San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-16
WANTS EVERYTHING.
But How are We to get it, Is the
Question.

But How are We to get it, Is the
Question.
To the Daily Light.
Although fair in San Antonio,
the coming fall, would be quite
beneficial to our city, it would be
merely Temporary in its effects.
But Notwithstanding the bene-
fetal effects would, necessarily, be
transient, my judgment is, we
should strain every nerve and leave
not one unturned, to hold a fair
this fall. AS San Antonio is the
largest city in Texas, the public
naturally expect her to show a
good deal of vim, enterprise and
grit, particularly as Waco had her
cotton palace exposition and Dali
las q successful fair, last year,
while San Antonio was without
anything of the sort. People have
come to regard fairs and other like
enterprises, as evidences Of public
spirit, enterprise and progressive
ness, and, for that reason, San An
tonic should not disappoint public
expectation and show lack OF
liberality, public spirit and enter
prise Just at this critical time. "a
strong pull, long pull, and a pull
all together" will ensure the hold
ing of a fair, this fall. We must
erase the uncsnny word, fail, from
the lexicon of San Antonio.
While warmly in favor OF hold
ing q fair in our city the coming
fall, 1 deem it of paramount i'm
portance to the future growth and
prosperity Of San Antonio that we
should employ all our energies and
resources for the purpose of go.
curing mills, foundries and facto-
ries, and of quadrupling the num-
Der Of those coming to our city for
the recovery of their health. There
is no doubt but that San Antonio
has neither an equal nor a supe-
rior on the continent, as health
resort. There is too much humid
ity in the climate of Florida for
persons suffering from pulmonary
diseases. The climate of Colorado
is far too much above sea level, as
we'll as too intensely cold, to render
it q safe winter residence for con-
sumptives. There is likewise too
much humidity of the atmosphere,
both in Mobile and New Orleans,
for consumptives.
Mills, foundries, factories and
shoe shops, located here, will give
to San Antonio a greater impetus
than all things else could possibly
give her. These things will render
here solidly as well as permanently
prosperous. History makes no
mention Of a single manufacturing
town or city that was not substan-
TALLY prosperous. This single fact
speaks trumpet tongued for the
advantages flowing from the estab-
lishment Of mills and factories In a
town.
San Antonio possesses a dry,
pure and bracing climate and In
addition thereto, enjoys a marked
exemption from malarial diseas.
Invalids coming here for the re-
covery Of health, are in no sort OF
danger Of contracting any typho
or malarial disease, and will have
nothing to do but to profit by the
benign effects of our dry, pure and
bracing climate and renew their
lease on life. Our climate soothes,
strengthens and heals the lungs.
San Antonio ought to have an
army of 10000 health seekers and
invalids in her midst every WIN
ter, and be sure she will have
them, when the curative effects of
her dry, pure and bracing climate
become fully known throughout
the north and west, where con-
sumption is so common and so
fatal.
1 am aware that there Is not a
shred OF novelty in the subject of
manufactures, and that it is in
truth threadbare topic,b but as the
Southern people have hitherto
turned their attention almost ex-
clusively to agriculture and have
had but little experience of the ad-
vantage of manufactures in their
midst, it becomes necessary to i'm
press on their minds the immense
benefit that would result from the
manufacturing of their raw ma
terial st home. Texas raises cot
ton, wool and sugar, yet she pays
millions of tribute annually to the
north by purchasing almost every
thing from that section Of the
Union. But little Of the proceeds
of the raw material produced by
Texas remains within her borders
It is paid to the north for articles
which our people should produce
and manufacture themselves. We