The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-09
TEXAS BY MAIL.
Items and Comments Culled from
the Latest State Papers.

The San ANTONIO hlueS Dave Edlseu
$500 toward starting gymnasium in con-
nectiOn with their armory.
The Santa Fe railroad is now running
free reclining chair coaches on the line
from Gainesville to Galveston.
Atascosa county has held its immigra-
ton meeting and appointed committee
to work up population for the county.
The citizens of Llano county subscribed
$4,000 inside of three hours as a bonus
to the Chicago and Rock Island railroad.
Colonel Pierce, an extensive ranchero
of Wharton county, recently made sale
of 10000 four-year-Old steers at $50
head.
Several new buildings are to be erected
at the Prairie View school, the colored
branch of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college.
petition urging congress to pass Mr.
Grains bill to establish branch OF the
federal court in Laredo is being clrcu-
lated in that city.
Karnes county is to be represented IN
the immigration convention at Cuero, on
the Sth, and was due yesterday at the con-
ventIon in San Antonio.
The Street Car company of Galveston
has a damage suit on its hands for put
ting passenger off the cars who refused
to take tickets in change.
There is movement among the farmers
of Waller county to plant large acreage
of watermelons for shipment to the
northern and western states.
The Electric Light company, of Mar
shall, has sent party to look after and
purchase the necessary machinery for in
candescent lights, and the plant will be
arrives.
The Denison compress, up to date, has
com pressed over 10000 bales of cotton.
The greatest number compressed in one
day was 1850 bales. Denlson's compress
is of the Taylor patent, and there is only
one like it in the state-that at Galveston.
The grand lodge of Missouri and Texas
of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
will hold its annual session in San Antonio
next July, and the select knights of the
order in that city have begun active drill
ing so that they will be prepared for
escort and parade duty.
The location at Mineola of the furniture
factory, canning establishment, and the
probability of getting other enterprises
started, have given an impetus to real
estate and infused new life into the citi-
zens generally. Mineola is now enjoying
boom, but not such O one as her natural
| resources merit.
The men who organized the Brazos
Valley railroad Saturday night showed
their faith by drawing their checks, in
stanter, for $4,000, as preliminary to
getting a charter. They are ready to put
up further and literally, and the Day be-
lieves the people of Waco are willing to
stand by these men.-Waco Day.
The people of Texas are taking hold of
the immigration move like they mean
business this time. There is more room
in Texas for thousands of more good
farmers, and we would like to see them
here, but we don't want to get them by
Misrepresentation. Let the immigration
bureaus tell the truth, so that people who
come will be satisfied to remain.-Ex
change.
Five small dynamite cartridges were
picked up Monday morning in Lincoln
street by Policeman Benavides near Dep
uty Sheriff Eug. Yglesias' residence. 1t
is not believed that they were put there
with any sinister purpose, but the police
are investigating the matter. They were
not large enough to do any damage, and
it is supposed that they accidentally
dropped out of the pocket of some evil
disposed person.
Dr. Observation-Disclosures of success
have had in the matter of quarantine and
keeping infectious diseases out of Texas
l owe it, in very great measure, to Gov
ernor Ross. Without his active aid and
approval l could have done little or
nothing. You may rest assured that
feel grateful for his kind consideration
and earnest support. Yes, 1 intend to
improve the system in every way in my
power before the next season begins
Houston Post.
| A Dallas statisticiaD, who has been fig
uring on the recent report of the comp
troller, states that there are sixty six
counties in the state, which, as their pro-
portion of the school fund, have returned
to them the taxes they paid the state for
all purposes and $266,59352 in addition
thereto. This gentleman mentions coun-
ties that get back sufficient to cancel the
whole of their state tax, while Dallas,
Galveston and Bexar pay more than twice
what they receive back.-Denison News.
Two weeks ago the Santa Fe people
opened subscription books at their eastern
Office, in Boston, for a $6,OO0,O0O loan.
When the books closed $11,OOO,OOO had
been subscribed, which shows in itself the
confidence eastern capitalists have in the
management of the road, and the gigantic
projects, building new lines, etc. already
outlined. This money will be expended
by the construction department of the
Santa Fe, and operations, it is said, will
begin early in the spriDg.-Denison News.
There was failure of crops in western
Kansas last year, and the Atchison Rail-
way company, in order to give the farmers
a new start, has decided to buy 100000
bushels of wheat, and ship it free of
charge to that section of the state, to be
used as seed, putting it down to the
farmers at actual cost, and taking their
notes due in one year at per cent. Other
roads running through the drouth stricken
regions of the north will doubtless follow
the example set by the Atchison.-Dallas
News.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Pace yesterday made a deed
of fifteen acres of land, lying north of the
city and on the line of the Santa Fe road
for the Santa Fe hospital location. Thus
closes the last link, securing to Temple
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