The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-10

position OF having a debt hanging over
them.
Mr. Johnston withdrew his substitute
and the motion OF Mr. Cortes was car
Rod.
Major g. w. Cave then offered the fol-
lowing. which was carried unanimously:
| Resolved. That tho thanks Of the sub
ecrlbers 10 the Festival OF 1899 and OF the
contributors to the Business League eN-
| tend their thanka to II, +, MacGregor,
| president and general manager, the lady
vice presidents. the assistant general man
ayers and executive officers the heads OF
| The various departments and their re-
| spoctive committee for their able and ef-
/ hcent conduct of the affairs OF the Fes-
/ tival.
With the Festival matter thus Hnslly
disposed Of, the subject Of South Texas
| fair was brought up.
| Mr.. MacGregor Bald he thought the
time was now ripe for It. The promise
4 had been virtually made and tho people
| expected Il. lie said there we're six or
seven who had already promised to sub
/ scribe $1,000 as stock In the fair ssaocia-
( tlon. He said n required great deal Of
hard work and the thing was who would
/ be willing 10 do this work. He thought
/ that the enterprise could be accomplished
Wv earuusV anu euerseuc vluIehd
would 80 10 work and perfect an organiza-
/ ton
/ Mr.. r. NJ Johnston said that in his
/ opinion tho only way 10 so at the work
I was to 20 al IT. with tho determination to
make II success. He had maintained
for the past two years that the Fruit,
flower uua NesetRpie reStlNai was 700
nosed mir rould NOT he gotten m an >
trst-cass basis 1t should not be attempted
at ALL He thought that Texas was big
enough for two big annual fairs. one In
North Texas. the other in South Texas
For one he was willing to subscribe, not
as r paying or business investment, but
simply as n means OF helping the enter.
prise along Tor no benefit generally II
would be TO the city No one need expect
70 redlfe on IL "h "a business l'Nesl' hep.
nhu cApect 10 make any money Out 81
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80 w ,,tt,r. ,ho rIsn az,
>, mona, MAXIM rrbcr,n for lie nroisc,ors
i n shouId no NIT on Tho broad nlane of
,n,triotier Tor tbe general hett.rment of
fhc community
Mr. II T,eyv said that tho 10000 that
! his arm would give would not be as "A
business investment. but that thew ex-
uectcd TO be- benefited In A general way as
the community would naturally be brne-
htcd tlo thought the most important
thing TO he considered was the securing Of
n favorable location.
MI MacGregor thought the double plan
Of organization good one; that one COM
pany should own and control the ground
and another organization should he formed
10 get up the fair Tho ground should be
held in such a way that II could not he
absorbed by the operating expenses OF the
fair. The ground thus owned could be
leased for period OF years by the fair
association Mr. MacGregor suggested
that upon II $4,000 basis the idea was
: that $4,000 would be put into the grounds
5 and sea 600 In buildings. Tho oueation of
the amount OF ground that would be re-
y qured would very largely depend upon
> whether mile or half mile rare traci,
would be placed on the grounds
This led to n general discussion upon
1 the merits OF n half mile aud a mile tract,
aud tho discussion hroadenod out into a
LOT of technical race track talk abont run
o ming and trottiug records upon half mile
o and mile tracks.
q MIR. MacGreeor thought that thirty acre.
r Of ground would be sufficient for hall
a MIL tracls '''
o II WAS commended RIA, An. racing nri,,.
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