The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-04
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
Judge BROKER Ready to Proceed with His
Railroad to the Pass.
PROJECTED ROAD WILL RUN TO BEAUMONT
Damages Has Been EIicd-COn-
ference of Lumbcrmcn.

beaumont. Texas, November s.--Iudge W
i; Bruokcr of San Antonio one of the In
| corporators and principal promoters OF the
Sabine Pass and Northwestern railroad, is In
the city today. The Judge came over from
Galveston last night He had been in tha
Island city for n week or ten days attending
TO aud closing NJ some important private
matters and says he Is now prepared TO push
his proposed railroad to finish
Judge Brooher was met by The Post CORE
spondent this morning and the gentleman
seemed To be ron arkably well informed us
to the conditions, development. possibilities
and resources of the Southwest Texas coun-
Wy lle Is a fluent, entertaining Gonversa-
Ss soaT VIII se n s o's hs Is ,ss
greatest railroad proposition now pending In
rc KS. have orua0,zsa onr comnorv . ~, No
Judge. aud have Incorporated with capital
of 100000. The proposed road will begin nj
deep water AT Sabine Pass and run through
ity, Houston. Henderson, Van Inndt Hunt
aud Fannin. The northern terminal of the
present proposition Is Ionham, the county
seat OF fannin county, which is $40 miles
from Sabine Pass. II would take columns TO
detail the resources Of the counties through
which this line will run. but any one who
will take the trouble TO study tho situation
will quickly discover that the road would In
year or two after It's construction have 4
by any Texas road II IN not the intontlnn to
make Bonhan The permanent terminal OF The
road. but tho line from Sabine Pass to that
point VIII be first constructed. then We Will
proceed through Oklahoma, Kansas and inlo
the .ar Northwest.
"Does your proposition take In Beaumont"
THAT Is question which can not directly
answer. ~ course, We will haye TO have a
teal to bring the main linc through. but that
VIII be decided by thu engineer, viii say
ma sst i e "a ass Dc r'cSS sS
substantial growth. IL Is already railroad
center. and no railroad could wei afford to
buid through this section without coming
here either directly or indirectly "
Judge BTookcr left tonight for Port Arthur.
where he VII spend tomorrow ana then pro,
make accomplishing or horseback survey
OF the entire line from Sabine Pass to Bon
ham. This Will consume about eight weeks.
expects construction al the Sabine Pass ond
10 begin In very few months
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
T-~s,spsg IN Davis vito and five children are
plaintiffs in n suit filed with District Clerk
Blanohette today against the International
and Great Northern. the Houston a<d Texas
Central and the Texas and New Orleans rail-
road companies Ia which damages agsregating
$4,000 10 asked
Plaintiffs IN their petition alege that they
purchased tickets at Georgetown which en-
Titled them to transportation to beaumont.
that they were brought as far as Houston.
where they got on al tho union depot, that
instead OF putting them on the train for
Beaumont an agent OF the railroads pn, them
aboard a Houston and Texas Central train
and they were carried back 70 Hampstead.
where they we're Tut off: that being without
funds they had to sit up IN the depot all night
in Hampstead. all Of which caused physical
pain, mental anguish and actual loss to tho
amount OF damages prayed.
ELECTRICAL EXPERT.
IL. l.. Munrce. State agent for the General
Electric company. with headquarters In Dali
las. spent today Ia Beaumont. Ar. Munroa