The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-01
.A,LETTER FROM PRESIDENT JNO
L. PEELER, FULL OF EN-
CELLENT POINTERS.
IT CONTAINS a STRONG APPEAL
FOR AUSTIN.
A Battle of Flowers Planned FOR Next
Ycar-Iist Of the Regatta Dircc-
tors-Sharcs of Stock Sub
ScI'ibed-Othcr Items.
To the C3tizcns of Austin:

To the Citizens of Austin:
The American Carnival Regatta assO
citation was recently incorporated TO
your benefit. 1t is our expectation TO Civ,
regatta this fall, which is the mos
pleasant time of the year, and whcI
everybody, from the banker to the c0tOI
picker, has plenty of money IN this re
gaItta we hope to be able to have the mos
skilled Oarsmcn Of Europe and Amelfca
to participate, intcrminslcd with yachI
saGing and other innocent Gmuscncmts.
But this is not all. We propose mex
spring to have battle Of flowers Of sev
Grad days duration on our beautiful lake
and i'm which the society people of OuI
different cities win be interested. Fol
lowing this we intend to give another ne
am1lscmcnlts from time to zine, by and
through which we expect 10 attract the
attention of and have thousands of PEG.
pie 10 visit Austin.
Fellow citizens, we have one of the
greatest dams on earth and as pretty Il
lake as the sun ever shOnc on, yet prop
crty is just as cheap, business as dull
and money as scarce NOW as 1T was be-
fore dhe damn was erected What Us the
matter with us? If We make this u great
city, We must do il ourselves and not eX-
pect others to do lit for us. If people are
Httracted here, III must be through our
efforts, and if we will only put our Shout
deI'S to the wheel and once work to-
Sether we will make Austin what we have
long striyen to dO-One of rhe largest
and most beautiful cities in the South.
llhe capital stock of the association is
$4,000, divided into 400 shares of SO
each, TO be paid for as follows: Twenty
per cent now, 40 per cent September II
and 40 per cent October 10. Bylaws
have been carefully drawn and adopted by
the directors for THE government of THE
association, and among other things pro-
YIded Tor is that none of the officers or
board of directors shall create any in
debtcdneSS whatever, unless there is first
sufficient stock subscribed no cover it or
money in the treasury to meet THE same.
we propose to move upon solvent basis
and hope Within II months time to be
able to declare "a respectable dividend
You Will note THAT the directors and off
GERS of this association have mo axe to
aH'''' i"i'l fhN HOl ullltltNlNNl I'LL Ullt
city railroads. hotels, boats, sale of real
cstaIte or anything elise that could pUSsi-
bly, be benefited, directly or Indirectly. 1t
as only the interest they feel for Austin
fhat places them before You today.
People of Austin, would Won like TO
luayc two attractions annually. such as
larger cities would be proud Of, and see
your streets flied with stryngm,s twice
u year? Lot us SurpaSs Dallas with her
fair and Waco and Tyler with their COTTON
and fruit palaces, abl of which cost cnOr-
nous sums of money. Our structure, the
lake is now completed and all we have to
do is to subscribe few Thousand dollars.
advertise thorOughly, treat people nicely
and profit by it,
Bear in mind, however, dIat the aSso-
cBaItion is depending upon every person in
Austin to help 1T, for without their sup
port it cannot succeed. During the pres
Ont week we win decide whether or mot
we will give n rcgatta this fall-yom
action will determine the matter. If ynll
hdlp us tihe rcgal,ta and other amuSemcnts
are a certainty; if yOu refuse our efforts
will be i'm vain. A committee will start
out Monday morning soliciting subscrip-
tlon, and we beg of your assistance.
j. H. PEELDR President