San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-14


King for soliciting subscriptions
for building the San Antonio and
Gulf Shore road met in the Board
of Trade rooms last night. The
committee reported that S27,65O
was already subscribed.
A subscription list was drawn up
and accepted and reads as follows:
ave, the undersigned citizens of
San Antonio and BeXar Co., Texas,
do hereby agree and bind ourselves
to pay and donate the several sums
and amounts set opposite our sew
eral names to w. w. King, John
Ireland and Ferdinand Hertf, Jr.,
trustees, to be held in trust by them,
payable to the San Antonio q Gulf
Shore Railway Company for the
purpose of aiding in the construc-
ton of a standard gauge railway
from San Antonio to the Gulf of
Mexico at or near Valasco, Texas.
"When the sum of 100000 in the
form of cash or promissOry notes,
with approved personal security
satisfactory to the said railway
company shall have been placed in
the hands of the trustees above
named, the said San Aatonio and
Gulf Shore Railway company
agrees within thirty days thereaft-
err to begin in good faith the con-
struction of said road and to COM
plete the same to point at or near
Sutherland springs, Wilson county,
Texas, within six months there
after.
"When the said railway company
shall have constructed, equipped
and have in operation a continu-
Gus line between San Antonio and
a point at or near Switzerland
Springs, Wilson county, and shall
have established within the city Of
San Antonio it's general offices and
machine shops and have employed
in it's construction to the point
designated only labor from San
Antonio and BeXar county as far
as it is practicable, the trustees
shall deliver and pay over to the
said railway company the notes and
cash herein subscribed upon receiv-
ing from the said railway compa-
ny 100000 in paid up capital
stock of the said company for the
use and benefit of the donatOrs in
the proportion subscribed.
"And in the event of the failure
of the said railway company to
comply with the conditions above
named the said trustees are here
by authorized and directed to re-
turn to the subscribers the notes
and cash subscribed. The trustees
above named shall have exclusive
right and power to determine the
performance Of the conditions
herein named"
A communication from Jay f..
Adams to Chairman Slayden stat
ed that he was unable to serve on
the committee, as he would be alb
sent from the city, but that he
was more than pleased at the idea
OF the new road and would render
them every other assistance in his
power. Accordingly Otto Wahr
mund was appointed in place of
Mr.. Adams.
Chairman Slayden then issued
the following call for a meeting to
be held today.
GA meeting of the soliciting COM
mittee Of the San Antonio and Gulf
Shore Railway is called for this
| "wednesday afternoon, Feb. IA, at
the Board of Trade rooms at 4 &c
D. m. A iull attendance is request,
ed. James l.. Slayden,
"Chairman."
Chairman Slayden, of the sub
sCriptiOn committee, desires the
LIGHT to correct the statement
made in the morning paper, that
"The chairman predicted that the
whole amount would be raised the
first day the committee worked
Mr.. Slayden evinced no such con
fidence in the spontaniety of thu
good people of this city, in his rep
resentation to the LIGHT. On, tn,
contrary, he feels that good hare
work, and a good deal Of it, will
be req uired to raise the amount o
100000, and that the aid Of ever.
citizen able to subscribe will be re
, CURED.
HUNTINGTON AND PARTY.
A distinguished parte of railwa
3 officials and others will arrive /
San ttntoniO tomorrow. The part
, consists Of G.. p. Huntington, pres
, dent Of the Southern Pacific, an
!, wife; Prince Hatzfeldt, sOn-in-la'
= OF President Huntington, and wife
! Miss Caroline HnntinotOn. the raj