San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-26
THEIR REPORT,
The Texas Worlds Fair Committee
Still Short of Funds.
WORLDS FAIR HEADQUARTERS,
AIrsTIN Toy. Nov Of 1902

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AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. &c, 1892.
Within the past week Mrs. Tobin has
sent to Messrs Harley & Son, the con-
tractors for the Texas building, the first
two payments of @, 600 each. People who
have been inclined to doubt this enter
prise of the Texas women and to consider
II visionary and impracticable must now
acknowledge that there is large amount
of practical good sense about it after all.
The walls Of the building are up, and In
few days the roof will be on. That will
call for another payment of 5000. The
-sslaR, Al tho conclusion of which will
come the heaviest paynfeat. IS 0). With
a great number of workmen engased- on
the building 1t will take but little time
to pass from stage to stage, and the pay
ments must be ready to meet the demands
of the contractors.
A short time ago word was sent out
from this Office that there was money
enough at hand to meet the first three
payments. This was written in the be-
lief that the donation OF Lumbermen's
Association was far greater than 1t actu-
ally is. 1t had been represented to Mrs.
Tobin that 1t amounted to at least, &c.
coo 90, or Sl2.0O0,00, even the members OF
the, association being under this impress
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when he turned the subscriptions over,
estimated, the amount as 100000 or
$4,000. IN justice to the Woman'S
ASSociationNit must now be stated that
the entire amount realized from the sub
Seription of Lumbermen's association,
up TO. this time. is but SS0l.l0, itemiZed as
follows: Texas Train & Lumber Co.
~Lumbe CO.. slCoCo; w. B. Brazelton,
s6.10:r.A, Hill & Son, $40 90 McCrary &
Powell 5000; +. B. Williams, $500;
Burton Lingo & Co. 500 5. s. Walker
Il Son 5000; r. ID. Gribble & Co. S120;
Geo. Pfeuffer & Co. 5000.
While this is severe disappointment
To the Worlds Fair association. they
realize that they must make up for the
loss by harder work, and they are every
where devoting renewed energy to the
task of raising money. Mrs. TObn is
now in the northern part of the state,
visiting town after town, endeavoring to
rouse the people to action. 1t Is hol ed
that no one will hesitate TO Edo his very
best in this cause, now that there Is such
urgent need for cooperation and active
work.
Since our last report was made to the
press, the following collections have been
received. Mrs. ii. L. Long, Beaumont,
S37. 70; Mrs. G.. A. Brown, Vernon, 5000;
Mrs. Z. j. j. Collins, Arkansas Harbor,
Sl.55; j. C. Barter, Alice, S2.75; Miss
frankie Foote, Brennan, S2S 90: Hood
Seminary, Austin, SEQ; Mrs. NJ. Lasker,
Galveston, 800 90: Miss Lily Peak, Fort
Worth, 1921 so; The Chrysanthemum re-
ception at Mrs. Tobin's, Si2. So; the Aus
tin Legal board Sll9S5; Mrs. Ella G.
Scott, Corpus Christi, Sll6.O0; Mrs. VIM.
Christian, Houston, $4,000; Mrs. Munson,
Denison, $4,000: Mrs. M. Christian,
Houston, s.. 90; Mrs. Ella c. Scott, Cor
pus Christi, $500; Col II. b Andrews.
S53l 90; from the San Antonio school
children: Geo. w. Breckenridge, San An
tonic, $4,000; Miss Cora Lingo, Denison,
$40; Mrs. L. j., 0MeFarland, Port
Lavaca, 20 80; and Prof. II. c. Pritchett,
Huntsville, 1855.
JULIA TRUTTT BISHOP, Secretary.