San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-24
MONTERREY BUDGET.
As Il Genuine Go-Ahead City Monte
rey is in the Swim.

rey is in the Swim.
Special Correspondence.
Monterey, Mex, Jan. 21.-If Monte
rev is not the most prosperous and
widp-afwake city in the Mexican re-
public then | don't know prosper
Gus city when | see it. During the
year Just closed she did a large bust
ness and will do much larger amount
during thep resent one. Various new
enterprises were begun during the
closing months of the old year and
now several more of very important
character. which will no doubt mate
rialiZe, are talked of for the near flu
turc.
\ railroad from here to MatamOraS
which will be Il great boon to this city,
bringing as it does, all the trade from
that country tributary to MatamOraS
to this place. as Monterey is the only
really metropolitan city in this pOr
ton of the republic. Thus all articles
usually procurable only in large cities
will be purchased in Monterey. beside
making Monterey the market place
for the products of that section of the
country through which the road will
pass. This enterprise has plenty of
capital backing it and will. as already
mentioned. dOubtlGSSly he built in the
near future.
Another projected enterprise which
will ncceSSitate Il large expenditure
Of capital and which will doubtless
prove Il realization in the very near
future. is another ore Smelter
The branch road of the Mexican Ma
tiOnal railway will dOubtleSSly be
completed and in operation by the first
of May, the grade being completed
about twO-thirdS of the way already.
The above numerated are not by
little bit all of MOnterey's projected
enterprises. but go to show the city's
energy. push and gO-aheaditivcness.
they being her largest enterprises 50
far projected.
1t is almost an assured fact that
Monterey is to shortly have branch
of the Bank of London and Mexico.
One of the directors recently visited
here and even went so far as to half
way bargain for an office for the new
coin depository. The place in which
it will likely hold forth is the hand
some building recently erected by Sc
nor Joaquin MaiZ. AS this bank owns
SmClter No. l at this place, which. it
has been given out, will be fired uO
by the 18th of March, it is reasonably
supposed that they intend opening the
projected branch of the bank as it
takes bank. almost, to operate a
Smelter when running at full capacity.
Mr.. II. Grandiean has purchased
the entire interest of the Consolidated
Export Lumber company, of this
place. and will continue the business.
He was formerly member of the
corporation before purchasing the en-
tire interests of the concern and is
therefore thoroughly acquainted with
the business.
Mrs. T.. Il. Glass, prOprietrcSS of the
Marble hotel. TOpO Chico. is having
that hosiery thoroughly renovated
and refurniShCd. Every room is
occupied by health seeking tourists
and she has now leased the Hotel TO,
20 Chico. which she will also conduct
and which is almost as we'll filled as
the Marble. Thus she has Il mOnOpO-
ly on the hotel business. these two be-
ing the only large ones in TOpO Chico.
Mr.. ]. V. DignOwity and wife. Jas.
DignOwity, .Tr., and Miss HALEY Dig
| nowity. of San Antonio. are regis
tered ut the Marble.
ChaS. st. Clair. the EngliShman. who
l recently mentioned in one of my let
terS as complaining of being assault
ed and robbed by a party of MeXicans
| one night while walking in the SUI
burbs OF this city. has left with his
| wife for San Antonio.
Mrs Rl1SD Carr nf NNi1nN,
of the late Major James A. Carr, the
Mexican war veteran, paid this city
| visit last week in the interest of
some valuably property interests she
| has here.
Mr.. Jourden Campbell. the mer-
chant and postmaster of Campble-
| town. AtascoSa county, Tex. and
bride are here on their honeymoon.
| After seeing MOnterey's sights they
will continue their journey to the cap
ital of the Montezumas. after which
they will return to their dear old Tex
as home.
Mr. +. w. Deacon, state manager for
Wisconsin of the Mutual Reserve
| Fund Life association. accompanied
| by his wife, and Mr. +. T. Schuecke
and wife. all of Milwaukee. are
lOuIlnS -htNICo pl Il Sightseeing eN-
petition. They We're greatly pleased
with Monterey, especially her mild
climate and expressed themselves as
! surprised at the evidences Of green
Verdure on every hand. At this writ
ing the orange trees are loaded down
with the golden fruit and no doubt
from quite a contrast to the bare Wis
cOnsin shrubbery. From here the
praty goes TO the Capitol city. via
Saltillo. EDMOND