The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-19


or the quarter ending Sept. 80, 1890,
as required by law, together with re-
mittance to cover per cent OF the
gross passenger earnings.
have been in charge
of the property only few
weeks, but have already received no.
tice Of taxes which amount to nearly
as much as the revenue derived from
the transportation of freight, and L am
so astounded at being called upon to de-
liver passenger earning that | must peg
leave for time to recover before max
ing the report or the remittance, ana
would ask that you kindly send me or
cause to be sent to me a copy of the
session laws which cover this particu-
lar case, and it may be that | can
raise money enough, outside OF the
state, to meet the demands made by
he state, but am quite positive the
road will not earn enough to do it.
| was in Austin last summer and
was shown into the treasury vaults
and told how many millions there
were lying there unapplied and con
graduated myself on coming to state
that would not be obliged to rob its
citizens for its support, but it seems
that | was miataken.
Yours very truly,
G.. HAMILTON,
General Manager.
NH rr>,-,c r,,+,oI :, tbo, N oh ort
road and its passenger receipts are
not understood to be very enormous,
so one per cent of its earnings in that
branch of traffic would not be so very
large. The gentleman was respect
lively referred to the law on the ques-
ton which requires thep cent asked
for by the comptroller.
Seven thousand dollars Of Hillsboro
artesian we'll bonds were registered
with the comptroller. He also bought
$4,000 of the Limestone county court
house bonds.
Comal county redeemed $1,000 Of her
bonds.
The Railroad Commission.
The only thing out of the usual
routine work done in this office
yesterday was the issuance Of the fol-
lowing circular amending the recent
~ promulgated lumber tariff:
CIRCULAR NO, 8.
Amending commodity tariff No. 3.
AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. u, 1891.
1t is hereby ordered that commodity
tariff No. 3, adopted by the railroad
commission Of Texas Sept. l, 1891, and
effective September 5rd, 1891, be
amended by adding thereto the fol-
lowing exceptions, which shall be-
come effective and be in force on and
after Nov. 23rd, 1897
Tenth eXception-The rates on the
commodities named in commodity
tariff No. 3, between Houston and
Galveston and intermediate points
shall be five (5) cents per 100 pounds.
Eleventh eXceptiOn-Ihe rates on
lumber to Tyler from Lufllin and in
termediatest stations on heTyler South
eastern railway in force prior to the
adoption Of commodity tariff No. 8 are
hereby restored for application OK
cept in cases where the mileage rates
prescribed in said commodity tariff
No. 8 are lower.
JOHN II. REAGAN,
Chairman.
w. u. MCLEHN,
l., l.. FOSTER,
Commissioners.
The General Land Office.
SALES.
The following sales were made yes
terday:
NJ. f. Moore, FIoydade, $40 acres in
Floyd county.
w. d. Harris Of Aginlares, go acres
Encinal county.
E. j. Helms Of Tulia, Gi0 acres in
Swisher county.
w. G. White of Silverton, Go acres
in BisCoe county.
Levi CrownOver of Blowout, 800
acres in LlanO county.
J. J. Good of Edith, $40 acres in
Coke county.
c. l.. Crisp 100 acres in Ceilings.
worth county.
w. r. Sanders of Chauning. G40
acres in Moore county.
l.. Morrison Of Dimmitt, $40 acres in
Castro county.
S. A. Tibbetts of Auron, 100 acres
in Jones county.
AWARDS.
TO J. B. Pace, 1920 acres out of the
public domain in Cottle and King
counties.
TO the Alabama and Texas Cattle
company, 22,720 acres out of the pub
lie free school lands in Borden, How
ard and Scurry counties.
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
The following permits to do bust
ness in Texas were granted yester-
day:
TO the New England Loan and
Trust company, incorporated for the
purpose of borrowing and lending
money, with an authorized capital
stock of 100000.