San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-12

SAN ANTONIO FAIR--NO. 3.


A Question in Which All
Are Mutually Interested
1T Will Not 90
Itself, but Must
be Done.
The benefit to San Antonio business
from the holding of an annual fair In
! this city has never been questioned.
The immense advantage of such a
fair, as an advertisement of this city
and all southwest Texas, Is generally
conceded and there should be no hest
fancy in taking advantage of the op-
pOrtunity thus afforded for our own
benefit. Two things have already
been distinctly set forth and they
may be accepted as settled. Time
must be given in which to prepare for
| the next fair so that a creditable ex-
hibit may be made; and, some ar
rangement must be made by which a
definite amount Of money, as the con-
tribution of our citizens at large, will
| be available for the use of the fair
n anagement when the gates are
| thrown open.
1t is just as well for San Antonio to
make up her mind now as later on,
when 1t will be too late. The real
ques ton is one of methods, and the
real difficulty is in making a begin
nIng, There is no use in beating
about the bush or pretending to an
! ignorance of that which every one
| knows. There is widespread belief
that the fair management of 1859 re-
ceived more money chan would have
availed with the guarantee fund of
the citizens to pay every dollar in
Cured in holding the fair. The fair
management, on the other hand, as
sert that, after applying all receipts
from all sources and the s., 800 re-
ceived from the citizens committee,
there was still a shortage of nearly
$1,000 in meeting the expenses of hold
ing the last t, ir
ms mistake would very naturally
be made, reckoning from the press
reports OF attendance, as these would
show very large income from gate
money alone. But these reports were
deceptive, and ii is capable of salts
factory proof that on no day # the
tar were there 1000 tickets taken; and
that with the exception Of one day
there never were more than 1000 tick
cts sold The ticket department was
in charge of Mr.. Wynn Andrews and
T. ere is not man in San Antonio will
question the correctness of his figures
mere is but one way for the public
to arrive at satisfactory settlement
OF this whole matter. Let a public
meeting of our citizens be called aud
let the whole matter oe considered.
Let the facts and figures be
presented and let every one be
fully convinced of the real
financial outcome. The treas
urer of the fair association is man
in whom all San Antonio has the most |
unlimited confidence, Sam Maverick. |
ltgoes without saying that Mr. Maver-
lexis word will be taken on this mat |
ter, particularly when the figures are
on hand. The accounts aud vouchers |
upon which the money was paid are |
not destroyed. The question can be |
very readily settled, if there is a dis
position to come at the facts. The |
LIGHT has no interest i'm this matter !
beyol d the general interest that at |
taches to the movement as one Whicn |
y L
LIGHT is most anxious to have the |
fullest information for itself and the |
citizens in all that is connected with !
the late fair, and is DESTROYS of hav-
ing public meeting held, as it fully |
believes that with the facts be-
fore them the citizens cannot |
but see the necessity of COM
ing to some understanding with the
fair association concerning the mold
ing of future fairs and the aid neces-
sary to secure them.
There should be no difficulty in !
to an agreement. There |
should be movement Immediately
made for some understanding cOncer-
ming next falls exposition. The
LIGHT is not authorized to speak for
the Fair association, or for the citizens.
AS a public journal, ever having in
view the bests interests of San An
tonic, the LIGHT believes that JUS
tice to the city and the citizens, and
no less to the Fair association, re-
luires that some Immediate steps be
1aken to remove all misunderstood
tings and pave the way for an annual
fair THAI shall be credit to the city
and to southwest Texas. For the ac-
cOmplishmenU of this much to be de-
sired object it sees no way more feast
Bile than that above suggested.