The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
STATE NEWS REPERTORY.
Spirit of Our Texas Exchanges.

Kaufman county has recently had
to pay $500 damages to man for
running the public road through his
field in order to straighten it, and
shorten the distance to town. 1t Or
iginally ran through the prairie on
the land recently purchased, but the
owner came forward with the usual
petition, and persuaded the court to
dalton, and then fenced in his land.
This is only one of hundreds
of other changes of similar kind that
have been made by commissioners
courts throughout the state, at the in
stance of individuals; and in due time
the counties where'Such changes have
right of way (Which they gave away
at an enormous cost. When man
comes before a commissioners court
with a petition asking the court to
turn the road around his field, the
court should write "no" on the petit
ton and file it away.-Limestone Era.
From 1882 to 1888 the increase in
taxable property in Bell county was
S2,250,000. 1t is remarkable fact
that property in the country has in
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the cities of Texas. Galveston, with
S19,OOO,OOO worth of property only
shows an increase of 100000, and
San Antonio with $14,OOO,OOO worth
of property. has an increase of $1,000
COO, while Bell county shows over
$2,2o0Oo0 increase on total
erty in 1882, and Ellis
shows an increase of 100000 on a
total assessment of 100000 in 1882.
The per centage of increase in the
counties and cities named is about as
follows: Galveston B per cent, San
Antonio IA per cent, Ellis county %
per cent, and Bell county 45 per cent.
In Hunt county the increase has been
about 20 per cent, the total assessment
in 1882 being $3,300,O00, and in 1888,
$3,900000. In the above we cite two
of the most prosperous cities in Texas
and compare them with two of
the most prosperous counties
in which are no large cities.
,, 1t is fair comparison between the
cities and the country and the result
shows that the great boom which has
caused Texas to jump from $419,O0O,-
600 worth of taxable property in 1882
to over $500,000,000 in 1883, results
principally from the development OF
the latent resources of the magnificent
/ agricultural and pastoral domain OF
, the Lone Star State. The Texas cities
are all growing, but they are scarcely
keeping up with the country.-Louis
Vile Banner.
News continues to be received from
different parts of Texas, showing
. that the ill-feeling against large
, pasture owners is growing more in
. tense, and in certain localities wher,
water is scarce, may result In blood
shed. In many counties, owing to tn
, prolonged drought, all the stocl
water for many miles within the en-
closures. and cattle on the outSid
, perish if owners of pastures refuse t
:, permit them to enter. Il
such cases the fences are usu
= ally destroyed for miles, an
in more than one instance wher
the cutters have met with reslstanc.
, bloodshed has followed. The sma
I stock owners desire law compellin
lie the owners of large pastures to estal
te lish gates at every two miles, an
70 making provision for them to hay
3. access to water during severe drought
of and perhaps some such law will
passed by the legislature. which Go
ireland will probably convene in e,
traordinary session on November
"a If something is not done the peat
- officers say anarchy will reign in Il
cattle districts of the state.-Waxah
ellie Enterprise,