The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-14
HEROES OF ALAMO
ALIVE In MEMORY
Struggles Of Crockett and His
Spartan Band Will Be Recalled
{ by the Great Celebration San
Antonio Has Prepared.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEN
OF THE NORTH TO ATTEND
Texas City Will Devote One Week
to Festivities Commemorating
States Independence Thou
sands of Homeseekers Coming.
3y HERBERT VANDERHooF.

of the union and didn't happen to be a
part Of it during the stirring times of '76,
Bunker Hill, Monmouth, Yorktown and
several other places that are deeply i'm
7 planted in every American heart. Texas
does not overlook the glorious Fourth by
any means. The state is not only a big
] one in size, but it is big in patriotism,
and they burn as much powder down
I here, make just as much noise. and de-
liver just as many spread eagle speeches
on July as they do anywhere else
Throughout the domain of Uncle Sam.
Texas is so large. however, and has
such thrilling national history of its
Fown, that it takes two national days to
comm enorate matters properly. One Of
these days is to be celebrated this month
and already the state is on the qui vive
gfrom one end to the other with the prep
5arations that are going on to celebrate
Bthe anniversary of the day that saw the
ghated thralldom ofa Mexico thrown off,
land the independence of Texas as free
land sovereign nation proclaimed =.
Naturally and properly H enough the city
gcipal celebration in the state, because it
was the scene of one of the most gallant
fights that was & ever wsged in the h history
Numbering 0i not e over 1so. under the com, COM
Rmand of Colonel Travis, Lieutenant Col
Ronel Bowie and David Crockett, were be-
ssieged in the Alamo. on Feb. %, 1885, by
ia force of fully 5000 Mexicans under the
command Of Santa Ana.
From Feb: % until March this gallant
Texan band successfully resisted every
ssition. Then, as the reinforcements they
had been looking for failed to appear.
sthey. prepared to die. The thought, of
minds Of n that
heroic band.
They fought aY it, like saSs deEils says
short range -muzzle to muzzle, hand to
bowie knife; ali mingled in confusion.
The Texans defended desper-
lately every inch Of the fort. OverpoW
erred by numbers, they would be forced
to abandon room; they would rally in
the next and defend it until resistance
became 1mpOssible.' '.'
No Messenger of Defeat
siege escaped. It has been said: "Ther-
But heroes never die In vainF The
story Of the gallant struggle of the Alamo
sonly inf1amed the ardOr of the Texans,
and when Santa Ana's victorious army
met the Texans under General Sam Hous-
ton at San Jacinto, April 81 of the same
year. the Alamo was avenged, the Mexi-
Ana taken prisoner. This ended the war
and gave Texas its Independence.
49, San Antonio and Texas celebrate this
ytivities are, if possible, to be on ever. a
sgrander scale than is usual. 1t is, fo1
thpg the nsn seventth ra5 sam
growing with such rapidity that it feels
1T is better able to do big things than il
few XeaTS ag9 It in has reaehf@
join with it in this years celebration
and the latter has taken on a truly ma
itional air. From every part Of the unior
Festivities and to view the glories Of wha
Its citizens claim IS the most beautiful
city Of the south. From the north alone
entertain them royalty. The whole weel
of April 16 to 21 is to be a gala week
der viii be showered on the strangers.
- This Is a part Of the program that ha
Monday, April 1e-omala street page
night Masked revelers on the streets.
Tuesday, April 17-Baby carriage pa
rade concerts snd vnFo1E ions conventions
Wednesday, April 18-San Antonio da!
Trades and civil display by San Antoni
merchants and manufacturers. Openin
$50 Thursday, April 19-State saengerfest
first grand concert; symphony orchest1
OF forty-six artists, four renowned sole
lists, grand mass male chorus, and mike
chorus Of 200 voices.
Friday, April 2o-Great homeseeker
convention, saengerfest concerts, 9TH
tconventions, and free concerts.
Saturday, April 21.-Patriotic exercise
in forenoon, grand flower battle in afte
noon, saengerfest convention and col
- oerts; grand eerie Of Eagles in conve1
ton.
The Invasion of Homeseekers.
Most Of the visitors from the north wi
will attend the San Antonio celebrate
will be down here not only to see San, A
itonio and it's beauties, but will also ha
the object in view Of looking over t
cheap and enormously productive Ian
THAT abound within short radius of t.
city. For, this purpose the city and t
rates and a mass Of literature giving /
EEpossible information that the homeseek
may need has been provided. Agents
the, business men and of the railwa
Twill attend to the strangers, and eve
facility will be afforded them to obta
exact and unbiased information of t
iboundless possibilities that await them
III In this wonderful state.
was talking with a former northe
- state Of wisconsin, about the coming G
LIBERATION.
po yoY think 4l mar many ~, Of t5as these hon
that out % Of the 1900 northsrners "
will be here at least 10000 will be SO
love with the country, its ba1Tny air a
come here and live. Why, look at m
he remarked. energetically. II came h
.six years ago without the slightest int
ton Of remaining; just wanted to take
trip and see the country, But like ey'
one else from the north, I fell in X
with the state. We don't have to fre
MI here six months out of the twelve TIL
is not a month of the year that you ca
IA work out Of doors. We can grow eve
thing they do in the north and gr
many things that they can't, and we
sFa bigger yield to the acre than they e
III thought Of up there. And on top Of
I'LL this, you can buy four or five acres
ENland-yes even more in some places
III the same money that you would pay
one acre up north.
How Men Are Judged.
"TIow are the people?" asked. g
Fll they as sociable as In the north?'
sMuch more So" was his reply. EFT
size a man up down here for what he
IA and not by the size Of his bank roll.
HE he is honest and Industrious, that
.sN enough for them. If he Is not, they d,
bH care to have any truck with him.
nj have the best of schools, good churcl
M Mayery advantage that you will find In
EAnorthern community, and in addition,
SRi cIoffous climate, the healthiest and n
Sa enipyable in the union. We don't h
10 90 to California or Florida to csc
aA ffle cold months of winter, and our 81
M mers are most enjoyable I tell you tt
HH "a not a state in the union today that
XA fers the advantages to the man of 81
-NA means or to the capitalist seeking
Ns Investment for his money that this $