Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-03-30
Correspondence.
Letter From Texas.

To the Editor Of The american:
san Antonio, a city OF over 80 600 inhsbi'
tants, stretcues over large area. m"st
excellent location Tor a winter resort. The
fact ths, large numbers OF people stop
hele with limited MOTEL accommodation,
Is evidence that this C ty has msny I'D
vantags that go to make up one u the
best resorts for mort hefn and western
people.
With more aud better hotels, t'ave ling
people viii stop off here, as the city aid
vicinity have many Interesting amt hts
toric pl ,ces. The streets are well paved,
the buildlugs hand some As in our eastern
cities, beautiful parks and driveways lead
ing la every direction, anu thousands OF
acres of land near the city which only
need irrigation to blossom as the rose',
aud add value to this growing town.
The heat for The past week has been
intense--over ninety degrees In the shade.
Texans seem to enjoy this, and remark
upon the delightful weather. We north
ern people do not care for extreme heat,
day and night, in the month Of March.
Complaining among those who are so
kind TOR zeal southern hospitality Is in
evidence eyeryw here, even when we are
kno Sn to be "Yankees''), would SAVIOR OF
impoliteness, and we start out In early
morning to learn whstlwe can OF this part
OF Texas.
Among my earliest recoiiectious was a
picture OF Cortez and Santa Anna; hence
the Alamo was of greatest interest; once
Franciscan mission, built In 1903, re.
moved to the spot on which u now stands
in 1722. AT the time Texas fought for its
Independence from Mexico, the Alamo
was used as fort.
The seige and battle OF the Alamo caused
intense excitement throughout the coun-
try. Officially the United States did not
interfere, but thousands of our citizens
hurried to the frontier and took up arms
with the Texans.
The Alamo remains the monument of
the state to the heroes who met death
| within. 1t is now state museum, sns-
tanned by the city OF San Antonio, under
contract with the state.
Extreme heat drove US to the seashore,
and we now enjoy the delightful sea oree re
OF Galveston. The city, so recently obiiter-
ated by the flood, shows scarcely any trace
| OF that great disaster. The island on
| which Galveston Is situated 10 about thirty
miles long and three miles wide at the
widest place. A railroad bridge crosses
| from the main land two aud one half
| miles. There were others before the food,
but only remnants are now to be seen.
An immense undertaking Is the sea wall.
| No idea of this great work can be CLEANED
| from mere description. Fully to appre-
| ciste its wonderful construction, one must
| ste the work in operation. II Is solid
| concrete wall, three miles already com
| pleted, sixteen feet high, sixteen feet at
the base, and five feet wide on top, with
| twenty seven feet riprap In front. Steps
lead over this to the beach. Later the
work OF filling in and raising the grade OF
the streets is to be done.
Too much cannot be said in praise OF
the enterprising people OF this city, and
| OF their kindness and hospitality to
strangers.
Certainly Galveston Is destined to be.
| come a great commercial city, and de-
serves the support of all in preserving this
besutiful leland on the gulf. f. A. l..