San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 117, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 27, 1913 Page: 41 of 67
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SUNDAY
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i, APRIL 27, 1913 J
Spirit of Youth in Old-
New City Makes Future
WELL done, good and faithful revelers! The youngest old city in
the fertile Sou'west has stood the acid test of hospitality; the bat-
tle of roses is over, and the surplus of bloom goes to you. Well
earned—the most sincere compliment—is uttered from the multitude, the
visitors from San Antonio's trade territory who furnished audience for
the week of sport just ending. It has been a week of thanksgiving for the
plenty and the peace of Texas, for the dollars that spring from the black
lands of the bottoms, for the spirit which makes all folk kin when play-time
comes.
From all the great area of the State came men and women whose pros-
pects for bounteous harvest are great, and here, amid you revelers, came to
them an added promise—a rainfall which touched the most remote sections
and saved for the men who till the soil millions in money. The feeling of
good cheer it brought injected life into the multitude and all the merry-
making was not left to the promoters of the Fiesta San Jacinto.
In Poured the Throng
WERE it not for the prosperity of San Antonio the invitation could not
have been extended, and were it not for the prosperity of the broad
acres of the State the bid could not have been accepted. But at the right hand
of Jollity reigns Prince Plenty, and into the queer thoroughfares of this two-
century old city poured the thanksgiving throng to gambol at each oasis of
modernism with the gracious men and women who have made San Antonio
a stronghold of hospitality, a safe bank for the production of Texas' black
acres, and a home of folly for one week only.
San Antonio cared for her guests—not in the prim dignity to be expect-
ed from a family with two hundred years of honored achievement to back it
up—but in the play-hour spirit the visitors had a right to expect. And so the
roses left on the field of battle rightly become an offering at the shrine of
civic spirit in the city of the Alamo—the history-capital of Texas.
The spirit of prosperity which is abroad in the State brought the revelers
together during the past week, brought them together to talk "shop" and to
enjoy the holiday fruits of faithful service in the development of Texas' nat-
ural resources. And this same carnival spirit crossed the border and brought
to San Antonio the discontent of sister Commonwealth and rival city. It
can be safely predicted that Texas advertising caused a flurry in the market
of the homeseeker during the past week and that to the Fiesta spirit of the
men behind San Antonio may be traced the swelling figures of the next cen-
sus-taker in Texas.
Value of Advertising
rOR OUT of this welcome to a vast throng is bound to come a good word
spoken to a hale fellow here and there and the railroad sells a ticket to
Texas as a direct result. The men who come from such advertising bring
motive. They come to make homes, to till acres, to build railroads and to be-
come friends and neighbors in the hospitable South. They bring money, they
bring brains, they bring good families —they bring added promise of a
greater development—and they help to swell the crowds which one year
hence will go back home spreading the tidings of the revelry of youth to be
found in the aged City of the Alamo, just as men and women from a hundred
counties are doing today—Sunday, April 27, 1913 — at home 'midst the
promise of a greater yield than even the bumper 1912 gave forth, and happy
in the knowledge that they were made welcome in San Antonio and that
they left at the shrine of civic spirit a sprig of a flower in the shape of the
compliment of a personal visit—a ray of sunshine for the fellow who makes
the carnival spirit walk abroad in the land.
RAILROADS PUN TO OPEN VIR-
US TRADE TERRITORY IN
SOl'TH TEXAS.
Sill ANTONIO TO PROFIT
That there are a number of town* In
Wei torn Texaa and probably In I he more
thickly nettled portions of the State
which are destined In the years to come
to bp made railroad center* of Importance
in practically assured Many t,f these
communities are now of such small popu-
latton that they are little known outnnle
of a limited territory.
It was It. V. Voakum, chairman of the
Frlnco hoard and executive committee,
win said not long Ago that the western
half of Te*a;< is In neod of 10,000 miles or
additional railway in order to m«*t the
traiis|M»rtatlon needs and enable the
ptoper development of that \nM trope of
Ferrttur) 'tr.-idualh the net Work of lait-
p't'i 'hat covers the ea«tcm part of
Tevan I* being extended westward, hut
at ili« praeent rate of new • instruction n
%io U many jeers before the ranch re-
gion Is as well provided with linen as the
older settled parts of the Commonwealth.
Instfad of the country being traversal
every fifteen to twenty-five miles by
reads, aa In the cane with that part ot
the State lying east of a line drawn north
and u(uith through Austin, the region
went of this division mark ha* area* 100
to litw miles wide which have no rail-
road*.
With the wonderful agricultural devel
opment that In takltiK place In South
Texan in the territory lying below &.11
A111oi li> a marked demand fur additional
linen of transportation has been created.
It only taken a glance at the map to
show the need «»f railroad* and the prob*
.!!.. routes that mi m nIII follow
when they are eventually constric ted
The long-talked-of direct line between
Ran Antonio and the Lower Rio Grande
will doubtless become a reality within
the next few years In the not far dis-
tant future It is reanonable to expect
that two or three lines of road will run
hetewen Snn Antonio and Rio Ornnde
1 order points. The territory Is wide
enough to support that number of linen
when its agricultural resources are de-
veloped to the extent that now exlstn In
the region immediately east of San An-
tonio an well an In the Aunt in and Waco
ti n Itorlee.
MM YOAKPM'S PLAN.
It ha" been Mr. Yoakum's plan. It is
said, to build the flrnt of these roadrf
south from San Antonio to Kingnville.
Such a line would be located about fifty
miles west of the San Antonio & Aransas
fans. Following th* construction of this
road It has been suggested that another
mming fifty miles farther wont should
be built. That would tnke It to the Lower
Rio (irande region, and there would still
Ih- left room for another line to run south
from Han Antonio to a Rio tIrande border
point without »ncroachlng upon the ler-
fit or \ of any of the other r* ads
When the ranch lands of South Texan
have Keen converted Into farms there will
have been crented a neccsaltv ror ennt
and went line* of railroad. and a* a re-
milt a number of towns will coin* nito
prom litem • a* trade nnd "hipping • cn-
t*M \ dtre t line "d talir«md from Han
Anlonlo to Fagh Put"; by wi v o| Maine
ville vuiild "pen up a territory which in
rkh ui agrb oltui.14 reSuun.ee. Kutli a
route would run to the south of Uvalde
about thirty miles.
It is to 'he north of San Antonio that a
gnat virgin field awaits railroad explot
tatlon. A veritable empire of natural re-
sources Is lying at the very door of fhst
city, but up to tills time practically no
effort has been made to tap thin virgin
wealth by lines of steam. Several of the
forger railroad syntemn have built to th*
outer confines of that region of magnifi-
cent distances, but for some reason few
of them have ventured across It. The At
chlaon. Topeka & Santa Fe has shown Its
faith In the future ponnlbllltlns of port lorn
of the Panhandle region by constructing
several hundred miles of new track, but
nc ne of the other railroads have dls
played this commendable and venture
s. me spirit. In the n.imre of thlngn this
lack of railroad transportation must he
met.
In Central-Western Texas San Angelo
In becoming a railroad renter of no little
lmportan< r The same In true of Sweet-
water. Abilene and Brownwood. In ttie
Panhandle Ainarilio ranks first for ltd
number of railroads. I.ubbock promises
to assume a position of Importance in tin*
r» sped w ithin the next few years. Sev-
i ral other towns which at present are far
removed from railroads occupy positions
on the map that give good reason for be-
lieving they may also become railroad
centers of Importance with proper prof-
rean of development operations
HKXKKIT TO SAN ANTONIO
It 1^ interesting lo speculate on railroad
construction possibilities an affecting
South and Weatern Texan. Beside the
new lines that Ran Antonio needs to the
south, great benefit would tonic to the
city and to other towns by the construc-
tion of a line north to a point on the
Santa Fe at or near l^ampanan. which
would ror.nect with the new traiinconti-
nctilal lines that that system will have
n< on established b) the completion of Itn
cut -off b tweeu Coleman Junction anil
Texlco. From San Antoaio to laimpn«i<s
on tlilr division of the Ranta Ke Is only
about lla mites If built only t•» Mat hie
Kails, which In about nlnefv mile- eon-
ce. lion Would be made wrtth the I fount on
A Tex*»« 1 entr.il line that runs direct
from Ma**Me Kails to l,*inpn*an. thereby
eel \ ins Ih* same purpose so tm e& s
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northwest to s connection at La mesa with
the branch Hue of the Pecos A Northern
Texas, which runs south from 81aton to
that place. Tbe Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient also expects to complete the con-
struction of Ita branch line south from
San Attgelo to l»el Bio soon nfior its
present receivership Is terminated
In the Ppper Rio (Jrnnde border terri-
tory Alpine has come Into prominence sh
11 railroad center by the recent addltiou
of n new line. It. is stated that the Pecos
\aiiey a Southern will probably be ex-
tended south from Toynhvale to Alpine In
the near future and another mad in In
prospect to run south from Alpine Into
Mexico via the Terllngua quicksilver dla-
trlct. That the town In destined to be
conn* an Important place from a trans
port at Ion standpoint nqems to lie assured.
Bi$> Springs and Midland, which are sit-
uateu on the Texas A Pacific, have pros-
pects of seeurlng rsilrvads that will give
them 0111 let to the north and south. Tn
time they may become railroad centers
of no little Importance.
Wichita Falls has several linen of road
and there Is open territory to the south
and west of that town which could sup-
port additional Hues. It Is claimed.
The citizens <»f Amarlllo are bidding for
a new railroad to run north from that
city and prospectn are said to be good for
its early construction. The territory
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JU^MBKRS of the Ran Antonio Club
regard with Intense satisfaction evi-
dences thut the new club building to be
erected adjoining the Alamo will be ona
of the moat complete club structures In
the Southwest. If not In the entire South.
Up-to-date features have been incorpor-
ated fre-m the basement to the roof gar- 1
den. The snbdivinion of the several floora I
are *o arranged a* to Insure comfort
for those who desire to hp surrounded by
restful conditions or participate in pie
Ing diversions.
it will he observed that the eta
trees on the grounds will not bo dintur
the beauty of the small park being
terlallv enhanced by the fountain that j
win oe erected In the center of the half 1
circle driveway fronting the main
trance or Nacogdoches Street.
The building, with its wings, (mem
sn *.o command the direct soul
breexe.t. although the wings of the 1
Ing will admit of breexes from aay dlrae- |
tion reaching all parts of the Interior.
The building will tie constructed of
Informed concrete, faced with brick
term octta, carrying neat, dignified
bellishmeiits.
In th • basement, or half story, a
*P«ce 1k net uside for a well eqfl
gymnasium and a circle of needle
In an adjoining room. The kitchen
he located In the northwest ang
around Amnrlllo for '.i«i ml Ira I* l.*dl* " ilu-nb wult.-i |.arall«llng th*
<j3cco*f> /toon P**-
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connection with the 8anta Fe Is con-
cerned.
Another line tbe future mar bring
forth Is from Ssn Autonlo to lsrndy or
Kerrvllle or from Kerrvllle to Brady.
Still another Would l*> an eitenslon of
i\»rrrllle branch of the Ran Aatoalo
k Aransas Pass northweet from Kerrvllle
through .1 unction and Fort McKavitt to
Sun Angelo. a distance of about I'JU miles.
There Is a tlrgla territory Ivlog north
wnst frnrn Rail Antonio which likewise
offers an Inviting field for a rnllmnd
Thin line would run through lb« k
Springs, oiuma snd on to a coane<-tlon
with the Kansas Pity, Megleo A «»rleot
and the Texas Pacific l'nle«s lbe«e ronds
to the north snd imrthwest of Man An
lonlr* ore »on*tmrted It li nnlr n «|Ue«
How of time when that *nst trade terri
tor j sill go to .San Augrlu, A tint in.
Brownwood or some of the other new and
rapidly-grow iug Jobbing centers
Austin's Importance as a railroad ceil
ter could be materially enhanced by con-
structing lltie« *outh to laK-kliart. west to
Johusou City, I rederh ksburg or Junction
and north to Uate«vllle or Hamilton.
Itrady. which now has two lines of road,
may become a rival of Brownwood If it
succeeds in getting sn extension of the
Yrlseo to run south to Mason or secures
the construction of a rond north t« Pole-
man or Italllnger
ON THE SANTA FK ItKAV R
Sail Angelo lis* Jtist had tts trade tor
rlt'^rv gmatlr ealnrged by the centime
tion of th Kansas ('it 1 Mexleit A Orletl
southwest to tort Stockton nnd Alpine
I' *|l| mtoti obtain n still further lieoeflt
hi the constrtirtlon nf no extension of tbe
Sterling < "J branch of the Hants le
In need of additloiuil railroad exploitation
'I he name Is true of the territory around
I.uhhock, Plsluvlew. I.iunesa and a num-
ber of other towns In West Texas. There
are also open spaces on the map In the
central part of the State that offer excep-
tionally fine opportunities for the con-
struction of railroads Kven In Eastern
Texas, particularly In the region lying
south of Greenville and Athene, additional
Ifnes of railroad are badly needed.
WHERE NO TRAINS ftPN
There are many county seats In Texas
which now have no railroad" Auioug
thees sre Lipscomb, in Lipscomb Pounty;
Plemons. In Htichliison Pounty; Lefors.
in Gray Pounty; Wheeler. In Wheeler
County; Sllverton. In Bristol Pounty;
IMmmlt. In Pastro Pounty. Olton. In l>jimt»
Pounty; Outhrle, in King Pounty; IMek
ens. In Dickens Pounty; Plain* In Yoa-
kum Pounty: Brownsflehl. in Terry
county; Plslremout, In Kent Pounty;
Throckmorton, in Throckmorton Pounty.
Bn-kenridge. In Br.-keuridge Pounty;
liletirose. In Somervell Poanty: Usll. Ill
Borden County: Seminole. In Oelnes
County; Upland, in l.'pton Pounty; tlar-
den Pity In tllanseock Pounty; Holier!
l«ee. Ill Coke Coutiry; Kldorado. In Schlel
• her Pounty; Mason, lu Mason County;
Junction. In Kimble County; Honors. In
Sutton Couuty; Oaoon. in Proebett Coun-
ty. Stiles, in Iteaasn Pounty; Ko«k
springs. In Kdwsrds Pounty; Bandera, lu
Bunders County ; Brackettrllle. In Kinney
county; Blanco. In Blanco County; Til*
den. In McMullen P«unty: Oskvllle. In
Live <tsk Count) ; Zapata. In Zapata Coun-
ty; Klo Orande. in Starr County; Aua
huac. In CbambeVa County; llemphlll. In
Sabine County; Canton. In Van Zsndt
County; Qnltmsn. In Wood County; Lln
den. In Pass Pounty. snd Fort hsvls. In
Jeff Darts Pounty.
If thin chsrscter of development Is car
rled on on s scale eemmensnrste with the
needs of the Stste during tbe next ten
years the railroad mileage of Texss will
be more than doubled during that period
It Is the history of railroad construction
In Texss tbst It hss Its perMs of ac-
tivity snd depression It la believed tbst.
If respect Ive of the tread of legislation.
I he tlbi" for another era of activity In this
eln«« ef lndnstrlsl development hss ar
rived snd thst »he next few veers will
• how s wonderful In. reese -»f the ralleond
tr Men ire nf 'hst Slste psrtleolsrlr to the
nentern portion, whepr th* msn elth the
hoe' is fs«^ eeer«M« hlsg upon the dome In
of tbe rsnrbma*
vator to all the upper floora. A
storeroom, boiler room, aervanta*
servants' dining-room snd barber
will complete thta portion of the
ing
The first floor, with entrance „
the entrance to th« grounds, on the 1
nlde of the Alamo, will be devoted f
to the comfort of the famillee of
bers of the club That portion
more particularly to the use of
made up of reception or vlaltora*
ladles' cafe and rest room. The
cafe occupies the center of the
leading from the main entraaoe
Nacogdoches Street to the half*<
balcony In the northwest angle
plainc'1 to Invite hreexen from all
lions. Oil this floor Is tlno the
office ami the nerving and loungtnf 1
This b unging room opens out on a I
circle be Icon v facing the east end
out on the grove of stately tre«w foi.
the oe-k. fsc|ng Nacogdoches Street.
The second floor In Its vartoua
dlvlsljfn is devoted entirely to the
fort of memle-re of the club. In the 1
facing the south ere the whist, brL,
chess and domino rooms, alao the dlr
torn' room end a consultation
the center, leadlns from the noutt
gtllery to the northwest balcony,
large room which will be uoed to
commodate assemblies ami social
tlons on state occasions The half 1
belcony on this floor, looking to the 1
west will prove a favorite reeort,
nnd. however, to the lounging and rat
room leedlna to the helf circle bah
facing the east The writing
adjoin the lounging and reading
The third and fourth floors erttl
divided Into twenty-four tiedronma,
with it* own tmtb. clothes cloaat 1
cony end deaifosi to catch br
all directions.
Th" building will b*> furnished
rat el v throughout Alfred uilee 1
are the arcnlteotn and will hava
charge of the building.
Hec^iU acquisitions have in
membership of the club to -XJ|. The I
iug committee l« composed of Col.
Stsrr. O. S Neerell and J H.
The officers of the club are:
Drought. presidor>t. Ueorge c Vat
vb*e pr*-«i.|#.nt H M. Siinbee. tr
snd Or Fred Ha dm. secretary.
N Kight Is manager, and the
directors Is nwpowd of || p.
\ B spencer. » II Wal« . R D. J
J M l»'fa* ^ • Rtg"»»o r
her, c Vsughaa. J W. Ka
to' c tj Starr. S H ti'eig, O. •
and Dr Fred Hadra
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