San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-02
THE FAIR.

Inc people VINO were expected Ou Uhc
grounds yesterday morning did not make
their appearance until quite late in the
afternoon, owing no doubt, in great tpart
to the chronic slowneSs with which eX-
hibits are put in place. Why is it that it
is always the third day before the ex-
hibitors of any exposition, from those in
a county fair up to worlds exposition,
get ready for the public?
Our home people should have been in
place last Saturday, with their exhibits
and left the final preparations, il any
were to made, after the F air was proper
ly open to those from abroad who did
than was necessary. Even now,
though the third day has come,
the notes OF preparation are
occasionally heard, and some of those
who have space on the galleries of the
main hall are still busy putting matters
in shape.
San Antonians are much disappointed
in not finding the Mackey exhibit in its
old quarters in the northwest corner of
the Exposition hall, where on last year IL
was the thrOnged center OF an interested
crowd. who never seemed to tire of wit
Messing the operations of the molders in
clay. The Collins exhibit, too, which ii
was expected would be one OF the finest
on the ground. failed to materialize at
the last moment, and the very peculiar
reason given that the company were too
busy at home to put themselves on exhibit
ton on the hall. There are, it is true, quite
a number of San Antonio exhibits this
year, not represented last, but there is
room for more, particularly such as rep
resent the manual and power industries
of the city.
San Antonio is in far away corner of
the Lone Star State" So far at least as
manufacturing and mechanical creation
is concerned, she is remote. She has not
the resources of large adjacent popua
tions to draw upon either for exhibits or
attendance. and there is all the more rea-
son that her own people should have put
forth every energy and made every sacri-
fee TO fill the Exposition hall with exhib-
its before the opening day, and with their
presence and that of their families when
the doors were flung wide to the public.
As il is. while the attendance is not
even on this third day all that is TO be
desired by any means, the exhibit itself j.
a long way ahead of any heretofore held
in this city. As several gentlemen re-
marked to the LIGHT yesterday afternoon
IF the people are not here the exhibits
are.'' ''ThiS is an exhibition not mere
crowd of fakers.'' This is 100 per cent
in advance of last year" etc.
As the days go by. it is more and more
apparent that the changes made by the
management, and they have been neither
few nor inexpensive, have been
ing the comfort and convenience of
the visitors. The improvements in
the grounds in the way of walks, divS-
ion of grounds, restriction of driving,
allotment of police, etc, are all improve
mentS, as well as those at the gates and
in the offices. The. most material i'm
prOvement is the fine audience hall on
the northeast annex to the main eXposi-
tion building, having a seating capacity of
$500 and connecting directly with the
lower floor and galleries of the Main hall.
The weary ones, tired with wandering
through the grounds and buildings can
now find a resting place for the sole of
so incline, while to the comfort of much
needed rest is added the pleasure of en-
joying as fine music as is heard in any
land on almost any occasion.
The feature of the Exposition so far has
been its music. Mexico always gen
erOusly ready to give US here in Texas
her countenance and her presence, unable
to lend us the presence of her large
hearted President Gen. DiaZ, TO open and
grace our Exposition, has sent us as his
representative, Don Miguel Rios Tole-
dano, who Is also the leader of the "Rapa-
doreZ," conceded TO be the superior of any
band in the Mexican army. This band
enlivenS the day and evening with its
magnificent music. the pleasure of listen
ing to which is greatly enhanced by the
luxury of a comfortable chair, unveXed by
the dfStra CT lion of thrOngS hurrying TO and
fro, through the Exposition. The con-
certs usually open at IL a. IN. continuing
until 1890; ana from 2 p. m. until 1. The
selections for this morning were:
DeSpueS de la Victoria, PaSO-DOble..
Observation-Disclosures. c. RivaS
Primavera, Obertura. .Por L. Beristain
Amelia, Walls. .Por u. RoSaS
Traviata, MOSaicO. Por t. Verdi
Los VentinnO, SchOttisch. .Por s. Torres
ID Despertoir, Mazurka. .... POr. $. Gay
La Elegante, POlca de Concerto eje-
cutada. Por ell tor G. Rivas
DanZaS. .........-... ...............''.'..
The United States military band, of the
Sam Houston post, this city, took the
band stand in the large auditorium yes
had marched out and rendered some de-
lightful music until the hour for appear
ing on the grand stand at the race track
Add, to these superb bands the lighter
music of the famous Spanish students
and quality and variety of musical at
fractions is afforded that no other city in
the country can present at Fair. The
to hear and seeing every
day, and is cheap at the price
charged for admission, to say nothing of
the exposition itself in main and machin-
cry halls, in the stock grounds, in the
ring and on the track.
THE MEXICAN BAND.
This organization of musical experts
was the first military band organized in
Mexico after the formation of the repub-
lie and is attached to the engineering