The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-08
WELCOAlE TO OUR GUESTS.


WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS.
The latch string to the gates OF the
Capital City hangs loose and on the
outside. Those who choose may enter
and enjoy to their hearts content the
aquatic sports provided for them Tor
the next four days. The good people
of this city, as in duty bound, have
engaged the most prominent oarsmen
of the world to inaugurate the compile
ton of the great interior lake and
have invited not only the citizens OF
this state but of other states and other
countries to witness and enjoy with
us the trials of skill in a regatta that
promises TO be q record breaker and
of world wide fame, going down into
history as q notable event, and having
invited you they are prepared to give
you the very best kind OF entertain
ment. The, citizens of Texas are
always welcome to Austin, for one OF
it's chief glories is that. 1T is their city,
the capital city of the greatest state
in the Union, and you have as much
right to feel at home here and take
comfort Gin niue inn" as those who
live here permanently, but if
you feel any hesitancy in
asser ting these rights the residents
of the city will assert them for you
and assure you of their uninterrupted
enjoyment.
Welcome, thrice welcome, citizens
of Texas to the city OF Austin. Your
pres ence does it honor and the citizens
will rival each other in ministering to
your comfort, ease and enjoyment.
Austin is spread over a considerable
area of ground, and those who have
not been here before must zee it all.
You will have plenty of time during
the cool of the early morning and plen-
ty of facilities offered you to see any
part of it. We regret that the mag
nificent capital you have built here
has not more becoming setting. 1t
ought to be knee deep in flowers and
shrubbery, but you will find around
1t weeds-nothing but weeds; that you
will please talk to your representa-
tives in the last legislature about
when you go home. You will, how
ever, find many beautiful homes nest
ling on hillsides and valleys embow-
cred in forests of tropical plants and
gorgeous with flowers. The electric
car line or public conveyances will
carry you to all interesting parts of
the city, and after you have seen itall
you will be convinced that the bust
men of Austin have, In the language
of the popular phrase, "Got move
on" which will never "let up" until
Austin is a great commercial and
manufacturing city.
To the strangers from other states
and other counties, we extend a
most hearty and cordial welcome.
Remember, we have just gotten out
of our swaddling clothes and do not
expect as much of us as of full grown
city, but look around you and you
will find that we Intend to catch up
with the procession. We sincerely
hope that your visit here will be
pleasant to you and that you will
carry away memories of new friend
ships and that you will retain recol-
lections of refined, generous courtesy
for which our people are distinguished.
Make yourselves thoroughly at home
and enjoy your vacation among us in
the way most agreeable to you.
To one and all we offer the sports
on the lake for the next four days, and
they are of the highest kind. You
will not find anything vulgar or cruel
but tests of manly skill and muscular
endurance in sport which has really
become an art, the aquatic sport of the
SOULS and the shells, with the oars in
the hands If the worlds champions
Take advantage of the morning hours
10 take a,trip up the lake. on the sew
eral steamers you will find at the
wharf, and you will be amply repaid
by the beauty and magnificence of
the scenery and the quiet grandeur
of the lake. 1t is useless to invite
your attention to our dam. Unless
you have seen Niagara you have never
seen ANYTHING go grand and lovely as