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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1885
Page
2
The piece critiques the City Council and tax sewer defeat, urges street work and surface drainage, mocks officials and Japan fan imagery, notes a lack of real fare cuts for Texas Day, and endorses a railroad from San Antonio to Fredericksburg via Boerne as key to West Texas development. It also pokes at political figures and media stances surrounding appointments.
A Waco man Colonel R. B. Parrot notes bond funding as the favored method for city improvements, except street works from the general fund. The piece cites quarrels over cattle trails, railroads, politics, and local journalism in Texas cities, with commentary on salaries, appointments, and public interest.
Col J W Bradley of 402 East Houston street lists vast properties for sale across Texas and Mexico. Offers include 200000 acres grazing land with cattle and water, 140000 acres grain land in Presidio, 130000 acres in Mexico with river frontage, and 2250 acres in Bexar County with hard rock ranch buildings. Also advertises city properties in San Antonio and discounts on easy terms. The listing notes 7% and other acreage prices, plus coal and mining ventures in Tamaulipas and Eagle Pass coal supply.
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