Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-06-30
ARKANSAS PRESS EXCUR-
SION,
WHAT WE SAW AND WHAT WE HEARD.
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
Thirty-six miles north of Austin you
come to a small new town called Taylor;
around and about this place we think some
of the best farming lands can be had; we
saw large fields of green prairie, tat horses,
mules and cattle, feeding on nothing but
grass. One strong evidence of this being
a future metropolis is that H. M. Hoxie has
bought thousands Of acres of land and fixed
there q home house for himself. Fl. NJ.
Hoxie holds in those lands for himself or
posterity a lasting fortune; this is an es-
pecial place for Investment as the place
Is new and just beginning to be settled;
only two or three hotels there. The whites
are very much prejudiced against colored
people; but there is one colored school,;
until lately they would not let colored
people ride in frst-class cars, but since
Bishop Gains civil rights suit all are
treated alike by the railroad authorities.
We went down the Texas Il Pacific rail-
way from Texarkana to Fort Worth and
from Fort Worth to Taylor via the Missouri
Pacific, which took us through Austin,
where we arrived at II q. M. Sunday, May
5, where all laid over until O'Clock Mon
day morning. During which time we was
taken around by DR.. Grant to see all the
principal places of interest, among which
was the temporary state house; we also
viewed the foundation of > new state house
lat is in course Of erection. to cost a mil
lion and half.
This structure is being built by ven-
turesome yankee, who went to Texas by
chance, trying to better his condition as it
W. sh hod of
but yankee like he asked the authorities
why they did not have good state house
built? The reply was, they had no money.
Well, said the stranger. you have land,
but that is not money, said the alderman.
Replied the stranger, give me land and
will build you state house! How much
land do you want? asked the alderman.
Two million acres replied the stranger.
He was shown the plans and specifications
and he never changed his propositions; the
authorities found out that he was in earn
est; they told him to pick out his land and
they would measure it out to him; he did
so and went direct to Chicago and sold his
two million acres for "a 900, 600; returned
with what he needed from the north and is
rapidly prosecuting his work, and thinks
he will have no need to expend but one and
a half millions to complete his job accord
ing to plans and specifications. These are
the kind of men we waES in Arkansas, men
that will let others make something, as
they may make something themselves.
That land was no benefit to the state, but
now it will be good TO both state and pur-
chasers.
DR.. Grknt, in q conveyance. took us up
Tfll0taOn n q
miles from the city, from which we had a
beautiful view of the capital. This is a
collegiate and normal institute for oolored
people.
The following figures and facts give the
exact status of the school
Trustees-A 8 Barnes, Esq, president;
Rev NJ E Strieby, d ID, treasurer; Rev G D
Pike, d D, secretary; Ex-Gov E NJ Pease.
Rev E B Wright. D D; Rev GeoJ Tillotson,
Gen Clinton b Fisk, Charles Benedict, 20,
Chas l. Mead, Esq.
Executive Committee-A Barnes, Esq,
president; Rev Nj Strictly, treasurer;
Rev D Pike, corresponding secretary.
Faculty-Rev W f Brooks, A NJ, presi-
dent, professor Of Greek and Natural The
ology; j Anderson, professor of higher
mathematics and history; Miss r I Hunt,
structor in Latin and German; Miss Alice
F Topping, instructor in English branches,
history and bookkeeping; Mrs r w Brown,
matron; Mrs E N Evans Garland, teacher
Of grammar department.; Wilson Brooks,
librarian.
Summary of Pupils-Primary department
80; Grammar department-First year 50,
second year 81; Normal course-FIrst year
81, second year 10; College preparatory
First year 6, third year 2, theological de-
partment 3, instrumental music 80, special 4.
Number in the different departments 316;
Deduct for names inserted twice 80; whole
number of stu dents 2S3.
At 8 O'Clock a. m. Monday, May 8, we re-
sumed our journey on the International Il
Great Northern railway to Laredo via San
Antonio.
fro BE Continued