The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-19
The Canital City

Texas is a wonderful state. Taken
all in all, it is richly entitled to the ,
honorary title of empire state, by
which she is now so generally hailed.
Two hundred and seventy-four thou
sand square miles of territory; with a
soil as rich and as fruitful as the delta
of the Nile; with climate midland
baimy and as healthful as the Blue
Ridge itself favorably situated as to
her commercial means. She cannot
fail to go to the front most rapidly.
Great as the progress made since the
war unquestionably has been, yet it
bears no sort of comparison with that
which will distinguish her in the flu
ture. She has territory enough for
fifteen millions of people and mex |
haustlble agricultural resources |
sufficient to both employ
and adequately remunerate them.
There is hardly any one
who has an Imagination suf-
GENTLY vivid to picture out even
her faintest future. In a very few
years the simple current business of
| the state will require the services of
an army of men to transact it. Other
armies of men will be here daily to
bring it in. This in and of itself Will
place Austin's future beyond a per-
adventure. A beautiful, rich, prosper
Gus, and Representative southern, or bet
ter still, Texan city, will be the result.
Already is she wonder Of architect
ural as well as superb natural effects.
Her site is simply peerless, and for
miles around in all directions
stretch the beautiful hills inter.
sperced with lovely valleys and the
whole covered with most lavish for
| est growth. The blue Colorado sepa-
rates this scene of wonderous beauty
into two very nearly equal parts, and
there will be ample room to accommo-
date population of one hundred
| thousand, if necessary, and still not
J exhaust the beautiful territory, still
leave room for more of the lovely
homesteads which are being built uI
so rapidly even now. There is charm
about Austin seen no where else
While it is typical tropical city it i:
yet dist1nctively Texan in its leading
Q features. While its Typography
t makes it as beautiful as the gardens
+ of Gull where they bloom by the calm
Bendermere, it has those rugget
+ commercial and business fea
f lures which give promise of proftabl
i employed industries and business sue
cess which are necessary in these util
itarian times in building up grea
/" cities, even In the dreamy, sleep
10 south.
p 1t is the pride of Austin that 1t
already the recognized educationf
10 center of the state. This fact attract
% a higher order of population. Grac
v and culture are by no means mere il
cidents, but they come as necessar
Accomplishments of a people VIII
q while they PRIMARILY seek to max
N money, yet will not do it
% 1t is necessary to sacrifc
comfort, culture and refnemen
Is and all the graces which come to
W people in their train. AS CONNER
q mercial point there are no supt
riors in natural advantages i
the interior of Texas. But as is con
s. mon in all state capitals commercis
H. enterprises have been second and sui
e servient to political considerations, t
o. too great degree. With this faul
corrected, Austin would bound fol
h ward in her new career, made possibl
E. in this way, with bewildering rapit
IS ity.
is THERE'S too great lack of cohereI
as cy among her people. Organized con
munity effort Is almost unknown, an
N here is lost one of the mos
TO potent means in use in d.
At veloping a city and city
m business. Every fellow takes care {
himself, and says with JUNCTION, 18th
devil take the hindmost." This cry
Of talization of the gospel of selfishnes
l, looses its charm before the grand po
10 sibilities which open up before til
Is policy of organized effort, of comml
nifty interests and mutual help. Wit
ID this fault corrected, the progress {
Is Austin would be but the reflection {
" the wonderful progress of Texas.
g. it not worth while to attempt to tore
n a changer Is there not enough i
sight to warrant the live bushes
men of the beautiful city to organic
l. upon some basis which will insure {
"a least an intelligent effort to reap til
K ripe harvest prepared for them by tn
ot stupenduous state.