The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21
RAILROAD BUILDING IN TEXAS.
A Resume OF the Important Construction
Work Now Being Done and Projected.

the Sabine and East Texas, which Is a
part OF the Texas and New Orleans rail
way. The distance between Rockland and
Cedar, as the line viii rum is 100 miles
II will pass through Jasper. Angelina
Nacogdoches Cherokee. Anderson. lien
derson and Kaufman counties. The route
viii be direct from Rockland 70 Nacog-
doches, and contracts for the building Of
twenty-hv Ave miles OF this has been let, thc
work now being under way. From Nacog-
doches II has not been decided whether
the road will pass through jacksonville
| Athens and thence to Cedar, being then
distance Of ifty-two miles from Dallas
1t VIII give a shorter line TO New orleans
from North Texas than is now controlled
by the Huntington interests.
1t viii. however open up territory
which is not now covered by railway con
nection between North and East Texas.
Il will make the distance from Dallas to
Beaumont 2S4 miles by rail.
The contract for the work between
Cedar and Athens has been let for dis
I lance of twenty-five miles and the prellm-
mary work Is being done. Track laying
On the extension from RoclSland and be-
tween Cedar and Athens VIII commence
some time prior TO February /. 1t "a OK
pectcd that the work on the northern end
VIII be completed about March /, II viii
he observed that twenty-five miles OK
| construction has been contracted for on
! the two ends Of the road. As soon as this
work is completed contracts in the
future viii BE- uniformly from the south
end, hat IS from Rockland northwardlF.
! This work Is under the personal direction
Of + D. Goodrich. resident engineer Of
I c0nsiruutiop.
The Cane Valley extension OF the New
York, Tcxas and Mexican railway starts
at Wharton aud follows the nesnderlngs
/ Of Caney bayou through Wharton and
I Mmagorda counties 10 point about thirty
miles soUtheast Of wharton Track laying
on IL win probably commence before Fob
ruury l.
! The Missouri Kansas and Texas railway
has In prospect two extensions. one Is
| from jefferson in Eastern Texas TO
| Waskom near the State line, distance of
! twenty eight miles. II Is an extension
Of tho sherman, Shreveport and Southern
/ railway, and viii give tho kety q limo
! through TO a connection for Southeastern
I business Tho contract for the work has
I hpen let and material Is now being taken
10 the present terminus for work to com
mcucc
| In Western Texas tho Katy proposes to
| extend its line from San Marcos to san
! Antonio Just when this work VIII bs
completed cannot be stated, but Il Is uu-
derstood that it is soon to commence.
Tho extension OF the gulf. Beaumont
and Kautas City railway from Rogan to
Waskom is one OF the biggest ventures OF
the close OF the century. II is a project
undertnkon by that well known promoter.
Mr. John Henry Kirby. OF this city and
1t Is intended to begin active work with
In short time
It Is the intention OF the promoter of
this East Texas line TO 80 10 the State
line, reaching It at a point known M Was
kom. which IS twenty one miles east OF
Marshall ana nineteen miles west o,
Shreveport and when the extension Is
completed the trains Of the company GIN
run Into Shreveport, having tho trackaec
arrangement with the Vicksburg, Shreye-
, pert and Pacific railway that was Outin d
recently In The Post ms being the inten
ton Of the Katy on its extension IN that
part OF tho State. The distance from
Rogan to Waskom is 49, miles The lines
proposed will pass through the towns OF
Jasper san Augustine, Center and
renaha, passing eight miles west of the
town Of licmphill In Sahiur county. II
win traverse the counties of Jasper Sa
, binc, San Augustine, shelby Pamela and
Harrison.
Mr. Kirby has just purchased a large
> body OF timber land along the line OF the
proposed extension mention OF which was
made In The Post and with his road COM
t.lg faI hNx+a nt,fl h..
business enterprise which viii be valuable
! rs On Investment lie has recently re.
turned from Boston, where h. arranged
Tor the financing of the road as projected
and II Ia possible that work viii within
, u short time commence,
~
, The Houston Brazoa aud Northern rail.
, way is protect under the patronage OF
/ Colonel r. NJ, Hail OF this city. lie pur-
chased the old Texas Western aud has a
corps OF surveyors now In tho Held put
ting Ia q line TO follow. He visited New
Z York recently aud arranged tn finance the
/, project aud Will build In the direction
OF the indian Territory, passing through
some Of the best counties OF Texas, aud
reaching Waco In the Central part OF thp
state
Tbs Cane Belt Will be a route to tns
coast from a point in Colorado county
The number of miles projected by Tho
company, as indicated by its charter, l.
one hundred II Is believed that tbs
actual survey viii possibly be a little
longer than was originally expected. The
route proposed, as dedicated by lts char.
! ter, is 70 begin at Sealy. In Austin coun.
". and frem thence take a southwestern,
course TO Eagle Lake; from Eagle Lax,
south TO Bonus, In Wharton coanty
, thence down the Colorado river southwar,
, TO the station already located rear wha
4 Y called Warehouse Bridge on Ia,
Colorado river. understand the town /
10 be named bismark. This will be min,
miles from Bonus and about six mile
4 north OF Wharton, From there Il is ex
: peeted that the road viii 60 TO or nea
{ Whartta. crossing the New York. Texa
ana Mexican at that point. From Whar
= ton tho road will go southwark until /
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