San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-04
TEXAS SPRING PALACE.
Mass Meeting al San Marcos.


Al a mass meeting OF the citizens OF Sai
Marcos, held In the court house, March 20
1859, in regard to tho Texas Spring Palace
Mayor Hammett Hardy was called to tn
chair, and sterling Fisher was selected SEQ
rotary. Al the request of the Chair, Capt
W. G. Veal explained tho object Of thu
meeting, and in an eloquent and graphic dis
course described the object of the TeIa
Spring Palace, which will open in tho Cit,
OF Fort Worth on May 29th. 1850.
wheroupon tho following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
Resolpod, That wo organize an association
to DO known as the the Hays County Spring
Palace Assoc iation, auxiliary to tho Texas
Spring Palace. Its object shall be TO col
lect exhibits of all kinds from tho farm,
orchard, garden, ranch, prairie and forest
and water, art and nature, and send the
same for exhibition in the Texas Spring
Palace at Fort Worth, on the 20, 1889, SO
that the entire resources Of Hays county
may be properly advertised and capital in
duced to help develope our resources.
Q. That We elect one president and male
and female vice-presidont for each COM
munity, who shall constitute the executive
committee.
8. That we request evory lady and
gentleman in Hays county to become mem
bers of said association by sending theil
names to the secretary and signifying thei
willingness to aid in the work.
4. That the following subcommittee b'
selected:
On farm. orchard and garden products.
On ranch products, such as wool, hides
horns, etc.
On fish.
On mechanical and manufactured pro
ducts.
On geological and meteorological products
On timber.
On native grapes, fruits, plants ant
shrubbery.
On stuffed birds and animals.
On relics and curiosities of all kinds,
On education.
On painting and fine art, photographs
pictures and korporama, or pictures de
signed and made of Texos products
| W. D. Wood was elected president, an
w. o. Hutchinson, first vice-president; j. '
Hutchins, treasurer, and Il. w. Cook, sec
rotary; and the following vice. presidents:
Tom Davis and Miss Emma Littlepage
Oyster Creek; Mrs. G.. G. johnson, Sa
Marcos; Desha Bunton and Mrs. JUL
Mitchell, Kyle; j. M. Adams and Mrs. L
D. Darlington, Buda; Rev. J. A. Thoma
and Mrs. j. H. Sanders, Kimberley; Capt
IL O. P. McLendon and Mrs. II. G. Dura,
Dripping Springs
1t was ordered that committee of fiv
be appointed to present the interest of tn
Texas Spring Palace to the citizens of Hay
county in an address, with power to ca
precinct and county meeting or meeting
for the purpose of getting the matter befor
the peOplc huu chCSpihS pSi VI
panization, and the following gentlemen
we're appointed on said committee: j: v
Hutchins, G.. G. johnson, Thomas Code
Owen Ford and S. Fisher.
1t was determined by the committee
call general meeting for the entire cour
ty, at San Marcos, for May g.; and it
specially urged that the Indies be present
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed to visit the points named immediatel
aud present the matter to the citizens @
those localities and urge them to send dele
gates to the meeting to be held in San Mai
COS May 6:
Thomas Code to attend the Count
Farmers Alliance at San Marcos; Judg
liz. II Kone, Kyle Rev Nj
Bunting, Kyle; H. E. Barber. Buda; MI
Davenport and s. B. Mcbride, WimberleJ
Owen Ford, Kimberley; G.. G. johnson
Oyster Creek; Capt. j. V. Hutchini
San Marcos. S, FISHER,
III. HARDY, Secretary.
Chairman.