The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-12-04

cash. A part of that money
was spent in sending out tele-
grams to the newspapers adver'
Using the city. Mr.. Thornton
wrote a page which was published
in the Galveston News, in return for
which we bought one thousand copies
of the paper and distributed them.
We paid THE STATESMAN, which has
done more for Austin than any other
ten industries, and which is the best
paper IN proportion to the size of the
city in which it is published in Texas,
the magnificent sum of $40. This Is all
the much abused STATESMAN got. We
paid the Globe-Democrat $50 and the
st. Louis Republic 500. We paid the
San Antonio Express a small amount
of money aud we also paid several
other papers small amounts for adver-
tisements. We paid the "Leslie bipo-
drome" $500. In the special issue of
that paper, with circulation of 1900
600, we got picture of the cap
itol and a good write up of Austin.
For 5000 we got $4,000 copies of
Major Lewis railroad pocket cir
cular, which contain an advertise
ment of Austin. All OF this took up
about $4,000. With the other $500
we have had pictorial or general
write-up of Austin prepared. It's now
ready for the press, but we had to stop
it because it would take about $1,000
in all to complete the work and we did
not have the money to pay for it.
DR.. Swearingen said he would in
troduce
MR.. T. w. GREGORY
who would briefly address the audi
ence, after which the meeting would
proceed 10 business. Mr.. Gregory
briefly referred to the gentlemen who
had preceded him. He said by glanc
ing at the other Texas cities
it could readily be seen that
Austin is a laggard in the race
of progress. But we have nobody but
ourselves to thank for the odious com
parison. He showed what Austin
could accomplish by advertising hel
many advantages, and urged upon hel
people the vital Importance of herald
ing to the world the city's magnificent
resources and possibilities. Mr.. Greg
ory's effort was both an able and an
eloquent one, and reflected much
credit on him.
Mr.. Miller read the following reso-
lutions, which had been drafted by the
committee, and which were
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
To the Citizens of Austin in Mass Meeting
Assembled:
The committee appointed to call a
mass meeting of the citizens OF Austin
to di. cuss and devise means of further
ing the progress of our city, respect
fully report: That, whereas:
1t is of the utmost Importance to
make known to the world the we'll
founded claims of Austin, which en-
title her to place among the foremost
cities of the south; to bring to public
attention her unexcelled social and
educational advantages, her superiority
as health and winter resort, her sit
uation as the grain, wool and cotton
emporium of the state, her peculiarly
favored position to become great
commercial and railroad center, hel
inducements for the investment o
capital in many directions, and espe-
cially her great possibilities for the
establishment of manufactures of al
kinds, both by reason of the wate
power now being developed and ou
proximity to the raw material.
1t is therefore resolved:
l. That for the purposes Of properl,
advertising our city fund be raiset
by the contribution of all classes o
our citizens, the said contributions tt
be paid in monthly lnstallments OF
the first day of each month for thu
next six months.
9. That the fund SO contributed bt
placed under the control of a COM
mittee of fifteen citizens to be known
as the advertising Committee o
Austin" which shall have the full
power to expend said fund for the
purposes indicated in the way tina
said committee may deem best.
3. That the chairman of this meet
ing shall forthwith appoint said COM
mittee, which shall as soon as practi
cal enter upon its duties.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted. CLARENCE Ell. MILLER.
| Chairman
Chairman Swearingen appointed tn,
following gentlemen as the COMMITTEES
of fifteen to be known as the
AUSTIN ADVERTISING COMMITTEE:
J. J. Tobin, Paul Thorton, ]. III
Warmoth, J. M. Boroughs, Peytor
Brown, c. H. Miller, T. W. Gregory
p. J. Lawless, G. fl. Liebold, w. r
Handy, Burt Mcdonald, H. P. Hill
lard, A. P. Woodbridge, Charlie
Newning, r. J. Hill.
Chairman Swearipgen then an
nouncei that contributions were il
order, and that the committee coulC
proceed to work. The committee diC
as requested, and about two-thirds o
the mighty multitude proceeded Il
"skip," as it were. They we're tirec
and sleepy, you know. Notwithstand-
ing that fact, the committee sue
ceeded in getting several hundred
dollars subscribed, the entire amour