The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-23
All Want Railroad
To San Antonio
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coal and kaolin near Campbellton
that ought to furnish freight for the
projected railroad.
Our next stop was in Live OAK
county at Oakville. Here also an en-
thusiastic public meeting was held
and s12.75O was pledged in addition
to some large land owners donations
and the gifts of numerous town lots.
While the men were signing the sub
scription lists the little Seven-year-
old-son of DR.. c. H. Reagan 'piped
up" that he had $500 in the bank
he wanted to give to get this railroad,
creating considerable enthusiasm.
|. 1.-The next day Clifton George of
San Antonio, president of the Live
Bee Land Company. telegraphed a
subscription of $4,000. c. E. Dill
worth, of Cuero, another large land
owner near Oakville, telephoned a
$4,000 subscription. From state
ments made to citizens of Live Oak,
it is understood Mr.. George West, the
largest land owner there, will sub
scribe 100000.
"a Business Mems Club was or
ganized at Oakville and committees
appointed to raise further bonuses. 1t
is believed that Live Oak county will
subscribe from 100000 to S25O,0O0
in furtherance of this project.
From Oakville our party contin-
ued south through very beautiful
pastoral caunty which is thinly popu-
lated, but agriculturally very rich.
The next point of any Importance
was Alice. Here a business meeting
was held on Monday at which $4,000
was subscribed by the town, and COM
mittees appointed to see the larger
land owners. The business men an
nounced their intention of raisie
$50, goo.
From Alice we proceeded to San
Diego, where on Monday night a
meeting of representative citizens was
held in the Office of Judge Luby. AT
ter lengthy discussion. the men pre-
ent signed a letter agreeing to raise
$40, 600 and secure ground for de-
pot and right-of-way. The lists OF the
previous subscription of 1905 were
brought out showing a subscription
of $4,000. The men present ex-
pressed as their opinion that $4,000
or 100000 ca nbe raised at this time
but to be conservative they set them
selves a $4,000 minimum.
From San Diego we came south
through Conception. into the Copits
pasture of Mr.. Lasater's ranch. Here
we had our first experience in driving
the car across the prairie. and after
the rough roads about Conception
found it very delightful to be able Il
move at 90 miles an hour. In thi:
pasture we were met by Mr.. Garland
B. Miller. who guided US to Falfur
rias.
Our stay at Falfurrias was. a!
already stated. entirely successful
Over 10000 was pledged at a bis
citizens meeting. OF this I'D c. Las
safer promised v65, 600. The Com
mercial Club appointed a soliciting
committee and pledged itself q
raise an additional $4,000.
las we had lost several days OF
account of bad roads in Atascosa ant
Live Oak counties and were due IL
Brownsville Friday. we decided to q
TO Kingsviile and hurry into Browns
viii by rail. Our car was shipped
from Kingsville and arrived thi
afternoon. From here We will go III
the valley as far as Rio Grande Cit.
on IT, The chauffeur will then ruI
the car all the way back to San An
tonic"
As to what San Antonio will d.
for the proposed railroad, Mr.. Car
rington said:
San Antonio has pledged 1925. 00l
for the road. and will probably rails
twice that amount San Antonit
wants a railroad through South Tex
as and the Lower Rio Grande Vale
to Brownsville. and. with the assur
ance that the people in this section
will do their part, the project is as
sured"
Mr.. Darlington further assured tn
editor that this project is on a sounl
basis, and that as soon as the result
of this prospecting trip is definitel
known, bona fide propositions 10
the construction of the road from
source of undoubted financial stand
ing will be submitted for its con
lstruction