San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-21
SPENT SUNDAY HERE.
Northern Business Men Visit This
City-Railroad News.

Special car "Wanderer" arrived in the
city Saturday afternoon from Houston
via the Southern Pacific and left for
Waco over the International and Great
Northern this morning. On board are
MessrS j. III. McFadden, George II. Nc
Fadden and George McFadden. Jr.,
wealthy cotton merchants Of Philadel-
phia, Pa: Richard Lord, traffic manager
for the McFaddenS, with headquarters at
Galveston, and Samuel Reeves, also
member of the firm. MeSSrS. McFadden
are extensively interested in the cotton
congresses Of Texas and are making
general tour of inspection.
McFadden Bros is one of the largest
concerns of this kind in the country and
they own six congresses in this state.
They have an agency in San Antonio. and
one at Fort Worth, Waco, Brennan, Yoa-
KUN, Taylor, Hearne, Corsicana and
Bowie, their central agency being in Gal
weston: They also own two steamship
lines, the Elder. Dempster and line from
West Point, Va.
Although Mr.. John H. McFadden
places Liverpool, Eng, after his name on
the hotel register, he is a typical Ameri-
can. He came over from Europe just be-
fore Christmas to spend the hoIi
day season with his relatives,
and will return to Liverpool about Feb
ruary l. ut has been seven years since
| am surprised at the evidences OF phe
| nomenal progress on every hand. | find
the people just as happy and contented
and prosperous with cotton at five cents
as when it was eight. The development
Of the agricultural region and the build
ing up OF towns and cities indicate that
Texas is in condition which any state
| in the Union might envy"
HERE FOR PLEASURE.
A party of twenty three people arrived
In San Antonio from the north via the
international and Great Northern Satur-
day afternoon, in the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul private car "Niobrara."
They spent yesterday in the Alamo City,
attending church in the morning and TAX
ing drive over the city in the afternoon,
and left for Ell Paso. via the Southern
Pacific this afternoon. The party is head
ed by MesSrs. w. NJ. and G. II. Wells, bus
mess men of Delavap, Wis: G. E. Barker,
big lumber man of Delavan; n. o. Fran
cisco and Mrs. Phillips. They a;e mere y
| touring for pleasure.
IN HONOR OF CAPT. DAVIS.
An excursion party, gotten up in honor
OF Captain William Davis, OF the San An
tonic aud Gulf Shore, left the local depot
yesterday afternoon for trip along the
line. The party spent the afternoon on
the CibOlO, whittier the road is complet-
ed, and returned to the city last evening,
much rejoiced over the trip. The party
consisted of SO people, many being from
Lavernia. Capt. Davis was the recipient
OF many thanks from the ladies for the
pleasant trip, and they all hoped that 1t
would soon be repeated. Among the par
ty were Mesdames B. T. Hamilton, VIM.
Barry, Hagen, Jud and James Fry, Ii. l..
DiGnowity, j. c. Davis, M. Davis, Mont
gomery.S. Massey; Misses Ssaborn, Ella
No NyiS no wi
Dullnig, Ida Dullnig. Carrie Holt, Helen
Hamilton; MeSSrS. III. l.. Dignowity, A.
F. Dignowity. Frank Holt, John Davis,
James Mcneil, r. HutchisoD, Mike Da-
Wis, James Davis, NJ Massey, Jud Fry,
Jesse Fry and A. j. Fry.
BETWEEN STATIONS.
The stock holders of the Trinity, Cam
ernon and Western railroad met at Cam
eron Saturday and elected officers and
directors.
The walls of the new roundhouSe of the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass, will be
completed 10 few days and work will
then commence on the roof.
Two trains of live stock were loaded
west OF here and shipped east over the
Southern Pacific yesterday.
Two handsome trolley cars arrived
over the Southern Pacific from the east
RAPID Transit street railway, of which B.
w. Randall is the superintendent.
Hubert Weiss. assistant: storekeeper for
the Southern Pacific, is reported engaged
to be welded to popular young lady of
this city.
The report that Louis Boltz. stenogra-
pher for Superintendent Butcher, Of the
Sap, is to be married is untrue.
The Southern Pacific boys will support
the Elmendorf ticket and work like fury
for the election Charley of Fahey, the pop
ular commercial freight agent Of the road
as alderman for the Sixth ward.
Southern Pacific passenger No. 10 was
over three hours late yesterday on &C
count Of washouts on the Ell Paso division.
Iank Hnrsf ronroannfinn tho