Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-05
THE SANTA FE EXTENSION.
Tho Brazos Pilot, ofBryan, pub

lTOn Oue VI tue HOSb ShtcI pTicihS
citizens of Bryan in regard to OK
tending the Santa Fo road. 1t is
well known that thore is serious
talk ofextended the Santa Fc from
Dallas to Paris, in Lamar county.
The writer in the Pilot maps out a
route beginning at Somervllle on
the Santa Fe, thence to Bryan,
thence to Centervillc, in Leon coun-
| ty, crossing the international at
Keechi; beyond this point We
would cross the Trinity river and
pass through the western portion
of Anderson county on the Athens,
in Henderson county, thence to
Canton, Van zandt county, and
from the latter place to Emory,
Rains county, Sulphur Springs,
Hopkins county, and so on to
Paris, the Eden city of North Texsa
Bryan is one of the most impor-
tant cotton towns on the Central
railway and with the proposed
road, the writer thinks, would
double and treble her population.
Csnterville would go on a boom.
Athens would become a city of no
small proportions, while Canton,
Emory and Sulphur Springs would
share largely in the prosperous
boom this line would give them,
and Paris would be second only to
Dallas. The management of the
Fe can better afford to build upon
the line indicated, than to build
from Dallas, because it would open
a larger cotton belt tributary to
Galveston, while ifthe line is only
extended from Dallas TO Paris,
such an extension would serve only
to enrich Dallas, and do Calves
ton no particular good, and will be
of little benefit to the Santa Fe
line below Dallas. If this road
was built seventy-fve miles, it
would become self-sustaining, and
by the aid of help along the pro-
jected line, it would be able to
make itsjunction with the Missouri,
Texas and Pacific at Paris.
The writer of the communica-
ton to the Pilot, OF which we have
given the main points in the above,
writes the BANNER is follows:
"Sinee the letter has been pub
lished, it has occurred to me that
possibly it would better for the
initial point of this suggested road
to be at Brennan, instead af Som
erville. If you think my letter
worthy of a reprint in your paper,
and if you think Brennan can be
induced to act in concert with
Bryan, the business men, and my
self, of Bryan, will be pleased to
have you republish and then add
any suggestions you may deem off
importance to the enterprise. Sure
ly with the combined effort of
BRENNAN and Bryan the manage
ment of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Pc can be induced to do
something for us. Please agitate
this subject before your people.
BRENNAN has an Unborn spirit of
enterprise, that needs only devel-
opment to result in much good to
your city and people. If deter
mined effort is made TO build this
line of road you will find Bryan
ready with a helping hand-money
and vim."
A glance at the map will show
that the proposed road passes
through an old settled territory
and one that is comparatively un-
occupied by any railway. We re-
gard the scheme as q magnificent
one, and one that can be but pro-
ductive of great good to all the
places named, and especially so to
Brennan. Bryan is determined to
have additional railroad facilities;
her business men and capitalists,
mean business, and we feel sure
that if the business men and CAPT.
talists of Brennan will meet them
in similar spirit great good can
be accomplished by both towns.
1t is conesded on all hands that we
are greatly in need Of meFe rail
way facilities ; the proposed line if :
to Keechi would give
us direct communication with the
International or Gould system.
That railroads are beneficial is
aptly illustrated by the coming of
the Santa Pe railway. In four
years the population Of BRENNAN
has increased from 400 to upwards
of 5000, or nearly fifty per cent. {
With another railroad, such as the
Iine.propessd. we may have a pop
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