The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-21


tins arrangement of these rates will be
left to Pool Commissioner Waldo. The
representatives present therefore resolved
themselves into rate meeting, and are
preparing new rate sheet, the main OBJ
iect of which is revision of western
rates. They will probably be engaged in
this work till the end of the week.-Gal-
weston News.
The Gazette says: Several Fort Worth
citizens have grasped the matter of i'm
proving the county roads, and have taken
direct steps in the matter. A fund has
been raised for the improvement of the
Fort Worth-Benbrook road, and sufficient
money is secured to grade three miles out
from Fort Worth. There is great room
for the improvement of this line, and it is
asserted that the newly surveyed route,
which is almost straight line, will re-
duce the distance three miles in nine, be-
sides evading several steep hills on the
old road, which are now almost i'm passable
with loaded vehicles in rainy seasons.
The contract for the work will be let this
week.
This is the kind of work Travis county
should be about. 1t will pay better than
anything else.
The wife of General Smith, of the
United States army, stationed at San
Antonio, who has been ill for some
months past, had very dangerous sur
gical operation performed about two
weeks ago. The operation has been a
success, and Mrs. Smith was greatly re-
lieved by it. Her recovery seems now
assured.
Whtewright is to have an election to
decide whether its corporation shall be
abolished
Malarial fever is almost epidemic in
Paris, Texas.
A military company and literary society
are being organized at Corpus Christi.
The wool growers of San Saba will give
grand banquet and ball on the 10Th
inst.
The Fort Worth and Denver sold tickets
Monday to twenty-five land seekers, and
every man was the head of a family. 1t
is only question of short time now
until the Panhandle will be filled with
people.
The Pest Gays: "Hon. W. H. Grains re-
nomination is almost a certainty. He and
Stewart will both be returned, unless all
signs fail" They are both good men and
their districts would do well to return
them to congress.
The Texas and Pacific moved 378 car
loads of livestock from Rio Grande points
on Sunday. Some of them were des-
tined for the Indian Territory and some
for Chicago and st. Louis. 1t Yves the
heaviest days work for Sunday in the
history of the road.
The Fort Worth Gazette quotes from
the Omaha Herald as follows: The
movement to open Omaha to Texas cattle
shipments should be in every way en-
couraged. If those cattle can be safely
haudled in Kansas city and Chicago, they
can be safely handled here. 1t is obviously
unfair to bar South Omaha, which is
taking such gallant strides to the front as
stock market, from the enjoyment OF
any privilege vouchsafed other points.
The Texas cattle can come this way
Just as quickly as any other, and just as
cheaply in the absence of railway dis
elimination. There is no reason to ex-
pect discrimination. The Burlington and
Missouri and the Union Pacific would be
gao 10 geI Ine BUSINESS lloul Den'Si
where they would take the cattle from the
Denver, Fort Worth and Texas, a new line
between Denver and Galveston, crossing
the chief cattle ranges.
The removal of the quarantine agains
Texas cattle is all that is necessary to in
sure Omaha large share of this impor-
tant business. In view of the fact tina
other states find such quarantine wholly
unnecessary and the simplest precaution;
effective, Nebraska authorities ought tt
remove the obstacle without delay.