The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08
THE CFSrRAI. RAILROAD AND FREIoHTs.

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The CENTRAL RAILROAD AND FKEIoHTs.
The STATESMAN has always shown an earn
est zeal.in favor Of stopping anything like
extortionate charges on transportation az.
fecting Austin and the section Of country
trading with it. It has never been back.
ward in calling the attention OF the public
10 impositions or unreasonable exactions
made upon cur trading public, and it will
not be backward now in giving the man
agement OF the Houston and Texas Central
Railway credit for the very great concss-
sions made in q gradual reduction OF
freights to this place. Two years since the
tariff rates on the Central were very OPP
pressive, aud the community suffered
much in consequence Of it. These rates,
however, have been gradually reduced I'M
til they are very reasonable, and a much
better feeling has grown up between our
people and the road. Another commendable
course which the management OF the Cen
trail now shows, is to make very low freight
tariffs with certain sections through
which the road does a larger business,
at no profit, but which materially keeps up
the commercial business Of Austin. The
road had made these very low rates with a
great part Of that section which should
naturally do business with the Columbus
road, and, strange as it may sound, does at
this time control the greater part OF the
San Antonio, New Braunfels and San Mar
cos freights. In the month of February
there was received, at the Austin depot,
for these places, 49O, 900 pounds of general
merchandise, and 22OO sacks Of salt. For
the month Of March the general merchan-
disc freight for the same places amounted
to about 1, 900, 900 pounds, exclusive of salt
During the month Of February there was
shipped from the same place, ola the Austin
depot Of the Central Railway, 1101 bales of
cotton, and in March 1904 bales. During
the month Of March, San Antonio alone
shipped, Via this depot, 102, PAT pounds of
hides, and for New Braunfels 5000 pounds
Of hides. or course all this freight bust
ness materially affects the business Of
Austin, and we cannot afford to let the
facts pass without giving the management
of the road credit for The course pursued.
v. E. VAUeHAN.-The gentleman whose
name heads this notice is one of Austin's
mostenergetic and successful merchants and
manufacturers. With an experience Of
fourteen years, and perfect knowledge of
the business, and the energy and Judgment
to back it up, he has steadily persevered
until, from a small beginning, he has
worked himself up to a position among the
first business men Of the place. Familiar
with the wants of the people of Texas, be
lays in supply of the most marketable
goods in his line, and keeps on hand a
smaller supply of those articles but seldom
called for, thereby enabling himself to
accommodate all who call, and at the same
time keep his entire capital actively en-
ployed. Mr.. Vaughan has just largely aug
mented his stock, and his business now
comprises one of the largest and most
select stocks of saddles, harness. brides,
blankets, spurs, collars, saddle bags, sad
dlery hardware, leather and whips in, end
less variety. NJ. Vaughan can sell saddles
all the way from SO to $45, single buggy
harness from Sl2 to 500, double harness
from $50 to 500, and whips from s5 cents
all the wayup to $50. Mr. Vaughan is now
offering special inducements to merchants
and saddlers, and we especially invite our
readers to call at the above establishment,
on Pecan street, adjoining the old Peck
building, to examine his varied stock and
his scale of prices.