Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-24


Chas. Morrill,, a New York nanufac-
turer and brother of United States Sen
ator Morrill, of Vermont; J. NJ. Gardner,
counsel for the New York Life Insul-
ance company of New York, and DR..
JAS Kerr, son-in-law of Bell Of the tel
ephone company. DR.. Rodgers Of the
Manhattan Construction company of
New York is also one OF the incorpora-
tors and is now in Austin, accompanied
by Colonel G. M. Edgerton, who assist,
ed very materially in working tho
scheme up, having resided in Corpus
Christi the past three years. A CORE
spondent sought an interview with Mr.,
Rodgers and in reply to questions that
gentleman stated that he was the engi.
neer of the company and had the con-
tract for building the road. Contiuu-
ing, Mr.. Rodgers said: I'VE don't
claim to have all the money in the
country back Of our scheme, but we
have enough to carry it through I'm
der the contract l nm to begin work by
the LIST of next April, and build and
equip the lines from BRENNAN to
Brownsville by way of Corpus Christi,
and from Corpus Christi to Eagle Pass
within eighteen months. Before filing
our charter we made arrangements to
place our bonds in London, so you see
the road will be built with English
capital. In Texas our lines will extent
through section of new country and
their total length will be about $50
miles. We propose to start at Bren-
ham and build direct to Corpus Christi.
From there we will build one line to
Brownsville and another to Eagle Pass.
In fact, we propose to make this the
greatest railroad enterprise of the day,
| and after Brownsville Is reached we
expect to build on to Mexico City via
Tampico, thus giving those cities Of the
north and east four hundred miles shor-
ter than any other route. We are In
earnest and of this fact we will con-
vince the sections interested In very
short time" The proposed lines will
traverse the counties of Washington,
Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Victoria,
Refugio, San Patricio Nueces and
Cameron, and Live Oak, McMullen, La
sale, Dimmit and Maverick.
LII tilt llllGll lew W tlll MI. 1IuUn
an extensive stock raiser and land own
or OF Taylor, reporter learned that the
livestock and farming interests of that
immediate section have not been in
more favorable condition for years
While but very little feeding has been
done all kinds of livestock have stood
the winter remarkably we'll, pasturage
eff This section, and spring finds beef
cattle in prime condition for market
An excellent season is in the ground,
the plows are running on all sides, and
farmers are further advanced with
their work at this time than for any
season in years past Thousands of
acres of virgin soil are coming in con-
tact with the plowshare for the first
time this season in the country tribu-
tary to Taylor.
Following is the latest report of the
condition at Arkansas Pass: On the in
side of the bar where the depth was 20
feet before the dynamiting commenced,
it is now 80 feet, and the 20-foot con-
tour has advanced outward 900 or $50
feet, being abreast of the wreck Mary.
The deep contours are said to be work.
ing in from the gulf side also, but
we have obtained no figures as to dis
tances between 20-foot contours. The
distance between 12-foot depths is
given at 600 feet. AT the buoy just be-
You'd the gulf end of the breakwater,
where the depth was 81 feet, it is now
stated at 80 feet. At last report the
summit of the bar was S ID feet I'M
der water at mean low tide. and 1t
would appear that according to pro-
gress since the dynamting was begun,
the 20-foot contours should soon meet
there.
Port Lavaca, Texas, February -
The commissioners court of Calhoun
county adjourned yesterday afternoon.
The road question took up most of the
time of the sitting. Petitions We're in
for four new roads and committees
We're on hand representing the different
interests. The most important read or
dered is the first-class one that will be
from Port Lavaca north through the
Slx-mile creek settlement to the Vic
toria county line. Much road matter
has been left over until the next term.
The commissioners court of Upshur.
at their present session, passed an order
repudiating the payment of $4,000 court
house bonds issued in 1889 and held by
the Boatman's bank in st. Louis. and
contracted with lawyers at represent
the county in the suit If one is brought
by the bank, and to pay said lawyers
fee of cne-half of all money saved tc
the county.
Farmers of Gonzales county are busy
preparing their land for the seasons
crop. Corn planting win commence