The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-17
Grand Possibilities for
Of Port Arthu
AN UNEXPECTED COMPLI
Galveston Recognizes the I
the New seaport-Coun,.
sionors Favor Good ]

WIN iip lollEtT SeTN
OF keeping the people in ign
actual water conditions of
on the Texas gulf coast? III
tons that may have reasona
themselves to the citizens
when an article from which
Is extracted appeared In II
week:
1T may not he generally X
weston. but II Ia. nevertheless
kountze Bros, the New Yor
bankers, own q vast tract
In tho vicinity OF Sabine
acreage foots up many tho
information may appear un
people living in this munici
Is not altogether vaiucless
furnish food for serious tn,
the business men of this cit
why? Because these
owners. who are also part
cial power of the country, a
terested In the Denver, Tp>
railway. and this fact explain
Tor the projection Of that II
from Fort Worth to Sabine I
ing with deep water Mt thin
giving Galveston the 10 by.
which have of lato been -,
cerning this scheme rest
foundation, for n surVeyif
reconnaissance has been 10
and Is now In the field exam
on which to make Il final
construction"
This would appear as an III
mission on the part OF the Ne
is no longer doubt that de,
Sabine Pass Will be secured
bility of its being II DANCE,
Galveston is also admitted. d
uitously, too No one sole
one expected IL. In fact II
spontaneous exhibition of q
The part of the News that mi
the article became suspicio,
concluded that tt Is not \
proper, but Port Arthur. TINT
the Pirate Islanders, and d
simply chunking up an nppnI
Tree In an effort to detract nj
the one In which fIuit tx actui
IL Is not necessary to give
hon why Sabine Pass as a
Will not give Galveston an,
III the near future, but facts
evidence that Port Arthur
well known. this city is to
water terminal of the kansai
burg and CUR railroad, whit
course of construction aud +,
pleted In 1896 The northern
the road IL Mt Kansas CITY.
track connection with every
road and switches to every Z
tory, packing house or wnrcl
consequence I'm the city
tributary to II produces - be
wheat, 40 per cent OF tho roi.
cent of the ont crOp of the n
and as is we'll known Kansas
more packing house produc
city in the United States exc
virtue OF Its deep water tern
arthur the Kansas City, y
Gulf puts these products 59G
iide water than New Yor
nearer than brooklyn, 4s0
than Newport News. AZ miles
Charleston. ~ miles noaro
Royal, 4pt miles nearer tina
26S miles nearer than Tam
nearer than Peusacoln. Ia /
Than Mobile, ~ mlles nenre
Orleans ana IL miles nearer
ton.
a glance nj tho mnp sho
only grain carrying ronds
weston are the Atchlson.
santa Fe and tho Missouri.
Texas Roth Of those roads
To Chicago ana undcr nr,linn
can probably get more rrolgl
Of the Chicago than the ola
The Kansas city, plttshur
only haul south. therefore
freight secured hy that live
thur.
II ls not expected. rlthnr ~
VIII be allowed to mono
freight that comes to tho
lines. Immediately after
the kanans CitV. pittshurr
completed to Port Arthur il
course Of construction an mir
ton. which win hc ccnnnrtn
trunk line in that cuv
connection with terminal In,
wav OF elevators. commerce.
building Of which Ion ON0
pended, and free whnrvee ~
Arthur not only a dangerous
weston, hut will eventually +,
leading seanort city of tho 6,
COUNTY COMNIsSIC
The county commissioners
yesterday afternoon. after
days, IN which much impnr
was transacted. They arran
needed surface drainage OF ,
authorized the refundlng Of
bonds, redeemed 1900 court
ordered the building Of n II.
TO Port Arthur and Instruct
missioner to contract for g
provements az was ncccssa
oinct. Jefferson county IA
un with thrifty. Industrious
by their action at this tern
commissioners have recogf
portance OF good county
adjournment the follow ms
by Captain w. Il. Rogers al
members OF tho school boar
S s a"., ouh'y commits
A., S ~ 'uun'y'
'no Iust meeting OF o.
uva,u =, ~ n trustee, iilod
au,.,,,ns .nc BOARD 10 ash
.oun's VI en ihnIeS 70 pay tc
I'm =, la'''"' Ihe mott
Ioi.on' ,
ii. men maui ABOUT the sal
' uou,'eit, WIN tne same
vow. peihs lolnen ny y.
s .us.ees' tsk YOU 10 intQ
~ any none nelohring to [
an We hosses-'on or any Q
ann u mere De peace tell
P" ms OF II.
~. Poutloners were re
coun,H tressprer without
court,
S1RPR1SED AND DE
Ex-Governor Neliatte ~
NJ T. "a p,o,,,.l.,.,,
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