The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02
INTERNATIONAL coxso1IpArIoY.

Mr. Perry's nm for Extension Of tho
Columbia Tap Westward
austin, Texas. February MIR Perry OF
Brazoria county has introduced in the
mouse an amendment to senate bin No. AZ.
known as the international and Great
Northern consolidation act. which reads as
follows;
IHut the said International and Great
No'1h'iu RallroSu cOmpsny shall cons riot
from some connecting .uint Oh the west
sue u the brszos river opaosite It's prcs
aH' 'N4la!--s lsholld It Do permanently uoW
on .4e cast side OF the H4uAls ayor, oppo-
o. tht 1o"A OF OoluuliU. bIazU4il couuty,
Ae~"s' A'4- 10 ~ p.cs. 4t a., lr4mluAs
81 ''.~' S-""eA u tAe s-.l lutugAaiuGal
3"1 N4s4t NotlneiA Nai!eoad company,
"N'~' is '-"41 p4tt4~u.alij AA4Na a. "a
~0''-'S'~ 4+~ eaANrlCiLA al lAe -ou.
ANOt'Ah pulul 0u tA~ vest side o. said
Nia@'e .A'tI, tnuAct south 10 ne Girn,
ANA' osa.e 4diul, a distance %. s.uulL nj
ttNH mites lAuuCa ia westerly direction
,-''as" Ala~"iia tcuLtj 20 tAe Town VI
Pas N4tl MutaLutua county, Texas ia
aN'V'-aAte VITA its present quarter amend.
LAttta' ", Nttuu twelve months Nom tia
t'lie tuls act ukts rdtct, there snail h
en"Hteu 10 Saiu International ana Great
northern itauroad company a right of way
OF ~ Icet TN width along sucu new uue
as herein provided for and according n
tpe existing charter amendments 10 the
vhartel 81 said rallroad company and tho
lHtther donation VI reasonably adeuuat
llsAt OF way, station aud yard grounds nd
the different towns ana stations on such
route as herein indicated. Then the sud
international and Great Northern KnnrogI
company SHAH construct and nut iu 0pera-
non sucl railroad IN connection with It's
resent branch known as the 'Colum bin
zap, nov terminating on the east banks
OF the Brazos river. by the first day OF
January, 1879, otherwise the powers, rights
ahq privileges of purchasing any OF the
railroads enumerated In this act shall be
revoked ana become null and void this
being one of the principal conditions upon
granted
Speaking Of his amendment 10 The Post
correspondent Mr.. Perry said
MS amendment TO the bill that Is known
as the international and Great northern
consolidation act proposes TO accomplish
substantially what Is contaminated I'M cy-
isting charter amendments that were or mt.
ed TO this company some months ago, viz:
The extension Of that branch OF the inter.
national ana Great NO.tlern railroad known
as the Columbia Tap from Columbia west
through Brazoria county to Bay City, Mata,
gorda county, and by the main line or con
nection running through the town OF Bra.
zoria on TO the large plantation known as
the Clemmons State farm, containing 5000
acres, and one OF the finest sugar factories
In the South, and then doubtless eventually
10 a point on the west side Of the BraEos
pppuSlle NtlbStO OF tne town OF Quintund,
at the mouth OF the Brazos.
The management Of this rairoad com.
I nHny appreciates what desirable aud prof
liable extension this will prove 10 he after
inspection In traverslng these rich developed
aud undeveloped sugar lands Of Brazoria
and highly productive rice lands ~ Matu.
gorda, The present schedule Of this branch
of the international and Great Northern
railroad company Is now and has been for
some time very unsatisfactory 10 the people
of Brazoria, so they earnestly desire this
extension that II may enable the company
/ to give better service IN every respect. The
company, ! don't think, Is unmindful IT the
/ fact that BrazOrlA county Is stiIl paying
interest on part Of m Issue Of about $4,000
worth Of bonds donated ny tho noble people
Of BTaZoria county to this company years
ago, and they believe and feel that they
are entitled 10 proper and Just trea tment a.
/ the hands Of the management Of this com
pany, and believe they will meet the gen
/ eTous citizens half way, and II the dona-
/ lions and other concession are provided
for hy the people Of Brazora and Mate
gorda the officials Of the company viii con
/ struct this new line NJ railroad as indicate 4,
My amendment provides that right Of
way and reasonable terminal facilities shall
be donated and 7 feel quite confident that
the good people Of Brazoria Though murh
afflicted hy recent calamitesl and Malta
rnrda will respond literally to this demand.
Should not think there would be any irnmc-
diate necessity for a bridge across Tho
/ transportation across this stream ran be
arranged for the present The management
Of the company fully appreciates the rich
moss and productiveness of the country
which this extension passes through and
that IN n few years the effects Of the pns'
! calamities will hn only a matter NJ history
and there will again return 10 this section
by tho cultivation ~ sugar cnne and rice
and tho erection NJ sugar factories and rico
mills the unnrecedentpd nrnsDerity which
was oncn enjoyed by this fertile section"