The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-03
OFFICIALSOF THE PEEGEE
"a thorough Inspection Was Made Of the
Genli Terminals.
OR BETTER CONNECTIONS At HfARNE
Commission Has Given Notice that n
Hearing WIN BE Had on
he Matter.

Galveston, Texas, june IA special
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf train,
having en- board Receiver Webster With
ers and his two sons, McDougal Hawkes..
New ork lawyer representing the Thai
mann syndicate; w E. Gyn, representing
the De Queen interest. in the Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf; w. e Green. the re-
Gently appointed general superintendent of
the Pee Gee; Mrs, Green, Mrs. Sears and
others, reached Bolivar shortly after
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The party
had been met at Beaumont by H. S. spang-
ler general manager Of the Gulf and In
terstate. and Harry c. Archer commercial
agent at Galveston OF the Kansas City.
Pittsburg and Gulf.
TIL, special left Beaumont at $40 and
the seventy hve-mile run TO Bolivar was
made in little over two hours.
When the special reached Bolivar Re-
ceiver Withers, Mr.. Glyn, Mr., Hawkes.
and Mr. Green made an inspection of the
Gulf and Interstate at Bolivar, which is
destined to be developed for wharfage
At Bolivar the visitors were met by
| JulluS RQnEe dQu JutluA NtpcIs WIZ hdu
gone across the bay in the steamer Rich
mond to meet them The Pee Gee people,
after seeing all they wished to see Boil
ivar, got aboard the Richmond aud be-
came the guests Of Mr.. Runge, They
reached Galveston at 745 p. m. Although
it was then almost dark the visitors were
anxious to see the property in the West
End that MIR. Huntington has purchased
and they were taken there by Mr. Rungt
,.,.se %
hglimpse at the 20S acres OF Nat that soor
win be developed into one of the mos
complete wharf plants in the world.
Then Mr. Runge took the gentlemen gu
to the beach. The Northerners took Dill
in the gulf and later promenaded aloni
. the beach front Mr.. Hawkes. remarked
that Galveston beach was much like Cone!
Island and it made him think he was nea
home.
About II o'clock the visitors went bael
to Bolivar and at 3 o'clock this mornlni
their epecial left for Port Arthur.
: Mr. Hawkes. did most of the talking 70
the visitors while they were in Galveston
He expressed himself as surprised an
greatly pleased at the great ancharag
: facilities in Galveston harhor and inqure
~ how much 1t would cost TO develop 10
wharf frontage at Bolivar. He also sound
ed the Galvestonians as to the opinion
~ the Port Arthur canal project
IL Mr.. Glyn. who represents large boa
of the Dutch and French capital IN u
Pes Gee road. didn't have much to So
~ but was very observant of the situatio
" here.
The visitors were eager for all the II
formation they could get about Galveston
~ the present rate OF charges the increai
5 in business, the facilities for handlr
s. business. the comparative cost OF shil
ment here as against other gull ports, 81
They got the information they asked L
al and more is to be sent to them
az One of the visitors said this: The hai
be sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf road, as
road. is a fine property. II has gre
freight producing territory to draw fror
ly Take the pine belt for example One ac
" cf nine furnishes as much freight LOT
a. road as an acre of land planted to wne
will furnish in forty years. Another INN
THE road has the short haul to the gu
n AT Kansas City 1t is in position 10 COZ
he mand an immense traffic from connectl'
lat lines. There are some things IN come
tion with the Pee Gee that need atlenil
before the property is in shape TO 90 lu
Is tice to itself Those matters VIII De
. tended to in due time IN
nd one thing significant about the WISH
Mr. Hawkes., who, it is understood repl
cents the Thalmann interest IN the "a
he eas City. Pitteburg and Gulf, IS tnat D.
RI Oggood who purchased the Gun ana
The terstate road. is also stated 10 De IN Wv
touch with the same interest