The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-20
BOTH SIDES OF THE CASE
The Southern Pacific Makes an Off.
ciaI Announcement.
|. & G. N. APPLICATION WAS DENIED
Another Important Move in tho Harris
burg Controversy Is Expected Very
STRENGTHENING at Galveston.

The litigation between the Southern Pa
cinc and the International aud Great North
ern railroads over the bridging of BrayS
bayou, opposite the Weld & Neville com
press IN Harrisburg is becoming decidedly
warm.
In yesterday mornings Post appeared an
account Of the latest move on the part
OF the Gould road officials, In which It was
stated that they had retnlisted on the
Southern Pacific for securing authority to
construct track FOR several hundred feet
along the bayou, which was already laid.
The international and Great Northern,
seeing the strategic move OF its rival, died
petition in the present commissioners
court, asking that the decision of tho last
court. under Judge vlsmer. be reconsid.
cred. Yesterday thIs duplication was de-
nlcq BY tue court.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC's STATEMENT.
In the report yesterday morning 1t was
stated that the Southern Pacific had stolen
u march Cd the international and Great
Northern by ding their petition at an "op.
perfume moment" and while the other side
was not looking, as 1t were. The words
"opportune moment seemed to crate on
the nerves of the Southern Pacific officials
and they have set forth their side OF the
controversy.
\ prominent Official Of the Southern Pa
cidc lines in speaking Of his roads posi-
ton yesterday. said:
The report 10 The Post Of yesterday
would lead one to think that the Calves.
ton Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway
company surreptitlously secured the grant
Of right Of way over the streets OF Harris
burg from the retiring commissioners court
without due notice 10 the pubic, and that
the same had been granted without due
regard for the public interest The facts
are that such is not the case. On Sep
tender "a the Galveston. Harrisburg and
san Antonio Railway company died with
the commissioners court its written applI-
cation tor this privilege. on Wednesday.
November H. representative OF the Cal
weston, Harrisburg and san Antonio Kan.
way company made an argument on the
petition in open court. The court had the
matter under consideration until Satur-
day the 10th lust, when It granted the
petition. The Galveston, Harrisburg and
oah Antonio Railway company has had It's
tracks laid upon these streets for nearly
two mouths This was notice to the pub
lie OF Its purposes.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Gal
weston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Rail.
way company had hled an application ana
was occupying these streets for two
months, ana that legal controversy was
pending between II aud another company
over their respective rights In Harrisburg
ana vicinity, the length Of tine that ltd
petition for this franchise had been on die
ana its open advocacy by a representative
IN the court, no one appeared In opposition
20 the petition nor nled any objection there.
The Galveston, Harrisburg ana san An.
tonic Railway company did not await ian
opportune time to tle its petition but
lled and advocated It openly, and the
court with due regard for all interests
a,,nad the development Of the port, granted