The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21

bard creek, and Is the highest point on
Tho Texas Central road between Waco ana
tts terminus. 1900 feet. This station. ten
ard half miles west of Albany. Is named
Reynolds az a compliment to Mr. George
I. Reynolds, president OF the First Ma
tloual bank Of Albany. who l. director
In the Texas Central railroad The grad
ing between Albany and Reynolds was cX
trtmely heavy consisting largely OF ok
excavations. There is a uniform up grade
the entire ten and one half mites 10 Rty-
noids acd from there 10 the Clear fork.
thirteen miles there Is uniform down
grade. a station will be established on
he east side OF the Clear fork of the
Rrazos, TO he called Clear Fork On the
west side of the Clear fork OF the Brngoa
cnd mile from Clear Fork station, therc
will be station established, to be cilleA
Luders. These stations are put 80 close
together for The reason that the rtyce Is
almost an impossible barrier. MidWay he
tween Luders and the terminus, fou te n
aud one half miles, VIII be established a
station TO be called Avoca. IN the center
OF the finest agricultural country in Texas.
The entire line from Clear Fork to STAN
lord is Ia Jones county, one OF the best
counties IN the state. stamford the ter
minus, Is located In the north tier OF sec
ions about midway between the east and
west lines OF the county, aad on a direct
line between Ansop, the county seat o
Jones county, and Haskell, the county sedt
OF Haskell county
Stamford. the terminal station. will be
managed by the Stamford Town site com
pany, and it promses b DO a city OF
great Importance IN the near future ana
as stamford will attract business from
100. miles or more FROM The west. il .is
predicted that 1t win remain the pgrma
mont terminus of the railroad.
The Gulf and Brazos Valley is now CON.
ploted and in operation from Pe,k CITY
on the Texas ana Pacific, to Mine a
Wells, Texas, eleven miles, ana work Is
| in progress ON an extension from the lat.
/ yer point 10 Jacksboro. thirty miles. 4
lurther extension from jacksAoro to
/ Henrietta, Texas, forty miles. is promo ed
u Is also proposed to bpild on the south
from Peck City to Lampasns. 200 miles,
~
/ Tho Colorado, Texas and Mexico is a
projection. In speaking of IL recently
Morris r. Locke general manager said.
The line Is located from Haskell by
/ way OF AnsoR Abilene Coleman, Brady
ana Waco TO Llano, distance OF 2lG miles.
! ihe onsintuug corps OF fourteen men IN
charge OF Chief Engineer blackburn is
now doins the dual location between Pom
,0,Qc ana Llano, distance OF twenty
four miles
~ IS the purpose OF the company Z,
make hrst-class standard gauge road.
ana Tor that purpose will use \ seventy
pound steel rail-, 5000 ties 10 the milo
gravel and rock ballast, and there viii be
sleel bridges across the Clear Fork of the
Brazos the Colorado, san saba and Liam,
] or 4 II
Cow Gap OF the Brady mountains. a ais
tanco OF forty miles, has been prosDeeted
by Colonel Harris OF St. Louis, a coal ex
pert, and has proved entirely satisfactory
Goth us to quality and quantity for
domestic and stsamins purposes. aud the
manganese and iron ore south OF the SAN
SABA river TO Llano, a distance OF forty-
nye niles shows surface metal sufficient
to promise large and profitable traffic
10 tho road
The most prominent features OF this
road are: IL Is the only north and south
road through the State between Fori
Worth and El Paso, a distance OF ga
miles, and at It's nearest point is i6l
miles distant from Fort Worth IL ~
the only road la the state that has \
maximum grade not exceeding l per cent
/ and curves not exceeding degrees II
I Will form junction with the Fort Worth
ana Denver at Washhurn on the Denyer
branch and az Quanah on the Oklahoma.
/ with the Texas Central az stamford. with
I the Texas and Pacific az Abilene. with inc
santa Re at Coleman. with the For.
Worth and Rio Grande az Walarip win
the Northwestern az Llano, with The
Arkansas Pass az Comfort ana with the
/ southern Pacific az Uyalde and lcaele
[ fass Tho line as projected is from
Eagle Pass TO Texas. with Colorado
F line from Abilene 10 Denver There nre
/ now under contract for construction ana
/ equipment slG miles from Heskeil 70
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