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The following banks are members of the clearing house: Alamo National Bank,
City National Bank, Frost National Bank, Lockwood National Bank, National Bank of
Commerce, Woods National Bank. Groos and Company, D. & A. Oppenheimer, D. Sul-
livan and Co., American Bank and Trust Co., and West Texas Bank and Trust Co.

Alamo Beach.

The completion of the G. H. & S. A. Railway from San Antonio to Port Lavaca
gives our city double train service to this sea port and has filled a long felt necessity, as
it also puts our city in direct connection with Alamo Beach, our natural bathing, boat-
ing and hunting grounds.

Points of Interest.

ALAMO PLAZA: There is no more delightful introduction to San Antonio
than is given by the first view of Alamo Plaza. Its semi-tropical verdure,
always green and luxuriant, both in winter and summer, at once gives a
favorable impression of the city and its really delightful climate. All of
Alamo Plaza and the surrounding ground is historic. Across it the Mex-
ican army under Santa Anna marched in making their final assault on the
Alamo, which resulted in the annihilation of the brave Travis and his
martyred comrades. It is really a portion of the original Alamo, the walls of that mis-
sion having formerly included it. Facing on Alamo Plaza are the Menger Hotel; the
city ticket offices of the I. & G. N.; the M. K. & T.; the Rock Island-Frisco; and the