The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-13
ANOTHER RAILROAD MEET
ING.
'CITIZENS MEET, HEAR REPORT.
AND APPOINT AN ENECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE.

Last night, in pursuance to call in
Wednesdays STATESMAN and inthe evening
papers, another citizens meeting was held
at the temporary capitol. Judge Fillmore
& called the meeting to order and was re-
Rejected chairman. Mr.. Calvin Sattertield
Twas reappointed secretary.
n The chairman then called for the report
fof the committee sent to Bastrop, to con-
. suit with the committee there
Mr.. W. Tips, on behalf of the commit
a tee, said that the committee. consist
4 ing of Messrs. j. Bremond, Mexican and
4 himself charged at the last meeting with
the duty of going to Bastrop and consult
n ing with the committee there, had per-
a formed that duty yesterday, and had this
81 to report: The Bastrop committee cou-
"A sisting of Messrs. Erhard, Moore and
Buchanan reported that they
HAD BEEN TRYING
3 for several years to get railroad, and
that they were now under contract with
4 Gen. Walker to build road to Elgin and
thence to Taylor. The question of chang
+ ing terminal at Taylor to Austin was dis
cussed. and while the Bastrop committee
said the present arrangements as regards
Elgin must be pushed on they would lis
Item to any proposition Austin would
make to them. The BastrOp committee
then agreed to give our committee ten
days in which to act on that proposition.
~ The committee, on returning to AUSTIN
had consulted with Gen. Walker in regard
to the change, who said that he had no
&obiection and when asked how much
Austin would be required to raise, he said
81 he would not say, not knowing anything
q about the country from here to Bastrop
+ but he did know it to Elgin, and suggested
Ia preliminary survey of the proposed
route, and as soon as that was made he
could tell how much it would cost to build
"A the road.
A Mr.. Tips stated further that Bastrop
was red-hot for a railroad, some of her
A people favoring Taylor, and some Aus
A tin.
Mr.. Satterfield explained that he had
been requested by Gen. Walker to state
4 that he personally asked no bonus or sub
4 sidy; the whole matter rested with the
i people of Bastrop.
4 Mr.. Bremond made motion for pre-
d liminary survey.
Mr.. Tips showed how much cotton
4 Austin would lose by not getting the rail
road-about 1000 bales per year.
Mr.. Mexican remained in Bastrop after
Messrs. Bremond and Tips left, and the
people of that city were
PUSHING THE MATTER.
i That they had raised $1,000 in cash, two
4 leagues of land, depot grounds in Bastrop
and right of way to Elgin.
The chair suggested that $3.50 be raised
F. to start survey, and a subscription be
& commenced Immediately.
Mr.. Croker moved that a committee
j of three collect $3.50 for survey.
Mr. Woodbridge - There will be no
4 trouble to raise the $3.50, but move that
an executive committee of fifteen mem
j beers be appointed by the chair to raise
a subscriptions and to take all steps in the
matter necessary to get the matter on a
i certain footing. That the committee
h be composed of property holders and
representative business men-this COM
q mittee to have full power to get subscrip-
a tions, make estimates, and consult with
4 General Walker; that survey be made
A Immediately, so that cost per mile could
4 be found out, and no time should be lost.
4 General Walker should not be hampered,
\ as he has shown the enterprise which
4 should have been shown here long ago
4 Mr.. Woodbridge then showed briefly how
far Austin was behind other cities in these
matters, and she ought to
DO SOMETHING NOW.
~ We do not know how much money We
ri want, but must go for all in sight.
Mr.. Tips seconded Mr.. Woodbridge
motion for the appointment of a com
fnittee of fifteen. Motion put and car
ried. 1t was then suggested that the chai
wait until the meeting adjourned, ant
then, with the advice of gentlemen
B present, to appoint the committee.
Judge Terrell then being called for
made few appropriate remarks on rail
- roads and showed that it was necessary
II for Austin to DO something if she did no
want to be hanked. He showed that prop
a erty holders should take hold, as they wer'
y the ones benefited and that the mer
y chants. although they had done their shar'
always, should not be expected to d.
everything in these enterprises. Austii
has relied too much on natural advan
tagcs heretofore, and must do something
now.
Mr.. Woodbridge suggested that the ex
OOublNC WhlOh dPpOdiS DClON
meet tomorrow at 10 a. m, in Washing
ton engine house.
Mr.. Woodbridge said that the prelimi
nary survey would commence tomorrow
morning.
After the meeting adjourned the chat
appointed the following executive com
mittee, in pursuance to motion: Messrs
Joseph Nalle, Ira H. Evans, A. P. Wool
bridge, John Bremond, Walter Tips
Alonzo F. Mexican, W. B. Walker, Levi
Hancock, Ed Christian, Frank Hamilton
H. Yarmouth j. H. Houghton, Georg
Warren, Henry Hirschfeld, R. NJ. Castle
- man, I. s. Maxey, D. G. Taylor, Judge J
B. Rector, Judge Fillmore, Col. j. l.. Dris
kill, Major G. w. Littlefeld, Major Brack
enridge, Drs. NJ. A. Taylor and W. E
Tobin.
Judge Fulmore's name was added TO tn
exed committee at the express re
ques e gentlemen who selected tn
conf