San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-02
BACK AGAIN.
SECRETARY WORTHAM'S RE
TURN FROM DALLAS.
Talks About That TOwn--Saw Fort
Worth and Has Appointed Some
of His Assistants.
BACK AGAIN.

Mr.. Louis workman, secretary Ol Jhe
San Antonio International Fair aSSocia-
ton who, has just returned from trip
through the state. was seen by LIGHT
man this morning, who elected the fol-
lowing information from him in regard to
the prospects of our next fair:
while in Dallas" said Mr.. Workman,
I'VE visited the grounds of the Dallas
fair with a view of getting few pointers
from them, but on looking over the place
the management came to the conclusion
that the San Antonio fair grounds were
by far better than the Dial las grounds.
The secretary said that he did not wit
ness the burning of the Spring Palace.
He says everything in the Palace
was lost. and when they reached the
grounds there was nothing remaining but
a mass of charred ruins to mark the gay
exhibit Among the exhibitors who Suf-
fcred total loss was Mr.. ;. b. Witchell
celent and costly display of fine tanned
furs and the like, of which there is not
even veStige left.
At Fort Worth and Dallas the press
showed considerable zeal in interviewing
the secretary of our fair and considerable
notice and advertisement has been sent
broadcast through the state in that way.
his office and is pushing the
arrangements for the coming fair as, rap
idly as possible. He has not yet chosen
all of his aids, but has at present all that
he needs.
One of these. Mr.. J. L. Truchart. will
leave next Wednesday for Mexico. where
he goes to interest the people of our sister
republic in the International Fair He
will be gone some time. and from the in
tcreSt the Mexican public has taken in the
coming fair. we will succeed in making
the Mexican exhibit a very prominent
feature of the fair.
Another appointment is that of Mr..
Frank BuShick, well known newspaper
man of this city, as advertising agent.
Our home interests are not to be Sighted.
Notices have been given through the press
| of the state that premium of $1,000 will
| be given for the best and most exhaustive
| county exhibit, with view of interest
| ing the various counties, and thus show
| ing up to the best advantage the resources
| of the state Mr.. Archie Lingan, of this
city, will go out upon the road immedt-
atey and start the ball a-rOlling.
A competent man will also be chosen at
| once, to attend the stock department, for
| it is intended to make this the finest dis
| play of solid, fine stock ever held in the
| state
Something that will interest all news
| paper men and is calculated to do this
city considerable good, is a premium given
| by Johnson Bros, the printers and sta
| TONERS.
! The premium is fine solid silver water
| service to be awarded for the best write
| up of the third San Antonio International
| Fair and Exposition by any newspaper in
| the state, the press of the city, of course,
| being barred from competing for the
| same.
| While all this work is going on to Gre
ate an interest in the fair outside of our
| own city and county, the work Of repair
! ing the hall and buildings is being pushed
| forward. The exposition hall was put a
| little out of plumb and otherwise injured
| by the late storm. and men are at work
| already. repairing the same. Besides
| putting the old buildings in trim, the
management is going to have an auditO-
| rum and concert hall with a seating ca
| pacity of 2OOO erected. Everything will
| be ship shape by the opening, everything
| will be enlarged, everything renewed. and
| everything will be splendid, everything
| pointing to SucceSS-prOvided that we
| will only have adequate transportation.
| Mr. Workman is of the opinion that this
| fair will be rafting success, if we can
| get the necessary transportation to the
| grounds. There is no doubt but that he
would like to see it impressed upon the
| enterpriSng citizens of the town, in a
| heavy, high-SOunding. JOhnSOnian style,
| that adequate transportation alone would
| insure a complete success of the coming
| Fair.