San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-22
GULF SHORE ROAD.
THE COMPANY Is HUSTLING TO
BREAK GROUND.
The Right of Way Secured, and the
Citizens Along the Line Strain
ing Every Nerve for Immediate
Connection With San Antonio.

and Gulf Shore road, reached the
city last evening by private con-
veyance from Yoakum. He was
accompanied here by prominent
residents of the section about
Rancho, who are interested in the
building of the road to a degree
that would astonish the luke
warm in this city. Capt. Davis
says that the right of way is Sc
cured from Rancho, fOrty-seven
miles out from San Antonio,
to within thirteen miles
of the corporation, and
that of this thirteen miles
eight are practically guaranteed
leaving only five miles of the right
of-way-undetermined. The track
as located runs nearly in right
line, and will reach YOakum, or
the crossing of the Sap between
Yoakum and Cuero, in 70 miles
out, shortening the distance now
traversed via Kennedy by 45 miles.
This would bring the entire mile
age from this city to the west bank
of the Brazos, at VelasCO, up to
about 10 miles. The road follows
the natural depressiOns of the sur
face, which lie in the direction
that the road must take and the
work of construction will be easy
insuring a straight track, little
grading and few bridges, thus max
ing rapid running and good time
a feature of the road in operation.
The people along the line of the
road between this city and Rancho
have subscribed 100000, and are
most anxiously waiting for the
citizens of San Antonio to come to
their aid. They pledge their trade
to the merchants of the city, and
this is large trade, hitherto en-
tirely outside of this market, and
will be large addition to the reg
ular transactions Of the city.
The country is much more
densely settled than the bust
ness men Of this city are aware Of.
The acreage planted Is growing
every year and once the road is
built and a better outlet for pro-
ducts is afforded the increase will
be marked. The fat cattle ship
ments during the past year from
one settlement, the southern Sec
ton of Gonzales county, was 10000
head and 5000 head of range cattle.
This year, 1894, will see at least
$4,000 head shipped over the Gulf
road from that county alone. The
farms along the line of the road
and tributary to it are ten to one
more numerous than along the line
of the S. A. p, when it was located,
and the traffic that would come at
once to the road would be larger
than along any similar line of
equal mileage that could be To-
Gated in Southern Texas.
CuerO wants to take the job off
the hands Of San Antonio. Her
bankers, as a committee of the peO-
pie, are en- route to San Antonio to
meet Capt. Davis, and will offer
him $4,000 cash down and $4,000
more when the road is built OUt
thirty miles, CuerO to have the
shops ana building to commence
from that city. Petitions are be-
ing prepared all along the line for
30 miles out from San Antonio beg
ging the citizens here to put up
that 100000 stock subscription and
pledging all their trade to our mer-
chants if it is done.
There is need Of active work on
the part Of the committee, some OF
whom are Indifferent, while others
Of them are working night and
day.
The interest taken by the peo-
pie along the line may be inferred
from the liberal manner in which
they have come forward to aid in
its construction: Rancho pledges
$4,000 cash and 200 acres for town
site; Montgomery $4,000 cash and
the same land grant as Rancho :;
StOckdale gives $4,000 cash Suth-
erland Springs $4,000 cash and
500 acres of land; Lavernia gives
$4,000 cash; Jones gives $1,000
money and 200 acres land, and
Martin Mahallas $4,000 cash, and
200 acres of land. The whole
aggregates $1,000 money and 49,
600 acres Of land.
San Antonio could raise her
100000 before sun down if she took
the matter in hand as the good
people of Rancho and StOckdale
and Sutherland springs have done.
Let the committee take hold with
will and not hang back till the
amount is raised.