The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09
WACO AFTER ROADS
HAS LINES OUT FOR FOUR SYs-
TENS.
Commercial Club Committee Also
believes the Rock Island Is
Looking That Why.

Waco Texas. June s.-The Commercial
! club held an enthusiastic meeting last
night with more than 100 members pres
ent. President s T.. Kirksey presided.
! Upon recommendation OF the city devel-
opncnt committee the club decided to give
grand barbecue July 3 to celebrate the
Fourth and the matter was referred to
the directors for the appointment of the
necessary committees.
The committee on new railroads made
the following report, which was received
and filed, with vote of approval and en-
couragement
To the President and Members of the Com
mercial Club:
We your committee on new railroads beg
TO report the following; Since our appoint
rlent we have conducted correspondence
with General Manager l.. j. Polk OF the
Santa Fe and President E. II. r. Green
OF the Texas Midland, with a view of Sc
curing conference with them concern
ing an extension OF their lines 10 Waco
Soon after We opened correspondence with
Mr.. Polk Mr. Ripley. president of the San
Ia Fe system, visited Texas, and Mr. Polk
conferred with him on the matter. After
this conference Mr.. Polk wrote us that 1t
the Waco extension this year. He init
mated. however, that a branch read to
Waco was contemplated, and would be pro-
vided for in the next annual budget. Your
committee are of the opinion that the
Santa Fe Will ultimately build into Waco
ana under favorable business conditions we
believe will do SO within the next eighteen
months
Your committee wrote to Mr. Il. II. r.
Green, asking for conference express
ing the hope that he would indicate a date
when he could visit Waco for that purpose
AT the time Mr. Green was out OF the
state. and contrary to our expectations he
did not return for some time afterward
We however received a prompt reply from
his manager. who stated that MIR. Green
would take the matter up on his return.
we nave an intimation from an indirect
source that Mr.. Green will, after disposing
OF the pressing business affairs grant us a
conference in Waco when we are prepared
10 negotiate with him for extension of
his road from Ennis to Waco.
In addition TO the matters referred to
us We have under consideration PROPOSE
tlons to build two new railroads, with
waco as their base OF operations The
Waco and Sabine Pass railroad was incor-
porated in April for the purpose of build
ing railroad from Waco to Sabine Pass.
The company was organized with Waco
survey Of the line has been completed to
a point on the international and Great
Northern railroad, on direct line 10 Sa- |
bine Pass.
Your committee believes this road to be
one OF great Importance TO Waco. and the |
prospects of It's success are very flatter-
ing
The surveying corps OF the Waco and |
Bazos River railroad completed the sur
Ney from near Hearne to this city some
weeks ago AT present the promoters OF |
me road are arranging the preliminarIes |
before making a proposition to our city.
with 10 many railroad projects Offering |
the prospects for a revival of railroad |
ouliding seems to be very bright, and the |
,hoi'atlohs are that II will begin with |
the opening of the fall harvest. That Waco |
should present the greatest activity in |
railroad building of any city In the State |
is cause for congratuatiop, and shouId
inspire MS TO increased effort TO meet every
emergency promptly and literally. The
addition OF the four roads mentioned
which we have reason to expect will II,
done IN the next eighteen months. will |
give such impetus to our material deyeI
opmeht That our city can boast Of its SUI
periority as a railroad center as well as
the geographical center of the State And
WINE Wa nave had no correspondence with |
the parties, we have cause to believe thai
the Rock Island railroad is contemplating
an extension to this city from Fort Worth
me accession OF this line, with the four
roans named above. will Just double the
s,,,. iaeiiiues of Waco. Such a con-
summation would be worth the enItstman,
OF All the influence. energies aud financial
resources OF every citizen Of Waco AND
we earnestly hope that We will receiva
such cooperation from them I'm the vol,
To that end WIN