San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-12
HAS IT PETERED OUT.
The Railroad Committee Throw up the
Sponge-A Mass Meeting Tonight
the Only Hope

/ bAIo Niiy uOpe.
The railroad meeting held on last Saturda,
! night at the court house was better attended
than any Of the meetings previously held
| After some preliminary diminishing and com
! parisOn of notes the meeting was called e
! order and organized with Henry b. Sinner
chairman. and l.. NJ. Gregory, secretary. The
list OF subscribers was called for and read: J
W. breckenridge, $1,000: Martin & Schryyer
$1,000; A. B. Frank 4 Co., Gold Frank, Frank
500 o; +. ID. L. Wickes, 5000; Mrs. Caroline
hampmann, $500; ID. n A. Oppenheimor, NJ
Half Bro, +. Groos 4 Co, DIR. r. Herd, ST.
Geo. Dullnig and I. {. Frost 5000 each: John
J. Stevens, Ross Kennedy, J. 5. Thornton, T..
II Cunningham, John Wclters, John II. James,
W. II. II. ;. Young, Geo. W. Russ, J. >.
Alexander, James N. Foster, Leroux x Cos
grove, Houston Bros, John =. Lytle, Bell
Bros, Geo. Schroeder and Fritz SchreineT,
each, slOOO: A. Panconast &Son, Joske Broth.
Grs, l.. NJ; Gregory, l. wolfson, J. +. Mugge,
Fashion Theatcr Co, h. Kaltcyer n Son, q.
SchaSse, Is. Oppcnhcimer, Gucnthcr h Zad-
dick, $. 4. Duerler, N. J. Patterson, Henry
PSuiy, {. Balm, PgiPcrS Schulthess, Chabol d
J. Hofheinz, Leonardo Cara and j.
House Co, each 500 j. ID, de-
vine, Ad0lph Dreiss, william Cassn, A.
HGsmer, jr., and Wolf 4 Marx, each, $50:
Cotton Bolton, Thomas =. Kerr, NJ. Landa 4
Bro, H. llanschke, ItiedCl y Tipps, Mic TeDgg,
a. CarOthCrs, NOycs LanghOlZ, George A.
Cabot and J. Chabot each sou T. Brady.
Hcusinger, Geo. kOcrner a Co, Abbott x
Steinmann. Flam n Hilbert, Frank Teich, VIM,
n OuttCrside a Co. Angelo Battaglia O. A,
StumbcrH, lisa Landa, &. II. Mueller, X. Becker,
u. Killing, Mrs. Mary G. ChabOt. Lockwood 4
simpson, Reuter- Bros, A. Schultz, and Mike
MCDCrmOtt each SlUO.
Comparison of rOtes was made concerning
the amounts placed ON other lists, not present.
cd, of which the committee had knowledge
and the statement made that $4,000 was still
required to make up the requisite SlsO,OOO
Colonel Belknap presented the following re-
port from the committee and requested their
discharge:
After one months patient efforts and hard
work we are compelled to admit, with deep re-
Rret, mingled with shame and modification
that the efforts to awaken the enthusiasm and
the public spirit Of our people into investing
SlSJUO OF their wealth in the bonds OF the
Aransas Pass road, and by so doing secure its
construction towards the great northwest,
has proved an utter failure. A proposition so
liberal as the one before us has never been
made to u city of our size and Importance
Reduced to simple figures (as IL takes nearly
one year for subscribers TO pay for their in
Yestment IL means the loss of two years in
iGtest or say donation of 5000 In cash.
we defy any one 10 show a more liberal prop
Osition. You have seen small towns and VII
lagos of less than 300 people giving away SO
90, and even SlOOOO0, of their property In or
DER 70 secure railWays, and acquire easy COM
municatlOn and quick access 10 their neigh
b0rs. therefore, II II with shame and morti.
ncalOn that we point to our S20OOO.OOO of
wealth, our 1000 people, and confess we are
behind the age, and are lacking OF interest i'm
the future welfare and prosperity of this CITY
Our results summed up afIcT so man
days, amounts to Slb,SJO by 70 or ~ persons
we are satisfied that we have used every effort
said all that could he said as TO the Importance
OF this subject, and that We can do no more
We feel sure that from the date IL goes abroad
TINS is failure, that II different condition of
thlngs VIII begin IN this city, and the many
stores and houses now vacant will receive
other aud daily accessiOns. The young can
stand II II the old desire, for they need tarry
here no longer. but seek other fields where
aisif In ltNgn nj
enjoy the fruits OF their own iiberaity and in
dustry. TAKE the few names ON this list and
II means the mass, the $500 inhabitants
In the valley are opposed To advancement and
prosperity.
"YOur committee can do no more than their
report tonight has shown. The time that was
so kindly extended for accomplishing what
should ordinarily be done in - hOurs expires
on Monday the 18th, aud they ask that they be
discharged from further effort IN this matter.
l.. NJ. GREGORY,
A BELKNAP,
Committee"
On motion Of l.. NJ. Gregory all the sub-com.
mittcc's were discharged. and the following
committc" was subsequently appointed TO
complete the work and present tho matter TO
the mass meeting called tonight: Geo. W.
IL. Gucnthcr and l.. NJ. Gregory
Colonel Belknap then introduced the follow
ing resolutions which were adopted:
Resolved, That the secretary be author
lied to call mass meeting OF the citizens of
san Antonio, 10 be he'd at the county court
house, on Monday night, July u, when one
more effort will be made TO raise the $4,000;
and IL failure is to result in the end that our
people may know who are the friends of this
Improvement, and to whom the blame shall
be charged for its failure
Resolved That at the meeting to be- held on
Monday night, the secretary have prepared a
list Of all property in this city and names of
owners, valued at over $1,000; that their
names be called and such AS may he rcpres-
ented in the meeting answer, and then and
there the opportunity be given them to aid
this proposition and make the building of the
road to the northwest a success.
IL will he seen from the above that the COM
mittee have done their work: that very many
of our wealthy citizens have done little or moth
ing 70 aid this important enterprise; that
$4,000 remains to be raised and that If those
who hold large real estate interests in this city
and vicinity do not come forward at the mass
meeting to night our northwestern extension
Is dead. The proposition OF the railway COM
psny Will be Withdrawn at midnight tonight
II the conditions proposed are not met. OF
this there Is no question. Let every one be
governed by this certainty i'm deciding what 20
do concerning the meeting tonight.