The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-12
A NEW LINE OF RAILWAY
Warren, Corsica a and Pacific TO Be
Extended 10 North Texas.
PROJECT ASSUMED TANGIBLE SHAPE,
Rosd viii Traverse Rich Section--Terri-
tory Now ooeupied--Authority to
Issue Bonds Applied For.

Perhaps never before in the history Of
Texas were there brighter prospects for the
commemorative Industrial development
than are apparent at the present time, and,
particularly. with regard to railroad
building. New lines are being projected
many being already under actual construc.
tion--which, when completed, will give the
State almost as complete transportation IA
ciliues as are possessed by any other
State In the country Even the most re.
mote sections Of Texas are being brought
into direct communication with the outside
world by the advent of the iron horse and
She rapid expansion OF the great arms OK
steel. aud the industrial and commercial
advantages Of regions hitherto practically
inaccessible are being rapidly brought
to the notice of individual and organized
capital, thus insufing a future industrial
and commercial development that strikes
joy to The vrry hear OF patriotic ana
progressive citizens
rernaps the latest project to assume a
tangible aspect is the proposed extension
OF the Warren. Cocslcaua aud Pacific rail
road to the northern part OF the state. lt
was stated by one Oi the promoters of tile
road in Houston yesterday that the eX-
tension of the ROAD Is now only matter
tails now pending before the state railroad
commission are acted upon tayorably.
The rd2d which u Is proposed TO extend
is at present q narrow gauge line running
| from Warren. in Taylor county, 10 a poiut
I ia Polk county, about twenty miles west
Of Warren. lt Us already doing the busl-
ness Of o railroad although originally Ia
tended merely as q i"-slhk OF tram ROAD
1t is equipped with locomotives, passenger
aud ruEui cars ana has been earning
money by handling whatever trJnlc was OF
( fcrcd.
/ Application TO Issue $1,000 worth Of
l bonds per mile on the completed portion OF
! the road was made on The 4th OF the pres
: cut month ana IL Is the commission action
upon his application which is now being
awaited. The representative Of the road
Who talked with reporter for The Post
E+sitiuAA on me SUBJECT OF the prupostn
extension. said that In case Of favorable
action being taken by the commission
the bonds would be Immediately issued, un-
dcrwrittcn and sold 10 Eastern capitalists
at par ana the money mus raised would
he put in on tine extension. Enough
would bee left over from the improy emeut
of he present stretch to add several miles
additional track. and then bonds could be
issued on that for further extension.
The route fot the proposed extension has
not yet been IullY determined upon, but Ii
would traverse one OF the best sections OF
the stare, aud prove seltsustdiniuS from
The start The most probable route Is
through Livingston, Cold Spring, Hunts
Vile or Anderson. then north through
Madisonvillc, CentcWillc, Fairncld, aud VI
to Corsicana. The route beyond Cors
cana has not yet been seriously considered
but the northern terminus Of the line would
be either Dallas or Fort Worth The
route up to Corsicaua would be through al
least seven county seats, and through ter
ritory that Is now absolutely unoccupied by
a rallrgnd
A contract has already been made through
which the bonds will be disposed OF rDl
par in case the commission grants tn,
authority for their issuance, ana from tn,
/ al n 40 ulFa mr. if