The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-04
NEW LINE TO THE EAST
May Be Built from Spring Instead of
from Houston.
LAND 6. N. PROPOSITION TURNED DOWN
Right Of Way Would Have Cost Fifteen
Thousand Dollars, but Was
Not rendered.


committee which had been appointed by
the Cotton Exchange and Board OF Trade
to pegotiate for the right Of way for the
Houston, Beaumont and New Orleans be-
tween Houston and the Jefferson county
line. The rond last named Is backed by
the International. and after its completion
II it IS but--wil become II part of that
system.
The route for the proposed extension Is
stlll In doubt. The people of Houston
had an opportunity to determine the route.
but this opportunity was not avallod OF
and MIR. Trloe has not yet finally deter
mined whether the road Is to be built from
Houston or from Spring. He will not make
his decision known for about ten days,
probably, but the fact that the engineers
are now running the line from Spring to
Beaumont Indicates what the decision IS
very likely TO be.
PROPOSITION MADE TO HOUSTON
When II was determined to build the
extension Of the International to Beau.
mont and orange with a probability that
It would eventually 90 to New Orieansl,
the company had a choice OF two routes
one from Houston and one from Spring,
which is twenty-iour miles north OF IIous
ton and the junction of the Palestine ana
the Fort Worth lines. There were many
things 10 he said In favor Of each route
and General Manager 1rice STUDIED the
matter thoroughly, He concluded by maii.
Ing a proposition to the people Of Houston
through the Business League. which turned
It orcr to the Cotton Exchange md COM
mlttce was appointed to take up tine
matter. This proposltlon WIS that llonstoo
was TO Furnish tho rlunt of woc from ms
,,ty to TIN jefferson county uno nnd o,s
10 assyt the compony in urt,ine the ,cgis
lnture to hermit of fine consolidation orI
the new ppo with tbo Iotar,.,io.,l. ami
Great Northern. a definite answer ,yo
asked. MS the management of fine roaJ
was anxious TO get to ,yorI,
fhofosiIloN WAS TURNED DOWN
Ihere was a meeting h'd uni a right
OF way committee appointed Nhich went
To work II wns found That nHrh Of the
IHhd needed would be donated nnd that
Inc total cost TO Houston would Dee dbuul
$1,000 The commit" nsked for more
time on the matter aud this was granted,
! the charter for the new road being hlcd
III the meantime as az evidence that The
company meant business Last week the
'lHommlttee definitely refused the propos
ton made 10y MI lrlee, Informing him
Hthat tue right Of way was TO be had II
C, ne were willing to pay Tor 1t. At the
same time he was asked to come to HouS
:. ton and this he did yesterday.
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Tho commlttoo nf utich a.. ~ w ,o,,,
and ~ mo chairman ,ad n,o ro.,,,
tho fax nlaccs tb, mite, a., .,,a,,t ,,,,
SHINE, AIR Trtcc bos n.,, ,,, ,ot,r,,,t,,'.,,
which ropte ha WIN .,lc.t A. H., 1n.,,.'
that the road would do ncttcr ~, oo,,,.
nom tlcuston bc win n>l IN. ,o,1 con,
mttec "a secure the RIGHT of o,y t,,.
rim paying Tor 1t through the committee
re VIII iuI''fh inc exact route he desires
ana an the committee VIII have TO do is
10 secure INC deeds II he decides ON the
spring route ne N'H notify the Houston
committee Of his decision The cngluccr,
are now al work ont Of Sp,in,s Inn .,bar.
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