San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-04

accomplished in trade expansion with
these countries.
Today, the International Exposition
is the greatest exposition in America,
attracting over a million people dur
ing its fall opening and hundreds of
thousands of people, during the year,
who visit the permanent exhibits,
which are conducted continually for
trade purposes. Southwest Texas to-
day, in 1875, has a net work of broad
cement highways. radiating in every
direction and there are no more dirt
roads. The prosperity of this country
is so phenomenal, that the people
never hesitate to contribute literally
to the financing of those things which
add to their comfort and prosperity.
Wealth is evenly distributed. Follow
ing the year 1925. scientists known as
economists, brought capital and labor
into close cooperation. 1t was discov-
cred, that the profit from the immense
production of business in America was
producing more money than could be
invested legitimatcly in safe enter
prises. Money was losing its value,
and they who were receiving the
than they who did not have it. Unless
population increases with wealth, the
value of money will decrease and the
economists evolved a plan of wealth
distribution for decreasing the cost, of
production and at the same time in
crcssing the earning power and wage
to labor.
STEADY MONEY.
The criticism against this was that
labor would cease its efficiency and in
time there would be no common labor
but with changes in industry which
came through chemistry and electricity
there is little need for common labor,
and the men and women of today have
been educated above the common labor
class. Money being more evenly dis
tributed fortunes are not made quick
ly by individuals as they were 90
years ago. We have today no class OF
people getting rich ''over night
People are not as ken for great
riches as they were and the value OF
money is not destroyed through its
present distribution. This economic
change has brought a change in moral
conditions. People are more sane and
you can see happiness in their faces.
They are living l.: comfort and on
standard due intelligent people. They
are not worried with burdens OF debt
and their character is swcetened with
respect. consideration and love, for
their fellow man, greater than for
themselves.
San Antonio was a beautiful city
80 years ago, in 1925, but San An
tonic today, is more beautiful ana a
far different city. The business Sec
ton has spread BOLDLY, oeer hun
dreds Of business blocks. Every street
in the business section has been Wild
ened. with 50 and 100-foot driveways,
and 25-foot sidewalks. There are no
street cars in the city. the Public Ser
vice company is now using electric
buses and none of these buses travei
through the business section. To take
care Of patrons from these public ser
vices buses, we have, with other i'm
provements. movable sidewalks going
in several directions to distribute ped
estrians throughout the business sec
tons. These sidewalks are divided,
some slow and some speedier.
NO CONGESTION.
There is no parking Of any kind OF
vehicles, automobiles or trucks, on
the streets in the business section.
Automobiles can stand long enough to
load and unload their passengers, and
trucks their merchandise. There IS
no congestion of the streets or side
walks in the business sections. as the
people have been educated to keep
out Of the business sections. when
driving for pleasure. All traffic laws
are carefully observed and obcyed, AID
quick convictions with heavy penal
ties have stamped out the law-break-
ing classes. There are no pole lines,
nor unsightly structures on the DOWN
town streets which are kept immacu-
lately clean. The traffic officers are
sturdy fellows, looking handsome in
their natty uniforms. The growth
and expansion Of the residential sec
tons have followed the old out-of-
town arteries, the most beautiful OF