The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
An Unadulterated, Substantial,
Matter Of Fact Proposition.
Must go and Every
Mans Hand Put TO the
Pillow.
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
Railroad Company Throw
Down the Gauntlet and
Defy Us.

TIE committee appointed by the board
of trade to 20 to San Antonio and consult
President Lott, of the Arkansas Pass rail-
road, returned last night highly eated
over their visit.
The committee consisted of President
Castleman, of the board OF trade, and
Messrs. Woodbridge and Saunders, who
we're accompanied by Mr.. John Orr, OF
this city, and Messrs. Wills, of McGrtgor,
and Robertson, Of Salado.
At San Antonio, with gentlemen from
other towns, they met President Lott, and
after some discussion he made the follow
ing definite proposition in writing:
SAN ANTONIO AND ARKANSAS PAss RAILWAY,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
SAN ANTONIO Texas, March "a, 1883.
r NJ. Castleman, Austin; l.. J, Story, LockhErt;
j. p. Bridges, Luiing j. F. Miller, Gonzales.
Dear Sirs-Referringto our interview of this af-
ternoon, asking flr proposition TO boild line Of
road from Gonzales, on the line of our proposed
New BrGEnfes extension, through Luiing and
Luckhart to Auetin, distance OF about sixty milee
We propose to build this road II the citizens along
the line will donate & g right of way and depot
grounds In the several towns, and sum of money
equivalent to $1,000 per mile of road built, the
money To be paid to us upon completion OF track.
on each section of our line, say at Lining, Lock
hart and Aus'in, when the road reaches these re-
spcctive places, and further sum, equivalent to
the cost of this bridge, however, to be limited to
$4,000. These cash donations must be go secured
to us that they will be paid when earn d, it,,
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway.
Messrs. Woodbridge and Orr were seen
last night by a STATESMAN reporter, aud
they feel that this is the supreme moment
| for Austin to act.
Never before has her people had q
| than and
never before WAS one SO i'm ortant to her
future prosperity and greatness.
| The proposition is plain, and you know
exactly what you have to do.
Will you do 1t?
You must!
To comply with il will require the
securing of depot grounds, about two
acres, right of way for fifteen miles, and
$1,000 mile in money, and railroad
bridge over the Colorado, estimated all
the way from $4,000 to $4,000.
Gonzales, with a population of about
5000, has raised $4,000. Luling, with n
population of about 1000, has raised $780,
600, and will increase it to $4,000 If
necessary, and Lockhart has promised to
raise her share.
What will Austin do?
| President CastlemAn say $ Ine Guy anu
and county must accept the proposition,
and every man, woman and child must
strive for its success.
Messrs. Woodbridge and Orr say so, too,
for they look upon the line as one of the
!, most important possible.
The Arkansas people are terribly IL
] earaest,ana ON Tuesday next they will senc
their chief engineer to Austin t(
meet Messrs. Csstleman, Woodbridge
Saunders and Orr, and together they vii
inspect the river, that the engineer may
: form some O. innate as to the size anc
cost Of bridge necessary to span the
, river.
An al swer must be made to this propo'
: sition by the 10Th of April, for the reason
. that the company, if it ia rejected, mus
L push the road on to New Braunfels, thence
to Comfort, Kimb!e county.
-, After the road reaches here, Presiden
u Lott said, If no other company would
that he would extend the line to Nc
- Gregor. ,,
;; NOW is the time for you to act. Wi
: you do it'll