San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-01
COLONEL BUscH's VISIT.
Talks About a Tourist Hotel and
Other Important Matters.

Talks About a Tourist Hotel and
Other Important Matters.
Colonel Adolphus Busch, pref
dent OF the Lone Star Brewing as
ISOLATION and party Of ladies and
gentlemen, including Mr.. G. Con-
rad, general agent of the Busch
Brewing association of st. Louis,
left for Houston over the South
ern Pacific last night in the private
car "Mascotte." The party spent
a week in the Alamo City, during
which time they visited all points
of interest in and around the city,
and the ladies especially
expressed themselves highly
delighted with their visit to San
Antonio, and regretted having to
leave so soon. A reporter for the
LIGHT called on Colonel Busch in
his car yesterday afternoon. He
had just taken a nap and the re-
porter was escorted to the famous
brewers apartment by young
lady Of the party. The reporter
asked Colonel Busch how he en-
joyed his trip to San Antonio. "We
had splendid time indeed" said
he. ave have been all over the
city and | think it has greatly
improved since | have last been
here. You have some very fine
buildings here, which speaks well
| fore your architects. You also have
what every city needs, and that's
sewers. Although they are not
yet const. ucted, they will be-"
The reporter then informed Colo
mel Busch that the LIGHT was tho
| only paper in the city that worked
| for the sewers and that the morn
ing paper worked against the prop
| osition. Colonel Busch highly
| commended the LIGHT for the
| noble stand it took for the welfare
OF the city.
"There is another thing this city
needs which, l believe, | told You
before, and that is a fac big tourist
hotel. AS long as San Antonio is
without this she'll never be a re-
sort. This city has excellent cli-
mate, the finest in the world. Poo
| plS uOu haNe w SO w Ioniy w
seek climate-they can find it right
here in San Antonio, which may
be justly termed the Naples OF
America and at much less cX-
pense. You have some fine sites
here for a big hotel, and it would
be a boon to the city. There are
some big moneyed men here, too,
and they ought to have a large
hotel put up without hesitation.
All that San Antonio has now is
| her climate-and that's all. AS for
hotel accommodations-well, she
hasn't any"
Speaking Of the improvements to
be made in the Lone Star brewery,
| Colonel Busch said: "Mr. WED
mann, architect for the association,
and known as the Failing Tow
| er of Pisa has drawn up plans and
specifications for three large
buildings, to be erected here. They
will be three stories high and will
be fire-proof, being made entirely
Of brick, cement and iron. Tho
buildings will be used as a stock
| house, warehouse and brewhouse,
and the architectural work will be
| first class. Mr.. Wiedmann will con-
fer with local architect in the
matter and bids for the contractwlll
be let within the next few weeks.
Work will then begin at once. The
capacity of the local plant will
then be 100000 pounds annually
and the beer that will be
turned out will be three or four
months old before it will be placed
on the market. Bottled beer
will be five or six months old be-
fore being put on the market. 1t is
our aim to have the Lone Star
brewery equal its mother brewery,
which is the Anheuser Busch"
Colonel Busch is generally known
as the "Beer Prince" and is con-
sidered one Of the most liberal men
in the United States. He takes
pride in being called citizen OF
San Antonio, and generally sub
scribes to local enterprises. Before
leaving he put his name down for
81, 800 for the building fund Of the
Beethoven Mennerchor, which is
having a hall erected on South
Alamo street.
Col. Busch goes to Houston to in
spect the American brewery over
there, OF which he is also the pres
ident. From Houston the party
goes to New Orleans and will re-
turn home via Dallas.
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