The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-16
A BEAUMONT BUDGET.
uRlAH LOTT HAS A NEW
PROJECT.
proposes Z" Huiid n Road From san
Antonio to Bcaumont-Board
of Trade Committees.

Beaumont, Texas, June Is. - Colonel
uriah Lott, the distinguished financior who
started with a capital cor sisting OF yoke
u oxen and wagon and built the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass railroad. arrived in
beaumont last night. The colonel cane
from Galveston and has spent the day DIS
GUESSING a new railroad with beaumont
capitalists. To The Pest correspondent this
afternoon Colonel Lott said that he pro-
posed building railroad from san Antonio,
the eastern terminal of which road would
be in Beaumont This railroad viii be an
air line from san Antonio to Hitchcock, in
Galveston county. where connection will
be made with the Gulf, Colorado and santa
Fe, shortening the distance between CAL
weston and san Antonio forty-seven miles.
From Hitchcock the road will run to North
Galveston. thence across the bay to Smiths
Point. in Chambers county thence to Win
ME to junction with the Gulf and Inter
state, thence 10 Beaumont.
"Will you expect the citizens OF Beau
mont 10 give you q bonus for the road? 20
Was asked.
no money bonus" was the reply II
would expect Il donation Of depot grounds
and terminal facilities in this city and
free right Of way through the county. The
road is not to be built as a speculation.
To the rontrary, it is 10 be built with the
view OF paying dividends and recognize
that beaumont, with the vast forests of
pine timber, will furnish considerable
freight traffic. and at this city We also So
cure a connection with the Kansas city,
itehurs and Gulf giving the country
IL fr. !
quick route 10 Kansas City omaha and
Chicago. No. won't ask Beaumont for
cash bonus"
when do you expect to begin construc-
tion?''
Just as soon as the route is definitely
decided ON. and that will be IN a very short
while
Colonel Lott left tonight Tor Houston.
whore he expects to met a man whom he
has had making a buggy trip along the
route of his proposed railroad Tomorrow
lie will 20 to Galveston. He authorized
The Post correspondent to announce that
The road would most certainly b. hult.
Directors az the Beaumont board Of trade
met last night and decided TO assist in
making the Fourth of July celebration 4
grand success. and appointed the following
committees to reader every possible as
sistance in raising money and arranging
details Of the celebration:
Subscripticn-I-ee Blauchette. chairman:
j. H. Phillips. j. j. Solipsky. j. c. Nixon.
o. b, Greeves Lip Noryell. James l.. Keith.
County fairs and exhibits. i. Keith
chairman Leon r. Levy. J. T. Gossett. i.
K. Lyon, w. W. Kyle. W. ~ Vaughan. IL.
Downey John L. Keith, w. W Wilson, j.
$ Gordon.
These two committees are permanent as
are also the following.
Roads and bridges streets and sidewalks
Dunlap, j. C. Ward s. Y. Brown. James l.,
Keith c. L. Jones, ]. r. Lyon, c. l.. Nash,
o. b. Greeves.
Rail- waterways and wharvcs-Iohn r.
Goodhue chairman; George g, O'Brieu, j.
y Gilbert, w II. Ford w h. Blan, G.
H. Malam, II. n Fletcher, George c. De-
Young. s. A. Long, T. E. Spottswood.
Drainage-W \. Ward chairman; w.
| p. II. McFadd'n. 4. p. Doucette. II. A.
Perlsteln II. p Wheeler, G.. w Collier,
II. G. Land, w +. Keith \. L. Broussard.
| w IL Ford.
Factories and sitos 49, w. A. Fletcher.
! chairman r. p. Gray. C. l.. Nash, W. ".
Wilson H. Tlrsch. G. w. Carroll. r. ID.
| Simonton. J. J. Nathan.
| Public schools-p. A. Dowlcn. chairman
| i. W, Greer / Gordon, r. A. Lamb, f.
Hecht w J. Blewctt, II. d. Keith, ". S.
| Davidson, II W, Greer,
/ lmmigration-C T. Heisig. chairman; p.
! II Witss l., j, Hebert A. Babin. a. S. C.
West, a. Scraflno, L. W King, n. Blan-
Ghetto. NJ. X. Fletcher, I d. Polk
| Advertising w A. Ward. chairman.
Public grounds, building and parks. F.
Keith, chairman.
The baseball club was reorganized today,
| with Iee nlnnehettc manager. game
with the Americans of Houston is being ar
ranged for Sunday.
| Pupils Of Our Lady of Perpetual He'll
| convent will held their second annual com
mencement exercises at the opera house to-
morrow night.
CtUpENpI,R,s DEATH