San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-11
SETTLE THE ACCOUNTS.

| etJbl0u. uo CTcullOIS vi VIC dooOOlo-
ton haunt the offices of the manage
men looking for liquidation of their
claim, but looking in vain. So far as
the LIGHT is informed the disbursing
officers of the association have paid
out the monies received and are now
waiting the payment by the citizens
committee of the sum guaranteed by
the city, as the condition upon which
the fair would be held by the associ-
alton. The LIGHT is informed that
the citizens committee has carefully
examined the accounts of the associa-
ton and inspected the vouchers COW
ering all alleged expenditures
and have found the same correct;
that there has been q full under
standing as to what expenses
were to be charged to the holding
Of this years fair as legitimate ex-
penses, and what should be charged
to the fair association as "better-
ments" in the way of permanent i'm
provements and so not legitimately
within the expense account of this
year. All these points have been
amicably settled and yet there seems
to be no movement on the part of the
committee to pay over the guarantee
funds and put the association in posi-
ton to liquidate the claims outstand-
ing against it. This condition OF at
fairs is not creditable to whoever is
responsible for 1T. The men who
have furnished the material and the
men who have expended labor alike
need the money due them and for
which they have already given full
equivalent. 1t is not right, and it in
jures the credit of the association, and
becomes a reproach to the city if
1T is true that the guarantee is
Withheld after the committee has ex-
amined the records inspected the
vouchers, adjusted the items of ex-
penditure and expressed itself salts
fled with the showing. If this is
not so then it were high time that
this fact were known and the blame
laid at the door OF the parties respons-
ible for this delay in meeting the
claims of those to whom the as
ISOLATION is honestly intebted. 1t is
only right that the facts be given to
the public and the responsibility
properly placed.
There is little doubt that this man
ner of securing the Fair management,
by guarantee, is at the bottom of the
whole trouble. Cash is one thing,
guarantee is another. The city of
Dallas pays.a given sum of money
to the State Fair company for hold
ing the fair and that ends the matter
as between the city and the Fair
managers. The managers pay the
bills win or loses and that
ends matters between them and
their creditors. San Antonio must
come to such arrangement or give up
all idea of holding an annual fair.
This, however, is question of the fu
ture and not of the present The pres
ent question is the liquidation of pres
ent debts. The situation is one con-
corning which there need be no mis-
understanding. The Fair manage
ment either are or are not entitled to
the guarantee given by the city. If
they are not entitled, let the citizens
committee say so plainly, stating upon
what grounds the guarantee is refused
and clearing themselves from the re-
sponsibility of this failure to pay hon.
est claims. Ii the Fair management
is entitled to the guarantee promised,
then it should be paid as agreed upon
and the managers relieved from their
present embarrasments. If the money
Is not in the hands of the committee,
and only exists on paper, the COM
mittee should have notified the
Fair management of this fact before
they commenced operations. 1t is
plain that either the citizens commit
tee or the Fair management are at
fault, and the people have a right to
know just where the blame lies. The
attention of the LIGHT has been fire.
quently called to this matter and it
now calls the attention of the Fair
managers and the citizens committee
to the case. and by so doing dis
charges its own duty in the premises.
A Scrap of Paper Saves her Life.