San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-05
T.. P. A.
YESTERDAYS AND TODAY's WORK.
Reports Of Committees Yesterday.
Governor Culherson Present.
The Parade and Mexi-
can Supper.

Yesterdays last half OF the I. P.
A. convention, after settlement OF
the New Orleans'Shreveport con-
test, and adoption Of the report OF
the credentials committee, was de-
voted to listening to Gov. Culber-
sons speech, and the response by
President Lee.
The report Of the committee on
rules was adopted, and then the
plan of itinerary to Mexico was ex-
planned.
In the afternoon committees on
resolutions, on report of chairman
of press committee, chairman Of
legislation committee, secretary
and directors report, chairman
railway committee report, employ.
,ment committee, state presidents,
and hotel committees, were ap-
pointed.
The report of the secretary
showed receipts of $Il1,S3S.l7 and
disbursements of 81, 997!43.
The railroad committee report
ed that the material progress
during the past year in the mat
ter of interchangeable mileage and
low excess baggage rates,
The following roads, according
to the report, having recently is
sued interchangeable mileage or
have added to the list Of roads
over which their books are &C
rcepted:
The Big -Four mileage book is
accepted oversforty transportation
companies.
Lake shore and Michigan
Southern, twenty-three.
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton, twenty-seTen.
Peoria, Decatur and Evansville,
thirty.
Ohio Central lines, sixty-eight.
Wheeling and Lake Erie, seven
ty-three.
The Texas and Hacific has, within
the past fifteen days, issued an in
Interchangeable mileage book, good
over all it's system.
The Unien Pacific has issued a
book, good over all its systems, at
the rate of:24 cents per mile.
A 1000 mile interchangeable
ticket over the Missouri Pacific
and Cotton Belt systems and the
Gould roads IN Texas is now in
print aad the Union Pacific, the
Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company and the Great Northern
are interehanging.
The Wabash and Mohon routes
are also interehanging with many
Goads.
The hotel eomnittee reported.
The press committee reported a
total of 3,Ias eolnmns Of 4. P. A.
news had been Published by the
committee in different papers dur
ing the year.
The employment committee had
had little to report.
State presidents reports were re-
ceived, and also the report Of con-
stituti0n committee.
AL IhtlbdIiOh W WIZ 1S1Ol
Palace was accepted, and the con-
J vention adjourned for the day.
Last night the delegates were
given a grand Mexican supper and
concert in Central park. Scully's
army was there, but the band was
90 tired to do much marching
sfter being in the Flower parade
n the afternoon.
The supper was in charge
III Nato Villarel assisted by
Lesdames Tomass Cassiano, Ed
q glory, A. Bruni, j. T. Cardenas
YIim Cooley and Mason and assist
I'd by Misses Marie, Nits and
i,melie Lacoste, Pauline Froboese,
.Iaggie Smith, Elvira Yturri,
klIarie Ximenez, Maggie and
b ,ouise Mateu, Mary, Carrie and
! lille Bruni, Teresa, Delfina, Adelia
81 nd Cecilia Garcia, Grace Craw-
ord, Mary Braden, Josefa Villa
i BAL, Mary Phelsn, Matilde Barrer-
4, Eloise Miller, Annie Bouquor,
: sther and Bertha Perez, Sarah
mith King, Josephine Chapa,