The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-19
HOW TO GET THE KATY.
Austin Will Have TO Put Up Lots of
Money TO Secure the Road.
ASKED TO DONATE DEPOT FACILITIES.
Thirty Acres Of Ground Would Be Re-
ouired and That Alone Would Cost
About Fifty Thousand Dollars.

Austin, Texas, November 1911 the citi-
zens Of Austin can raise a sufficient amount
Of money to buy depot facilities for the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railway com
PAW Of Texas, about $4,000, that road
VIII come 10 Austin. That was the rub
which developed at the meeting held at
the Driskill hotel this morning at o O'Clock
between the citizens committee and Presl.
dent II. G. Rouse OF the Katy system
PRESIDENT Rouse and Vice President and
General Manager Allen of the Katy
reached here this morning At o'clock on
special train from san Antonio. in ac
cordance With an appointment to meet and
confer with the citizens Of Austin regard
Ing the extension Of the Katy to this city
The party was met at the depot aud es-
corted to the hotel by the citizens com
m,ttee. When the meeting was called to
order Chairman A. T. Woodbridge OF the
citizens committee stated the purpose Of
the meeting and submitted proposition to
Mr.. Rouse which is to provide right Of way
ON whatever point Of entrance to the
city aud through the city TO the point of
exit, ana the committee proposed to buy
the trackage, roadbed and other property
OF the Austin Dam and Suburban Railway
company Tor mat purpose aud present same
10 the Missouri, Kansas aud Texas as an
inducement TO build to Austin. The com
mittce also proposed to secure the ueces-
sary franchise and right Of way from
The city of Austin to carry out the propo-
sitOu.
At this conclusion Mr. Rouse asked Chair.
man Woodbridge If the proposition included
depot facilities. Mr.. Woodbridge replied that
II diI rot, and further that he was not
certain whether the citizens could 9rord
! to grant them depot facilities Mr. Rouse
declared that thai was the most important
| matter that the railroad had to deal with
and iutimgtpd that dppot facilities shouId
| be included in the proposition. Mr.. Wool.
/ bridge then wanted 10 know from MIR Rouse
what assurance. the pcoDlr of Austin Womb
/ have should the depot facilities be made a
part Of the proposition that the Katy
would come here Mr. Rouse answered
that his road wonld come here. unless there
/ was some difficulty in securing right of
way from san Marcos TO Austin
Chairman Woodbridge asked Mr. Ro,Isc
! ouired for depot facilities General Mana.
/ ger Allen repiipd that If womb take about
| thirty acres white MIR Rouse thought that
! IL would take more Chairman Woodbridge
/ was Of the opinion mat IL would take at
/ least $4,000 10 buy the land as ID seemed
ia he ne desire 81 Nil concerned 70 have
! the deuot ON The west side Of the CITY
! MIR Rouse asked for !, chart az the Austin
! Dam and SUBURBAN railway. and stated
/ thar after he had carefully examined same
/ he could tel exoctiy now much land il
| would rouuire on0 would let flc citizeua
, kuoNy Thn chart win he snnt to MIR Rousf
In nbouf two weeks. and after he has ex
| animal n, cornFniTy' ana advised tb" ciif
dehnlte proposition Mr. Rouse will be
hack moro in tbrec months nj which time
the matter will be definitely settled. In the
meantime the citizens committee Will So,
what can he done regarding thp denot ia
ciiities
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