The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-23
TEXAS BY MAIL.
Items and Comments Culled from
the Latest State Papers.


Austin county has done nothing in re-
gard to the immigration movement.
The voters of Burnet county will vote
soon on a proposition to levy tax of Il
cents for public school purposes.
Marble Falls has a new kind of clay
which can be adapted to uses heretofore
considered impossible for ordinary clays'
1t is estimated that the 10000 winter
tourists to Florida this season will leave
100000 in that state.-Houston Herald
The tax due and unpaid for 1887 IN
Dewitt county amounts TO less than $lOo,
which is claimed to be less than any other
county of its size in the state.
The city council of Cleburne has granted
the Electric Light company right to eFesi
its plant on city ground. Work on iaH
enterprise will be begun at an early aS!'
In San Antonio the Government HI
residents have petitioned the street car
compa for extension of its track from
the present terminus to the gate or the
post proper, distance of about one-h
mile.
The city council of Laredo, Thursday
evening, donated twenty blocks OF city
land to the president of the Laredo lmml-
grafton society to assist in raising fund
to be used in advertising the advantages
of Laredo.
Every man who has ever been to Austin
will rejoice to hear that the railroads are
going to build a $4,000 union depot
there. OF all the places on the continent,
needing passenger depot, Austin ID the
chief.-Waco Day.
God is good. He sent the rain and
slush to punish the ticket spectators at
Dallas, who are now Offering tickets at
less than they paid, on account of di-
minlshed attendance at the Booth-Barrett
performance.-For Worth Mail
Last Saturday at Tyler large and en-
thusiastic crowd assembled at the court
house for the purpose of discussing the
immigration movement. A plan was
readily adopted, and Smith county will
commence at once to work for her share
of Texas immigration.
Col. John F. Elliott, secretary of the
State Immigration association, is in the
city to-day. He reports that on account
of North Texas not coming to the from
with funds, immigration is tending
toward the southwestern portion of the
state.-Fort Worth Mail.
The immigration rooms are now sup
piled with q mineral cabinet, showing
some of the resources of Texas. And this
is feature of wealth of which little has
ever been said, although the Lone Star
state could rank with the best, if fully
developed Antonio Times.
Col. T. j. Neal, who is one of the most
progressive farmers and fruit growers of
Marion county, sent one of his tenants,
who came here recently from North
Georgia, back to that state day or so
ago to bring back with him eight farmers,
who will be tenants on his plantation.
The car load of material for the Laredo
Electric Light and Power company ar
rived over the International road Thurs
day. This company recently purchased a
large and commodious building for head
quarters, and expect to have the city
lighted Hp with electricity in short time
The AUSTIN STATESMAN is improving
There is a general qualification over thu
fact. Published at the capitol, where there
is the best field in the state TO gather
news, The STATESMAN ought to grow, anC
the present management seems deter
mined to make 1t do it.-Dallas Times
Herald.
The people of Waco are willing to Civ,
bonus of $4,000 to the Arkansas Pas
project, engineered by strangers and out
siders. Are they not willing to do a
much for the Brazos Valley road, origi
mated and pushed by home people? Ant
if not, why not?-Waco Day. By the way
where is the Austin and McGregor rail.
road?
Texarkana is elated over late news from
the national capital that Congressman
Culberson has obtained favorable repor
from the committee appropriating $780,
600 for a federal court and postoffict
building at that place. The phenomena
growth and remarkably rapid progress Of
the city in all respects certainly renders
such a measure proper and necessary.
1t seems to be the design of the Arkansas
Pass management to make connection
east with the Illinois Central and west witt
the Rock Island, and there ls hardly
question as to the success of the effort
The line is only encountered on account o.
construction, the freight and passenger
receipts now exceeding all running ex
penses by from $4,000 to $4,000 pc
month,
Let the citizens of Kyle put their heads
together and think about fixing up a CITY
park. How nice it would be for place O.
resort in the sultry summer days. With
beautiful shade trees, with profusion o.
flowers, cleaning statutes and sparkling
fountains, music stands, shady walks, vine
wreathed pavilions and tiny lakes, il
would be worth thousands of dollars tc
the place, and would add immensely to the
pleasure and comfort of the inhabitants
Star Vindicator.
News from Hampstead is to the effect
that the watermelon industry is still the
leading question of the day there. At the
last meeting of the organization the Sec
rotary announced that forty-five farmers
and gardeners had pledged themselves to
plant 236 acres IN watermelons. Letters
and kilograms from Georgia and other
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