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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1907
Page
2
A jumble of clipped notes and opinion bits from the San Antonio Light includes weather remarks about heat and a melting smile, mentions of Tolstoy humor, Cuba, and the Philippines, plus reflections on Admiral Dewey and Nashville delegates. It notes various trivial items and speculative ideas about public figures and events.
The Business Men's club debates the best way to advertise San Antonio arguing for funding to effectively promote the city. Nashville plans a $50 000 campaign with distributing warehouses and newspaper circulation while southern cities engage similar efforts. Local progress relies on collective effort, not lone action, to attract business and wealth.
A census report on manufacturing growth in the South for 1905, issued by the department of commerce and labor, highlights power used and geographic distribution. The document summarizes renewed activity across regions and underscores industrial expansion in the region.
The report shows total horsepower at 14,641,544 with steam engines leading at 3 percent gain since 1900. Electric and gasoline engines rise in share, water power grows slower, and the South powers ahead of New England, driven by steam use and regional diversification. The middle, central, and southern regions surpass New England in total power, while the South emphasizes steam power relative to water.
A United States Geological Survey bulletin shows global coal mining at 160,478,707 tons in 1908, with the U S producing 414,157,287 tons. Since 1868 the U S share rose from 14.33 to 37 percent, surpassing Great Britain as the leading producer and outpacing all other nations combined.
The Springfield Republican argues Root's trip to Mexico strengthens cordial ties between the United States and Mexico. It suggests such diplomacy, akin to European royal exchanges, should inform future policy and set a precedent for how presidents engage abroad.
The Providence Bulletin notes that if Wu Ting Pang returns to Washington as Chinese minister his popularity may not match former levels. His cleverness and bold criticisms of American civilization once amused the nation, but today the strain between the West and the Far East may render such remarks less tolerable. China and Japan are well known now and have lost their previous charm.
A lyrical poem fragment in a late 19th or early 20th century voice. It imagines a dream city where shadows and silence prevail and the speaker longs for rest and peace. The excerpt mentions a World-Mother and a maternal image linked to sleep.
A Hartford Times item notes Oliver H. Payne holds about 20,009,009 in Standard Oil shares plus 4,000 Whitney shares worth at least 8,000,000, gifts to sister Flora Whitney and Payne Whitney. Payne is described as one of America's wealthiest, with an estate likely passing to nephew Payne Whitney.
A collage of facts and quotations covers diverse topics from the world of science finance and exploration. It references Pari town hospitals in Paris India Burma trusts and Rhode Island missions with scattered figures and notes on mineral production lighthouse power and library reading trends.
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