The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
| BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT.
=, = and Terminal Company Elect
ID Directors and Officers.
,,pposrs OF THE ORGANIZATION.
.,d. the city with Modern
ra.iittics-iieaNy Deals
Made in itcnl Estate

y. Witch was chartered by the state
vol have held their first meeting
g eleo,ed the following dlrectofs' W. o
..,a.on. ", a. Fletcher. William Wiess.
.,,re ". oBren. $. II. Van Wormer.
n cowles. George w. Carroll, w. w.
vc,,on. y. A. Hebig, all OF beaumont and
n Fcsthcrstonc Of Galveston. The di.
,rtor, elected officers as follows W. .
.yIasou. president; w W. Wilson, vice
r.Aept; S. II. Van Wormer. treasurer,
r. A. Helbig, secretary.
rha purposes Tor which this company
J. formed. as set forth In its charter,
= m to construct. maintain and operate
railway terminal within and near the
nv n, beaumont of tho present standard
,sugo common 10 railroads. with all the
rccess,ry side tracks. branches, spurs and
aeno,s connected herewith. and TO connect
with all other roads entering into. or pass-
ne through the said city Of Beaumont. aud
with all gins and mills therein, but to
have no right to charge other railroads for
criminal facilities beyond what may be
prescribed by the railrosd commissioners
nut TO have the right TO condemn land nee
tssary Tor right-of-way for such road from
md between such gins and mills, and the
heartst line OF railroads. SAID main lne
N said terminal railway 20 begin at or
,esr the northeast coruer OF the beaumont
lumber company'a lumber yard IN tue
kou,hern part OF said city. ana run thence
n a nor,heasterly direction to. at or near
- n 1 a
Ind thence up the Ncchcs river, near OF
lions the same. with all necessary branches
r spurs, end continuing OK and near or
long Brakes bayou. u branch OF said
liver. on its west side. with necessary
branches or spurs to a point at or near
.ong Manufacturing company's mills
hence In & westerly direction 20 a point
It or near the present dapot OF the Gulf.
Beaumont and Kansas Civ railway, thence
southeriy direction ~ a point nearly
Iest Of the beginning Of said terminal
ailway. with such branches spurs and
witches as are necessary for connections
it'll said railroads passing through or en-
ering Beaumont t21 To construct, or
purchase and maintain such wharyes on
he banks OF gald Neohes river and Brake
ayou as shall be necessary TO connect
aid terminal railway With said naylgable
treams; and the said Beaumont Wharf
l. md Terminal company shall furnish track
a go or uansferrage of cars. passengers
e md freight over its hscks. and In and to
3 Is connections for railroad companies.
a This company was orsani2cd as 4
\ briefly Beaumont enterprise, and the Idea
81 its projectors is for Il 10 ever remain
4 binder the control Of beaumont citizens.
-ap,aIn George W. OBr.en liz one OF the
( Pnost enthusiastic am0ng the projectors,
Ind he expects the company to be a potent
factor in the uphuilding OF tho city. 1T
Solves the question OF terminals for all
railroads that may come TO Beaumont in
The iutnre,' said the captain. and that Is
q considerable item, for under present con-
dluons 1t would cost new railroad thou
}sanls Of dollars to Ret switch connections
| win tho various mills. IT also places
seaumont In position 10 invite the loca-
ION OF factories With tho assurance that
he product OF tho factory will have switch
connection With every railroad running
nto the city"
Captain 0'Brion SAYS that three OF the
i've railroads now ccnttring Ia Beaumont
ave encouraged tie terminal company BY
aking stock and he thinks the other Two
vii lust so soon as they thoroughly Gn-
erstand the proposition.
II Is the intep.o % begin construction
the terminal road iust 50 soon as right
way and other preliminary matters are
fransed
WILL BE 4 RAILROAD CENTER.
Beaumont IA indeed n railroad center
and is d.s,,ro., ~, ,,,.,,,,,, ono % tho mos,
~ ''''''''
A-p'r'aht railroad terminal c'ties IN
Texas" Thus remarked Mr. J. C.. Craw-
ford. editor Of tho roxas Railroad News,
For, Wan, nm. -, ..,,.,.,,, -.
-" w me to7I Vo'ie7p '''N'"' W"
-e 'eFahuhh OF the Crosby hotel one even
lag this week sir Crawford had been in
Beaumont several dave .o,,,r,,,e, dat, for a
ua,,sn.,i
,,I.s,, "'''''"p Oh inc S"u'ueaS' l'N"H
rNoau center. and he evidently found
lore than he anticipated. From the
handpont Of railroad man" continued
Mr. Crawford II do not know Of n city In
'ae South that has a future which promises
moro Prosperity and dcyelonmcnt than doe,
heaumoni did not realize Inc command
Ing position Tho civ ocr,,ni,d ,,nttI r,nta
'hls visit Of investiRation hut 1 ann now
convinced thai th,s Civ H. dcetinnd to hr'
come ore OF Tho Iqrsest ,,,an,,r,e,,,.i,g ana
distributing points In the south Tbs
Aeches river. payIuable ttrcnm NJ fresn
water. with biab hsnt's =, tSo na,,r,or,
.ae furnishes most attractive sites for
aaaty climate viii make the ope 'g ion a, az