Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-21

W Of the Industrial edition Of the
~ San Antonio Texas, Express,
Wv It contains 144 pages, every
ono Of which is brimful Of in
formation about Texas in general and
San Antonio in particular. We would
like to say something about the things
in that paper, but TO do it justice would
require 144 pages-aud tho same mat
tor reprinted This issue of the Capital
Journal could scarcely hold tho head.
lines, and one surely has to sit up and
punch his imagination to grasp even
faint idea of the facts. Here are a
few things that will give one some idea
of the state and of San Antonio. From
northwest to southeast the state is S25
miles long and east to west 700 miles.
1t contains 265,7So square miles and is
three times as large as Oregon, rix
times as large as Pennsylvania would
hold 32 states like Massachusetts,, or
242 like Rhode Island. It is onefourth
larger than the German empire and
twice the size Of the Kingdom Of Eng
land, ireland, Scotland and Wales, 1t
had a population at the last census of
Of 3,S06,542, and its growth has been
so phenomenal that it is far above the
100000 mark now. In 1910 it had
100000 cattle 100000 sheep, $780,.
600 swine, 100000 horses and 100000
mules. These are a few of the things
about the state, but Just note these of
San Antonio and remember they are
but small sample Of the thousand as
founding things of the big industrial
edition Of which the Express tells. In
1910 San Antonio had population of
90 GA, ana It's city directory, recently
completed, shows it now has l0S,0O0
II is the supply and distributing point
for territory greater than the New
England states with New York added.
IL is the main gateway to all Of Mexico,
and is on three great commercial high.
ways It has 1853 manufacturing plants
producing last year products valued at
$35, ,567, ,24O, and the annual pay roll Of
these is s5,l4s,1s5,
Its illustrations show that its build.
ings are magnificent both in size and
construction and IL is building the high
est building in the world, the Alamo
Heroes monument, which will be 500
feet high, with search light on top
which will be seen from tho Gulf of
Mexico, nearly 200 miles distant But
why try TO telli The temptation to re.
peat few of tho thousands Of things
told is great, for none outside of Texas,
and probably few within It, realize u
fraction Of tho states greatness The
San Antonio Express edition should bo
in the hands Of every Intelligent Am.
orican, TO give him sort of hunch as
to the greatness Of our country. We
none of rs realize II. None, in fact,
realize tho greatness of their own state
until some measly ncwspapeman comes
along and calls their attention to things,
Tho writor confosses, and would blush
while doing SO, II that were permissi.
bic to tho profession-that he knew
nothing Of San Antonio, only in a sort
Of perfunctory way that IL was con
the map down in Texas,' and had rail.
road and telegraph communication with
the outside world He knows more now
though he has only glanced hurricdly
through this magnificent industrial odi
tion OF the San Antono Express, when
he goes on vacation this summer he In.
tcnds taking everyone Of those 1il
pages along with him, and absorb few
Of tho wonderful facts about our big
sister state, He has learned enough
though to compel tho lifting Of his hat
10 the big state Of Texas and to lift Il
again to the enterprise and ability that
compiled that mmense volume Of in.
formation, real encyclopedia Of Texas
and presented II ga a single number OF
daily newspaper