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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-02
T. AND N o. DIRECTORS.

Aeiour0mer. Taken for Two Weeks
When Plans VIII Sc Ratified.
ia accordance with the notice published
IN TIC Post. there was a meeting ycNer-
day or stockholders Of the Texas and New
Orleans railCoad ut the general Office OF
tue company 20 consider the construction
a a railroad from point on it's present
line IN Jefferson coanty al or IN the vidn-
ny o. sour Lake station. extending IN, n
general 1ottacFly directi,a 20 AMI through
sour Lake springs ia Hardin county, aud
thence "a Saratoga, Hardin county.
The intention u the southern Pacific TO
aekc this Important extension aud fuli
deians of thc Improvement were forecast
&, The Post setuo lime ago.
Secretary Segcs cau announces no.hlpa
uew W the matter, save that imnrdiptt
preparations viii be made to carry forward
the work.
Nothing wns accomplished az Yesterday
meeting. Il being the consensus Of opinior
that the matter should he deferred Nv,
weeks, Adjournment was therefore tukcl
until two weeks hence, when the stockhold
crs viii meet and ratify the arrangement
which have been IN course OF preparation
by the executive officers OF the company.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-02
LIE ORIENT ROAD.
Seorae Gould Has Infused New Life Into
the Project

George Gould Has Infused New LIE into
the Project
Waco, Texas, November 30. AdviceS re.
ceived here by prominent railway men In.
dictate renewed activity along the Texas
line selected by A. 4. Stllwcll for the Kan.
eas Cit,, Mexico and orr ut railway. which
is destined 20 connect Kansas City aud So.
Louis by an almost air line With port ON
the Pacific coast of Mexico The renewal
OF operations by the building and grading
contractors is attributed to the influence
OF the Mlssonr. Pacific Railway company.
At the last meeting OF the stockholders OF
the orient route. George ]. Gould and War
rem q. Purdy were elected directors and
following the advent OF the two railway
magnates named, into the Kansas city,
Mexico aud Orient scheme, impulse was
given all along the projected route. The
work Jagged for awhile aud In the North
western Texas counties graders disap-
peared wholly from the scene, creating the
impression that the project Of building the
line had been abandoned, Ii Is said that
the cause OF the suspension OF work was
the Inability OF the projectors to procure
cross ties and steel at any price, owing 10
combination OF opposing railroads Which
desired 10 bring the construction of the
Orient route 10 a halt. IL WAS no trouble
for Messrs. Gould and Purdy 10 bring
/ about an adjustment In the particulars
mentioned, and tho graders arc again at
work with the track builders close al hand,
| The Orient route will enter Texas west of
the ninety eighth meridian, aud after ira
versing the Northwestern aud Western
counties will cross the Rio GTande into
the state Of Chhuahua, Mexico long dis
lance below III Paso. II will materially
AFFECT tho transportation Of Texas cotton
to japan and China, diverting that traniC
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-02
norLn,s AMRIr1ors pLAN.

He would also head of Gould's ambitious
plan 10 rcuch Into the spring wheat belt Of
the Northwest and the Lake Superior miu-
eral regions The Chicago Great Western
would make a short line for Wabash to St,
Paul by way Of Chicago.
Haying disposed Of the Great Western
the nucuonecr drags forth another glitter
ing proposition, this time tho Wisconsin
Central, A glance nj !ts magnificent tcrrt'
tory shows sluttling possibilities, taEen in
| connection with the Great Western aud
/ thi Wabash.
lt Is said the enlargement of the railroad
/ horizon made Mr., Gould anxious TO set rid
! OF Manhattan. aud whom August Belmont
! offered bargain counter price for II hr
| was only too glad To let 1t 30. No wonder
/ Now Mr.. Could Is stripped for the fray
! aud Hartman Is warned 60 hCwarb. He Is
/ the central figure tn war for business
! thar * more complicated than Napoleon,
| vast schonr of political aggression IN Eu
| rope. II promscs to be tho spectacular
event of the youpg century II viii not
| md IN Il month or perhaps In 4 year. ant
its influence win extend 20 almost ever
| person in America before peace ia declared
And there you are! Bets arg In ordcr'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-02
Palestine Notes.

Palestine, Texas, December i--Mr.
Leroy Trice. general manager Of the Iu.
ternattonai and Great Northern, is in St
Louis this week on a business trip. the
nature OF which could not be learned
lie VIII be absent several days.
Marion Trlce Of the general mapagCr's
Office Is of sick for a few DAYS.
Engineer Marcus Reitch Of the Texas
aud Pacific. who formerly lived here, Is
IN the city loaklng after business mat
tiers.
some changes have recently been made
In the hospital department &id the medical
stan. DR.. ". g. jameson who IL the
chief surgeon, viii hereafter de7otp his
Avapie time te the hospital alone aud has
moved his olfice out tbere His salary has
also been Increased. The ofiice of house
Ryrraaa has noe been changed. bur that OF
fee sastnnt VIII be abolished and a regis
rartd thnrulacist will be emplo, pd In.
htsna ~ this viii greatlr bon0it TIC
hrsqgal And the rallr0Ad emuloye, will
u4se ph b tier medical aud surgical
sofgit lU1engh the former service has
beea lii that could be desired.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-02
- MALL cARNIVAL RATEs

Announcement Made 10y Both the South
ern Pacific and the Santa te'
Galveston. Texas, December Tho
santa he aud the Southern Pacific have
both announced their rates during the Sea
wall carnival Tbcf are exceptionally
Cheap aud should be the means Of draw
ing i. large crowd here during the pro
grcss or The entertainment The santa
Fc Announces two special excursions one
Tor trains arriving here on the evening ot
the l6tb aud the morning II the 18th. and
another Tor trains arriving here ON the
evening ot the 10th and the morning of