San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-03
AMONG THE FOUR HUNDRED,
A Sensation of Marked Interest
to the People.
THE CITIZENS ARoUND-THE
MAYOR AND CITY DADS FAIL
TO PREVENT THE TER
RIBLE RIOT
Police Officers Prepared for the
Fight A General Call for
Merchants of Ali Glasses
Given.

i Antonio met at RiSche'S opera
house with a large crowd in at
tendance.
| Colonel Price being called to the
chair addressed the meeting In a
| lengthy speech, making known the
object of the meeting.
| Upon motion of Major Long
Profit, Mr.. Jack Price was unani-
mously elected secretary.
The following preamble of reso-
lutions were adopted:
| Whereas, we have in our midst a
bad bold man who does not respect
the interests of competing mer-
chants; and
Whereas, this bold bad man has
from time to time for the past
three years been guilty of many
things that We're injurious to his
fellow tradesmen; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the chairman APP
point a committee of seventy OF
our best merchants and business
men to wait on this bold bad man
and make known to him that we
are disDleased with his cutting
Profit.
At this point Major Long Profit
| arose and asked to say a word.
Mr.. Profit said: "Mr. Chairman
and Brother merchants, | with
many others here tonight have
been in this city for thirty or forty
wears, and why should we set here
and let a man come into our midst
from God fOrSaken country and
set up here in open defiance Of the
interest of every merchant in this
city? Now let me explain to
YOU. Three years ago this man
set up here and cut the pro-
fits i'm two on barbed wire, wa
CONS, ETC., and he has from time to
time taken in other lines. He has
cut groceries to such small profit
that YOU grOCerymon can scarcely
live. He has cut corn on YOU
corn dealers and now he calls
upon us to cut the long, nice,
sweet profits on shoes and
clothing, and unless we can do
something to protect ourselves he
will take our shoe and clothing
trade.
Mr.. Jack Price secured possession
of the floor and said: "Mr. Chair
man, it is fact that cannot be dis
putpd that Sidney b. b. Wood is
making a great inrOad on this
trade. We all know he is entitled
to it. We came here first. We have
all seen him capture the coun-
try trade and now we have
prayed to God that he would
; break and have done all in our
power to bust him. We have sc
; far failed. Why, gentlemen, he is
now selling good shoes for less than
any Of us. You never saw the like
Our trade is going to his store and
| fully believe George Meyer is aid
ing him in making such cuts or
! profits. They seem to have nc
8 business sense at all and claim thai
% cents on pair of shoes is a goOC
! profit. Wood says they are grow
D ing more shoes every day, and he
e can buy more. Well, it does lOOl
. like it from his stock.
2 Captain High Price then tool
. the floor: "Gentlemen, / have done
my part to sustain prices. | have
, said all / could against Sidney b
: Wood and his low prices, but tn
t people still go there"
Major Long Profit: "Mr. Chair
d man, | move we appoint a com
mittee and have them take Sidne,
d b. Wood to the depot and let hin
u go hence"
+ Captain High Price, "That viii
lie do no good, they ran him out O
Arkansaw for selling goods S
cheap and he just laughs abou
it,"
a Mr.. Long Profit: 81 move tina
d we all combine against Sidney /
IS Wood and talk about him and tr,
III to break him up in business"
Captain High Price. "Oh, no; lie
us all combine and buy him on
ne and get him to leave town."
t. Mr.. Long Profit, "That won't dC
IN He's from Arkansaw and is har
I'd headed. He will sell goods q
r small profits in spite of all we ca
is do"
~ Mr.. High Price, 81 move we az
" jOurn until next Monday nigh
be and in the mean time try to get Il
some plan to prevent our poop
- from going to his store and learl
u" ing his prices"
The MEETING then adiOurnC