The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-09-27
AUSTIN'S CHANCE.
IF sac EVER WANTS TO HAVE
RAILROAD, LET HER LOOK our.
The Proposed Trinity, Cameron and West
err Railroad ia the Key That Will
Unlock the Door to Bright
Future For Us.

| bridges across the BraZos aU ceI UalN
points above tide water.
Mr.. Kelley is the general managerol
construction Of the Trinity, Cameron
and Western raih road, which is pro-
iected from Georgetown to Trinity, a
distance OF 145 miles.
Mr.. Kelley is very enthusiastic over
his road, and said to STATESMAN re-
porter:
eve will have one of the prettiest
little roads in Texas when it is built.
1t does not traverse wild and unset
tied country, but all along the line it
passes through fine farming country
already settled by thrifty people.
"The Georgetown and Granger road,
running from Georgetown to Granger,
distance of 10 miles, has already
been graded. This road was to have
become part of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas system, but owing to some
misunderstanding the trade was never
completed, and now it belongs to us,
having been donated by the George
town people as bonus, which repre-
Eents $4,000.
1.-The direction of the Trinity, Cam
eron and Western is from Georgetown
crossing the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas at Granger, thence in a direc
ton north of east to Cameron, where
it intersects with the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe and San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass. From there the road
gJes almost east to Hearne, where it
strikes the International and Great
Northern and Houston and Texas
Central and the Hearne and Brazos
Valley; thence on to Trinity, intersect>
ing with the International and Great
Northern aud the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas again.
"This road intersects other roads 60
ing to the seaboard at all the main
points of intersection, towit, at Cams
eron, Hearne and Trinity. Sabine
Pass will be reached from CalmiSniel
which is the beginning of the Trinity
branch of the M. X & 7. Connection
With New Orleans is made through all
those southbound roads.
THE officers of the road are: Envy
Taylor of Georgetown, president; o.,
Geo. w. Glasscock of Georgetown
vice president; Mr.. T, B. Cochran of
Austin, secretary.
1.-The right of way and depot grounds
have already been procured, and to-
morrow | shall start out squad of -
men to cross-section the road beyond
Granger and to lay out the depot
grounds.
1.-THE towns along the route have con-
tributed bonuses as follows; George
town $4,000, Davilla $4,000, Cameron
1000, Hearne $4,000, Morrisonville
$50, 900 and Trinity $4,000.
MY contract with the road is to
build % miles complete and then turn
it over to the owners and bonds will
then be issued on the road con.
ST. ucted.
"The lumber trade of East Texas
was the prime object that induced
capital to take stock in this road But
the road is likely to extend west OF
Georgetown to Hoovers Valley, in
Burnet county, where there is found
three kinds Of fine granite, blue, red
and gray, and two kinds of marble,
variegated and marble almost white.
THE capital that is building this
railroad comes from Philadelphia and
the parties interested have been here
and taken look at the country and
have full faith in the enterprise
Mr., Kelley wanted to know yester'
terday if he would be compelled I'M
der the law to construct a swinging OF
solid bridge across the Brazos rive
at Port Sullivan along the line of hi
road. He says that very near the liht
a wagon bridge has been built and h,
hopes that he will not have to builC
the more expensive structure which al
lows for the passage to and fro of yes
sells on the river.
With reference to the above thu
citizens of Austin should be up ant
about at once. 1t this road is rui
into Austin it will mean much for us
and we should see to it that it is rul
here With little eXertiOn on gu
part we can have the road within on
city limits, and tor the Lords SAX
let's make that move. The new rOaC
is to be built and no mistake about it
and the sooner we get to work AM
secure an agreement looking to ii
immediate extension into Austin tn
better it will he for us. Let's see hoy
| quick we can move in this matter.
GERMAN CATHOLIC CONGRESS
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