San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-20

anu make III what It's FOUNDERS In
tended it should be the greatest
manufacturing and the handsom-
est city in our glorious country.
pray that the Creator OF the
Universe will shower down upon
her and her children His choicest
blessings and that she may live to
ripe old age, to enjoy the fruits
of her labor.
1t is fact although not general
ly known that the widow ladies
were the first to remodel and
build modern style buildings. The
first one was Mrs. Elena Espinosa,
who lives on the north side of the
Bolivar Plaza. Three years ago
she had her one-story stone build
ing rpmodeled, and a brick front
put in and another story ad.
ded to it with black marble
trimmings iron balconies, fire
places with CRATES, electric lights,
water works and bath room put
in. This is the only two-story
building fronting that plaza, and
is very dIJTdCGlNb.
The next widow that built
is Mrs. f. r. Glass, proprie
tress of the Marble Hotel at the
Topo Chico hot springs. This
is the only hotel on this CONT.
nent that is built of marble, and
it is living monument to her
energy, enterprise and business
capacity. 1t is the only hotel
in this republic that has a fire
place in every room in the build
ing and that furnishes as much
home comforts as can be had in
any first class hotel in the United
States.
The third widow that started
this movement is the one that
heads this article, Mrs. Santiago
de Belden. 1t is to be hoped that
the example that they have set
the married men will not be lost
on them. In fact it has already
begun to tell for the Zambranos,
MaiZ, Trevino, ODoud and others
have commenced to erect mod
ern style brick and marble build
ings.
If Monterey had a couple of
dozen of such live and progressive
men and women as General Ber-
nardo Beyes, j. A. Robertson,
General Trevino, the Messrs Fam
branos and MaiZ, and the three
widows, Mrs. Elma Espinosa,
Z. r. Glass and Santiago de
Belden, Monterey would in the
next ten years have a thousand
modern style brick and mar
BILE stores and residences in it.
There arrived yesterday morning
from San Antonio via. Laredo, Mr..
George Gray Ward vice-president
and general manager of the Com
mercisl Cable Co. Marley Ben.
nett SYSTEM New York; Mr.. AL
bert B. Chandler president Postal
Telegraph Gable Co. and son, New
YORK City; Mr.. Allen Mccoy,
wife and son, and +. L. Dig
nowity San Antonio.
Messrs Ward and Chandler
visited Texas and Mexico on a
tour of inspection in the interest
| of their lines. They were chap
eroned to this city by Messrs Nc
Cay, and Dignowity. Last eve
ming they took them to the Topo
Chico hot springs. They took
supper at the Marble Hotel and
then returned to the city. Messrs
Ward, and Chandler. left in the
night for the City Of Mexico via.
the National railroad, and this
morning Mr.. McCay, wife and
son will start for Muesquiz,
Coahuila.
Mr.. McCay is president gener-
al manager of the Santa Rosa
consolidated mining and smelling
Co, of Coahuila.
Last Sunday the general officers
of the Monterey and Mexican
Gulf Railroad, took a trip to
Trevino station and back. This
was the first trip over that divi-
sion since they took charge OF
the road on the the 9th. Of Octo-
| Der last.
Next Sunday, the 18th, the
Monterey Athletic and Gymnas.
tic Club will give another enter
tainment at their park in this
city. AS the last one OF the kind
that they gave drew large crowd
1t is expected that this will
also.
The following Americans have
| registered at the Marble Hotol
Topo Chico, and took baths in the
Springs:
R. A. Clark, w. w. Stinnet
Chicago. ILL.,; George G. Ward,
| A. B. Chandler. A Z Ghandlar