The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-05
A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE
WAxAHACHIE, Sept. /, 1904.

Dear jack arrived safely this
A. m. via. / d G. n. It's a fine road
and brings lots OF people to Wax
ahachie. The transfer men as well as
others must have reaped a benefit
from this road too as there were
number Of transfers of various Kind
there to accommodated the crowd and
not a single shabby one in the
whole lot. Most of them were rub
ben tires but | had to stop and look
Mt the station. 1T is a beauty and
so different from anything OF the
kind here. When | left that I spent
so much time looking over it until
all the transfers left me, but that
was a small matter as the electric
car passes every ten minutes. /
ceIRldn't keep from expressing my
admiration to some one sitting neXt1
to me in the car, and he replied yes,
the | d G. N, has unquestionably
been a fine thing for Waxa, and the
station is a beauty but perhaps you
have not seen the H. IL T. G. You
should see that. ! said, | would go
right on and get off the car there.
You knew they had just begun it
when we left and it is elegant. 1t is
the ornament of College St. After
seeing these improvements, | could
hardly wait TO see what had become
of Trinity and the Chautauqua
grounds. The Yard Master told me
SO take the electric belt lines for
these places which would also take
me bv two of the new ward public
school buildings, which by the way,
everybody seems to be very proud
of. You know the pnblic schools
here q. ways were good but they had
such poor buildings and now they
have splendid ward buildings all
over town. A short ride and was
standing on Trinity hin, wrapt in
admiration Of the surroundings, the
two dora atOries they were building
when we left. overlooked the first
year and another large one was adj
ded besides several cOpIOus private
boarding houses which they told me
were ali full. From the university
building down to Main ST., and over
to Arlington Heights is filled with
beautiful residences, all OF modern
architecture and of course are oc-
cupied by a high class OF people
who moved here for educational ad-
vstrtares. The saloons were voted
out the year we left. The long ave-
nues Of shade trees which were
planted the spring we left and died
from the drOuth were reset the fol
lowing spring and are growing beau.
tffullv. Every avenue is bordered
with them and the whole picture re-
minds me very much of some OF
those streets i'm Colorado Springs.
| was alIo Ned theprivilege of taking
dinner at the University and while
the fare was first-rate ! could
scarcely eat for gazing at the
crowds Of fine looking students who
are 10 be the coming men and
women of Texas. After dinner /
went to the Chautaugua grounds.
You remember this is another en-
terprise just begun when we left,
Building the new pavilion and
beautifying the grounds and you
would never recognize the place on
earth. The pavilion is very large
and of oriental or pagoda style anc
surrounded as it is by the drives
and walks laid off in such graceful
curves, then the natural scenery
and the lake recently added. Nc
wonder it has grown into such
proportions. ! learned that now
thev not only have one of the finest
programs in the United States, but
The grounds have become the an.
nual meeting place Of the b. Y. p
L., League, Endeavor, Y. NJ. G. A.
the Press Association and all those
organizations which are so uplifting
to humanity spiritually, morally
and intellectually Feeling that
bad really seen noble efforts
crowned with great success" ] tool
The car for town, as | neared the
square / noticed the little Rest Cot
tage too as passed which looked as
restful as ever. The yard was filleC
with children in awnings, ham
mocks, rockers and engaged il
different games and / am told the
IAdes frequently come to town nov
sIply for a day Of recreation anC
s1eud it much as / am spending
tits, one also that many fast anC
fond friendships have been formed
between lRa town, country ladies
and their children and much visit
ing is now done between them. By
the time | reached the square i was
feeling pretty tired and remember
aag also the little library which hat
Just been started when we left
stepped IN the drug store to see If i
was still in existence that | nigh
get me a good book for the after
noon before going to the hotel, for
had not forgotten what a fin
selection it had, although small, ant
what do you think the druggist tol'
me: 1.-THE books have recent
ly been moved to the new librar,
building just beyond the city ball.
Now. ! thnuobt | was prepared 70
almost anything but this rather
staggered ..4o, realizing we had onl.
been gone two and one-haf years
and when / examined this beautiful
structure opera house, city au
ditorium, " Nj. G.. A. room AN,
magnificent library all combined i