The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26
A BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT.
Expec ting the Fort Worth and Den'
yer to Build to kirbyville
SPLENDID CHANNEL AT SABINE PASS,
FIFTY Feet of Wafer Could be Gotten and
Mai MT sined--Th- F'mous Higgins
Homestead. Topics.

| NOR has become current in this city that
the Fort Worth and Denver railroad has
| decided TO build to deer water at Sabine
| Pass and that the route OF the road Will
lie direct from Fort Worth to Palestine.
Nacogdechcs and San Augustine and then
south to junction with the Gulf. Beau
mont and Kansas City at klroyville.
The Fort Worth and Denver is a part
! OF the Union Paaiiic railway system.
and for more than a year 1t has heen no
| secret that the Fort Worth line would
eventually be extended to deep water On
| the Texas coast. General Granville Nj.
Dodge, the controlling influence In tins
| line, twice visited Sabine Pass last year,
ana he also made trip to Arkansas Pass
and Galveston. While in Beaumont the
general was in ,erviewed by The Post COR
respondent, ana though he did not divuge
| the object OF his visit he took occasion TO
| give as his opinion that prospects Tor Sc
| curing permanent deep water at Sabine
Pass were more favorable than at any
other point on the Texas coast, and as
ciVii engineer he stated most positively
that the government plans for securing
! thlrty feet of water at that point wouIl
| undoub eddy prove successful
shortly after General Dodges visit Fort
| worth and Denver surveyors were report
ed as locating line from Fort Worth IT,
SABINE Pass, ana about the same time
| colonel u. w. Bmfitt, the millionaire
| faliroad contractor, began figuring on the
| construction of n direct line of railroad
from Palestine 10 Dallas. what became
OF the Fort Worth and Denver surveyors
| ~ no. known in this city, but Colonel
Burkitt abs ndoled his contemplated rail-
road, ard when in Beaumont a few weeks
ago SAID he had given up the road tor
reasons that would best be explained by
developments In the near future
The developments Colonel Burkitt spoke
OF was an extension Of the Fort Worth
and Denver to Sabine Pass, and that the
colonel abandoned the road from Pales-
tine to Dallas, so as to be In condition to
render assistance in constructing the Fort
worth and Denver from Fort Worth to
Palestine.
There are also indications that the Fort
Worth and Denver contemplates purchas-
ing the Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas CITY
railroad. In fact, 1t Is possible that ne
gotiations for the deal are now pending.
Vice President Kirby has been called to
Boston hy telegram from the stock
holders setting forth that important bust
ness is TO be transacted, and knowing ones
Intimate that the stockholders want Me.
Nlrby's opinion on the advisability of the
sale of the kaysee to the Foit Worth
and Denver
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
been or
record with County Clerk Blanchette since
last report:
George w. Cox and wife to George
Matthews, TOXIC yards of land in the Abb
soom Williams survey, Jefferson county
$50.
j. f. Smith to j. W. Flemming lots
II and 70, block 3, Calder addition to eBau-
mont, $500
Jack Mcdaniel ct al to William Hig-
gins, part of lots 100 and 1913, block 80
city of Beaumont. $50
william Higgins TO j. F. Keith, parts
Of lots 1872 and 1888, block 80. city of Beau
mont $500
w. II. Ford TO j. F. Keith, lot 1873, city
of Beaumont, slG6.66
Greer & Greer to j. f. Keith mart of
lot 1873 block g. city OF Beaumont. ssS3. 90.
Hugo Shefel and wife to Frank Sieyert
lots 10. 20 and q, block q, Crary addition
20 Beaumont, 800.
William q. Freer 10 John Sebastian
, t'i'riy acres In the NJ. Peyitot headlight.
jefferson county $500.
j. NJ Hebert to Felix Hebert. lots ;
and g. block 49, Blanchette second adli-
tion to beaumont, 81 and other consid-
erations
Mrs. Sibbe Cushman to Perry Wless
lots and S. block !, Calder addition to
, / Beaumont S7g5
Heirs or Eliza Brooks TO Brooks &
hoair,,,,,12 ,a 80 =" ."u w NarFo''
Insoph n' 80" eounS ~, F1VI,
, t1or, ,,,e7,e. es u''p Ina'fes van
, 30 prooI. . ~, W., - "a r-i"S . BROOK s.
|, W rrI On, "e''2 acres IN the W.
> W N"Iroh headrisht, Jefferson county.
. '-5 5.,, ,,....
. ou'i, benui'ioIt ana ha'sas CITY rail-
. 80 ','PanS 10 1oun ,orroran' lots 10
! anu IT. uloch H. H'rou aouition TO Beau
: "'1ul, F-'o,
4 ,a'n.S d; Neyhoius 10 john Albert
9 ehIysti, tne nezeklah Williams labor,
o SABINE nass, WV
Y RIA W. Mathew ct al to Augustus Z.
kouht2e, the John Bevil labor, Sabine
Il fass' Floo.
n John Albert ChrNsu to Augustus I.
hountze, the Hezekiah Williams labor,
> Sabine F'1ss, 800.
Elam w. Wilmer to August f. Kountze
. the John Devil labor, Sabine Pass 500
I. Martha F. Gay to Augustus f. Koun'za
the John Dorset labor. Sabine Pnes. sl00
,. r.. +. Calhoun to Walter Conkltn 10 S
. 3 and o. block 4, range g. Sabine Pass
p. 500.
, John H. McRae to Brooks G. Polk aeo