No. 4.] FARMERS' NATIONAL CONGRESS. 561 



Monday morning, December 12, started for San Antonio. 

 On the way 1 lie train stopped at Sugar Lands where, through 

 the courtesy of Colonel Cunningham, the excursionists were 

 permitted to inspect his sugar mill, the largest in Texas and 

 second largest in the country. The next stop was at a cattle 

 ranch, where they saw some fine stock, and among them sev- 

 eral India buffalo bulls. 



At Victoria the train stopped for lunch, which the citizens 

 had gratuitously provided, and to which the good appetites 

 of the excursionists did justice. Speeches were made by 

 citizens of the city, and responded to by the excursionists. 

 Each delegate was given a silk badge, in honor and in memory 

 of Victoria. As the train rolled away from the depot, cheers 

 rent the air, hands waved and handkerchiefs fluttered until 

 they faded from sight. 



The next stop was Cuero, where the party was welcomed 

 by delegated citizens ; more speeches, more badges, a short 

 turn about town, and the whistle sounded. Then the party 

 bade good-bye to the warm-hearted people of the town, and 

 sped on their way towards San Antonio, which was reached 

 at J) o'clock p.m. 



San Antonio is one of the oldest, largest and most inter- 

 esting of all the cities and towns in Texas. It contains some 

 forty-five thousand inhabitants, is well laid out, has hand- 

 some buildings, good hotels, and includes in it the famous 

 Alamo, and some old Spanish missions. The delegates spent 

 two nights and a day at San Antonio very pleasantly and 

 profitably, and had they not visited the city they would have 

 missed the greatest pleasure of the excursion. They left 

 San Antonio at 7 a.m. on December 14, there being four 

 inches of snow in the streets, — almost an unheard-of occur- 

 rence there, and the train rolled away for Waco, an all-day 

 ride. Being informed that there would be no stop for dinner 

 on the route, the excursionists provided themselves with a 

 cold lunch, to be eaten and enjoyed on the trip. The train 

 reached Waco at 9 o'clock p.m., where a band of music met 

 it at the depot, and committees escorted the excursionists to 

 their different hotels. Waco was not behind its sister cities 

 in its badges and courtesies, the only drawback being the 

 short time allotted to enjoy their friendliness and hospitality. 



