San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
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fault. The committee she had ap-
pointed to make report was pre-
pared and it was not complimentary
to the committee, nor indicative OF
the interest required, to find no one
present to receive the report and
take action upon it. That re
port was thu result of very care
full consideration and conscienciou
work. 1t embodied the LABOR of
the gun committee, as formerly sub
mitted, showing the vast Importance
of that Llano district and the wealth
that this city may derive from a
small outlay. The committee were
ready to recommend the raising of the
100000 by this city, $4,000 more
from Llano and fredericksburg and
$50 900 from the Medina Valley region
By conference with the committee
the LIGHT finds its chairman very
deeply impressed with the necessity,
of San Antonio holding the key to
this Llano connection in
her own hands. The
b gliding Of that Llano line by any
corporation having foreign interests
to our own would be most disastrous
for San Antonio. 1t would drain US
dry and deplete US TO build up some
rival city to the northeast of US, in
stead of feeding the city and gather
ing to her the tribute of the whole
range of counties lying to the north
west. Llano is not going to wait to
drop like ripe plumb into the open
nav of this city at our own conven-
fence. Fredericksburg too will not
wait for a connection and outlet to
the south to her own disadvan-
tage when she can secure an outlet
IN some other direction. 1t is only
, question of a short time when some
will be looking up this
Did franchise and arranging to utilize
It. San Antonio cannot afford for
he sum of 100000 to let any road
lot interested in her trade gain pos
!esslon of that line. To do so is to
atally handicap her in the endeavor
o gain some profit from the iron
egion, and open her territory to a
raffic which will divert it from
Ter merchants. San Antonio is
making very grave mis-
AXE in neglecting this matter as it
las been presented to her. The COM
nittee to whom this report was COM
nitted very naturally feel as though
heir work has not been received
With the consideration and atten ton
hat its importance demands. These
nen did not engage in that work for
un, but because they were requested
~ a mass meeting of their fellow cit
zens to look the ground over, give 1t
heir time and attention and bring
heir conclusions before the public.
This the committee did do on last
night, but the pub
ic took 80 little interest
n the work they had en-
rusted to the committee, that they
we're not present to hear their own
'eport. This matter should not be
to rest here. The original
'ailway committee, or the board of
;rade, or the exchange, should take
he matter up and see that meeting
s called and attended, before whom
his reportcan be presented and ac-
ION taken. 1t Is useless to say that
can be done, for that can
never be known until the effort Is
made. Even if nothing can be done,
t is very ungenerous and uncourteous,
to say no more, to appoint a commit
tee to attend to certain business, set
3 day for hearing their report, and then
dismiss the whole business from
mind and never go near the meeting
at which the report was to be pre-
sented. This matter should not rest
where it is. 1t is disgraceful to have
such a fiasco over q matter of so great
public concern. Let q meeting be
called and the matter decided one
way or the other. If the Llano pro-
iect is to be buried let 1t be,..done de-
Gently. and let the public. be duly |
informed of the event.
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