The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-18
TOWN TALK.
Opinions of Prominent Business
Men on Important Questions.
How the Whirl of Political Eddies
Don't Count When You
Come Down robustness.

Political surges and eddies don't bother
your average business man. He reads
the papers-or he ought to-apd makes
up his mind just how he will vote. Polit-
zeal claptrap don't affect him Bit He's
after business, and yesterday STATES
MAN reporter interviewed him rather nu-
merously; that is he interviewed several
of him with the following result:
Mr.. Walter Tips-"The hardware bust
ness is little dull, but collections are
very close and very satisfactory. l think
turnpikes will vastly benefit the county"
Mr.. j. H. Collett-"The land business is
very dull. There's nothing doing at all.
1 believe turnpikes in the county Is the
very best local enterprise yet talked of.
It's better than building bridge"
Frank Maddox -"Of course I'm in favor
of npikes-broad ones, mind you,
broad ones!-so when get out of my
buggy my toes won't be dipping over into
the bitches. The stock business is go d,
considering everything"
Ed. Haigler-"The county needs good
roads. There is no telling the good they
will do business in a general way. My
business is improving daily"
Donnan & Thompson-"Busines is
rather slow, in rea! estate here at home,
but thsre is some inquiry for western
lands. Our business with the departments
for foreign correspondents ia increasing.
l think that turnpike scheme the very one.
Do Austin more good than railroad"
B. j. Kopperl-"The book business is
very good, but of course the demand for
school books, now that the schools are
opened, has fallen off,"
Mr.. Gracy, of the firm of Bergen,
Daniel d Gracy, said; "Real estate here
in the city is looking up some and We see
an improvement almost daily. What this
town needs, though, to make it boom ia
factories. think that turnpike scheme
the very thing. Good turnpikes through
out this county wouId help everything"
Mr.. Miller at Warmoth's, said: sour
jobbing trade is very brisk, but the retail
business is slow. The building of turn
pixies in this county would help the trade
of the city. If they are ever started the
people will never do without them. Get
ting them o,oe started is the thing"
n. V. D.ttline er-"Turnpikes are the
very things. They will add greatly to
trade and to the convenience of the whole
people. Trade in my line is very good
and believe it is going to be better"
Dick Cunningham was ont selling
wagons, but it is we'll known that he favors
turnpikes.
Mr.. Allen, of the firm of Allen 81 Gu len
Sour business was splendid last week,
and it has opened up well this morning.
Good turnpikes are just the thing. l
tell you they would do this county more
good than a railroad. There's no doubt
about it. The material is handy and.
pixies can re built cheaply. You can set
us down as decidedly in favor OF pixies"
d. W. Weaver"I think pixies would be
good thing. They would be worth
heap to Austin"
Mr.. ID. q. Dunn-"We havn't done much
in the cotton business. We commenced
too late. Buyers and banks had made
their arrangements for the season, and
and you see it is difficult to break in
upon them aud change the condition of
things this late in the season.
Next year, however, we will have
everything in shape. There's no
use talking. We must fix things and will
do it.. The business men are determined
on this. and so far as l have talked to
them the expression ia unanimous for a
big central cotton yard next year. You
can set me down as being decidedly in
favor of turnpikes. Nothing will do the
county more good"
johnson q Observation-Disclosures is very
good. We carry good stock, and always
have good trade"
General Roberts-"0ur trade is very
good. We are not Kicking. OF course
turnpikes are the very things for the
county"