San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-31
MEXICO CITY LETTER.
Mr.. s. M. GRAY TALKS OF SAN AN
TONIC MATTERS.
Pertinent Notes Of San Antonians in the
Mexican Capitalize New War
Minister-The President Will
Be Reelected.

/ WI ~ AiAs OAoO hOlGs
the gentleman who planned and
supervises San Antonio's sewerage
system. Mr.. Gray is here to offer
plans for the $6,0OO,0OO sewerage
that it is proposed to inaugurate
for the sanitary welfare OF this
city, and is, l understand, backed
by Mr.. j. A. Robertson, OF the Mon
terey Brick company, and, Of
course, Mr.. Gray's plans provides
for the Monterey bricks. In con-
versation with Mr.. Gray, three i'm
portant points were developed.
First, that he was dissatisfied with
the way in which the sewer work
was done in San Antonio; second,
that the bond money was nearly
exhausted, and not enough to COM
plete the limited system planned,
and thirdly, that when completed,
to make the system complete, a
surface drainage on either side OF
the street must be added to carry
off the water. 1t would therefore
appear that San Antonio has to
ante up considerably before she
can hope to have complete sew
erage system, and even then, judg-
ing by the past, it ia difficult to say
when it will be completed.
DIR. GAINS CHANGE OF BASE.
DR.. j. NJ. Cain, the we'll known
San Antonio dentist and Knight Of
Pythias, is here and his estimable
wife. The doctor is so delighted
with the city, its climate, its re-
sources and prospects that he pro-
poses to remain here and is arrang-
ing to open a dental parlor on San
Francisco street. The doctor has
been we'll received and is gratified
with the prospects before him.
HERE ON BUSINESS.
Mr.. O. S. Newell, OF San An
tonic, Texas, superintendent Of the
Pullman Palace Car Co, is making
one of his periodical visits to the
city, the main object being the at
tachment Of buffet cars to the l. &
G. n. and Mexican Nationals
Laredo route to Mexico, which is a
desirable prOV9ment.
WHY, OH WHY?
One OF the railroad men Of San
Antonio thinks that it is unfair
that the Southern Pacific and Mex
lean Central should call their
train strawberry limited" es-
pecially as that genial, whole
| souled strawberry blonde" pre-
sides over the San Antonio ticket
office OF an opposition route. 1t
looks as if they wanted to smuggle
Parson Rigsby patrons under false
false pretences.
"MAC" Is HERE.
Among the visitors to Mexico is
w. G.. Mcdonald, one of the Nc
Donald Bros. who ran the big mar
ket at the corner OF Garden and
Nillita streets. "Mac" is having a
good time generally and is making
money by shipping fruits and
choice vegetables to San Antonio
and other parts Of Texas.
A BONANZA.
There is no country" says Mr..
Mcdonald, "where fruit and vege-
tables can be reared earlier and
better than in Mexico, and there's
a bonanza in the trade If the Mex
leans would only plant the right
kind of seed and use modern
means OF cultivation. Mexico could
over.top California il she had the
energy and enterprise TO do so.
Anything will grow here and with
little cultivation the crops ripen
earlier, and it takes half the time
to get them to the states than from
California. Thus better prices can
be secured and there is less chance
of spoilage, owing to more rapid
transit. To show what this coun-
try is, let me say that we have had
tomatoes and strawberries all the
winter, and watermelons were on
sale month ago."
STREET CAR SALE.
The street car system OF Mexico,
covering 156 miles, grid-ironing
the city, and running to many in
teresting suburbs, has been sold to
Mr.. II. A. Hutters, representing an
English and African syndicate, for
$7,75O,000. The new company pro-
pose to put up $20,CO0,0OO to con-
vert the system from the mule to
electric motor, their generating
power from the Mexican valley
lakes. This is an improvement
long desired and is warmly well
coined.
THE NEW WAR MINISTER.
General Pedro Henojosa, secre-
tary OF war and marine, has re-
signed his office, owing to the in
firmities Of age, aud the president
has appointed General Felipe Ber-
rinz a hal to the VACANCY. The new