The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-05-28
AUSTIN TEXAS, THURSDAY. MAY %. 1874.


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others; Tor The rednements and ce6ftesies
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p AARy oh our citizens have been and are
now looking fosWaFd with anxiety to know
the stfeet Of the completion Of CERTAIN rail-
1oads in this, portion II the State. The road
now being built tpOms Galveston to San,
(. 4 AntOniolWilE, WifhOtDdoubt, carry fpOim us,
the coming season fhhehF0f thetfads Of the.
regi0A EaaA through tIGlSOu WHICH it. passes unless by
some. eountersinhuence we caa make. it to
the advantage ofnthose people still to trade
with as, and wagon their supplies and cot
ton to and from Austin, rather than to
points on the Galveston and San. Antonio
railroad. Ahd this ace can do The cotton
of this country is the lever ofaIi other Busi-
ness and if We can make austin 4 cotton
centre then Of necessity she win be
also a supply centre; for where thelplanter
sells his cOttonlt0 best advantage sthere he
win take It, and there buy his family, and
plantation supplies Then our first step is
to facilitate the cheap handling heFe,1and |
cheap freight from here on cotton. and !
this can only be done aBy the erection here
of a union, cotton warehouse and cotton
compress and this our people should do at !
once, iasd these facilities will lessen the |
freight fully o1S-fftt; wiII Bring TO our
market, agents Of eastern spinnets and !
European, buyers who viii buy here at such
figures that not Duy will the cotton Of last
years prod IA this section continue to
come here, but the railroad viii bring cot
ton from points below rs to Austin, and be
sOldy compressed and shipped back over the
same road Tie railroad folks viii not be
slow in seeing our aim, and viii offer
special rates to bBEing the cotton here |
and amak liberal deductions son conn
pressed cotton. 3WAile tlfey are able to
carry the cotton from, herein original bales,
and desire to, dc So because they get the
the most moneyOutlOf itpeF bale yet they
can carry it compressed atless eostto Them
selves, and cause Austin to 'becdnfe a cote
ton centre, bringing a larger amount to this
shipment and making also sup
ply market, which Willogive them fgelyla
increased business at this point. We hope
soon that the International road will be able /,
to build here and on down to SansAntonio,
as that road gives us a direct route to the
northeastern seaboard, and enables cotton
to go all rail, avoiding the expense Of insuFT 1
rance. A compress at Austin will save, to
an Eastern or nEurOpeon buyer at this
point fully ifvei dollars per bale and
enable him to pay more for cotton; thus
making a market here, that the planters of }
this whole seetion will avail themselves Of
Here they can come and sell their cotton
without expense OF storage, drayage, or
and keen their product in.
their hands until they feel the weight of the
golden twenties, and know fair exchange is
no robbery. li1i ii.l' ~ 7-'-'- '' 14..3' 'H
This ient enterprise has been talked of by
some of, our, business men, and we hope
books will be at once opened and stock
taken to carry it to immediate completion
as this is the time for us to move. ,AnotherI
year hence We will have lost trade that
win be hard to regain, but letius move now
ana offer such Inducements as our trade wiiIt
not secure. "'ut .s'''F i'.'s 'i ~. r '''5l