El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-24
FL pAso DAILY HERALD. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER "a 1900

Oply - u Ecdlsu Ec6OEs oue III hsS - -
and vegetables.
Their apples are the largest snC
hness TO be found in this part OF the
country and several very large or
chards are just beginning to bear
Their sweet potatoes and pumpkins are
not surpassed. And the sugar beet in
dustry Is becoming one OF the leading
Industries there.
Chaves county is right In the herr,
of the great south western country and
their cattle are always able TO com.
maud the highest price. There are %
srtesian wells in swell alone, and a
youoR business man Of FL Paso Is al
ready making arrangements to have
the water shipped into FL Paso by tn.
car load, for besides being pleasant 70
the taste il Is good for the body
3. F. Hsmmett. Jr., OF Roswell,
writes hi. father here that II Is only
a question of a very short time until
there will be direct line from Ros-
we'll INFO FL Psso, giving FL Paso an
other line to Kansas City and Chicago.
The First Railroad in Texas.
In . letter replying to an enquiry
about the first railroad built in the
republic of Texas, Auditor Askew OF
tbe railroad commission writes Is
follows:
1.-The records of the railroad COM
mission OF Texas contain statistics rs
TO existing roads only. bat she writer
that the fret Internal i'm
provcment charter In Texas Was grant
ed by the congress of the republic OF
Texas on Dec. Is, 1896, and the name
of the corporation chartered WAS the
Texas Railroad and Navigation COM
psny. Branch T. Archer and James
were the incorporators.
The object was to connect the gulf
porte OF Texas by inland canals and to
construct railroads in Texas wherever
pu bile re uirements seemed TO war
rant the necessary expenditures. No
actual results followed the granting OF
his franchise. for the rights under II
we're all soon forfeited. Many other
charters we're granted, but | think L
sm safe in saying that NO railroad was
started In Texas. except on paper,
Turing the days OF she republic. The
irst mile OF railroad in Texas was
quilt by the Buffalo Bayou, Brszos and
Colorado Railroad company. which
vas chartered In 1850 In 1851 this
@ the Brszos valley, and in the follow
nR year locomotives. cars and rails
we're received. 10 1853 she road wac
ON pleted for q distance OF twenty
niles, and al that time was the only
abroad In the stase.
BIG. ASKEw,
A Native Of the Republic OF Texas.
on the Face of the
Earth.
A party OF people, whose actions
nd contradictiuR stories about them |
.. onnaidArAhla cnm- |
nent and no little suspicion, boarded |
he west bound 8. p. train this morn
pg. There Was man aud q woman |
md two boys, WHO seemed to compose |
family, snd two young men who
night have belonged 10 the party but
rhether ttey did or not could not be
scertaIued for sure. One Of the boys
Then questioned said that they were
raveling with Esau, Who eats 'em
live, but that they bad sold their
makes TO Ringing Bros. and could not
he womsa said that they we're
arty of aerouauts and were going to
)eminR 70 make come ascensions. She
,as well pleased with BsgRagemaster
sishop's treatment Of her and said
has they were coming back to FL
'aso TO make some ascensions during
be carnival and she would repay him
Or bis kindness by taking him up. IN
be balloon with her. II was ascer-
lined that the party has been In
amp near she L. & p. round house
Dr. the past two weeks. They are all
rerty we'll dressed bus present the
heir story OF selling snakes to Ring
nR Bros. wasnp given much credf:
y those who heard IL partly because
the manner In which the boy told
. He coptradicted himself several
mes and lacked great deal OF telling
straiR htfor ward story. Mr.. Bishop
Ill always have sweet dreams of thas
sllon ride II she never comes back.
nockers After StIlIwen.
A. E. Ssillwell, president OF the
snsas City, Mexico and Orient rail-
,ad which has had so much space In
le papers OF late, seems to be up
,ainst IL again. There is a faction
Kansas City and Chicago which
ueht him when he vas building the
snsss City Pittsburg and Gulf, who
ave again gone after him to prevent (
of the new line to the &,
exicau &C asst. A press dispatch of
says:
John w. Gates of Chicago, and
her holders of the securities OF the
uardian Trust company made spph-
Itiou In the federal court today for q
.ceiver for she company and Tor On
junction to prevent meeting OF
ockholders called for tomorrow TO
ect a new board OF directors. This
said to be an attempt of the Gates
ement to bust A. E. Stillwell, presi-
ant OF the company, and gain control |
its affairs ard stop II from aiding In
nancing the Kansas City, Mexico &
RENT railway, a short line which
tillwell is building between Kansas
ity and Topolo bampo on the Pacific