Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-12
NEW ANDERSON COUNTY TOWN.
SITE PROPOSITION is BEING
EXPLOITED THROUGH
THE NORTH.
On Line Of |. & G. n.
Just West of Palestine Is to Be Built
the Chicago of the South, So the
Promoters Say-Succeeds
the lrondale Propo-
sition.

proposition. 1t tells of the plans O
Mr.. Burlington, who visited this sec
ton short while back, and wht
bought a few thousand acres of Liant
in this county, part of it being OF
the l. & G. N, about six miles ives
of Palestine:
GIANT CONSTRUCTION co.
(Not 1ncorporated.)
lis Dearborn Street.
Suite sol, Illinois Bank Building.
S. A. Burlington Townsite and Lane
Department.
| Chicago, ILL.,, October, Z, 1908
Dear Sir:
Pursuant to the communication ad
dressed to you few days ago, the
writer went to Anderson county, Tex
as, Saturday, September Goth, exam
ined every possible location for the
townsite and various lands, having
driven about one hundred miles to
convince himself that he would gel
| the best location to be had.
After thorough investigation | Sc
lected townsite for New Chicago
six miles west of Palestine, on the In
ternational & Great Northern railroad,
| and about midway between Palestine
and Trinity river, and it has the most
strategic position in Anderson county
for big town and for any future rail
road to connect with, running north
or south, and am informed by most
|, reliable engineer that a railroad sur
vey that passes along the side of our
townsite by certain railroad now
building from Yankton, S. D., has al.
ready completed 900 miles southwark,
its survey is the best railroad route
through Anderson county, because the
route is level and passes through the
best land in the county.
We bought this townsite outright
for cash. We also, this week, bought
several thousand acres of fine agricul-
tural land north and south of the
New Chicago" townsite through the
best lands in Anderson county
We wish to state that various sub
scribers to the proposed Irondale,
Texas, townsite promoted by the
Union Central Construction company
and Union Central Railroad company
called at the office of the Giant Con-
struction company, whose apprehen-
sions had been aroused because of a
report circulated in the public press
seriously refelcting on the Union
Central Construction company and
Union Central Railroad company, and
caused the writer to put forth SUI
perhuman effort to protect the sub
scribers. A receiver was recently ap-
pointed for the Union Central Rail-
road company of Texas, it's construc-
ton crew has been laid off, and many
claims have been filed against it, and |
it is believed by us that it could |
never have complied with its con-
tracts, which makes the early compile
ton of the railroad extremely doubt
full.
1t seems that the president of the
Union Central Railroad company has
also become personally involved in
egal entanglements, all of which,
whether merited or not, leaves the
whole affair in a very unsettled condi-
ion.
The writer has handled many diff
,ult problems during his business ca
'eer with uniform success, but, al
hough his outlay is 500 times more
han any other average person, he is
to become connected or as
in any manner whatever
With either the Union Central Con-
company or the Union Cen
raj Railroad company, or any project
attempted by either.
5. A. Burlington, the writer, is fl
responsible, as can readily
e ascertained by the inspection of |.
ither Dun or Bradstreet, or investi-
ate him through your banker or bust
ess friends. He would be entirely I
Wiling to lose the $4,000 that he has ;
lready paid out, and forget it, but I
or the sincere desire on his part to +,
possible-the many per- /
onS who have invested money in the a
roposed Irondale townsite, even {
hough their average payments is said
be only about $40. Yet, in many c
lstances, these investors cannot af- Il
)rd to lose, and the writer feels that s
should be done for their 6
f
Being unable to ascertain all the n
lcts regarding the Union Central h
abroad company and the Union Cen a
al Construction company or their Il
lsiness, the writer is unwilling to Il
our any more money into this entep- e