San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-05
COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE.
DUTIES OF STANDING COM
MITTEES.
Applications for Secretary--M Weiss
Resolution--The Membership
Committee, Etc.


sof directors of the new Commercial Ex
change was held at DR.. Fishers office las
night. with a full quorum of director
present, including Mr.. w. H. Weiss, VIII,
has just returned from New York anC
Europe.
The duties of the various standing com
mittees was then taken up and the follow
ing rules were passed, defining said duties
MEMBERSHIP AND SUBSCRIPTION. II
shall be the duty of the committee or
Membership andsubscription TO thorough.
~ canvass the city of San Antonio and
tributary country, in person, by cores
pondence and by paid solicitor TO secure
as large a membership and as large a
subscription for the purpose of adver-
Using the resources of San Antonio and
Southwest Texas throughout the United
States as possible.
The committee shall report to the
board of directors for acceptance or re
lection the names of persons whom they
may wish to employ in this work.
FINANCE 1t shall be the duty of the
{ finance committee to keep thoroughly in
formed on the financial condition of the
exchange; TO examine and pass upon all
bills before they are paid and to audit all
accounts,
BANKING AND CONDFRCE.-It shall be
the duty of the committee on banking and
commerce to procure and compile all in
formation relating to the banking and
mercantile business Of San Antonio and
country tributary thereto.
IMMIGRATIoN.-It shall be the duty of
the immigration committee to answer all
inquiries that may be made from any
source in regard to immigration and give
such information as may be possible for
them to obtain on the subject for the ben
eft of enquireTs 1t shall also be the duty
of said committee to take charge of immi-
grants coming to this city and vicinity to
locate, and to furnish them with such in
formation as they may seek and other
wise assist them in becoming located in
our midst.
REAL EsTATE.-It shall be the duty of
the committee on real estate to obtain in
formation in regard to real estate, city
and country property, farming lands and
ranch properties, and furnish the same to
all other committees when applied for.
and TO compile table showing compare
tive statement of the number of transfers
in the city and in the county, giving con-
siderations for 1899 and 1890: also the
building permits in this city for the same
year, giving the number and cost OF
buildings, and all other information
that may be of benefit to the Exchange.
ADVERTISING COMNHTTEE.-It shall be
the duty of the advertising committee To
consider all positions that may be Of
fered the Exchange for advertising. and
submit recommendations in each case for
the consideration of the directors. TIC
keep general supervision over all adver-
Using done by the Exchange. To pre-
pare all contracts for advertising on be-
half of the Exchange subject to the APP
proval of the proper officers.
All accounts for amounts Of SlOO OF
above must approve by the board of dir
ectors before being entered into.
AGRICULTURAL REsOUECES.-It shall be
the duty of the committee on agricultu.
raj resources to obtain information as t
what our lands are adapted for. how much
cotton has been raised per acre, and what
can be or has been done in fruit culture
and as TO the adaptabilitY of our soil anC
climate for raising wheat, corn, oats, rye
sugar cane, hay and other farm products
also as to the advantage of this section
for gardening on large scale and all in.
formation that may be of benefit to this
exchange.
MINERAL RESOURCES.-It shall be thu
duty OF the committee on mineral re-
sources to obtain full information in re-
gard to gold. silver. tin. coal iron. leaC
i =
ETC.. making clear statements of thu
probable or known quantities of each and
where found, and all other information
on the minerOlOgy of Southwest Texas.
WATER POWER AND MANUFACTURES
IL shall be the duty of the chairman O.
the committee on water power and manu-
features to select from the exchange TIVE
members subject to the approval of thu
board of directors, who are familiar with
fs.a fg, at l.
pairing data for the manufacturing of al
classes of goods, including data concern
ing the resources for obtaining raw ma
terial for same: also to ascertain all fact
relating to water power within San AntO
MO and its tributary country which can b.
utilized for operating machinery, and Il
make calculations as near as possible 0
the comparative cost and profit ION good
between the city and other cOmpetin!
points. The committee shall also ascer,
tain the cost of buildings necessary 70
special lines of manufacturing when sucl
information is required for the enlighten
ment of prospective manufacturers: ais
to prepare all Of said information in
simple and practical form and to Shoy
and explain all such information to yisitin
capitalists or others when called upon TO d
fi.
STOCK INDUsTRIEs.-It shall be the dut
of the committee on stock industries [
gather and compile all possible informa
ton and statistics in regard to the stoc
industries of San Antonio and SouthweS
Texas, including cattle, sheep, horse
mules, goats, hogs, ETC., and to set fort
fully the advantages possessed by San An
tonic as a stock market.
CI.IMAToLoGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
1t shall be the duty of the COMMITTEES o
climatology and public, health TO gath'
oil ohfainahla data and statistics rplatir
TO the climatology of Southwest Texas
will properly aid in inducing immigratiO
TO treat generally with the subject
mhlic health for the information of u