The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-01-07


CoNANcuE, Deccmber 90. 1874
Editors Dcaoegafic S,ateaaea-NIy ohieot
in writing to your town is-to call the az on>
ton OF your business men 70 the impotahce
OF opening up q trade with this posat; ana
in order to dOthis they mast have q direct
road from I.ampasas which could be sur.
veyed and laid out with q very small ex.
penditure, as the country IS yery open, and,
with but two exceptions, no steep crossings.
Now. this road would be as = trunk To1l.
sending It's arms into Blown. Coleman and
Comanche counties, the trade of which
Is very considerable, and which trade
Waco reaps the benefit Of now-~from
the fact that she has sought after 81.
and has, through her influence, regular
line of ireighters, whose rates are one dol
lar aud fifteen cents per hundred TO tins
point; and they Increase in proportion. as
the towns lie west. Now yopcan lay goods
down cheaper than Waco hy the carloads
salt, Tor instance, can ee shipped 70 Austin
per carload from Galveston Tor seventy dol
lars, while we pay one hundred and fifteen
dollars TO Waco, which difference IS cutie
an item to Us up here, as our farmers raise
a great many hogs, and the demand for salt
is necessarily great. have mentioned this
one item 70 show the advantage IT ycur
market oyer Waco, the place that we are
compelled to patronise, as she is the only
point that has made an effort 70 get us, an,l.
she has had US SO long that she regar1s us
as legitimate prey. Austiu,is only fifteen
miles further iron this place than Waco,
and about equal distance .rou, BroWnwood
and nearer Camp Colorados Now saiVo
as the same rates Of freight By wagon
as Waco docs, and with your adgan-
tage Of cheaper freiehis, your prices wif
be compelled 10 be cheaper on groceries
which is the chief trade of tho merchants
OF this section with Waco They generally
so to Galveston for their dry goods but
still there are some, in fact the mai6rii3 Of
the smaller buyers, who do not 90 farther
than Waco. This trade naturally. belongs 10
your town, and she can get Il, ifshc will
but reach FOR It, We now have a send
weekly mail with Waco, and we could have
the same with Austin by getting aline from
here to I.ampnsas. IL your merchants haeos
as much business as they Want 10 aJttnd -
let your cdmmission merchants take hold OF
this enterprise as It will pay them.
We have beautiful country, ono rich in
all Of natures gifts; and il is llling pQ -
rapidly that the old settlers DO not recng
nize places that they once considered
their private yards; in the lhnguaee
Of an old stock raiser, I will give
you an idea how this country haa
grown, lie said "that be went Quito see.
on the head Of creek where be used 20
have his stock running, II he could find
any of them, and, as he turned IN On che
creek, instead Of finding cattle he rounded
up forty new houses at one. sight, He
sighed, and said to himself that tue day 81
long-horned cattle in this country had
passed away, and soil that knew nothing
but the tread of wild cattle was now ttQnl
ing with the most promising wheat crops
that we have ever had" With the present
good season, and one moro rain IN April
We will raise more wheat than We can
gather. Ne have had very heavy snow
storm. Il. SAaIrsoE.