San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-06
THE sAP's GOOD WORK.
Tae Road a Great Help to the
uthwest-Railroad News.

Through the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass San Antonio and
Southwest Texas have probably
been more widely advertised than
through any other medium to be
mentioned. Whenever a cOnven-
ton was held in San Antonio the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
was always the first TO offer a
special excursion for the benefit Of
the visitors. They were shown the
beautiful points located along that
prosperous road and as result
large investments have been made
in this section by northern capital
lists.
Mr.. E. J. Martin, the general
freight and passenger agent OF the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass,
has issued the following instruc-
tions to the local ticket agent:
"YOu are no doubt aware there
are a great many northern tourists
in the city who would be glad to
take in the beautiful scenery on
the line of our road between San
Antonio and Kerrville.
"Mr. q. d. Prentiss, of the Nash
vile Journal, in an editorial de-
scribing this section, said: Il have
visited every place the United
States, but the scenery from San
Antonio to Kerrville equals any |
have ever seem
"The train which leaves San An
tonic at Z 40 makes the round trip
to BOerne and KerrVille daily eX-
cept Sunday and Monday, re-
turning to San Antonio at 6:45
p. m. Until further notice you are
authorized to sell round trip tick
cts for this train only to Leon
Springs, Aue, Van Raub, Boerne,
Welfare, Waring, Comfort, Ga
nahl and Kerrville at one and one
third rate, tickets to be sold daily,
limited to return on day of sale"
BETWEEN STATIONS.
A. A. Robinson, president OF the
Mexican Central, arrived in the
city over the Southern Pacific in
his special car this afternoon.
George Fl. Daniels, general pas
senger agent OF the New York Cen
trail, is expected in San Antonio to-
day, accompanied by a party OF
other officials Of that road.
George Saunders, brakeman on
the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass, was seriously injured inter
nally yesterday by falling from a
freight train near Muldoon station.
Charles Lee is the inventor Of an
automatic link and pin coupler.
A test was made at the Interna-
tional and Great Northern depot
yesterday and Mr.. Lees invention
will likely meet with approval.
The Southern Pacific east bound
passenger, scheduled to leave San
Antonio at 9 p. m. was held here
until II 30 o'clock last night to en-
able Lillian Lewis and company to
leave for Houston Immediately
after the performance here.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
is applying for preliminary in
junction in the United States Cir
emit court at Galveston, to restrain
the International and Great
Northern from hindering and OBJ
structing the passage OF trains of
the former over the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson between
Galveston and Houston, as per
contract entered into last July.
A request of the Atchison for a
boycott against the Southern Pa
cific on passenger business has
been denied by the Western Pas
senger association. In the denial
it is stated that the Atchison is en-
titled to no relief under the asso-
citation agreement, because the
Southern Pacific has not been gull
ty Of any such action as could rem
der it subject to punishment under
the association rules