Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-09-12
TIE C. AND II. RrY. AGAIN.

The BANNER had intended
saying no more in regard to the
extension of the Central and
Montgomery railroad from Nav
asota to BRENNAN until after the
preliminary survey had been
made, and we should not have
referred to the subject had not
the Navasota Tablet re-opened
it. AS will be seen by our local
columns Mr.. Camp, of Navaso-
ia and Mr.. Fayctte Smith, of
Washington, were in our city
on Friday in..furtheralce of the
project. Both gentlemen CALI
ed on the BANNER. From Mr..
Camp we learn that there has
heretofore been some opposi-
ton to the extension of the road
in Navasota, owing to the fact
that it is supposed the Houston
and Texas Central railroad owns
an interest in the Central and
Montgomery line, which by the
way will soon be completed to
Montgomery, distant % miles
from Navasota, and that the eX-
tension would as a matter of
course be Of no advantage to
Navasota which is anxious for.
a competing line. Mr.. Camp
says that the people of his town
are willing and anxious to make
a connection with the Santa Fe
railroad and BRENNAN, but wish
to be absolutely certains that in
doing so they are escaping from
the clutches of the H. and T.
c. monopoly. To make such
an escape an absolute certainty
it's suggested that the people
of Navasota, Washington, In
dependence and BRENNAN or
ganize an independent compa-
ny, obtain charter and build a
narrow gauge line of their own.
A narrow gauge road can be
built and equipped for probably
less than $1,000 per mile and
the money necessary to build it
certainly ought to be raised
along the line of the road. The
leading property owners of
Navasota favor the project; at
Washington the leading citi-
zens are, to use a familiar ex-
preston, red-hot for it; indie
pendence is doing her best to
secure it and in BRENNAN there
is not a man opposed to it,
while a number of our leading
and influential citizens are stead
lily, but quietly working to put
the enterprise in a tangible |
shape. There is no reson why
the road should hot be built,
while there are reasons by the
score why it should be. When
the survey is made we will be
able to speak more definitely of
the cost of the road and the
steps necessary to be taken in
order to effect an organization.
The Navasota Tablet, which has
heretofore avoided saying any
thing in favor of the extension
comes to the front as follows:
1t is suggested by prominent
citizens, large property owners,
of Navasota, that if the people
of Brennan, Independence and
Washington, who are now try
ing to secure an extension of
the Central & Montgomery Rail
road from this place via the last
named towns to Brennan, will
unite their energies and means
to obtain the construction of a
line of road from under the inf1u-
ence or control of the H. & T.
c., the citizens OF Navasota will
lend a hearty and liberal cooper
alton. Navasota is Indifferent
to an extention of the {. & NJ,
as that road is generally regar-
ded here asa sort of half-sister
of the H. & T. c., and conse-
quently could be of little advan-
tage to her business and amonnt
to naught as a competing line.
A narrow guage road would; it
is believed, answer the purposes
of the two towus and country
intervening, cost one-third less
and be of more advantage to
Navasota and Brennan than
would a broad guage. Or,
Tap to the Galveston,
Colorado & Santa Fe R. R., at
BRENNAN, would meet the wants
Of people of Navasota as COM
oeting line to Galveston and a
protection against outrageous =,
inconvenience brough about by
jealousies between
our two sea-pors. I
THE Lagrange Record says
some of the leading citizens of
hat town are beginning" to