Excerpt from One Texas: Report of the Ceremonies of Laying the Corner Stone of the New State Capitol, Austin, March 2, 1885Captain Walsh brie¿y stated the object in view when he requested this consultation. There was no provision in the contract for building the new capitol for a corner stone, nor was there any appropriation in law for de fraying the expenses of procuring a suitable one, if the capitol board saw proper to have one. What was to be done? He had spoken to a number of citizens of Austin upon the subject, and they had told him that they would contribute of their private means toward purchasing and preparing a corner stone, suitable to ornament the grand structure, and to make the occasion of laying that stone a notable and memorable one in the history of the State. Thus encouraged, Captain Walsh laid the matter before the capitol board, when he was authorized to represent, and in all things act for, the board in the matter of the corner stone. A heavy load had thus been put upon his shoulders, but with that generous aid which he expected from the people of the Capital City he felt confident of his ability to carry the project through to a successful termination. Let the good work begin at once, and their need be no fears of the final result.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.