San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-02
BUY THESE BONDS.

meet in this city on the 10th of Feb
ruary will be a most Important one
for San Antonio and she should be
fully prepared. Such preparation
connot be made until it is definitely
ascertained that the fair is to be held.
1t is true, considerable preliminary
work has been done and some pre-
psration for the fall event already
made. but the fair directory are not
Ger tain about holding the fair. Inc
LIGETunders ands that the directory,
admonished by the past three years
experience and fully alive to all the
exigencies of the case, have positively
determined to hold no fair on credit.
The old debt must be paid off and
funds secured for carrying on the
present exposition or none will be
held. The method adopted
for accomplishing this is by is
suing San Antonio International Fair
and Exposition bonds to the neces-
sary amount. These bonds are Sc
cured by the property which is worth
much more than the debt, pay six
per ,cent per annum interest
and the prompt payment Of interest
is provided for outof the gate receipts
being virtuallya lien upon said re.
eipts. Unless these bonds are sold their
will be no money to pay old debts
and square the fair association with
its creditors; no money to carry on
the work of preparation, advertising,
etc., and putting matters in shape for
the fall. The sale OF these bonds is
the very first consideration, and upon
their sale all else depends. This con-
vention of counties to arrange county
displays will all b. in vain unless
some preliminary and effective work
is done in disposing of the bonds
issued by the association. These
bonds are good property. They are
backed by property worth double
the amount of bonds issued
and bear interest at six per
cent per annum, this interest pay
\ BILE out of the gate receipts of the fall
meeting. San Antonio is not asked
10 donate dollar to maintain fair
which brings her in tens of Thousands
If dollars every fall. All asked Is to
AXE the bonds of the association, with
uch provisions as insures the pay
nent of six per cent. The benefits
Iccruing to nearly every holder of
hese bonds will be fully equivalent |
o six per cent more and in the major
ty of cases to six times six. However,
hat may be, the question to face is
his. No bonds sold, no fair held. |
IF what use to hold q conven ton of |
ounties and interest them in making
Exhibits at fair that is only q dream |
nd not q reality. The counties that |
.et together an exhibit will no doubt |
make 1t, and they will be benefited
y it, but 1t will be Dallas and not |
Ian Antonio that will reap that |
'enefit unless these bonds are sold |
nd the arrangements completed by |
which the old debts are to be paid |
fl and the funds provided for carry
ng on the work this year. These |
70 nds have been offered our citizens
md some of them taken, but not
'nongh to justify the directory in pro-
seeding with the work undertaken.
More bonds must be disposed of; that
s, more of our citizens who are inter-
'sted In perpetuating ths fair, and
Who realize what its advantages to
san Antonio, must step.forward .and..in
vest in these bonds. The funds thus
realized will pay all the old indebt-
ness and leave money for this years.
and obligations. 1t is
pply case Of to be or not to be. 1t
cput up or shut up.
THE Elk Lodge at Newark New
Jersey, that initiated John L. Sulli-
uon uuao ,nrop,ptIy ouopapdad apd ali