The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-25
HOUSTON is THE MAGNET
AROUND WHICH THE RAILROADS
ARE BEING DRAWN.
Construction Of New Lines and EMen-
slons OF Others Will Bring Much
New Trade to This City

,u ~ q,
nc oio huaEe' al rhauS 'N8u u ho'ne
can with all degree 81 grace he applied
Ia Houston tho only difference hoinp tho
:, IN
no"du '"'"S ""~'" ,'U,'
those leading to Houston are both wagon
roads cud railroads
uoue,o, o,c,,,,ies a rorrr,,ept ,oeition
hous'ou "'CuP'e" Pe'uuh"tu' p'S'tI'"
among the cltles ol the southwest I'm thai
81 has terminating or passing through its
limits tho icodtrg tr.,pL limos of tho state
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ana prospects Ior o'uerS now operating IN
the northern part NJ the State.
rrho ,,,rosstyo ,,oti.v boIrc ca ,.tyorousiv
luz "ssi0'','' nm '''"S ."
pnrehed ny the southern racine lalifoin
through It's immigration department In the
pppointmcpt Of a large uunbpr Of land
and i,,,n,,,r,,tor a,o,ts a. r.o,.i. f., ho,,ig
'nu 'u"tu'Ni''"u 'S'"''' i" WI" !" "'""'
OF inducig settlers and colonizine the vast
ferutcry, demonstrates the tact that tho
tow Of homeseekcrs and investors Is al
tractcd TO the country tributary 10 HouA
ton The large land owners are placing
their lands on the market and the present
acreage IN rice and other nroducts is but
the beginning OF movement that will
transform tho conditions Of this section
as u by magic wand.
The great development which is taking
place VIII neccsstdic proper transportation
! facilities, and tho indications ave that am.
pie provision Will he made In this dircc-
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location. holds the KEY to The situation,
and with additional railroads penetrating
tho rich coast country her business viii hc
greatly increased I'm all trades
The International and Great Northern
! Railway company has been very active in
extensions aud the coosi county. people
/ arc looking With great deal Of interest
| upon this movement
/ However he that ms II may. the South.
/ crn Pacific people arc alert to any en-.
/ croachmcut Of ITS territory and has nm On
/ eiucer corps iu tho fold making surveys for
/ extensions In the coaSt country, and VIII
! extend from Van Week into tho counties Of
/ RIa2oria md Natugorda At an early date
There ia also q line projected from Vie.
toriu along the coast TO Rrownsynle. and
| capitalists from Detroit Mich have Ind
I their representatives. IN the field for over
. year making preliminary examinations MS
/ to the building of such q line. These cap
itaii were a. Victoria about March and
/ made an examination NJ the roadbcd, which
/ was built about p yeAr ago hy the Guada.
| lupc Valley Railway company This com
puny was granted charter 10 bniId a rood
from o point on the gulf. known as O'Con'
/ norsport alligator Head to Houston alo--
the coast and "a branch line from Victoria
to Smithyllc connecting AT that poInt with
tho Missouri. Kansas and Texas railway
some ninety miles Of this road was graded
and the Detroit capitalists who examined
n were we'll satisfied with the work and
have opened negotiations with tbe ovpors
for the purchase NJ same aud h Is under
stood from authentic sources thgt the doaI
! Is about closed The building NJ road
skirtuc the coRst will open mn an entirely
new section Of tho state, from. nm arrlcui
turaD noirt ~ view aud In q fov years
/ ho one Of the richest i'm nro1rrtlor ~
principal products heinr rice s1e,r cana
/ and cotton and IFS bl nrodurts '"''
Another company has reccntlr hern or.
c0nzed with oapital stock Of 81 500 OOO
TO build road from Corpus Christi Ia
/ Brownsville and al data Including snr
vcr. has hcen I'm the hand, of tho pro
/ uoters for some time Wbuo ihie rn,d
would hc some distance from Houston IL
| viii open MP 2 section now complotclv iso.
/ lated, as FAR as railroad facilities nrc con