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THE CENTRAL AND MONT
GOMERY R'Y.

THE CENTRAL AND MONT
" GOMERY R'Y.
Its Proposed Extension from
Navasota to Brennan and
the Benefits 60 be de.
rived therefrom.
The people Of the towns of
Washington and independence
have for a long time wanted and
needed railroad communication
with Brennan, and we learn
that movement is being inaug-
urated to secure it by an extern
sion of the Central and Mont
gomery railroad. This road is
now in course OF construction
from Navasota to Willis, on the
International and Great North
ern road. 1t is'of the standard
and not narrow gauge as is sup
puscd by somel'persons. The
road is now completed to Plan
tersville, in Grimes county, and
on to within three, miiessof
Montgomery, the county seat
of Montgomery county, which
is twenty-five miles from. Maya
sofa. The present objective
point is Willis, on the 1i{tefrna-! 81
tional road, distant fourteen or
fifteen miles from Montgomery.
This road passes through the
pine lands in Grimes and Mont
gomery counties, and by the
proposed extension of the road
from Nayasota to Brennan, we
would have direct railway COM
munisation with the mills in the
pineries lumber is now sold at
81 per M. and could be deliver
ed in Brennan at $40. The dis
lance from Brennan to Navaso-
ia by wagon road is twenty-six
miles, the distance by rail might
be lessened considerably.
Railroad building is now
cheaper than it has been since
before the war, the Central and
Montgomery road has been
built so far at an expense Of
about $4,000 per mile, includ-
ing equipments, and in addition
to this has been paid for by
home means; at present the
debt of the new road is said to
be only $4,000 per mile. There
is certainly as much or more
wealth in Washington county
than there is in Grimes or Mont
gomery, and once. our people.
determine to build this road it
can be done. - -
The lumber trade and the re-
duction in price is an object of
paramount Importance to -Bren-
ham, but it is not the'only ad-
vantage that would accrue from
this connection. When COM
pleted through to tie Interna-
tional it would give US direct
communication with all points
north and east, independent of
the Central, and with the COM
pletion of the Santa Fee road
would place Galveston in direct
communication with the Inter
national, making her entirely
independent of Houston and
any quarantine regulations she
might see fit to establish. The
opening of this road would give
us great advantages in the way
of freight, as well as being of
vast benefit to Galveston, giving
her an outlet over her own road,
the Santa Fe; the lumber
traffic to be derived from the
Central and Montgomery would
be second in importance to the
cotton, thus keeping the.rolling
stock at work during the entire
year. As tap road and feed
err for the Santa Fee. road, its
importance can hardly be over
estimated; it would unquestion-
ably draw large amount of
trade this way that now goes to
the Houston and Texas Central
road, placing it at the disposal
of the Santa Fe road.
We feel satisfied that when
the advantages to be, derived
from the proposed tap road are
fully understood by the Calves
ton business men and the own
ers of the Santa Fe railway
they will assist literally. in its
constructieD
The above is simply crude
outline of what is sought. to be
accomplished and is only to call
attention to the subject. ,.
The BANNER will be pleased
to receive and publish any sug-
gestions its friends may see fit
to make in this connection.
WHAT is the matter with our
Texas blank book manufacture
ers and stationers ? Waller
county's commissioners have
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