San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-31
ON TO sTooKDALE.
Receiver Terrell Gives Free Ride Over
the Gulf Shore.

the Gulf Shore.
About twenty-five business men
ana about seventy-five mem and
boys who had no particular bust
ness except to enjoy free ride and
look at the fine country, took ad.
vantage of the free excursion OF
Receiver Terrell, on the Gulf Shore
yesterday afternoon. There was
no brass band, but two barrels OF
San Antonio's favorite home indus
try, King Gambrinus' fluid, dis
pensed by uniformed colored gen.
tlemen, furnished the enthusiasm.
The train pulled out from the
Gulf Shore depot at 2:45 with Gen.
eral Superintendent, Master of
Transportation and Conductor /.
n. Thomas in charge, accompan-
led by several officials, ex.officials
and stockholders. Among them
were:
Henry Terrell, Oscar Bergstrom,
DR.. G.. g. Clifford, l.. G. Irvine.
Capt. T. d. Cobbs, T. H. Nickel
John, John r. Shook, Capt. j. A.
Mccormick, Hon. j. L. Slsyden, ii.
V. Cox, John Gallagher, Max Su-
tor, M. V. Goodlow, Ed. Gallagher,
Gus. Mauermsnn, A. J. O'Keefe,
Thad. C. Bell, II. B. Johnson, HI. D.
Skinner, Capt. Nelson Mackey,
w. NJ. Hanson, Ben Hammond,
G. S. Austin, Milton Vance, G. E.
Town, j. l.. S. Hunt, Ed. Heusin-
ger, l.. j. Hart, Frank Grice, j. L.
Burnett, DR.. Bell, Frank Wash, A.
B. Critzer, F. Holland, A. A. Gray,
E. Hertzberg, Peter Jonas, T. T..
VanderHoeven.
The weather was of course warm ,
and the country was dry, particu-
larry Wilson county, which was
prohibition. The road-bed is
smooth and in first-class condi-
ton, and the time made was fast,
the return trip being made from
the terminus, including stops, in
one hour.
The snap shot reporter was along
with his little picture box, but
failed to secure the pictures of any
Of the prominent citizens who were
supposed to meet the train with
its distinguished guests.
The object of this excursion was
to work up enthusiasm to try and
get the road extended to Stock
dale, a point where considerable
business is assured. All the plans
are laid, and it only now remains
for the master of construction to
receive orders to 60 ahead.
The extension of this road will
open up q fine section Of coun-
try between the Cibolo and
Stockdale, and will turn the trade
Of this section, and Of the section
beyond and tributary to Stockdale
to San Antonio.
"The people Of Rancho, live
town in Gonzales county, eleven
miles beyond Stockdale, are an
xious for the road to be built to
Stockdale, and then extended to
Rancho. From Stockdale to
Rancho is almost one contin nous
farm and 1900 bales Of cotton are
ginned yearly within a radius of
twelve miles of Rancho. The
country Is finely watered. There
are fifty artesian wells with
in three miles Of Rancho of q
depth ranging from SO to 256 feet
and with a flow of from five to
forty gallons per minute. The soil
is black sandy loan and is espec-
tally adapted to growing grapes
and fruit. 1t is also fine for stock,
and there are many large ranches
south and east of the town, the
owners Of which are ready to divide
into small tracts as soon as rail-
road is built into that section.
Great numbers of cattle are annu-
ally shipped from this section over
the Arkansas Pass and Southern
Pacific to Galveston and Houston,
which will come to San Antonio
when the Gulf Shore is built. Not
only would cattle shipments
be made to San Antonio, but
the other products OF this section
as well, and in return the people
would buy their goods here. The
extension Of the Gulf Shore to
Rancho would control for San An
tonic the trade of the following
surrounding towns: Lorenz, Union,
GAINESVILLE, Dewville, Leesville,
Zeddar's Mill, Smiley and Riddles.
ville."