The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
From Sundays Daily.l
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Things Seen and Heard About the
Offices Yesterday.

Things Seen ana Heard ABOUT tne
Offices Yesterday.
The capitol board met yesterday
and approved account of Contractor
Smith for another 5000, leaving bal
ance of $1,000 due. They assigned
rooms in the temporary capitol to
Hon. o. y. HOllingSworth, Col.
Spaight and Adjutant General King.
The report of Mr.. John L. Dickinson,
secretary of the board, was received
and placed on file.
The Houston and Texas Central
railroad paid to the comptroller 5000
taxes on land in unorganiZed counties
due for the year 1882. Total amount
of taxes paid yesterday, $1,000.
The Washington county railroad
company (branch of the Houston and
Texas CentraD has again defaulted in
payment of interest and sinking fund
due the school fund. Under this de-
fault the governor IS authorized to
sell the road at public auction, but the
|, state has never made any oyertureS
towards suit for fear of losing the
same, in which case other roads that
have paid up this loan might demand
of the state to refund the amounts
paid. The governor, 1T IS said, will
recommend the passage of bill to
cover the grounds indicated, and 1t
will probably be made test case of.
The comptroller's Office will be
closed tomorrow, New Years day.
The secretary of state will complete
moving into the temporary capitol to-
morrow.
Nothing of any importance trans
pired in the land Office yesterday.
Mr.. Baines, of Mckinney, will prob
ably be next secretary OF state, though
it is still bruited about that the posi-
ton will be rendered to Capt. L. III.
Bowman, the present COMPETENT and
efficient secretary.
The Mill Iron cattle company, "lim-
, ited," of Gainesville, capital stock ST.
100000 filed a charter yesterday. The
company will do a general ranch bust
ness in Texas, Kansas Wyoming,
Montana and New MeXivo. Directors.
Henry Warner, Isaac Cloud and w.
ID. Davidson of Gainesville, and j. w.
Wilson and L. j. Simpson Of Wealth
erford.
The Monroe cattle company, capital
stock $4,000, also filed a charter. The
company will buy, sell, breed and raise
cattle and other stock, with principal
business offices ut Albany, Texas, and
Monroe, Missouri. Directors, L.
Baily, j. NJ. Proctor, Thomas Proctor
and James 5. Scott, of Monroe, Mis-
souri,, and ID. NJ. Proctor, of Palmyra,
Missouri, and n. p. POdgers, of Flori-
la, Missouri, and q. Il. Reynolds. G.
ID. Hassard, John Hassard, +. Z. Con-
rad, of Albany, Texas, and j. Il.
Fleming, of Cisco, Texas.
The Ohio wool association, of San
Antonio, capital stock 100000, also
liled Il charter.
The following letter Ghe material
portions only OF WHICH are copied), adj
dressed to Ex-Governor II. b. Hub
bard, has been referred by him to the
department of insurance, statistics
and history, for consideration and
reply:
"HOTEL KUNG CARL,
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Nov. 30, S2. I
Sir: You will excuse stranger for
addressing V GU, on account of the i'm
portance of the subject, namely: I'm
migration to your state. Let Inc say
ut the outset, am not an immigration
agent; l am Il citizen of America for
twenty-nine years; my home is Brook
Ign, state OF New York, and am
president OF the Scandinavian aSSoci-
alton of that city, where L will
return with my family in the spring.
find people in fever here about
going to America. They are forming
colonies for that purpose, and so
many are asking me about Texas that
L begin to take an interest in your
state. There have been Texas immi-
grafton agents here, but the people do
| not believe what they say, because
they are interested that is the reason
| they flock around Inc for information
about your state, which l am not
able to give Kept in a very general
and indefinite way. What is needed
is publication issued by state au-
thority, setting forth the facts as they
| really are. Texas is such a big coun-
| try that people want information
about each municipality or district,
SO that colony could select
the portion of the state to go to be-
fore they start from here. They
do not want to stop on expenses, and
be harrassed after they get there to
find out in what part of the state to
settle. From all see and hear, l am
satisfied there is a strong feeling in
favor of Texas, and all that is wanted
is proper direction. The class that is
now moving is composed of well-to-
do people who will not go anywhere
blindfold. They want information
they can depend on about the lands,
the products, the price, ETC., the health,
the taxes, the climate, personal securi-
ty, religious and school matters, and
some sort of general directory or rail
way guide, so they can see for them
selves how to get from the seaport to
all parts of the state. The above are
the questions they are asking Inc, and
I am not prepared to answer them as
they should be. If you have any pub
LEGATION setting forth these matters a
large number of copies should be sent
to Sweden, Denmark. and Norway, for
the information of people now desir-
ing to emigrate to America.
Il remain, very respectfully,
| "WM. PARSONS"