Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-27
NEW TEXASSEAPORT.
A GREAT RAILROAD FOR THE
STATE.
Two Fort Worth Railroads VIII
Probably build to deep water
In a short Time

The Kansas City. Pittsburg and
Gulf railroad. an enterprise backed by
Holland capital, is now rapidly con-
structing the railroad from Kansas
city to the gulf OF Mexico to their ter
minal at Port Arthur on Sabine lake.
From Kansas City TO Port Arthur is
16I miles. The road Is now complet-
ed over 800 miles. about 200 miles re-
manning to be completed. all OF which
is under construction, and the entire
line VIII be completed from Kansas
city to the gulf In September next.
The Importance Of this line to Texas
exceeds that OF any other line to the
state, when 1t IL considered that 1t Will
be 100 miles nearer from Kansas city
TO the gulf OF Mexico than any other
line. 1t runs through the rich lands
of Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. In
Louisiana and Texas through the
great long leaf pine timber Of
the South. Cars loaded at Kan
sas City with grain for export from
Port Arthur. their gulf terminus, VIII
30 back loaded with lumber for the
Northwest
The construction OF this almost air
line railroad from Kansas City to tho
gulf VIII solve the problem of the
freight rates from the great northwest
to the gulf coast. They will he able to
make rates. having cars to load back.
and all Texas ports VIII receive the
benefits OF such rates.
Deep water being assured at Sabine
Pass the Fort Worth and Denver and
the Rock Island railroads win soon
push their lines TO the coast, and as
these lines will run through the great
pineries Of East Texas and furnish
.tsYI4t oil IT, Isv... 49,,
needed by the great West besides i'm
ports from foreign countries and the
trly fruits and vegetables of the gulf
coast, rice and other products grown In
this section.
Port Arthur ls the natural terminal
of all these lines Of roads on Sabine
Lake, six and a half miles from Sa-
blne Pass-high land above all danger
OF gulf storms.
The city OF Port Arthur is laid out
on plan for modern seaport city.
with ample terminal facilities for all
railroads. Lake shore, parks, drives
and pleasure parkr wharves. bath
houses, a fine hotel now nearly com
pleted, graded and shaded streets.
The company Hre dredging out a
channel from Sabine Pass to the
wharves at Port Arthur, which VIII
admit the largest vessels, drawing "A
feet
The companies owning and controll-
ing this great enterprise are the Port
Arthur Land company and the Port
Arthur Town Site company. the Kan
sas city. Plttsburg and Gulf Rail-
road company and backed by the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas Trust COM
pany of Kansas city. Mo. ono OF the
strongest corporations In the West.
These companies own 10000 acres OF
land in Jefferson county at and sur
rounding Port Arthur, They say they
are going to build great city at Port
Arthur and ARE cutting up and Offer
ing their lands for sale and settlement.
Are grading roads, making drives and
constructing canals FOR irrgating lands
suitable for rice culture and are spend
Ing money 20 develop all their interests.
Fort worth viii be greatly bene-
fitted by these improvements In South
east Texas, and the certain extension
of the Fort Worth and Denver City
and Rock Island railroads to this gulf
port In Southeast Texas.
Mr. c, G. Allen. the Southwestern
immigration agent OF tho Kansas City,
Pittsburg aud Gulf railroad Is In our
city His office Is located in Galveston,
but he is making n trip through Texas
establishing agents for the sale Of prop
crty at and adjoining Port Arthur.
MIR. Allen lived In Fort Worth for ten
years, and is well known to nearly an
our citizens He Is doing good work
for his pOmpany