The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-05
AUsTIN'S SUCCESSES.

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Austin succeeded some years ago
when Texas was called upon to de-
eide the most suitable place in the
state for the location of the greatest
University in the South. AT that
time our city was laying the founda'
ton of a splendid public school sys-
tenn which since then has been per-
fected to an excellence unsurpassed in
Texas. A great number of private
schools, academies and colleges have
since clustered around and completed
the fullest requirements Of education
al advantages. Austin has succeed
ed in building up the best educational
center in the SOuth.
Austin in 1888 succeeded in giving
the finest military and civic display
ever witnessed in the South. She
testified her appreciation of having
been chosen the capital city OF Texas
by dedicating the finest capitol build
ing in the Union with splendor
unique, and that would have been
creditabe to city ten times her size.
About the same time Austin sue
ceeded in raising princely bonus to
induce the Arkansas Pass ttlItI toI
build in here from Lockhart.
The bonus was in every way
more than satisfactory to that
road, and it was only
through the stress of unfortunate cir
cumstances that the road could not
avail Itself of the offer.
Later Austin succeeded in giving to
the Austin and Northwestern rail-
way q bonus of $4,000 that led to
the extension of that road to LlanO.
\
Austin, against the competition of a
half dozen places in Texas, succeeded |
in securing the state encGmpment,
now annually held here.
Austin has succeeded in building
up one of the most solid and sub
atantial cities in Texas. A bout her
there is nothing of boast or boom, but
her wholesale men are energetic and |
gaining new territory, her
retail mon have weathered the storm
OF hard Gimes better than have those
of any other city in the state, and her
owners are numerous, grow
ing in wealth and as solid as the rock
of Gibraltar.
Austin has succeeded with an under
taking whose mammoth proportions
surprised all Texas, and first caused |
people to smile incredulously at what
they deemed our vainglorious
Boosting of what we intended to-
do, but would never accomplish.
But Austin has succeeded in
creating the most beautiful inland
lake in all these United States. Its |
natural scenery rivals in beauty the
far-famed Hudson river and the time
is not far distant when its placid |
bosom and its banks will be the great
scene of Texas summer pleasure and |
the winter resort of thousands fleeing |
from the rigors Of the North.
Already because of that lake Austin
has been on the tongue of every ma
ton that inherited the love of manly |
sport from the ancient Greeks and |
Romans. Austin has succeeded in
giving the biggest and most famous
regatta in the history of the United
States, and will this year even eclipse
the record of last, thus establishing
our city as the spring training point
for Aquatic supremacy and the
mecca for such sport.
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Ausllu HAS suCC6eueu Ill 6SlhUllsu-
ing the fact that she is progressive
and brave enough to govern herself. |
She is rapidly furnishing the means
OF supplying herself those two great
water and light, |
and in this respect will
now be abreast of the most
Nineteenth century
enterurise, In this Austin has sue.
ceeded IN stripping competition
ever by much larger cities.
Austin finally, has succeeded in ere
ntiug q means of growth that within
the next five years will more than
double her population and treble her
volume Of business, 1t will be mag.
net to draw new blood, new enter
prise, new capital, new railroads and
prosperity.
1t is now with all this in sight that
Austin must succeed in properly di
Getting her efforts so as to attain her