The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
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the Driskill yesterday and in answer
to volley Of questions replied:
"My wife and / arrived in the city
last Monday. Our particular object
in visiting Austin was to attend the
inaugural and spend few days with
my son, G w. Fulton, Jr., who il a
member of the house of representa-
tives. The inaugural on the Goth was
the first 1 have attended since 1888,
when Lamar was inaugurated.
ooh, yes, my wife is an old Texan
she came to Texas in 1927, and is the
daughter of Henry Smith, the first
governor OF Texas. That was in 1885.
lie was a very prominent man in
Texas in his day, and is remembered
by many of the old timers yet. John
Henry Brown of Dallas wrote book
few years ago entitled 'The Life and
Times OF Henry Smith, and it has
shown great deal OF life in the early
history of Texas.
81 first came to Texas in 1886 at
he heal Of an Indiana co mpany,
which organized at Vincennes."
Mr.. Fulton is probably one of the
best known men in Texas. and 3
wealthy stock man. lie is president
Of the Coleman-Fulton Pasture COM
pany, with headquarters at Arkansas
Pass. The company he's 10000
acres of pasture under fence, in which
$4,000 head of cattle are grazing. His
son is vice president of this company
and it il one of the largest ranches in
tho state. They were the first to
adopt the fence instead of the old way
OF rounding up twice year.
Mr.. G. w. Fulton has always en-
joyed the confidence of the people not
only in private life but in public. He
was collect'r of customs at the port of
Arkansas Harbor in the days of the
republic. He was chief clerk under
John P. Borden, the first commits
sioner of general land Office in Texas,
and it was his duty to collect the
archives of the general land office and
on his rounds he came in contact with
many thrilling incidents.
He first settled at Arkansas Pass
81 years ago, and has considered that
his home ever since. He is man of
a wonderful store OF knowledge and
talks with deliberation which i'm
presses one with his ability as a man
Of business as we'll as one of culture.
DR.. r. S. Johnston, an old Austin
boy, bu. now of Kings5ury, Tex, has
been in the city for several days. DR..
Johnston studied medicine under DR..
I. d. Wooten of this city twelve years
ago, and was at one time assistant
of the asylum here.
DR.. Johnston says he has visited Aus
tin several times since then and each
time has noticed great advancement
in the way of Improvements. He
Dnly intended remaining in the city
'or the inaugural, but has been in
luced by his many old friends to re-
main until neat week. He says there
8 no place like Austin to live. He
commented favorable upon the way in
which the citizens have taken hold of
Austin's future, and the good such |
push and enterprise would do to build |
Up Austin, adding that the Com
nercial club is something that should
nave been organized long ago.
1t is very encouraging to the pro-
,ressive citizens of austin to know
hat their efforts are being appreci-
ted by the people,
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care you newspaper reporter?"
This WAS the way The STATESMAN
toung man was addressed yesterday at
he Driskill. On being informed that
,e was unfortunate enough to be
,lassed among the hard worked and
poorly paid reporters he turned loose
lis tale of woe like this: at is a
Ihame. If 1 used profane language l
would say ID shame, that Austin
With all Of her wealth and beauty, the
.apital city of this grand old state, the
enter of culture and refinement of
Texas, a CITY that is making strong
fort to bring capital to her midst,
hould permit her streets to remain in
uch condition, without a sign of
treet crossing. A city that is en-
to make people know her as
nch. This city, if / Elm rightly in
ormed has bonded herself in 81 800
700 to build a dam, with which in
lucement they expect to interest the
manufactures. This dam is good
hing, hut why not spend little
money on the much neglected streets
DON'T begin to build the house before
on Law the Foundation.
| am travelling man, and make
Yearly every town and city in this
tate, end I'll tell you frankly that
here is not Cne of them making any
retentions at all toward a city that
las not better streets. In all else,
owever,. Austin stands in the front
ank. 1 do as big business here az
do in Dallas, Galveston or Houston,
nj a much larger business than in
ian Antonio, Fort Worth or Waco.
Justin not only needs the
treet crossings badly, but some
treet paving, too, before she can