The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-17
Railway Ages List Of Lines Built and
Projected.
TEXAS RAILWAY CLUB MEETS HERE TODAY
The Papers to He Read npd MS
cusscd-Excursion to Bryan
Tomorrow.

Austin and Northwestern, spur two miles
west Of Falkland TO sandstone quarries.
Las miles; Beaumont Wharf and Tcrmi-
nal, on terminal line at Beaumont. four
miles; Cane Belt, Eagle Lake to Bonus,
IL miles; Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
Bridgeport west to Jacksboro, 2s2 miles:
Ell Paso Southern, Rio Grande river to
Texas and Pacific terminals in FL Paso
l mile; Ell Pnso and Northeastern, FL Paso
north TO New Mexico line, 10 miles; Gulf.
Beaumont and Kansas City. Kirbyyillc
north to Everett creek, miles; Marshall.
Timpson and Sabine Pass, Russellville to
Carthage, IL miles; Moscow, Camden and
San Augustine, Moscow to Camden,
miles; Pecos and Northern Texas, Anna
rillo southwest TO New Mexico line. %
miles; Texas and Pacific, Waskom to
Louisiana line 10 mile.
The projected lines are summed up as
follows:
Gainesville, McAlester and St. Louis
Gainesville, Texas, via Colgate, L. T., to
Fort Smith. Ark. 900 miles; surveyed,
Gainesville to Colgate 30 miles; ]. M.
Lindsay, president, and L. j. Caswell,
civil engineer, both Of Gainesville, Texas.
western--Caney, Kan. south through the
Indian Territory to Vernon, Texas. $50
miles: graded from Caney south to Horse
Pen coal fields, 40 miles Henry L. Asp,
president, Guthrie, o. T.; B. ]. Dalton,
civil engineer.
Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Texas
Salina, Kan. to Denison. Texas, with
branch from Watonga, OKLA. into Wood
ward county, Oklahoma, go miles. Re-
aba nd v+tn ~,
before July. o. p. Hamilton, president
and general manager. Salina, Kan. Cen
eral Offices. Watonga Okla.
Denison and Northern-Doughrrty TO
Colgate, /. T., and Pennington, I. T.. to
Denison. Texas, 104 miles, twenty miles
graded in 1895. Newton Childs, president,
Kansgs City. Mo.
Ell Reno and Southwestern-E Reno
okla, to Vernon. Texas. lis miles; par
TALLY surveyed. T. F. Hensley, secretary,
! Ell Reno. Okla.
Wichita Falls and oklahoma-Wichita
Falls, Texas, to Oklahoma City, Okla, ll5
miles. A. Newly, president, and j. A.
Kemp, general manager. both of Wichita,
| Falls. Texas.
| Chickasaw Capitalization. Texas,
north via Colbert, l. T., to some point on
the Canadian river, about 100 miles; char
! ter recently granted. G. D. Carter, ma
tional secretary of the Chickasaw Nation,
Ardmore, l. T.. is one of the projectors.
! Missouri Oklahoma and TcXas-Near
| Chetopa, Kan, to Henrietta. Texas, 29O
miles; branch to Wagner. |. T. forty
miles. A. T. Foster president, Tecumseh,
| Okla.
Elm ValIey-McKinney Texas, to west
line of Collin county. sixteen miles. F,
W. Ford, vice president, Mckinney, Texas.
Galveston, Brazos and Southwestern
! Galveston to San Antonio, Texas, 251
miles; thirty miles graded. L. e. Beadle,
| c. e., Galveston Texas.
Texas Central-Ross TO Waco, Texas,
ten miles; Albany, Texas, northwest Forty
miles, under survey; to be built this year
| C. Hamilton. vice president and general
manager, Waco. Texas.
Chicago. St. Louis and Texas Air Line,
| San Antoine TO Brownsville, Texas, ga
| miles; surveyed. p. Griffin Gum, presi-
dent. San Antonio. Texas.
! Calvert and Brazos Valley-Calvcrt
Texas. south to the junction Of the Inter-
and Brazos Valley ten miles William
| Mcintosh president, aud l.. 7. Fuller'
general manager, both OF Calvert, Texas.
Sabine Pass and Northwestern-Sablne
| Pass to Bonham. Texas, 300 miles; par
| tally surveyed. w. II. Brooker, presi-
| dent San Antonio. Texas
| San Antonio and Gulf-Stockdale to We
| lasco Texas about 100 miles ten OF lWelVe
miles TO be built this year. Il. Il, Snack
ford. general manager. San Antonio. Texas
| Gulf and Brazos River-Hearne 10 Waco
! Texas sixty-three miles. r. A. Glass
! president and general manager, Hearne
| Texas
Texas Trunk--Cedar to Rockland. Texas
$50 n lies. William Whyte, superintend
ent. Dallas. Texas.
Colorado Valley--Sweetwater to San An
gelo. Texas. 76 miles; S2h miles grade'
and 7ik miles Of track laid in 1897 j. r
| Daupherty. president, Sweetwster, Texas
Denisor, Bcnham and New Orleans
Denison to Wolfe City, Texas, A miles
% miles old grade. r. c. Foster, presi
dent. Denison, Texas; S. w. Lee, civil en-
glneer, st, Louis. Mo.
Gulf. Beaumont and Great Northern
Newtonv!lle to Jefferson, Texas $50 miles
surveyed. James r. Weed, civil engineer
Beaumont, Texas,
Vining and Coleman-oyerall to Vining
Texas. 90 miles surveyed w. L. Vinins
president Austin, Texas.
Acme Tap Railroad (Fort Worth ant
Denver City)-Acme. Texas, to mines. IL
miles. Headquarters Quanah, Texas.
Fort worth and Rio Grande-- Browns
ville 10 San Antonio, Texas, 165 miles
John Hornby president Fort worth
Texas.
Texas orthern-Anderson to Stoneham
Texas. 12 miles; under surVeryi graulh'
10 begin in April Fred B. Johnston, pres
ident, and II. J. McNair civil engineer
both OF Anderson, Texas.
Dallas, Fort Worth and Gull-Dallas e
Fort Worth. 80 miles. TO be bulls this year
W. c. Connor. president, Dallas, Texas
Gulf. TEXTS and Northern-orange U
Marshall. Texas. 200 miles; partially sur
veyed L. ". Lloyd. vice president Mar
shall, Texas; C. S. Breckenridge. eiVil en-
gineer, orange, Texas
Rosenberg. Damon Mound ana Hni-
Roscnberg. Texas, via Damon MOUND .
the Gulf Of Mexico 50 miles William X
SiockweIl civil engineer. Alvin, Texas
BRACES and Rio Grande-Hillsoore =
Hamilton. Texas, 60 miles. l.. w Lloyl
vice president, Marshall, Texas.
Moscow. Camden and san Augustine
Camden to san Augustine. Texas. o
miles; lG miles TO be built this year lrou
Camden to Chester. and grading VIII De
gin in June. p A. Carter, general m
ager. and A. 3. Cation, civil engineer lam
den. vie McEcow Texas.
Texas Western and Circle Belt-Galnss
vile 10 Abilene Texas. 10 miles uhae
survey A. p Donaldson, president am
+. J. Gstss. secretary, both ~ Gaines
vile, rexss
Colorado. Texas and MeXican--sweet
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