The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08

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here or elsewhere who doubted It's sue
cess. Some of them have alread.
made considerable investments here
and the council has granted fran
chise to new railroad company
He had just heard tina
a telegram had just been received
from st. Louis syndicate proposing
to invest 100000 or 100000 here
They are not afraid evidently Of tn
dam being washed away. II they car
bank SO largely upon it, why can't W
do so when it was something upSl.
which one Of the most enlinenl
engineers OF the country had staket
his reputation. He combated thu
argument that the bonded debt nigh
embarrass the city. The bonds would
not be issued all at once, and in ,he
meantime the dam would be con
structed and bring in all income
Besides property values would be in
creased so as to more than conn ensate
for any increase in TAXATION What
we pay for water and lights Gould &c
towards the expense of the bonds
for sinking fund and interest in
stead OF to the water works
company, and we would have an
income from manufacturers for mills.
There would be an increase of popula-
ton and business, Ind that meant
more, compensation for all classes
the carpenter, merchant and even
the lawyers. The river will be lined
with fine residences, and general pros
perity will be the result OF building
the dam.
Judge Julius Schultz was intro
duced as the mkt and special speaker
on the subjectgof "The Eight Hour
movement. " was, he argued, one OF
the grandest questions agitating the
world. All over Europe as we'll as
America, the professions were moving
today in this movement, which the
laborers were everywhere demanding
should be made. 1t was not
movement to add 20 hours
of idleness, but rather to
increase industry by strengthening
the laborer with necessary rest, so
that he could do more in eight hours
than he now does or can do in ten
when faded and overtasked.
There was this question to be con-
sidered: The work has to be done
and strikes were not the remedy. If
YOU do not do the work others will be
called upon to do it and the govern
ment will maintain them in the right
to do what you may refuse to do. But
we should be sympathetic and organ
lied in our action to effect the neces-
sary change by educating the public
mind up to its necessity and justice.
This creates a responsibility upon the
people at large and the necessity of
each man informing himself so as to
act intelligently to effect the desired
results. Lessening the hours OF work
was necessary for the laborer
to have time for study and
improvement Us well as rest.
There are thousand and millions Of
men in this country who have no time
from labor to read and investigate for
themselves, but are led by politicians.
This should not be in country where
there are millions of acres of vacant
lands.
Judge Schutze argued that ma
chinery was reducing the demand for
hand work. Capital and labor had
always been IN conflict and the ques-
ton was how to equalize their opera
tions. One way to do it was by reduc-
ton of the hours of labor. Strikes will
not effect this and simply lead to disor-
der. There is no need of strikes in
this country. We want no such
methods, but to show our sympathy
in this grand movement all over the
world with those who are struggling
for it. l hope that by next May, 1891,
il will be an accomplished fact.
The dam, he argued, would be a
great benefit here, for our home la
borers would be employed in the work.
When con tractors for such work make
money, they make it off the laborers.
Why should not the city have the
work done and save that money to
the city for your benefit?
JUDGE TERRELL's SPEECH.
Judge Terrell, who spoke at the request
of the carpenters and plasterers, said:
Fellow citizens Unlike my friend Mr..
Morris, who addressed you in advocacy of
the Colorado dam, or Mr.. SchutZe, who first
spoke, | had no notice that was even ex-
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