Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-09-02
CENTRAL & MONTGOMERY RAIL
ROAD.
CEDAR FARM. Aug. 4

Editors Banner:
Thinking your readers, anc
especially the people of Bren'
ham might be interested in the
prospects of the {. and NJ. roac
concluded to write what | saw
and learned from the mill men
along the route and the owners
of the road. On last Thursday
/ l visited several of the mills sit
uated along side of the c. and
NJ. besides the lumber depots
beyond Plantersvile. l found
large quantities of lumber piled
in the yards waiting transpor-
tation and was informed by the
mill men that they could not
possibly fill the orders they now
had. Some ofthem have stand
ing orders for all the lumber
they Can saw for months ahead.
Capt. Rice who owns a large
saw mill and planning machine
informed me that he has 4 de-
mand for ten cars where he is
able to supply one.
They are furnishing lumber
to dealers all along the route
from Navasota to Kansas City
ard that he individually could
have sold in the past thirty days
five million feet more lumber
than he could handle. He is
placing by the car load first
class lumber, planned and match
ed at Navasota for $3.50 per
thousand lumber not plaDed
about $40 per thousand. l ask
ed Capt. Rice why he was not
present at the railroad mass
meeting. He said, his business
would not permit him in the
first place, and in the second
he had stated what he would do
in writing to me and .ySrbal-
ly to the gentlemen tlas -
at Eldridge's stors s
to him the rcsulh
and the views exPfes
reply said that III had
ed him to say that he 5
at once extend his road to RIM
ham that he would not have
made any proposition and that
he did not think Brenham the
most favorable route and would
not touch that point for one
dollar less than lie proposed,
nor was he anxious to do so at
the proposed figures. He pro-
poses making tor the long leaf
pine and eastern connections,
when that was accomplished he
might extend his road westward
through to Mexico and to the
Pacific or connect with other
projecting routes in that direc-
ton. BRENNAN would be the
western terminus of his road if
he built it to that point until all
his eastern connections were
completed.
BRENNAN will loose the best
opportunity she ever had if she
fails to secure this road, and
the small donation required Of
our people will not be a drop
in the bucket compared to the
vast advantages she will receive.
As d citizen Of Washington
county and one who feels
deep interest in BRENNAN l re-
greet to see so little Interest TAX
en- or felt in the enterprise.
could much better af-
ford 10 give the entire donation
than have the road
connect with the Gulf Colorado
and Santa Fc at some other
point west of her.
The people Of Washington |
and BRENNAN are to-day |
paying more for lumber than
at points on the main line of !
The Central two hundred miles
further from the mills. BIS |
statement does not look reas-
Enable yet it is an undeniable
act. So far as the hundred
thousand dollars donation, right
If way, and depot grounds, the
people of Washington county,
md especially Brennan, would
De reimbursed in the outlay in
eSS than three months alter the
Dad was completed. besides
occurring a large trade from the
richest portion of Washington
county that she can never hope
o control unless this road was
'ullt. Another advantage to
3renham is that she could on
If her magnificent compress
control nearly all the cotton
hat comes in from an eastelly
to Navasota; the same
ould be shipped to BRENNAN
nd there compressed for fur
her shipment.
Pardon me for occupying so
nuch of your valuable space.
ITJ ES A RANDIE