San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-04
THE FAIR,

made in the drive since last year. The work
done by the city has been we'll expended,
and the constant passage to and fro OF
the Sprinklers' carts keeps the dust down
to a minimum, so that the ride out is
no longer thing to be dreaded, but is in
reality pleasure. Not many hacks, so
far, have been seen upon the ground, the
electric service from the center OF the
city and the mule service from the sub
urbS in connection with the Aaransas
Pass, affording all the transportation re-
quired.
The attendance yesterday was greatly
increased over that of the preceding day.
New exhibits arrived for machinery hall,
and the Mackey pottery plant will be put
in to day and be ready for the instruction
and amusement OF visitors, grinding out
little jugs and showing the manufacture
of pottery ware on its native heath, or
rather in its native mud home.
The grumblerS may carp as they Will,
this is the best exhibit yet placed in the
buildings of the San Antonio information
al fair and exposition. 1t is true that it is
MOTH the main building, the largest exhi-
bit. but this is largely owing TO the failure
of our own citizens to occupy the space
taken by them and reserved for them. A
gentleman from Chicago informed The
LIGHT yesterday that he was surprised
at the excellence of the exhibits, and
while they were not as numerous as was
to be desired, they We're of very superior
quality" This gentleman was just re-
turning from the Pacific coast and was
deeply interested in our placing Texas
exhibit IN Chicago during the worlds
fair. This matter is being already talked
up by some of our San Antonio people and
may yet bear fruit in putting San An
tonic and Southwestern Texas exhibit at
the Columbia fair, which will be worth
good hard money TO San Antonio.
The LIGHT was also in conversation
with gentleman from Dallas yesterday,
one of whom said that he had been
in San Antonio several days and that our
people here were not taking the interest
in the Fair that they should. In Dallas,
he said, we are making the effort of our
lives and every man, woman and child in
Dallas eats fair, talks fair, sleeps fair and
dreams fair. This gentleman paid very
high compliment to the quality of our ex-
hibitS, our stock, machinery and main
building displays.
In addition to matters already men
toned in the main building, there are
some features particularly well worthy OF
mention.
The stationery exhibit of Kypfer &
Sengg is among this number, not only on
account of its real merit, including as it
does AN infinite variety, but because of the
pluck and energy of these exhibitors.
They are young men, not yet engaged in
business for themselves, purpoSlng TO en-
ter trade here as soon as their room in the
Kampmann building, on Houston street,
is ready, and here they are with as fine
| a stationery exhibit in all its branches as
was ever made in the south. Such enter
prise is deserving of recognition, and had
it been emulated by other firms, in this
city already established in business, San
Antonio, would have placed herself much
more favorably before the people who
COM to see who and what we have.
The fountain and tank with its tinny
habitanS is great source of attraction,
and the constant supply of ice cold water
afforded by its faucets is constant COM
fort TO the thirsty, of whom there is al
ways an abnormal number on fair
grounds.
Collins & Peck's furniture and carpet
display is credit, and would be rated as
| a most superior one in any city on the
| continent. The harness and saddlery dis
plays of Frank and of Langholz are
models in their way; while Haas ~ OPP
penheimer have created for themselves
perfect gem of dry goods house, with
rich hangings and display of choicest
| fabrics most artistically set out. The
Rosenberg green houses and nurseries
have good display of plants and foliage,
and at night the scent of the tube roses
| is strong on the air. The San Antonio
and Alamo brewerieS are both repre-
scented with creditable exhibits; Wilson
| and ROte occupy their old quarters by the
main entrance; the Maverick Printing
and Lithographing company are placed
as they were last year, and there with
some already mentioned, comprise the
bulk of San Antonio exhibits in the main
hall.
In addition to the exhibits from abroad
already described in the LIGHT the lum-
Der exhibit of the Beaumont Lumber
company and the New BraunfelS flour eX-
hibit are not TO be passed over. The
timber exhibit is solid pile of sawed and
varuished blocks of pine, the lower block
about two feet square, each rising tier
diminishing in size until the browning
block, six inches square is reached, the
whole surmounted by a small pine tree
growing in the native mould. The let
tering on the pile is well done, but is
marred by lack of correct spelling.
The New Braunfels flour display is an
immense stack of -four sacks, twenty feet
high, appropriately lettered and setting
forth the value of the fine water power
on which the mill is located.
Machinery hall, the ladies textile,
fabric and culinary exhibits, and some
other matter, remain TO be considered
next week.
There is no complaint made this year
of any unfairnesS or collision in the
racing department, and horsemen say
that the races are for blood and trotted
and run upon their merits.
DRUMMERs' DAY.
This is Drummers' Day and the great
est day of the week. The clouds which
obScured the sun in the early morning
hours gradually broke away, and at Q
o'clock the sun was shining and every
promise of delightful day. Every pre-
paration has been made for entertaining
the commercial travellers and their guests
tho around hut O 9 this arficln will hn