another, and has two variety
theatres. 1t has Jockey club
grounds, with a summer theatre,
large exposition ground, parks
at San Pedro Springs, River
side and the head of the river, and
the beautiful Hot Sulphur Wells
in the environs of the city. The
various plaZas and minor parks are
also attractive.
In fraternal societies San Anto-
Mo is great. Here are MasOns, Odd
Follows, Knights of Pythias, Elks,
and indeed lodges of every pOpu-
lar order. The Odd Fellows, the
Turner's, the Arbeiter Nerein, the
Casino and the Mutialista own
their own buildings, which are fire.
quently the scene of revelry.
There are also four fine singing
associations which are unsurpassed
in excellence.
Many fine churches adOrn the
city and have the usual auxiliary
organizations. There is also a
strong y. NJ. c. A. All these have
good attendance. There is a fine
High school, free public schools in
every ward, beside the Catholic
German English and many private
| academies and schools, thus afford
ing every opportunity for educa
ton.
In buildings San Antonio is
ahead of any city in the state. II
has the finest federal building, the
greatest city hall, and has the
handsOmest county court house in
the south that is nearing compile
ton. 1t has too many fine stores
and handsome private residen
ces that are admired by all who
see them.
Its commerce is large, extensive
and solid. The latter fact is proved
by the few failures, and even thes,
were of a most trivial character
| There are three National bank
and five private banks in tn,
city.
The military post is here and i
is the headquarters Of the depart
ment of Texas. Here too is thu
home of that crack militi;
company, the famous "BelknaI
Rifles"
In newspapers San Antonio is il
it. 1t has four daily papers, eigh