San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-26
THE CONFESSIONAL EXCHANGE.

The COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE.
BY reference to the news columns
of the LIGHT 1t will be seen that the
work of the committee, appointed one
week ago to report plans of organiza-
ton for work in developing the re-
sources of this city, has been per-
formed to the satisfaction of the
citizens assembled last night, and
that an organization has been created
and $4,000 81 bscribed towards carrying
out its purposes. The LIGHT feels
decidedly jubilant over this very ia
vorable beginning. Almost for the
first time has mass meeting been
held in San Antonio for the purpose
of doing definite work in connection
with the development of the city
and completed the work without ad.
journment or postponement. The
first meeting appointed the committee
and gave them week in which to
promulgate and present its plans
of organization and operation. That
committee did its work so we'll that
it was ready to report on time, and
in no particular was that work
changed by the mass meeting that
passed upon it, save to add two men,
5ers to its directory. The amount
required by the committee as a pre-
requisite of organization was raised
by the meeting and now the work Of
pressing the subscription and adding
the remaining $4,000 for the carry
ing OH the years work is committed
to the hands of the directory. The
first work cut out for this body Is to
look after that Llano extension;
see how much work is necessary
to be done In order to complete
the grading and bridges for the
ties. This will be the first link in
the chain binding us to the great ore
deposits of what is becoming known
as the Llano mineral region. Waco
and Fort Worth are moving for
railway connections with this ore re-
gion, and contracts have been signed
with contractors at Waco for under
taking work between that city and
Lampases. San Antonio is the
natural outlet for Llano and Frede.
ricksburg, and with this road built to
this city, and Arkansas Pass opened,
or any other deep water port in the
west end of the Gulf OF Mexico, that
whole region would turn It's COM
merce, its ore and all its products this
way. s... ...-. ~
The meeting held last night dem
onstrates that San Antonio 10 waking
up. The keynote was struck in the
statement that the design of the COM
mittee was to present plans for devel-
oping San Antonio and not for boom
ing her. The editorial utterances of
the LIGHT for some days past in its
leading articles have been directly in
the line of last nights action. The
putting all our advantage fairly be-
fore the country, inviting examine
ton and stimulating enquiry, satisfy
ing that enquiry by an array of unim-
peachable facts, undertaking rather
than overstating our advantages,
these are the things that
will tell. San Antonio need
fear no rival in fair and equal race
tor population, investment of capital
and creation of Industries. She can
offer as much in the market, and bid
as high for these things as any city
established on this continent. In
such a race, with her advantages and
resources known, her undeveloped
condition is an added inducement to
capital, and brains and mechanical
skill to locate here and reap the cer-
tain reward that will come through
development. The meeting last night
vas earnest. 1t was business meet
ing from start to finish. The business
like propositions of the commit .
were strong points in their favor and
recommended them on sight. Every
citizen must be seen and solicited for
his aid. Contributions this year will
be necessary to do much work
not necessary to be done again. Per-
manent sources of revenue must be
provided and self-sustaining Ex-
change result, otherwise the organi.
4 zatinn will n va IN work undar n isa H.