The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-05-15

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be gaining.
Two more Americans have.been
killed. 1Ol American patients
neached New York on the 18th
from Vera Cruz. 81 of these had
been wounded, the remainder are
suffering from disease contract
ed in Mexico.
ing sugar. The plant not only
refines the sugar grown in this
section Of Texas but imports large
quantities of raw sugar from
Cuba and Porto Rico. There are
$4,000 acres of land in the Sugar
hand plantation, the larger part
Of which is now devoted to cot
ton as the land has become cane
poor. This same company manu-
factures mattresses known as
the Sealy Tuft]ess Mattresses,
which has sale all over the coun-
try. A new industry has been
started here to use the waste pre-
ducts of the refinery. 1t is a
substitute for oats called Mkt
rite Stock Food. This is fed to
all the stock used on this planta-
tion and is finding ready market
outside of the state.
1t was at Sugarland where we
had our first barbecue. Long
tables had been built in one of
the store rooms and there was
plenty of room to serve everyone
: at cne time. A ride around the
country could not 'be taken so the
balance of the time before re-
turning to Houston was spent in
dancing.
Monday night a special train
of five PullmIans took us from
Houston to- San Antonio. The
first place visited was the Alamo
where we listened to the thrill
ing story of that historic spot.
A ride around Fort Sam Houston
which is the second largest army
!. post in the United states, showed
the place almost deserted as
many Of the companies had been
sent to the boz der.
San Antonio With it's popula-
t on Of $4,000 is different from
any other city in Texas. There
is a southern or Mexican atmos-
phere about it that makes you
often wonder if you are really in
the United States. One day was
altogether too short a time in
(which to visit all the interesting
points. An auto ride around the
city, through the narrow streets.
and across the winding San Am.
tonic river made us want to speni
at least week before hurrying.
on. @.
San Antonio besides being
picturesque city and a pleasure
and health resort, is a business
city. It is called the shopping
center of the southwest, and has
some Of the largest retail estab-
lishments south Of St. Louis.
Rich agriculture land surrounds
the city showing many cotton
fields with the cotton plant. just
peeping out above the ground.
Our visit in San Antonio was
concluded with Mexican sup
per served by Mexican bombres
at the Cafe Mexicano de Palma.
The menu consisted of: Chill con
case, Chill con cane, frijoles, tam
ales, emchiladas and. .tOntillas. This
menu is correct as we had one
of the walters check off one of
the menu cards SO we could re-
member. There were many who
did not enjoy the fighly season
ed food set before them but each
dish tasted good to me with one
exception and that was the en-
FcMladas. This looked and tasted
as though it were a stale, tough
pam cake rolled up with cheese
dressing on it. After several
attempts I gave up the effort to
eat It.
Wednesday morning we reach
led San Marcos. In size it was
10 village hut according to the
welcome we received at the depot