The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09

1,492,852.
The number of miles of railroad assess
ed this year is 5,192 miles, against $3.50
miles last year.
The comptroller deposited $4,000 to the
credit of the general revenue yesterday.
Comptroller Swain, for the board of ed
ucation, purchased a $500 Hidalgo bond
yesterday.
The report of the St. Louis, Arkansas
and Texas Railway company was received
yesterday. 1t shows the following:
Capital stock $9,520,000.
Expended during the year, 1907 1864 .95,
of which 1891 ,549.24 was TOR construction
of road.
Receipts for the year, 1927, 399.33.
Tax on freight handled, $48,744.
Paid for repairs and salaries, $45,919.-
10.
Miles run, 423, 1856.
Number of men employed, 1,722.
The comptroller approved the following
collectors bonds yesterday:
j. w. Jones, Wharton county; j. E. Ed
monds, Hunt county; w. A. Spencer, Kim
BILE county; Alex Coke, Live Oak county.
Mr.. Burleson, collector of Bastrop coun-
ty, settled with the comptroller yesterday.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Waco Dressed Beef company, CAPT
tai stock 100000, filed charter in the
office of secretary of state yesterday.
Incorporators: S. W. Slayden, W. W..
Seley, A. Wheeler, Il. Rotan, G. w. White,
j. A. Solomon and o. Bailey.
The Texas Kaoline Manufacturing and
Chemical company, capital stock $4,000,
filed charter in the office of secretary of
state yesterday. The object is
to work kaoline mine in Edwards
county.
Incorporators: A. j. Barrett, L. j.
Godbold, j. r. Cox and j. N. Conn.
The following charters were filed in the
Office of the secretary of state yesterday:
The Corsicana Street railway company;
capital stock $4,000. Incorporators, L..
l.. Lester, j. Il. Whitesells and W. j..
Mckee.
The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad
company filed an amendment to its
charter. 1t provides for branch road
commencing at Temple, thence through
the counties of Bell, McLennan, BOsque,
Hill, Johnson, Tarrant, Wise, Denton and
Cook to the Indian Territory. Also an
eastern branch, to commence in Burleson
county, about two miles north of the
Yeague, thence through the counties of
Burleson, Brazos, Grimes and Montgom-
cry, to a point on the International d.
Great Northern within three miles of
Lemuel, with the right to purchase the
Central Montgomery railroad. Also
branch commencing at Cleburne; thence
through the counties of Johnson, Ellis,
Dallas, Hunt, Delta, Fannin and Lamar,
with the right to purchase the Chicago,
Texas d Mexican railroad. 1t also pro-
vides for Red River branch, to begin at
or near the town of Ladonia, in Fannin
county, thence to Honey Grove. A Rio
Grande branch is provided to begin at
the town of Santa Anna, on the main line,
in Coleman county, thence to Ell Paso, on the
Rio Grande, Another branch Is provided
for, commencing at Sealy, thence through
the counties of AUSTIN Colorado, Fayette,
Lee, Bastrop, Caldwell, Travis, Hays,
Blanco, Gillespie, Mason and Kemble to
the county line of Crockett.
The Denton & North Western railway
company; capital stock 100000, also filed
a charter. The proposed line will extend
from the city of Denton to point on the
Gulf, Colorado g. Santa Fe railroad in the
same county, distance of about 10 miles.
Incorporators: Alvin G. 0wsley, Isaac
B. Walker, j. A. Robinson, L. W. Alney,
John A. Harm, Geo. W. Wilson and Robert
Taylor.
The Peoples Building and Loan asso-
ciatian, of Fort Worth. Capital stock,
$4,000. IncorporatOrs: j. r. Ashley, W.
l.. Holt and j. G. Williams.
The following charters were filed in the
Office of the secretary of state yesterday:
La Sociedad Beneficencia Mutua Mexi-
cana, of Del Rio, Texas. Object: To ac-
cumulate a fund for the education of the
children of its members, burial of the
the sick or destitute of its members and
their families. Directors: Antonio V.
Maceyra, Jesus Zapata, Felipe Ramos,
Manuel NJ. Madero and Francisco Bur-
rera.
The Cleburne Street Railway company!
Capital stock, $4,000. Directors: E. NJ.
Heath, o. S. Heath, G. W. Metz, j. A. East
wood and M. M. Crane.
The Seymour Publishing company, oil
Seymour, Baylor county. Capital stock
$4,000. Object: To publish a newspa
per and to do a general printing business
Directors: Charles HUMPHREYS, l.. 7
Wilson and j. L. Montgomery.
The Navarro Fair association, of Cor
sicana, capital stock, 100000, filed {
charter in the Office of secretary of state
yesterday. Incorporators: James Gar
rity, George T. Gester, II. u Damon, b
G. Barry, Marion Martin, L. Cherry, W
S. Finch, L. B. Hayme, George W. Pruitt
A. l.. Gile, W. H. Puxley and R. B. John
son.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
The governor is still absent and is no
expected home until next Saturday. A
lady from Fort Worth called to see hin
! yesterday to plead for the pardon of hel
! son who is in the penitentiary.
, Just before Governor Ireland left tn
city he appointed Major George w. Brack
enridge, of San Antonio, regent, vice Dr
D b. E. Hadra, resigned. SO far as know
; Major breckenridge has not accepted, bu