The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-02-08
THE TEXAS CAPITOL.
Who Are 10 Build Ii and the
Profit IEOpos 81 For in Its
COnSl ructiOR.

Special to the Courier-Journal.
CHICAGO, February 1-Your CORES
pondent to-day secured full particulars
| concerning the operation of a large and
powerful syndicate, the prominence of
whose members gives the entire matter
| political flavor. The information
shows that the capitol building of the
great state of Texas will be erected by
! Chicago capital, and that leading poll
ticians of this city and state will secure,
as quid pro quo for the same, a land
grant IN area three times as large as the
state of Rhode Island, over twice as
large as Delaware, and but a fraction
smaller than the state of Connecticut
The Texas Legislature, by an act il 1878
which took effect the succeeding year.
appropriated the enormous amount of
100000 acres of land for the Pur-
pose of
BUILDING THE STATE HOUSE
at Austin, and $4,000 was appropriated
for ii survey of the same. On advertis-
ing for plans and specifications, f. T..
Meyers, the Detroit architect, who built
the Michigan state capitol, was the suc-
cessful competitor. On opening the bids
for the construction of the building, 1t
was found that the successful contractor
was Matthias Schnell, well l-knuwn con-
tractor of Rock Island, HI, who had
secured the plan. 1t was soon discov-
cred that Schnel was
SIMPLY A FIGUREHFaD,
backed by powerful Chicago svndi-
cate. His bond was fixed at Il quarter
of a million dollars and comprised the
plans and specifications for the structure
and the entire details Of the contract.
and also specified that work should be
began Oh the building by or before Feb
ruary !, 1882 today
THE BOND
was signed by Schnell, John Y. FarweH
of the weil-kbown importing and whole
sale dry goods house OF this city. the
latter member Of the firm being Con
gressman Farwell, and Col 4 G. Bah
cock, Of Canton, Ill, a prom; lent poll
ticinn of the state, and ex-chairman of
the Illinois republican state central
committee Your correspondent has dis
covered that aside from the above
named gentlemen
THE REAL SYNDICATE
the Hon. j. Nj. Beardslev.
postmaster at Rock Isl@nd, III: Colonel
Abner Taylor, OF Chicago, both promi-
nent Illinois politicians; j. S. Drake.
Esq, formerly one of the proprietors of
the Rock Island Argus, an ex-member
Of the Democratic State Central com
mittee, and 4 WEE THY capitalist and con
tractor, aud Hon. A. NJ Burcl mayor of
Teya~ aud well lown as a
democratic politician of that state.
THE CAPITOL BUILDING,
according to the Cficago contractors
Il cost $780, }. Movers. |
the architect, estimates the cost to be
S1,G il 70, wi lie the estimates OF the
syndicate above named, to whom Schneu !
has asslgt ed i S contract, call for an out |
lay of 81, > l0,W J, so that Texas will prob
ably get 500 It !, instead of one COST /
ing only Sl,5t l0tl Colonel BabcocF /
Of Rock Island, has been settled upon as .
the e: ecutive of the syndicate.
THE CONSTRUCTION
was ordered to be begin to-day, by tcle
graph rom the city yesterday, and
dessrs. Taylor, Babcock & Drake left
or Texas tonight to supe. 'utend the
naguration of the work. II s immense
and grant is situated in what is known
Is the TT handle" of TeXaa and lies
between the Indian terrific. aud New
de--ioo. 1t 10 cleimed by the s, iC cate
hat it comprise the best az. .iculturaI,
otton I'd grfging lands in Texas. and
hat it wi be 50 managed ps to return
Is members for the expenditure of the
apitol bu ding f-om 50 to S5 per acre,
'hich foots up
TIRE ENORMOUS TOTAL