The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-16
ON THE TRACK!
The Bryan and stone City
Railway Enterprise.
THE LAW IN THE CASE.
The Railroad Can and Must
be Built and Operated.

To the Editor Of the Bryan Eagle
notice In your issue Of the 18th
letter to DR.. ]. W. Howell from Major
r. ]. White IN regard 10 a connection
from Bryan with the Hearne & BrAzos
Valley railroad. The letter affords no
encouragement 10 our people by way Of
aid from the II. & b. V. people, but in
Inmates that Bryan road to Stone City
would be practically boycoiied by the
Brazos Valley.
Our people should not allow state
ments Of this kind 10 dRmper them in
constructing this mostimportant feeder
TO Bryan. The laws Of Texas fix the
status Of railroads. The relation OF
connecting lines is reciprocal. Each
road is bound TO receive passengers and
freight from the other aud handle al
cars In bulk and carry them to their
point Of destination. The statute Is
plain on the subject.
Article 45S5 requires that al con.
Meeting lines Of railway receive from
each other all ffeights and passenger.
coming 10 them from such connecting
lines and destined to points on lie lin,
or to points beyond It's line, or ans
other line Of railway with which sale
J line may connect or cross, aud shal
transport same 10 lie destination II OF
said line or In the direction Of its desii
nation II beyond its line, without DELAY
or discrimination. either as TO charge
OF otherwise.
Article 1850 provides that the penalt!
} for such discrimination shall he tina
the offending company shall forfei
and pay to the person or corporation
aggrieved thereby the sum Of 1900 a
penal damages for each and every &C
4 Of discrimination or violation Of thi
. law, which may be recovered in a ciyi
e action in any Of the courts Of the Stat
having jurisdiction.
I, Now say let this most imporian
/, enterprise be completed. Every ma
i who subscribes stock to the building d
this road will be doubly repaid In IN
. way Of trade, and IN two years won
J, feel the amount be has subscribed b,
!. sides, he will receive a handsome IL
J. ierest on his investment. The p mile
= Of the Hearne and Brazos Valley raj
4 road with rolling stock, cost Si06,OO
e and after paying all expenses Of oper'
: ting Melted the stockholders, the tri
: year, $4,000. The second year, AFT,
Il paying all expenses. gave a profit ,
p $4,000. Like profits would follow N
!. building Of this road. There Is noihiu
10 prevent Il, but on the other han,
n the ample banking facilities, the lar.
y stocks carried by our merchants, woul
: control the trade and products frol
* this section.
% Two years ago a number Of our cii
&c lcns had prepared a charter Tor a roa
from Bryan 20 Milano Junction, bl
4 WONG to failure OF ctops and unsati
\ factory business year, TIE matter vi
n temporarily abandoned. But now. vii
A prospects Of great and magnihcel
= harvest and a most surcessful husine
:, outlook, every citizen should be a III
"a erAl subscriber 10 the building Of Oh
N road. The building u this road 90 VI
(, lano Junction would give this town co
y nection with two great trunk lines-tl
Santa Fe and the International. b
% s.les having the terminal point at u
~ intersection OF two great railway ~
ne tens, would enable our people mo
easily 10 noat the bonds. let us get
al charter 10 Milano Junction, Il We a
10 only able to build to Stone City for u
nj present.
let there he some concert OF a. 10
let our enterprising business men a
point meeting, discuss this matt,
and give to Bryan. the best town
Texas Of lie size, WHAT n NEEns, anot
. er railroad. A OuzEN.