The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15
The RAILWAY WORLD,
RAILROAD FROM CANADA TO MN,
GULF.
INC W"so Dcmurrngc Case Decided
san Antonio want the TRAVELLING
passenger Men - The Interim
uonnl Joins the Excur.ior

''is"S S'"'eu that the plan adopted pro-
vlded for board OF eleven directors. one
from each State through which the road
Is to pass. II was made the duty OF the
board to proceed at once to receive the
necessary charter procure tho right Of
way and establish a bureau OF informa-
ton.
The directors appointed by the conven-
ton were not mentioned in The Posts
account Of the proceedings, but 1t Is known
the following names were submitted.
/ Lieutenant Governor L. d. Walker of
North Dakota, Z. c. Herrled of
South Dakota, c. ]. Rmden OF Nebraska
Hon. Fred j. Close of Kansas, sidney
| Clark Of Oklahoma, NJ. u Klmpton of
/ Texas, EN-Cungrcssmau I.d'vor Hllvo.-
gen of Minnesota, Ex-Governor William
Larrahee Of Iowa, Hon H. VI. Dake OF
Missouri, Ex-Congrcssman l.. p. Feather
stone of Arkansas, Mcmber-at-Large 10.
Stodlar1 of Omaha Neb
The last named gentleman was IN Hous-
! ton yesterday, the object of his visit being
to take a birds eye view OF the country.
meet the people Of Texas and discover the
best route for the proposed road in getting
IN and out OF this state.
Mr.. Stoddarl says the meeting in Topeka
last week was composed OF delegates from
ten states, who iuauguratcd plans for
constructing railroad from d point on
the line of the British possession on the
north to the Gulf of Mexico ON the south.
That convention" he stated, gave
facts to show that n road costing $4,000
per mile could be constructed from ;hc
north line Of Dakota to the gulf for ST.
100000 and that a tax OF cents per acre
on The lands Of the ten great States lying
in the great Interior basin would con
struct said road and leave a surplus OF
over S2O0l0OO.
1T was also demonstrated that the eX-
ports of wheat, cattle beef products, meat
products and bread stufls OF all kinds
amount to Sl75OoO0Ol annually. on which
there would he direct saving In trans
portation equal TO 20 per cent amounting
to S9ic900JO annually, or sufficient to pay
the cost of the road three and one-half
times. BY said transportation facilities
the value of the arabic lands Of the in
terror States would soon be enhanced in
value at least rs per cent, and the value
of other property proportionaiely In
creased, amounting in all to n sum 100
times greater than the cost of the road
The territory through which the pro-
posed road would run is nm agricultural
and stock raising region, the development
of which has Just barely begun. At pres
eHl Iie 7e"OodI" HldIhtt l"l ll' IloHu'b'
of this vast empire are the distant ports
of the Atlantic ocean, TO reach which
requires 1900 miles of transportation by
rail. This lengthy haulage causes charges
to he made which so nearly consume the
entire value of the product as TO bear no
adequate reward either TO the laborer
who has produced 1t or TO the buyer who
has shipped IT.
This road that is now being discussed
by the people of this country would ma
terially lessen the great burden Of these
charges by shortening the distance 10 the
ocean market. This shorted distance is
gained by reaching the ports of the Mex
lean gulf A comparison of the distances
between some OF the principal points on tho
line, and New York and Gal
weston is as follows Distance from
British line due south to Galveston, 1860 |
New York, lliO, jamestown. n. D.. to
Galveston, 1920 N-o,,- York. 1860 Huron, s |
d., to Galveston. 1OiO-New York, 1850; |
Yanlton, S. j., to Galveston, 9i0-New /
York 1910: Lincoln, Ncb, to Galveston /.
SO0-New York. 1850: Topeka. Kan, to Gal /.
weston GGO-New York no, Dcs Moincs |
Iowa, to Galveston. S75-New York, 1920 /.
,rha usual railroad routes would be from /.
100 to 300 miles longer especially go the /
ports Of the Atlantic"
N1r stoddorJ was enthusiastic IN his
IIGrlIEElnn
,,.oe ,,,catin, Win great announcement .
c,,a,,.,cbare ITc win remain In Texas for
,o,,,s time nd leaves today for a buggy F.
.rin ~ Galyoet,n the pronosed southern
'a,'r,i,,s ~ tho ljna such "a rond nnv he
.'riIt an ,,ea,s IN come Inf II win he hard
~ e. ,,Iore tbare is much neces-
,t,,. n,. a,;,, ,,rosnect n one vcrv soon
'' ''' "
Woo, ,rov,s December 1.-THE case
d, Gan1or Tros vs. the 81 Iouis South
,,str,.r7 p, jI,ood Was set.iea in the civ
49, todav Instics GaIlaeber nraslding
M MI. 800, i,oII t,,t ~ is lou,f,l and
,l,,,,,.,,-rt r,,. r1i,r,a,,s n nrascribo ron
,o,'atIo rates of den,,rr,,,e. mai one dol
Nv, ,or ca,. nor dov IL reasonable and that
ar t pii 90 co. Pc hdco,,;o ilcn mon the goods
NV ,t'' ,s ~ h"r n, caiI,re NJ The agent
r., son,c pa-tIc,lars Tho Cotton Belt was
~ ri,,,,,i, c"rtanIad for bv the car
lu l,, t''o pagsl1iati Ian was conceded MIR.
2,. lie ~ ps"E General manager OF he
,ssccIltien. was present at the trial.
$50 i-gl''I Gsorre clark and d. BaIingcr
,'.,5.,jci he Suit
~, ', r~s1mc ' Of the case shows the follow
~ RESUME
Glenn Skinned four cars OF cotton to
l'lN''" "'''i' 80. -,.f.. l,,-tt,,,sf.rr