The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-24
ZEE RAILWAY WORLD.
STARTLING RuMons RAGING WERE
AND THERE.
rhc hnty and the International Are
included Nv UsunI-yisit of the
southern Pacific officials.
Cotton Movements.

Speculation has been rife In railroad
circles Of Texas the past week.
There is kind of u feeling about the
atmosphere that seems to indicate that
something Is going to "drap" soon. Rum
ors have been flying thick and fast, espe.
dally In regard to those two constantly
lliGating railroads the International and
Great Northern and TIE Missouri, Kansas
and Texas,
First there came a report Of peace
being patched up between these two lines
withdrawal Of all suits, and Il general
lamb-like felicity falling upon the con
testing roads. This report, however, was
and is sun denied by officials of both the
Katy and the International Those high
in authority do not hesitate In designating
the rumor as rot" and all bosh,
Next came a telegram from Taylor to
The Post saying that the Katy and the
International and Great Northern had
entered into a business arrangement
whereby the latter would handle the
freight Of the former between Taylor and
san Antonio. and that the Katy would
aiso use the roadbed OF the international
and Great Northern between those cities.
This was denied 10y the International
local officials at Taylor yesterday, But
the most important fact in regard to the
condition OF the Katy's affairs at Taylor
was brought out by the report that the
division headquarters of the road would
remain at that point for another year. II
was stated that the missouri Kansas and
Texas has closed a contract with the Inter-
national ard Great Northern whereby
the latter would continue to do the kotys
shop work during 1891.
Following Immediately after this came
the telegram from Georgetown stating that
there had been an agreement to continue
the case OF the State Va. the Taylor Bas-
trop ard Houston Railway company. This
was filed IN the district court, and as
both parties agreed 10 the continuance,
1t is supposed that when the case came
up before Judge Norris yesterday he grant
ed The application and continued the case
until the July term of the district court
As IL is well known that the above suit
was brought 10y County Attorney Burleson
NJ the instance Of the citizens OF Taylor,
there seems to have been some kind of an
agreement in this case anyway The pco-
pie OF Taylor claim that their city made
"a contract with thu Missouri, Kansas and
Texas In 1857 whereby that company
their division Headquarters at Taylor.
This contract, they stated, was made in
consideration Of that city donating to the
above company thIrty-two acres OF land
fer the purpose OF building a round house
and machine shops thereon.
When the Katy people began TO mako
preparations to remove their shops and
dt.ision headquarters to Smithvile, the
citizens of Taylor raised mighty howl
which ended with an appeal to the courts
by bringing the suit mentioned in the
manner stated. But suddenly came the
announcement that the case would be con-
tinued Now the question is, did the peo-
pie of Taylor and the officials of the Katy
effect u compromise? Did the citizens of
that town agree TO drop their suit for
the present, provided the Katy would stop
its plans for the removal OF it's head
quarters? And If such agreement was
reached, Is it simply a temporary one,
only to continue during the present year?
Have both sl6cs effected compromise,
simply to gain time anu prepare for the
war that viii follow when the work Of
removing the shops to Smiphville VIII be-
gin?