The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-06-07
Rail Roads for Texas.

iates constitutes the most important matter
that will come before that body. Mt its
meeting in July. These bills constitute.
/. rnr STATE PLAS--to provide an
Internal improvement Fund. and TO eom>
mence system OF Internal Improvements
by the State
,. Tnr IroN RAN LoAN Bull" TO
increase the present School Fund, and
provide for It's payment and secure invests
ment within tins State.
3. Tun MoNrs lohN But" to pro-
vido Cor the Investment Of the special
School Fund ia the Bonds Of Railroad
Companies incorporated by the state
The first named hll proposes to sci
apar, Eft, millions OF acres OF th" pebble
domain to provide an Internal improvement
lund, and 10 apply the surplus funds now
ia the Treasury to the same purpose. II
proposes the ceslstructiou oil the toiip"hg
lines OF railway commencing ut Calves
ton. crossing West Bay, to the county OF
Harris, to some patut on or near the na'I'
gable waters ol BnNslo Bayou, thence
diverging from sad Genital point IA severa!
branches, so That one trunk OF branch shall
run northwafj, crossing the Irniiy rNer,
and thence northvard TO near the Neches ;,
there to be brauched in two directions !,
one running to the east line Of the State,
near the northeast corner OF CaSs county
the other to run to Red River ~ Lamar
county another trunk or bfanch common.
ciug at said railway centre, aud running
between the l,razos and Trinity rivers N a
northwestwardiy direction 20 Preston ~
Graysan countv--AuGtber branch running
,.estwArdly from said centre, crossing the
Brzos river and branching near the +, Oh
orado and running with one branch on the
east side OF the Colorado To the city OF
Ausiir aud with the other branch to the
cit, OF San Anionin also another road to
be commenced At powd.rhoro, on Mnlacot
da Iisy. and iuterseciing the branch rur>
ming to San Autonio at or near the ciiy ol
Gonzales The construction oi SAID rails
WAYS to be commenced in Harris county
and at Powderhorn, and prosecuted co,em
poraneou.ly and for equal distances an
nunlly. until the cities OF Muslin and San
Antonio are respectively reached after
Which. the other roads shall continue to be
prosecuted to completion hN equal dislan'
ces yearly, until the road between the Inn
IT,, aud Brazos reaches a. high y. Preston
IN Grayson county and the two branches
IN Eastern Texas respectively reach Ked
Rive in Lamar county. and the ens' line
Of the state. at OF uear the nofiAcas, cor
uer cl Cas- county
Thus bill also proposes 20 eX9 nd thn IS
thousand dollars in improving each OF tbs
Divers Sabine and \eches, iorty thousand
dollars each on the itGity, Efazos, and
Colorado aud tweGly thousand on the
buadalupo.
Il appropriates 50 900 600 towards the
commencement OF the main lIucs OF road
named Al these works TO be- The property
OF the State
The Iron Rail Bill proposes that Tie
school Fund shall consist OF all the money
NOW ia the Treasury. either IN stocks,
Bonds. Notes, OF other evidences at debt,
or cash ON hand not otherwise aplropfa-
cd. aud ,eyenly,iive millions of acres OF
land. which shah be appropriated e. tor III.
best interest OF Education and Internal
improvements" which best interests are
proposed to be promoted ~ follows That
the money aforesaid and the proceeds
OF the hand shall he kept ins,oiaie tor those
purposes. I'LL three main trunk roads. lead
ING from the coast shall hc bui.t, to thirty
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