The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-04

seldom, If ever, originate nere' no
dengue sometimes prevails, but it is never
fatal, when not complicated with some
other disease. Austin has as skillful ply
sicians-both allopathic and hom9opath-
ic-and surgeons, as any city OF It's size
in America. The yellow fever sc0urge
has never reached this city, and probably
never will, on account of its altitude.
Cholera is also unknown here. Strangers
who have spent some considerable time
IN Austin have often remarked there were
more aged people seen here than they
ever saw before in city of its size. Be
this as it may, we certainly have our full
share of them. This is perhaps, IN some
degree, owing to the fact that many per-
sons who have retired from business have
come here to end their days. on account
of our climate, society, churches, schools,
and other solid attractions.
HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES.
The question may be asked, why Aus
tin has had so few permanent
visitors, if it possesses all the advantages
that are claimed for it, If, as we claim,
it is such a healthy city, and the climate
is so fine, the society so good, and the
other attractions so numerous, why have
not more people living abroad found 1t
out and gone there to spend their time!
Our reply is this: We have never had the
accommodations such people required to
make them comfortable. 1t is true we
have had some few. boarding houses that
have been tolerably comfortable, and we
still have, but our hotels have never been
such as were required. For the want of a
big run of custom they have all been run
on an economical scale, too much
so to please those who have been
accustomed to better accommodations.
Hence, visitors have left them as soon as
they could conveniently get away. This
has been the true reason of our lack of
permanent visitors. We are happy to be
able to state that by the first of Decem
Der next, there will be less cause for such
complaint than there has been heretofore,
for about that time the finest hotel in the
south will be opened in this city. 1t will
be called THE Driskill," that being the
name of one of our most enterprising
citizens who constructed it. The STATES
MAN, on the oath ult, gave full descrip-
ton of this hotel.-ED.
With this splendid addition to Ausiin's
lOl NloluOISs anu uhC up-
fractions and improvements that have
been lately made in our next largest hotel,
the Brunswick, Austin will soon be better
prepared than ever heretofore to accom-
modate visitors in style that will be apt
to please the most fastidious, and to give
them such attention as they have been in
the habit of receiving in more northern
cities, and at prices which cannot fail to
please. Already we hear of many would
be visitors who are turning their attention
in this direction, with view of securing
quarters for the winter in these hotels.
Many of our frst-class boarding houses
are also making Improvements more in &C
cordance with the demands of the times. AS
oar Legislature meets in January next,
ustin will, without doubt, be a lively
town during the coming winter.
CHURCHES. SCHOOLS AND SOCIETIES.
Austin has her full quota of Protestant
and Catholic churches, schools, and secret
societies. Almost every Christian denom-
nation is here represented, and all the
eading secret societies have lodges here.
Dur public and private schools will also
favorably with any in the land. |
Our State University, in particular, would
do credit to any state in the Union.
STATE BUILDINGS.
Two years from date, Texas new cap
itol will be the most imposing
structure on the continent of America!
In beauty, design and granduer 1t will
even excel the capitol at Washington. The
great state of Texas requires a cores
ponding capitol, and she will have it. No
of words will give person a !
correct idea of this immense structure
when completed. 1t must be seen to be
appreciated. Besides the state university,
already mentioned, Texas has at her CAPT
tai three asylams; one for her blind, one
for her lunatics, and one for her deaf and
dumb, all of which are on magnificent
plan and ably conducted The land Of
flee and temporary capital are also i'm
posing structures, but they dwindle into
alongside of the new CAPT
tol, that will soon be towering above them.
AUSTIN S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS.
These embrace the federal court house
and postotfice buildings, and county court
house, both of which are massive lime
stone buildings, whose style of architect |
ure is not surpassed in the state. and not |
less than twenty other immense stone and |
brick buildings, that cost tens of thou
sands of dollars each, and which will COM
pare favorably with any in the state.
Why, during the past year the buildings |
that have been built or that are now in
course of construction, independent of
the new capitol, have and will cost over
one million dollars! At no time during
The past two years have there been less
than one hundred buildings, big and little,
n course of construction.
There are not less than two hundred
private residences III Austin that would
'e considered ornamental in any city.
Many of the churches and school houses
II this city cost several thousands each.
The free iron bridge across the Colorado
ost the county $4,000, and the l. Il G.
\. railroad companys bridge across the
anne river cost six times that amount.
Justin has five banks, three ice factories.
cotton compress, two gas houses, a
: ter works company, which supplies the
ntire city with an abundance of water. ,
nd numerous factories that are run bv {
team.
But this much must suffice for the {
resent HIP ,
LIVER PILLS.