San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-29
HOPING FOR THE FAIR.
The Citizens Committee Undertake
to Arrange MatterS--A Meeting
Held Last Night and Work

Held Last Night and Work
Blocked Out.
The citizens committe appointed
some days since to confer with the
council and if possible secure right of
way for the four foot eight inch gauge
to the fair grounds, failing in that ef-
fort have been endeavoring to move
in other directions. AS result of
their work meeting of the committee
and few invited citizens was held at
Scholz hall last night, to see what
measures could be taken at this the
eleventh hour, to secure the holding
of the Fair which the directors would
not assume the responsibility of hold
ing with a certain loss of thousands
of dollars staring them in the face ow-
ing to inadequate transportation to
the.fair grounds.
Hon. Columbus Epson called the
meeting to order, was elected chair
man and Max Meyer secretary.
The meeting was addressed by
Messrs. Mackey, Lockwood, Joske,
Schram and others and very free re-
ports were made of what the council
and the Arkansas Pass road would do
and what the Eighth ward would not
do, and a committee was appointed to
take the matter in hand and see what
can be done in the matter.
Acting upon the reports made
that the council will grant temporary
right of way over Presa street for a
steam car line. to be operated by the
citizens during the fair, tracks to be
removed within ten days after fair
closes; that the eighth ward directors
| would actively support this move
ment; that President Lott would fur
nish the rails and rolling stock for
such road without cost for use of
same, citizens assuming all control
and ponsiblity-acting upon the
assumption that these reports were
bona fide, a committee of ten to raise
subscriptions to the amount Of 800, 600
| or S25, 900 was created. This money
is to pay the expenses of laying the
track and removing which will not
exceed $4,000 and the balance as
an indemnity fund in case the
citizens themselves and not the AssO-
citation hold the fair,
The committee, of which Max
Mayer was made chairman, are A. |.
Lockwood, Alex JOske, l.. Wolfson,
+. d. Frazer. Frank Grice, G. Schmelt-
ger, NJ. Haas, B. w. Rely and Jos.
BOelhauwe.
This morning the committee APP
pointed at last nights meeting held a
consultation at 10 o'clock. The re-
ported proposition of the Arkansas
Pass railway was discussed and it
was finally decided that if this were
true, work would be at once com
menced. Finally it was agreed to
telegraph Col. Lott, of the Aransas
Pass railway, who is now in Waco,
and ascertain if this reported PROPOSE
ton is valid. If he replies faVorably,
the fact will be communicated at the
meeting this afternoon. If not, we'll
then, things will look cloudy again.
West Virginia Election Still On.
Wheeling Intelligencer.
For the first time since his nOmina-
ton by the democratic convention
Judge Fleming has a majority for
governor of West Virginia. He went
before the people and they refused to
give him a majority. The democratic
state committee took him before a
committee of the Legislature, and after
some very bold work that committee
has presented him with majority
small to begin with, but having with
in itself the elements of growth. IN
der the tender, fostering care of dem
ocratic investigators, backed by this
democratic strength in the legisla-
ture, the majority may go on climb
ing up until it reaches the height of
Eitfel tower. The democratic state
committee is entitled to the most con-
spicuous place in the Inauguration
pageant.
SPINNING cotton direct from the
fields without ginning or baling is
the latest thing in cotton manufact-
ure. An Alabama man claims to
have invented a process by which
this can be done. If he succeeds a
transfer of the cotton mills of New
England and the north will neces-
sarily be made to the cotton growing
sections. No ginning nor baling will
make all the difference in the world
in the cost of production and big
stride forward will be taken by the
south. Cotton can be manufactured
at the south to-day cheaper than at
the north, but with this invention
cotton manufacture will cease out
side the cotton districts.
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