The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-04
Comptroller's Department.

Lunatic asylum ....................... 2l3
Agricultural and Mechanical college 1850 Q
| EScheated to state. co.. ..-..... D.. 80. 9l7 j
| Available university NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL 4Gl
| Available blind asylum. &C.. .... ..... gi3 :
Available deaf and dumb asylum ... Sli
| Available lunltiC asylum ... &c. .... l.139
| Available orphan asylum. ............ 7 )
| Pubic domain. -.......... ...... I43l
| Confederate home .,... ........- 2i63 9
| RefOTmatOry. ....... ....... .... ....... IA
| Anderson county bonds ..-..... ...... 5.2)l 5
| BeXar county bonds. Observation-Disclosures. S269 1
| Harrison county bonds .-........,... 1913 9
| Smith county bonds .... ........ 37S7 s
| Walker county bonds ................ 800 >
! Dallas city bonds q. .....-........ ... 4,597 3
| sherman city bonds ........... S3l
| Tyler city bonds ..........-. 2,5jS O
During The month S33. 600 worth o
county bonds were purchased anC
So, 800 were redeemed.
The comptroller also registered $25,.
900 Martin City Water supply bonds
Attorney Generals Departments.
Attorney General Culberson was
yesterday in receipt of q telegram
from Denver inviting him to be pres
ent at o grand democratic rally 10 be
given in that city On February 9th
and respond so the toast, "Eex-
as Democracy 1t is to be q mass
meeting of the Democrats of the
West, and speeches will be made by
Governors Boies, Boyd and Francis.
Mr.. CulbersOn was forced to decline
the invitation Oh account of pressing
business at the Federal court.
Agricultural Department
Commissioner Hollingsworth yes
terday gave out the following interest
ing testers which explain themselves:
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 10, 1892.
c G. caldwell, Esq, Secretary Farmers, ALI
auce, austin, Tex:
Dear Sir-I solicit your aid in reach
ing the farmers and producers of the
State OF Texas upon the Importance
Of forwarding to this department the
products of the soil for the purpose of
preserving them rs agricultural eX-
hibits.
You are aware that the last legiala-
ture mace an appropriation of $1,000
for the purchase of furniture for the
agricultural department for the pup-
pose Of preserving and displaying an
exhibit OF the agricultural products of
the state" This appropriation en-
abled me TO purchase che necessary
jars for preserving the exhibits, bat
the comptroller says that he could not
audit accounts made for the transport
tation of agricultural exhibits to be
paid out of said appropriation.
So you see that L am left with
out funds to pay for transportation
of the agricultural products which
the farmers and producers would
freely give as exhibits to. be placed ia
said cases and jars for preservation.
Such being the case | will be COM
PEELED to look to the liberality of the
farmers for the payment of the.
charges of sending to this department
such products as they may be willing
TO contribute as permanent exhibits.
If they refuse to do so the agriculG-
ural department will be deprived of
the great benefits which would result
to the state from the exhibition of the
wonderful productiveness of the soil of
Texas.
therefore trust that you will use
your position and influence in securing
the cordial cooperation of the farmers
in forwarding to this department such
products as they may deem worthy of
exhibition.
Without their aid nothing can be
done until the next Legislature shall
have made an appropriation for the
payment of transportation Of agri-
cultural exhibits, the products Of the
soil.
| made an effort to get the rail,
roads to furnish transportation
but failed, but will renew my request
and will also try the express COM
panies and will inform the farmers in
a few days of my success through the
papers, and will also give directions
as to preparation and shipment of
exhibits. Very truly yours,
JNO, r. HOLLINGSWORTJI,
Commissioner.
Mr. Jno. E. Hollingsworth, Commissioner of Ag-
rculture, Austin, Texas:
Dear Sir-I am instructed by the
Tenth Congressional District Farmers
Alliance to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of January 10th, 1892, to
G. q. Caldwell, secretary Farmers
Alliance, and to enclose you the fol-
lowing resolutions passed by that
body. Accept thanks.
Whereas, Mr.. John T.. Hollings-
worth, commissioner of agriculture,
insurance, statistics and history has
written letter to our secretary, Bro.
G. &. Caldwell recommending and re-
questing of the farmers of this the
Tenth congressional district, that
they cooperate with him to the end
that they might make a success out
of this department.
Therefore be it resolved by this the
Tenth Congressional District ALI
ance, that we request each farmer in
this district who wishes to have a
sample of his farm products preserved
for exhibition that they forward the
same to Mr.. John E. Hollingsworth at
Austin, and write him the particulars
of said products and the kind of soil
on which it was produced. (By b.
kerr
The above resolution was adopted
by the Tenth Congressional District