The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-19

Nr. Stillvell Mas Very Plain in His
Speech.
NO LINE TO That PORT IS NEEDED.
ne Has Three ways OF Getting Thor.
Now and Docsn't Cnre
for Any More.

"aiVestop, Texas. May ls.--If there was
man IN this town who harbored in hi,
breast the hope that some day the Kansas
0'ty' Pittsburg and Gulf nailroad would
operate ITS own rails into Galveston he a.
certainly undeceiyed by This tiu,e. The
pam language of President stillwell this
AFTERNOON left no room for doubt as to the
position Of his road.
but In spite of that Galveston has fallen
IN love with the good looking and energetic
president of the Pee Gee. He said so many
pretty things about the town and its open-
hearted and generous people; he pointed
out 'he many examples of public charity
TO be met with on every hand: the great
future before the town in commercial
way and when he concluded his address
10 tne business men his hearers were un-
certain whether he had merely tossed an
urinary bouquet at them or whether n
whote flower garden had been chunked
,eir way In fact, they didn't much care
Iney were exceedingly well pleased with
we tone OF the senueman's remarks aud
tnat was enough.
Inc visit OF President Stillwell of the
Pittsburg and Gulf road was told In todays
fost. He has been accorded very gem
erous reception here ever since his arrival
the programme today included n street
car rlce all over town and at 2 o'clock
this afternoon the distinguished railroad
man addressed about 100 business men nj
the cotton exchange. President Stillwoll
Is very interesting young man. He can
TAX as well as build railroads and 1t is
now very easy to understand that any
ordinary obstruction TO his plans cou,d
not stand a verbal bombardment from
him. He first told of the enormous difflcul-
yes mat had to be overcome In building
MS ROAD. He had often been asked when
tue rlttsourg and Gulf was soing to build
into Galveston, and he would say now. for
once and all. that there was no hope of
that soon
We have three ways of getting here at
the present time" and then Mr.. Stillwell
enumerated the different routes. BY way
o o, the International and Great Northern at
Texarkana, the Houston East and West
Texas from Shreveport and the Gulf aud
interstate from Beaumont. He liked the
latter bsSt because 1t gave his own road
the longest haul. Still. the Pee Gee had
given the East and West more business
than 1t could take care OF.
Mr.. Stillwell delights TO be called crank
on the sending OF products of the West
TO the gulf ports. He has bug on that,
and is proud of 1t. 1t was the develop
ment of that idea that gave birth TO the
building of the line from Kansas City to
Port Arthur by the nearest possible route
One other thing he grew enthusiastic over
was the building OF the Nicaragua canal
an undertaking that would be of more ben
eft to this country than all things else
Mr.. Stillwell said his road was friendly
to all the gulf ports. He wanted to see
Galveston Sabine Pass. Port Arthur New
orleans and all others prosper, and what
the people need to do. said he, is to stand
together.
Tomorrow morning the following delega-
ton of Galveston business men will ac-
company President Stillwell and party to
Port Arthur, returning here Friday:
Messrs Nichols. Weeks. C. II. Moore c.
l., Wallis, John Reymershotfer B. Adoue,
J. e. Bailey, John Adriance, Charles Vidor.
r, s. Flint. G.. b. Miller. NJ Lasker. G.
b. Weber. ]. G. Goldthwaite, William
Nesbit, j. F. Campbell. r. r. Baer. C. b,
Lee, T. W. English. George Simpson, G..
r. Byrne Richard Spilane.
While here today President Stillwell
made a proposition to place three or four
slespers at the disposal OF Galvestoninns
and to carry them TO the opening of the
Omaha exposition free of charge.
At the Garten Verein tonight President
Stillwell was rendered a reeeption, the
leading citizens OF the town being present.
Short speeches were made toasts were
drunk and a very enjoyable evening was
snant