The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-07-03
AUSTIN, TEX, June "a. 1891.

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public. 1t is pleasant to note tina
this city is now making much neec
ed, and lasting improvements
which will shortly make her wor
: thy of the honor "Cheif City O.
Texas"
The location of Austin for beaut!
and health, is unsurpassed in THU
country. Nature has done hel
part. She has extended an i'm.
l-pressiye -ir1riii,.Af .t'ste-raaD toAetsa
what beauty art can afford and
make this, not only the most at
tractive city of Texas, bat of the
entire South. Could a large lake.
on whose surface steam and sail
vessels are going to and froe be
added to the scenery, and a painter
could ask no more to make a visit
to the "Orient" for objects of study
in nature. Our capital is situated
on a number of hills, really it is a
city of small mounds. Here the re-
nowned Colorado River makes q
curve, as it winds and twists among
the mountains, as it would seem,
to afford a suitable place, for the
! location of monument to the
name of Austin. These hills and
Wales are well dotted with native
shade trees, affording an attractive
variety to the stranger, as he ga
yes from the top of one hill, and
then from the top of another; sur
prised to find that each furnishes
en- entirely new picture. These
are truly pictures of a minging
of Nature and Art. On one hill
is the State House, another the
Governors Mansion. There is the
State university on an eminence
calculated TO inspire the youth of
Texas with knowledge is HIP
which l can climb. Yonder on an
eminence in another part of the
city is the mansion of some veal
thy banker. Now our attention
is called to a massive structure
with Its battlement, resembling
sonzs-RSsuran edsGees which Is the
Land Office. On our left is a
beautiful Queen Annie Cottage the
home of one of our Cattle Kings"
On the South side of the river is the
Home for the Mutes. East of the
capitol is an Institution for the
Blind. While North of the city is
a very large structure for the care
of the unfortunate Insane. These
benevolent institutions, render Aus
tin very dear to nearly eve
nv citizen of Texas. Who,
has not had an unfortunate friend
if not relative, cared for within
some one of these homes.
Here, there, and all around us,
are structures, which invite our
attention, and are worthy of COM
ment if the object of this letter was
purely the city of Austin. Boston
had her big Organ New York,
her central Park, Elevated Rail
road, and Brooklyn Bridge. Chi
cago, BoIivards, Elevators, and
Floating Island. Galveston, her
gulf breeze, Commerce, and Gran
ite Jetties. Austin has the be-
neyolent institutions, the State
University, health, and soon will
have a granite dam, furnishing
the greatest water power in the
state; she will then have her fac
tories and be the manufacturing
center of the West and South.
She has now brighter prospects
than ever before, in her history.
The most attractive street is Con-
gross Avenue, leading fromthe riv-
er north intercepted by the Capt.
tol grounds, in the center is the
grandest granite structure in the
United States. This is a Capitol
every Texas citizen, every boy or
girl, should desire to see. tits an
edifce which is an honor to our
great state, and of which, we all
look upon with pride. The ar
rangement of the halls and depart
ment offices, as well as the exteri-
or, speak in high merit of the ar
chitectural skill which designed
it. Austin is now full of stran-
gers. Pedagogues and wish some
one would favor me with the fem
inine.) Her great hotel facilities
and wide side walks are well fill
ed. The occasion is the State
Teachers, Association. eye jolly
old pedagogue." Some who OPP
pose the annual examination don't
feel so very jolly. Pedagogue,
Professor, Tutor. Can you pro-
cure from your vocabulary three
more disagreeable, harsh words
on the ear? Then to think that
these have to be thrustat the most
charitable, benevolent vocation
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