The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-15
RAILROAD TO
BROWNSVILLE.
Meeting Of Citizens Hear
Gov. I'ubbard's Prop
0SitiOn.
Committees To Begin Work Of
Raising Needed Subscription
At Once.-Substance Of
the Proposition.
San Antonio Express, II.

O@N AOO-A4 VI O44O AslAo1 AOS>c 4A4Ol4 :
Club yesterday for the purpose OF
getting an expression regarding
the projected railroad from San
Antonio and Brownsville, Texas, q
distance of go miles.
Mr.. B. B. Mullaly acted as chair
man and Mr. j. NJ. Steere as sec
rotary. Mr.. S. Billow stated the
object of the meeting and read let
tiers received from ex-Gov. R. B.
Hubbard indicating that foreign
capital can be obtained providing
the subscriptions by the cities and
from parties along the line can be
be assured TO the extent of $780,
600 in cash and lands, right of
way, depot grounds, etc., payable
only when tie road is built, save
small percentage to defray or
ganization expenses.
Mr.. Mullaly suggested that a
committee should be appointed to
make a list of names with an es-
innate OF the amount which they
could subscribe and then visit the
parties designated.
Mr.. Jesse Oppenheimer was del
egated TO select a committee to
see the largest subscribers and Sc
cure their subscriptions and report
at a subsequent meeting.
Er. BilIow was requested to
prepare a brief. showing the APP
proximate amount of money that
will be expended during the.eourse
Of construction of the road in San
Antonio and such assurance as he
can give regarding location of
shops and general Office.
Mr.. BiIlow explained that the
proposition virtually means that
about half million dollars will
be expended in San Antonio be-
fore any amount of the subserip-
ton is asked save an advance aS
above, or in other words, the
amount subscribed in San Antonio
and on the line is not to be paid
until the road is completed and in
between San Antonio
and Brownsville. i
He pointed out this line is not
only free from engineering diff
culties which often are encounter
ed by railways, but the engineers
report indicates that it can be
constructed, equipped and operat-
ed as a complete line for less cost
than any railway heretofore built
in this State.
The carefully prepared estimates
and compilation show the road can
be built for less than $4,000 per
mile and can readily pay operating
and fixed charges.
The proposed line viii connect
San Antonio direct with Browns
vile and thus the merchants of
San Antonio viii enter territory
comprising nearly 10000, 900 acres
with a population Of nearly 100,-
GOO people. South Texas and the
northern portion of the State of
ramaulipas, Mexico, he said, are
now entirely controlled by New
Orleans, Galveston and New York,
which business amounts annually
o nearly one million dollars. The
The road viii pass through vast
comparatively inoccupied country
% far as railways are concerned
md but partially developed. and
presents a safe enterprise to in
7estors in railways generally and
o the citizens who own property |
n the towns and cities and the
asst territory tributary to this
line.
Those who attended the meeting
we're Joseph Blumenthal, local
Postal Telegraph Com
ANY; Capt. Jas. Steere, Jesse OPP |
.enheimer, c. B. Mullaiy, Adolph
)Teiss, Robert Eanschke, B. j.
Iauermann, E. B Chandler, J. S.
lockwood, S. Billow, Ton John
on Fred W Geoke aaa es:1e-s.