San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-15
HINTS TO BUSINESS MEMS CLUB.
BY SHORT STOPS.


The organization OF Business Mems
club for the purpose Of promoting the
business interests of our city is capital
Idea.
The tendency OF such an organization
Is to reach out for great things and neg
Iect the important affairs within easy
reach.
1t takes capital to build and maintain
manufactures; II takes big pile Of
money to undertake almost any enter
prise that Is worthy OF public support.
Yet, the disposition Is to reach out for
things hard to get, and neglect things
easy OF attainment.
The list Of membership OF the Business
Mems club embraces many OF our enter
would be well for them to clean up house
before venturing away from home.
Our city government is an institution
of the first importance to the general
prosperity of the whole people. Our city
government does more and can do more
for the business prosperity than any enter
prise that can be undertaken, II IL is sue
cessfully administered, and presents a
the Business Mems club.
The financial embarrassment now eX
tStiBg, the failure TO pay the employees
and officials for the past four months has
caused distress and harraSSment to hun
dreds of worthy citizens.
The $4,000 or s6O,OCl kept back, has had
an effect upon business. This money, il
N IL wnnIH u a thnn
sand hands and add to the bulk of bust
ness.
The only source from which the city
can secure money to pay Its running eX-
pense is from taxes levied. The failure to
pay off is due to the failure Of taxpayers
to pay their taxes.
II the Business Mems club will come to
the assistance Of the city, no doubt the
embarrassment now existing can be
largely relieved.
1t would be an appropriate inquiry on
the part of the club, as to how many of
its mem bers are delinquent in their taxes,
and IL these, taxes were paid would 1t not
relieve the city from present financial
troubles?
A good resolution would be that every
mem Der of the Business Mems club shall
promptly pay his city taxes, and the club
should endeavor to stimulate our taXpay-
erS to follow suit.
We want to invite capital to come here
and invest. 1t is poor advertisement
that our able taxpayers are delinquent to
the tune of half q million dollars, and the
city government is unable to pay its en-
ployes.
The fact that under the management Of
the ex city collector, Mr. Rische, the re-
turns Of his office for twenty-five months
prior to his being relieved he had collect
ed nearly 5000 600, proves that we have a
large body of patriotic, good citizens,
who, being able to meet the public de-
mand, came forward and paid the public
eXaction, but the fact that we have half
a million due on back taxes, proves that
many taxpayers either are unable to
pay or purpOSely hold back. Are there
any Delinquent tax payers in the Bust
ness Mems club?
A cheerful, generous support of the
present city administration would be a
capital beginning on the part Of the Bust
ness Mems club.
A fair and open discussion of city affairs,
not from partizan standpoint would be
healthy exercise for our business men.
Put your home in order, then you can
take excursions after deep water, rail-
roads, etc. 1t will be good advertisement
for the world.