The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-09
CANE nELT PARTY
Inspected the Fort Of NcIasco and
Were Much Pleased.

Velasco, Texas, February There ar
rived berc this morning by special tain
quite large party of capitalists headed
by Captain William Dunoyant, promoter
and owner OF the Cane Belt railroad.
With the railroad officials were the ofi-
cial representatives of the Lincoln Trust
company of st. Louis which is financing
tho bonds Of the Cane Belt. the per
sonnet of the party is as follows: Cap
tain William Dunovant, president of the
Cane Belt w. T. Eldridge, general man
ager; Jonathan Lane, general attorney;
Charles Bodoeker, assistant general
manager; "A. NJ. Waugh, treasurer; f. j..
Huey, auditor and Colonel Joe Rice, I'm
ancial agent of the penitentiary. The
Lincoln Trust company party were j. H.
A. Meyers, H. Studniczka Edward De-
voy, H. Blake, A. A. b. Woerheide
George f. Durant, II. Waggoner, George
F. Csulheld, f. Rule. H. Hoffman,, all
of st. Louis
Captain Dunovant, MIR. Meyers and Mr..
Dewey. Colonel Rice, MIR. Boedeker and
Mr., Huey all came down in a special.
while Messrs. Lane and Eldridge Brought
the balance Of the Lincoln Trust party
ONNiidHu DAY ivy Mutit lucy
went to make thorough inspection Of
the road. They reached Velssco yester-
day afternoon.
Immediately upon the arrival of Cap
tain Dunovant's train they were met at
The wharf by a committe of citizens. COM
posed OF Messrs. 70. ID. Dorchester, w. w.
Hoskins, DR.. b. II. Carlton and o. o..
Nation who took them to the je,ties in
the syndicate launch, Merial. The party
were taken through the jetties and out
TO the bar, and given every facility to
see the port where the Cane Belt will
make its terminals. To say that they
were both astonlshed as well as pleased
is but stating facts, This was Captain
Dunovant's first visit to this port, aud
he said;
Il have discovered new world, Like
Columbus, l have found ain unknown
land. 1t is far beyond my expectations,
or course, | have maps and plats OF he
river, but ] did not kn1w that it was su h
a magnificent stream From Velasco to its
| mouth. The State has the finest farm in
tho South" said Captain Dunovant. turn
ing to Colonel Rice. 1T is the best place
in Texas for a farm
Mr.. j. II. A, Meyers was equally as
enthusiastic. II am astonished" he said
! lit is a wonderful river and fne har-
| Dor. If this stream were a thousand
miles farther north II would have been
| developed years ago. But We viii yet
see IL. am delighted with the VIII lie
proposition The country from Bay City
TO Wharton is undergoing an astonish ,ns
| amount of development, and the Cane
Belt road is a fine enterprise. While
have no authority t. speak for the whole
beard, yet so far as l am able to say, the
Lincoln Trust company will take the
bends There is soon to be great develop
| ments in this country"
| The party left today at noon in theil
| special. going north.
| Heretofore the Cane Belt track has
| been laid with Foreground rails. hui
| from this on seventy-pound rails will
| be used aud the road pushed on to Velas-
co as fest as possible. One CT The party
/ said that the read would reach Velascr
not later than January ], 1902, and thai
| is the positive limit.