The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-09

Believes the Peeeee Can Be Put on It's Feet
Easily
THE EASTERN CREDITORS KEEP QUIET.
Headquarters of the Texarkans ena
Fort smith WIN Not BE Moved
to Beaumont.

Galveston, April s.--Hon. R. A. Creer
OF Beaumont, who has Just been appointed
receiver Of the Texarkana end Fort Smith
part of the Kansas City, Pittsburr ana
Gulf railroad. was in the city while To-.
day on his way hoU.e from Paris. He has
qualifed as receiver. and his bond OF $40. :
600 reached Judge Bryant for approval this
morning.
The appointment Of Judge Greer as re-
ceiver for the Southern part of the Pee Gee
system was a complete surprise 10 him
He went to Paris early in the week as NJ.
tcfney for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Trust ccmrany Of Kansas City asking for
the appointment OF Messrs. Martin. Gill
ham and McTrmhle, so as to- make the re-
ceivership uniform over tho entire line.
Judge Bryant read the application and
stated he was not sure he had the right
10 name these gentlemen as receivers.
as the Texas statutes require that home
man must be appointed. He took the mat
ter uLder advisement for day, and In the
meantime the officials at Kansas City were
notified of his action. Word came back
by wire suggesting the name of Mr.. Greer
and Judge Bryant forthwith appointed him
as receiver.
Receiver Greors jurisdiction is much
greater than indicated in the dispat ches
sent out from Paris 1t extends from Port
Arthur TO the Sabine river aud then, be-
ginning at the Louisiana StatN line on the
north, extends to TeNarkann. Fort Smith
and Mena, Ark. In explaining this Mr..
Greer said to Post reporter today: THE
Texalkana and Fort Smith was originally
chartered in Texas by Governor Cuiberson,
who specifically limited the line to this
State. The charter was afterwards taken
to Arkansas and a permit Obtained from
the State authorities 10 extend the road
from TeSarkana to Fort Smith and Mena
to connect with the main line Of the Pee
Gee, which had already built southwark
from Kansas City. When the system was
completed and all came under control OF
the Pittsburg and Gulf an agreement, made
at the suggestion of the Texas railroad
commission, was entered into to do bust
ness on mileage basis, In view of these
facts Judge Bryant held In his order ep-
re hitting me as receiver that my juris-
diction should embrace those portions Of
the line first named above l will have
control OF 260 miles of the road"
Receiver Greer will not change the head
quarters of the Texarkana and Fort Smith
at present, which are located now at Tex
arkana Whether he will do so at all de.
ponds upon the length Of time the re-
ctiyersbip lasts. There is one thing
sure" said he, II am not going to move
TO Texarkana and l am not going to dis
solve my law firm. will continue to live
in Beaumont"
Unless Eastern creditors interfere, Mr.
Greer is of the opinion that the receiver
ship can be wound up In six or eigh
me- nths. leaving the road in excellent con
dition. He thinks the application Of tn,
state Trus, company of New York for re
moval of the receivership at Kansas Cit!
from the State to the federal SQUIRT vii
later be joined In by the receivers them
selves
Mr. Greer will leave Monday for Kansa
City to confer with the other receivers an!
will make no changes of any kind unit
after such conference.