The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-13

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i2ihg and approaching the inportance OF
,nis new tailroad between the metropolis
OF the Southwest and the gulf rorl how
| ever, II means much for the future ira, =
| noitatloi Facilities of this section OF tn.
| great state and marks out a new NAN
| a'tectns the operation of all lines enter
! ME- houston, With one important road
! on the eve of passing into the hands of
| new owners, with promising Indications Of
| iurtllrr extension galiwaru. anut her trunk
| me now contemplating entrance into
houston and one or two other large COM
| l'ancs anNlously prospecting fer a gtlt
outlet Oh the Texas coast and the pros
terminal line lust completed seems dcs-
| tined TO prove u most valuable factor
In the general revolution of local railway
ccntors
The Galveston, La Porte and Houston
was created by the consolidation Of the
following short lines and the cons ruction
of several miles of new road correcting
same and forming the iif,y-iivc miles OF
track from houston to Galveston; The
Houston Belt and Magnolia i'ark. the
La Porte, Houston aud Northern, the
North Galveston. Houston ana Kansas
Eiy and ,he Galveston Western. Thr
Magnolia BELT extended from The city
south about thee miles; Inc La Porte
| and Northern from Harrisburg to within
six miles of La Porte. the North Calves
ton. from Dickinson bayon to North cal
weston, and the Galveston Weston to
within cogple Of miles OF the hay coast
on Galveston island. Immediately after
ruary Is lS95, Mr.. l.. j. Smith. rromi-
nent and extensive railroad builder and
contractor of Kansas CITY was engaged
TO build the intervening gaps. bridges
across GALVESTON bay. Buffalo BAYOU and
various other streams along the line. and
in fact to construct and reconstruct the
entire property and put II in iiraf-claSs
condition IN every respect Under the
supervision of Chief Engineer Peters of
the new orsanizalion, who Was stiecrsded
last May by IA. j. simmons, an expert
engineer late Of III. railroad commission.
work was inaugurated and progressed
very fayorahy until late last fan when
financial universities overlook the new en-
terprise and Tor time tnrcatrned 10
ruin the corporation With such nnan-
cieis and most capable and IN .rNetic
men at the head OF the company. ii was
determined that II the road could posi-
bly, be completed they would Accomplish
the Undertaking and an earnest effort WAS
made to raise the necessary funds. The
railway commission having authorized ~"
issuance OF bonds to the amount Of Si.@o-
0to. the bonds WIRE issued and an attcmpt
made TO float them Investors are stow
railroads, and after every means to urdt
the paper had been tried in Tain the
company with only the consi rnCuion Of
the now steel draw of Galveston bay
lmodcl To tnsh the line was forced into
a rgcaiverslnn. On January last ,'hase
Bryant Of he United States court AZ
House reeofyars 81 The property Whom
tn. .,e gentlemen took hold of the tcin-
pany they annouueel inai IN, ,aad Wvula
lie completed and trains opeiailns lfft Wen
Houston aud Galveston ny june L. iilt
thry haVo hecn more tnan successful In
the management OF nv " ~,
trusted TO their care IS iullv HirpaNtlai"i
by the Introduction Of the through tram
schedule yesterday. l'u' Mosers liouro
and Jones justly feel that there arc others
entitled 10 credit and constipation IN
tile complriion Of TIM new terminal road
and They are loud IN ,neir praises Of me
valuable and iniispen-ahie Services iol-
Waldo. president OF the company Chlet
Engineer II. J. SmtunnS. ContraGlof J. i;
smith, Vice President W. Ford
and General Audlior. Freight and Fasscti-
irpr Agent n W Nelson. With The com
pletion OF the steel bridge across ifuli4lo
bayou. now in course OF erection ana ~
which connection Is given to all roads en-
tnrinp Houston and The road IN fun oper.
alton ii Is expected the stock lIers WIZ
soon be in position 10 take ibrlr pr p
er,y ON Of the hands of the receivers
Tho Galveston La Porte and fious.on is
nfty-Gve and ono-half miles Yong aud
,rayerses sections of Harris and Galyes-
ton counties noted for their rich soil aud
picturesque scenery. Passing from iiois-
ton through Magnolia park the road pen
e,rates a long stretch OF country Of rich
and productive agricultural soil in
southvesterly direction for distance OF
alt6ut fifteen miles 10 the san JhcIhto
hay. fho route then dverts uthWesirrly
rskiriln. the bay coast for several miles
10 La Porte, then between the h"auuiul
waters of Galveston bay on the one sidf
and Clear lake on Tho other me rQad q
tnnls in a southery direction To virginia
Point La Porto, Seabrook and pihff
well known summer resorts localri nl"a-
the hay shore are among the most at
iractivo and beautiful pressure resorts )"
Texas.
In response to Invitations from Receiv-
ers House and Jones and other officers nj
the company number of prominent rep
resentatives of Houston made the initial
trip TO Galveston yesterday. The inaugural
train composed of engine No ., two aay
coaches and combination baggage and
smoker and manned by Conductor Al H.
Ray, Engineer ". n Palmer, Fire
man Frank Taylor and srak men
George Ncei and Joseph Sa;lin ruIlri
out from the san Jaclatp street d'tpl
promptly on schedule time lp'5v =. m. ior
Galveston with good humnef 81 i;sS,,ln
gers aud the following ono rs OF We
company and their guests abolfi' Re
ceivcrs House and Jonnss' IHper'l ,tir..
Freight and Passenger Agent N,ison,
sole ting Freight aud PASSENGER Asfiit
Kurth Resident Enalneer VArcn -.
strip. general superiniendenl ior On
tractor L. j. Smith. and II. q bVFts o.
the general Offices. Messrs, r; } Ray
i. ". Lee James .karston, J; II; brsht'
X. j. Tuiloek of LeayenWorth, Kan ~, A.
: Hall. Hargey T. -. Wilson, and llr
r j Boyles The trim WAS made 70 the
bridge across Galveston bay without m
cidcnt Of accident, except tNai the *
cursionsts We're treated to some iasi
riding. especially between Deg WHist
and Nadeat, several miles If this thirty
mile stretch having been covered at NJ
rate of a milo In ~ or Is seconds. IT was
clearly demonstrated 10y the performance
OF vesierday's train That the present schen-
ule OF Two hours and fifteen minutes can
easily he shortened one-half hoa ,,o, rhn
in to The standard OF this section. the
schedule VIII permit of one hout ahn
The train reached Virginia Point ,l nse
minutes ahead Of schedule lime ocslflnT
ia give the bridge q test delay OF one
hour and twenty minutes was pcchelohei
while two locomotives and slsing or
cars loaded with lumher ran oser me
draw. after which ii critical lnsltt non non
Of the structure was made hy the eApcri
engineers. The fine steel dram Witnslgod
the test without a tremor and was pre-
nounced In excellent condition IN every re-