San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-02-10
Railroad Remarks.


show that we can get the road il
we want it.
THE RIO GRANDB EXTENSION.
Nothing has yet been definitely settled
about the line OF tue extension of j,
Fort Worth and Rio Grande from Brown
wood. A line has been run to Llano aud
it is possible this line viii lie built before
any further extension of the main line
to the southwest is made in order to tap
the IRON and other mineral deposits in
that section of tie state However the
company itself does not know just Yet
what it will do or where it will go,
and the present surveys are being made
largely with view to simply ascertain
ing the profile Of the country and the cost
of constructing lines through it and also
to obtain statistical information as to the
traffic and revenue that new line in that
section could expect to receive. Mr.
fIornsby, in talking about the matter to
Gazette reporter. said nothing was yet
determined and he coald not say how
long it might be before something was de
cided upon.-Gazettc
RAILWAYS WANTED.
Ilano, Texas, February "a commit
tee of Citizens from san Saba and Fred
ericksburg met the local committee here
for conference with reference to effect.
ing railway connection Between Llano
and San Antonio via the points named.
Committees were appointed to visit San
Antonio and other towns along the route
for the purpose OF raising sufficient bonns
to iuoucc the Fort Worth and Rio Grande
railway to extend its line to the San An
toaio and Arkansas Pass road at Comfort,
thereby making direct connection with
San Antoaio.-Houston Post
TO CONNECT WITH sAN ANTONIO.
Llano. Tex. Feb. 2.-(speeialJ The rail
way committees from San saba and Fred
erieksburg met the Llano committee last
night in the parlor of the Algona Hotel
Mucl surprise was manifested when it
was ascertainsd that ;he citizens OF San
Antonio had failed to take sufficient in
terest in the enterprise to send com
mittee Many members Of the meeting
expressed themselves as greatly diseeas-
aged by the apathy and want Of interest
shown by the citizens Of San Antonio
Some were so Thoroughly discouraged by
the indifference manifested by San Ant0-
Mo that they were in favor Of abandoning
the enterprise.
Col " 4 H Miller, however, addressed
the meeting in the interest Of the move
ment. He said San Antonio was a great
city and peopled by great aud patriotic
and progressive people; that now they
were in the midst of heated municipal
campaign, and that as soon as it was over
they would be ready to take bold in a
liberal way of'any enterprise of public
nature calculated to benefit the city; that
San Antonio would be greatly benefited
by the extension under consideration, and
that the meeting could confidently conut
on San Antonio giving houus Of $50 COO.
After Colonel Miller's remarks a com
mittee of three. consisting of Col W \ H
Miller of Llano, n D L;dstone of San Saba
and A I Patton of Fredericksburg, was
appointed to visit San Antonio aud con-
fer with the hoard OF trade and CONNER
cial exchange in the interest Of the oxten-
sion, and I understand they viii he in
San Antonio in a few days.
By putting up $4,000 your city gets
another outlet to the North and virtually
another trunk line.
Several prominent gentlemen were
here at the meeting, amongst theirs
District Judge Allison and Banker n D
Lidstane of San Saba, and ex-Judge
Moursund and Banker 7 D Smith Of Fred
ericksburg. The citizens OF this section
want railway connection with San ArtO-
MO and asks her people toeo-operate with
them in securing it. They are in earnest
and are going to ask San Antonio in her
own interest to Join III the movement to
secure the railroad extension, and if she
refuses to co operate the citizens Of this
section will take it as clear declaration
on the part of the people of San Antonio
that they do not want the trade of this
seeiioa.-s A Express.
Brownaood, San Saba, Llano and
Fredericksburg are in line for the
Rio Grande sxteution aed they are
pulling together.
We are informed that San saha S
pro rata Of the required raiiroa'l
bonus is $4,000. San Saba once
raised that amount for a tap road.
The Rio Grande has merits far
superior to the lost tap. This road
gives us a direct northern outlet
and direct connection with the
Gulf coast. Hence we say San
Saba can be depended upon to put
up her $4,000.
Llano, Fredericksburg, San Saba
and Brownwood vii put up then
parts. San Antonio IS yet to be
heard from. What say You, San
Antoine?
San Antonio eau be depended upon to
do her duty in the matter of the ri,
Grande exteuiion.-s. a. Express.
Do you want railroad to come
to San Saba? If you do, be ready
to whack up when the "bonus com
mittee" comes around or forever
keep quiet about wanting rail
road.