San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-30
THE DRILL.
Report of the Committee on Prizes
and Plan of Work.

and Plan of Work.
Can't. Scion McAdoo, of the Bust
ness Mems committee of arrange
ments for the proposed interstate
drill to be held in this city has sub
mitted the following draft of the
prizes and of procedure for
the big event:
THE prizes are to be as follows:
CLASS A-Open to all interstate.
companies; first prize, $4,000; second
prize, $1,000, and third prize, $1,000.
At least six companies of fifty men
each must enter thirty days preceding
date of drill. In case less than six
companies enter prizes will be reduced
at the rate of $1,000 for every com
pany less than six and if less than
three companies enter the contest for
this class will be declared off.
Glass Estate companies that have
not competed in any interstate drill;
first prize, $1,000; second prize, $500.
At least six companies must enter in
this class not later than June 1.
"Class C-Maiden companies (whO
have never competed for a prize first
prize. $3.50: second prize, $500; third
prize. go. Six companies to enter this
class.
"ZOuave cOmpanies-Open to all:
first prize. $1,000; second prize, $500.
Four companies to enter.
Band cOntest-Open to all bands in
uniform: not less than twenty pieces:
first prize. $500; second prize, $500;
third prize, 500; fourth prize $50.
individual priZes-First prize, $50;
second prize. $25; third prize, $15;
fourth prize, $40.
Scamp prize. $50.
Total prizes, S11, 700.
'"The committee will call on the mer-
chants today and ask them to make
up the guarantee fund needed. They
will not be asked to make donations,
but simply to take a risk on certain
conditions.
In addition to the guarantee fund
subscriptions, the committee will call
upon them for $1,000 to advertise the
drill, which amount with the $1,000
expected to be raised from the sale
of privileges, will cover the entire ex-
penses of the drill"
Capt. McAdoO in his report has also
estimated the probable expense of the
drill as follows: For preparing the
grounds, 5000; twenty gate keepers,
eight days. at $3.50 per day, $500;
managers salary, $50 per month for
three months, $3.50; stenOgfapher, $50
per month for three months, $50; ad-
vertising and printing, $1,000; total
$3.6O0.i .....
This would leave a balance of $500,
with which the judges are to be paid
at the rate of 800 each.
These expenses, according to Capt.
McAdOo, will be set off by the follow
ing income, which he thinks is set
very low. Three thousand admissions
at 80 cents each for days, $10,-
800; eighth day, Fourth of July, and
sham battle, 10000 admissions at 30
cents each, $1,000. A charge of %
cents each on the grand stand if nee
essary would bring for eight days at
the rate of 1000 people per day, 81
600 extra, bringing up the total to
ST.. 800. With the expenditures in
prizes at II. 700 this would leave a
margin of $500.
'If," says Capt. McAdoo, "all the
classes are filed by the proper num-
Der of entries it will take LILO men
to do so. They will spend while in the
city at the lowest not less than 81
per head for each of the nine days
they will be here, making a total of
$20,340, with a chance of taking from
the city 81, 700 in prizes.
Suppose then that the drill would
bring to the city 1000 visitors per day
while it lasts; the least that they can
spend while here will be SO each per
day, or $4,000. In eight days they will
have left $4,000 in the city.
The conditions upon which the
guarantee is to be gotten up is that
the merchants who make it select a
manager of the drill to their own sat-
isfaction; that the $1,000 raised be us
ed to advertise the drill and that the
prizes are to be paid only in case that
the requirements in the matter of the
entries are fully complied with"