The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-02
As TO THE CHANNEL BILL.
Citizens Of Beaumont DO Not Ar
prove the Legislation.
NAMES or OPPONENTS ARE GIVEN.
piscussion of the Measures Has
Been Provocative ot Much Gnod.
Indorscd for Postmaster.

Beaumont Twas. March ia rather
omusing itcm appeared In this MORNINGS
Galveston News. II liz dated Beaumont.
February z. and says. among other
things. that after interviewing twenty
three men. none OF whose nance are mcn-
toned. tho Beaumont correspondent OF
the News discovered that a largo ma
Jori'y OF the property holders of this city
OF 1000 population were IN favor OF the hill
i"ssed BY the legislature 1rant,ng channel
companies rermissivc right-of-way of 100
feet on either side of II channel and after
Interviewing these twenty-three mon tho
| said correspondent says he also ilrco,-
.red that a large majority OF the properly
hoiuefs OF beaumont condemned or iisap-
s srsdd n n fSrSE ,s,ms 81 e% shss az,
y, ihtimating the possibility of Governor
S,niherson being peti,ionol to veto this
dispatch annouaces very Enthusiastically.
that opposition 10 the bil is confined ex-
cluslNoly 70 Representatives OF the kountsc
Bros. and one real estnac firm who owns
land through which tho channel would
pass. The Post correspondent may he r-
noiant OF who the kountxe Bros repre-
| sehiatiNeH In beaumont ere. Captain t;vo.
w o'Hrlcn, distinguished lawyer,
man whom the democracy OF Jefferson
| county endeaNered 10 honor with q NOM
nation for congress q few months ago.
j. opposed to the hill in it's present forin
| Or, Il. j.. Calhoun. q prominent physician.
holds similar views. and there are others,
ani u ANY OF them are representing tho
kountge Bros they are doing 10 secretly.
As 20 the Item IN The Post OF which
| the News correspondent and the twenty
three men he interviewed complain. there
was nothing IN IL at which the promoters
OF the channel lcRlslaiiion could take Of
Tense, provided tho alsi legislation was to
be beneficial TO all "A hill authorizing
corporation TO condemn vain ,blo property
belonging TO private Individuals WAS heinu
nalronded through the legislature aud
The PoFt correspondent merely called at
tcntion 10 the fact, 20 TO give the pco-
pie opportunity to loaIn whothor or not
such legislation would be beneficial or In
furious II Il Is good iex.slation, inves-
| ttgnt,on WI bring Endorsement; n not. II
should nnd probably VIII be killed IL ia
the business OF The Post 10 gather and
compile such legitimate news as VIII inter
forest and Instruct readers OF The Post.
! Tho channel bin, to which only. The Post
called attention, apparently Interested a
great mtny IN this neck of the woods, and
II was instructive TO not n few.
ENDORSED FOR POSTMASTER.
II. u. Blacashear secretary of tho JEFF
ferson county executive committee. this
afternoon furnished Tho Post correspond
ont with q copy of The minutes of meet
ing of his committee held February ~,
The minutes say that the executive oom-
rhittc@ met at the court house on the dhy
named for the purpose of ir1orsng ono
of the applicants for the Beaumont post
office, and after due consideration the
committee gave Mr James i. Armstrong
It's Endorsement.
Tho executive committee IL composed OF
colorci men. Mr.. Armstrong was u lily
white,