San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-25
Tbe Daily Light.
WED'SDAY, MARCH %, 1896
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.

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Power and Vitri6ed Brick for Pave
ments-A Commercial Club Organized
MONTERREY, n. L., March 20, '96.
To the Daily LIGHT:
Monterey is going to have in the
near future a system OF water
works, sewerage, electric motive
power and vitrified brick for street
pavements.
Joseph A. Robertson. Esq, and
associates have. received the con-
cession from Governor Bernardo
Reyes to do the work. The papers
are all ready and as soon as Mr..
Robertson returns from the City Of
Mexico the papers will be signed
and active work will commence.
This concession will amount to
several millions Of dollars.
They propose to build a storage
reservoir at the mouth OF the can
yon above Santa Catarena and pipe
the water from there to the city.
This concession carries with it a
system of electric lights, electric
motive power, sewerage and the
paving the streets and sidewalks
with vitrified brick.
Mr.. Robertson has already COM
70 ~ 70 of tho hriol
He has already turned out one kiln
of them.
Last Monday night number of
the prominent citizens met at the
Hidalgo hotel for the purpose of
organizing a commercial club.
The meeting was composed of
merchants, manufacturers, rail-
road and mining men.
The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. D. NJ. Monteith and Major
Jules A. Randle was elected chair
man and Mr.. Henry Leyrer secre-
tary.
Speeches were made by Maj. Ran
die, Col. j. Meehan, w. Mckenzie
Miguel Martinez, L. Gonzales Ira
vino and Mr.. N. NJ. Bell, Of st.
Louis, No.
At the close of the speaking, an
organization was perfected, and the
following executive committee
was appointed by the chair:
VIM. Mckenzie, Miguel Marti-
neZ, James Meehan, L. Gonzales,
Trevino, Gustavo Dresel and Sam
Park.
At the suggestion Of the chair
man, Major Randle, the executive
committee We're to meet Tuesday
night so as to draw up bylaws,
rules and regulationsfor the gov
eminent Of the organization.
The club will hold monthly
meetings, and meet for the pres
ent the first Monday after the 18th
OF each month.
Mr.. II. E. Parker OF San Antonio,
has leased the Pamlion, at Topo
Chico hot springs, and will throw
it open to the public next Sunday.
The Pamilon that is being erected
in the Armada will be COM
pleted next week. 1t will be
thrown open to the public on the
first Of April.
The new fountain that is being
erected in the College plaza will
be finished about the same date.
Two new manufacturing estab-
lishments will be opened here this
month,
Sir John G. Schultz, ex-governor
Of Manitoba, and Lady Schultz
have a suit of rooms at the Marble
hotel, Topo Chico hot springs. Sir
John came here very sick man,
but he has improved very much
the past week.
The following tourists are stop
ping at the Marble hotel at the
TOpo Chico and are taking baths
for the benefit Of their health:
Mrs. A. T. Reed, Misses Mira and
Emma Reed, Mr.. Peter Jonas, Mr..
and Mrs. H. f. Parker, T. NJ. Mil
lett and wife, San Antonio; Luis J
Nazques and brother, Lam pazo,
Mexico; P. Nj. Dodge, Tam
pico; T. P. Arthur and wife,
c. L. Phillips and family, E. c.
Munday, Fred c. Burdarfer, Mrs,
S. Shilling, Mrs. J. A. Robertran
Mrs. Burk, Mrs. Rosa Belden and
family, Miss Mary Henderson
Monterey; Mr.. Moody, F. Fuller
H. G. Raspberry, Temple, Tex; 81
]. Travis and mother. New York
Chas. G. Hane, N. NJ. Bell and
family, st. Louis, Mo; J.H. Ander
son, Ohio; p. H. Sercomb, DR.. T. ]
Turpin, Laredo, and A. Hoppe
Galveston.
Sam G. Peck, president OF tn,
Monterey Electric Light company
with headquarters in the City O