San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-23
FAIR NOTES.

Mr.. Joe Gallagher has changed his plans
and will not be in charge Of exhibits of
the ladies textile department during the
Fair.
Modesto Torres has been appointed
chief of the fair grounds police.
Mr.. Wynnes Andrews will have charge
of the gate receipts during the Fair.
What steps have been taken to accom-
mOdate our visitors? The Fair opens in
just eight days from today.
A number of local merchants have their
WOrkmen out at the grounds putting up
their stands.
Nearly all of the space for exhibits, etc
has been assigned but the privileges are
still selling tOlerably fast.
The horse and cattle men are rushing
their stock on to San Antonio. w. NJ. c.
Hills trOtterS and PAGERS have arrived
and letters from Red River Cattle compa-
ny stating that three cars of their fine
Stock Farm and r. M. ROut that their
stock is being shipped: from Terrell, of
Harris, that a car of swine, car of
horses and car of cattle leave their
farms tomorrow; and from Pearson Bros.
of Round Rock that large shipment
of Cleveland bays will follow in few
days, came in this mornings mail.
The special premiums are not all nyet.
The Alamo Heights Land and Improve
ment company will give 50X150 foot lot
on their suburb as a special premium.
Gen. Russ will also give a premium of
500 cash for the best write up of the city
containing not less than 1,2O0 words and
circulated on the Fair grounds. MeSsrs
VIM. Ferguson, L. w. FlOrea and O. c.
GuesSaZ, being appointed as judges in
this competition.
Louis JeSSel will be here from Victoria
with an extra lot of cattle.
E. ID. Mueche. of LuIing will exhibit an
extra fine lot of fancy pigeons.
A telegram was received this morning
from Lieut.. Greedy, chief Of the U. 5.
Signal service department. which reads
Fine weather to cover all the dates of
your exposition"
j. II. Leach of the poultry department,
writes that this years poultry depart
ment will eclipse anything we have ever
had before. Mr.. Leach had charge of
last years poultry department and knows
whereof he speaks.
A letter was received from James l..
Trueheart last night, dated Oct 18th,
stating that the Mexican exhibit this
year will be larger, more varied and more
select than that of last year. The finest
band of the republic, he writes, will be in
San Antonio next Monday night.
have been placed in charge of the pub
lie comfort bureau. AS the Fair opens in
just eight days, the gentlemen have
started in upon their labOrS Immediately
to canvas the city. Their office from to-
morrow afternoon will be in the Fair
office in the Kampmann building, as Man
ager Workman and his assistants will
move out to the Office on the grounds to-
morrow. The gentlemen ask that every
house or home in the city that can posi-
bly, give board or lodging TO one or more
persons, should have its address, number
of persons it can accommodate and its
rates sent to their office Immediately.
A letter from Frank A. Ryan, of the
MaddoXia Park Farm, and vice-preSident
ton, has been received, stating
that the Farm will have its ship
ment of fine runners on hand in
plenty time for the fair, and
gives the following list of their runners
that will be here: Germania, six years;
Brown Gelding, not named, four years;
Encounter, three years; Skates, two
years; Cyrena, two years; AlIaSSandra,
| two years; Tommy Il, two years; Winnie
Woods, two years; Irene, two years,
For the past few days there has been
considerable communication between the
Fair management and the United States
treasury authorities. The trouble arose
about bonding the exposition hall con-
| tanning the foreign exhibits. Immediate
| ly communication was opened with our
representatives in Washington and the
matter received prompt attention. This
| morning a final answer came from the
| deputy custom collector at Eagle Pass,
stating that Collector Vaughn will arrive
| here in day or two to bond the building
and authorizing the secretary to appoint
a stOrekeeper over the foreign exhibits.
| This settles an important question and
the foreign exhibits will arrive now
straight along.