San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-17

Yesterday was pay day for the third
time on the San Antonio and Gulf Shore
road and the boys are working with re-
newed vigor today. Dirt is flying fast
and furious tor a stretch of six and one
half miles east of the city, and,,to the OBJ
server it would appear that the Gulf
Shore is a sure go. President Davis has
already arranged for some of the rolling
stock, which is expected within the next
two weeks.
ANOTHER GOOD ROAD.
The proposed San Antonio and Browns
willie road is meeting with encourage
ment from the people of the country south
Of here. A mass meeting is to be held at
Pieasanton next Wednesday night, which
will be attended by General George w,
Russ. Thad Smith, Colonel J. F. Onion
and others. Live Oak county assures the
enterprise a subscription OF 100000 in
valuable farming land, and the contrib
utors agree to have the right-ef-way sur
Yeyed through that county at their eX-
pense. McMullen county gives assur-
ance of one hundred thousand dollars
for the road, and Nueces and Cameron
counties are also expected to fall in line
with their neighbOrS Nothing has, as
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definite proposition is to be made to the
citizens and property holders of this city
next week. The name of the new road is
the lnternatiOnal and Great Southern,
and General Russ is favOrably spoken Of
as the president, with Thad Smith. treas
urer.
A DISTINGUISHED PARTY.
A party consisting of Mrs Thomas c.
Durant, MissMolyneuX, o. w. West Du-
rant, Of New York, arrived over the
Southern Pacific In General Manager
k~ruttschnitt's private car Guadalupe
from the west yesterday. They will re-
main in San Antonio a week or two, after
which they will leave for their home in
the metropolis. They have been TO the
liz winter fair in California and Mrs
Durant had her arm broken while eI
route to San Antonio. DIR. Graves, Sr.
IS attending her and they will remain
here until she has sufficiently recovered
TO be able to resume the trip. Mr.. Du,
rant is a particular friend Of c. =. Hunt,
lnRton, president Of the Southern Pacific
SPARK FROM H ENGINE.
E. B. Cushing, resident engineer of tn,
Southern Pacific at Houston, came in from
the east yesterday afternoon and left thi
morning, accompanied by ROadmaste
W. +. Blue. They are out on an inspec
tiOn tour Of the Houston division, which
VIII continue the balance of his week.
The picnics of the Methodist and Pres
byterian churches that were to hav,
taken place at Leon Springs and Berg!
Mill, on the San Antonio and AranSa
Pass, last week and were postponed OF
account of the rains. will take place mex
Saturday at those places.
Passenger engine No. Col. now in tn,
Southern Pacific paint shops, will be GU
in a few days to go on the west end will
Frank Griffin at the throttle. This engine
was entirely constructed here, with thu
exception Of the wheels.
General Manager NJ. D. Monserrate, O
the San Antonio and Arkansas. left 70
Austin this morning. accompanied by hi
wife and Mrs. lyman. They are witness
ing the boat races and will return Satur
day.
The Sunset Athletic club met last nigh
aud j. j. Sweeney, II. II. Foy, C. I
Worth, NJ. Mccormack and Mr.. Gibson
were appointed to draw up the constitu
tion and by laws.