San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-30
LAREDO NEWS.
Cotton Mill Assured Delegates
Elected-On ~Trial-Town Dots.

Cotton Mill Assured Delegates
EIected-On Trial-Town OTIS.
From our Special Correspondent
LAREDO, July 20, 1890.
To the DAILY LIGHT.
Some months ago the city council
set aside five hundred blocks of
ground for the purpose of establish
ing factories in the city. In May Col.
Louis J. McVicker, of New York, ar
rived here, took a look at the city to
see what her further prospects were,
and what inducements she would
offer capitalists to erect a cot
ton factory in the city. After
making a thorough investigation,
he reported to his associates
in the east what he thought of Lare-
do. They instructed him to 90 ahead
and get what he could from the city
and If satisfactory they would erect
a cotton mill in Laredo. He petit
toned the city council for five hum
bred blocks of ground in the eastern
division of the city, for which they
chinery that would not cost less
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lars and that they would give
employment to not less than one hun
dred hands. This was accepted on
condition that they would give a S25,
900 bond to the city that they would
carry out their contract. Col. Nc
Wicker accepted that proposition and
a contract was signed by the Mayor.
and McVicker went to New York
with it, His associates asked to be re-
lieved from giving such a large bond,
as they did not want to have that
much money tied up for four or five
years, and besides they did not
see the necessity of it as title
did not pass to then un.
til the factory was buiies
and in running order. They
made the city another proposition.
that If they would leave the bond
question out that they would put the
mill here.
The city council at their meeting
Thursday night accepted that propo-
sition and wired them to that effect.
Saturday night Judge +. B. Earnest
received a telegrm to close the Jon
tract and to-day all the papers were
signed by the mayor and forwarded
and thus the cotton mill is assured.
Col. l.. J. McVicker, is expected
here by the 10th Of August, and work
will commence on the building at
once.
The democracy, of Webb county,
met at Market Hall Saturday even
ing and elected the following dele
gates to attend the state convention
at San Antonio, Congressional and
Legislation conventions:
STATE CONVENTION.
]. M. Rodriguez, E. A. Aztec, A. f.
Krempkau, r. Garcia, H. NJ. Cate, w.
G. Giddens, A. Urbahn, r. Martin IL.
Christen, ]. o. Nicholson, E. r. Tar
yer, d. Sanchez, l.. r. Ortiz, J. 8.
Penn, w. II. Adams, G. A. McLane,
f. Denike, T. A. johnson, F. B.
Earnest.
CONGRESSIONAL.
F. B. Earnest, H. G. Dickinson,
w. Showalter, G. j. Buck, M. San
l.. J. Christen, E. r. Tarver, G. X.
Gravis.
REPRESENTATIVES.
c. A. McLane, l.. P. Bryant, H. Dix,
G. X. Gravis, G.. r. Page, A. E.
Krempkau, r.. Viddaurri.
The delegates 60 uninstructed to
all the conventions. There was q
resolution introduced and passed
endorsing the candidacy of Hon. Gus
tave Cook for governor.
There will be a large number of the
citizens go from here to San Antonio
during convention week, and they
are making their arrangements to
paint the town red.
Peter Hammond, who killed J. w.
Holdoony last August in this city and
was tried last January and sent to
the penitentiary tor life, but had the
Ease reversed, was again called up
today and out of 120 Jurors they Sc
secured five. The court ordered 40
more jurors summoned, and then ad-
journed until tomorrow. 1t is very
doubtful If they will be able to get q
jury in his case and that it Will have
to be transferred to another county.
Since the rains OF last week every
thing in this section looks fresh. The
cotton in the vicinity of Laredo is
opening out nicely.
Alamo Pilgrims.