Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-05-21
Thursday, May FL, 1908.

"a local company has been organ
ized and styles Itself the Houston,
Natagorda City and Gulf Railroad
and improvement company" And
Richard recognized the company with
a thrill OF excitement They're go
Ing TO get an appropriation from the
legislature sor making a deep water
harbor ar MatagOrda City They own
all the land In the vicinity and the
right OF way for a branch line 20 con.
meet with the railroad systems Of Tex.
as az Houston Now, this scheme, all
else being equal would be a sweet.
iuicy plum for SIS promoters But
thlngs are not sii equal have learn
~ is details ard propose to smash
IT.
lie spoke with 3 savage emphasis.
which revealed his hatred and his de-
ferulnat5on- II bel has 40 fury like a
woman sc0rned- friend turned enemy
lS almost - ve1om0us
'sHpw are You going TO do itY' asked
Richard. with growing anxiety.
There chances 70 be q rival COM
psny IN the field. my boy. backed by
money tnnuence-pull. In fact. l or
gRnized IL 10 make a deep water bar
Dor at Longmatt, on San Antonio bay.
! rather think the legislative appropri-
alton viii 60 there"
And is Longmatt better adapted for
a deep water harbor than Matagorda
CityT
"Much better"
"WhyY-
Because | own all the land at
Longmatt, and for various reasons that
--er-do credit to its business acu-
men the committee on railroads In the
legislature agrees with me-"
(which MEANS" suggested Richard
shat the legislature is doing business
at the same old stand"
Mr.. Renwyck laughed.
THAT sounds very American for
foreigner. but suppose we put IL a lit
tie more delicately. The legislature
through this committee can be per-
suaded."
"And the other company does not
know thisf'
Not whisper OF IT."
But won't 1t find out from the
1T won't. am certain of those
Texas statesmen. They have been
fixed"
But / thought began Richard,
then stopped suddenly, remembering
that he was not supposed to be mp in
American raIlroading affairs.
"Well7"
that such matters required much |
time-red tape-and all that sort Of
thing. you know" 4
Not bit Of It." answered the old
rubbing his hands In antic-
lpated pleasure. Now, listen. have
devised this opposition scheme myself
and know what I'm talking about. In
just two weeks from now the Hous-
tom, Matagorda City and Gulf Rail
road and Improvement company's bill
for deep water harbor at Matagorda
City will be introduced In the legisla-
ture with great flourish Of trumpets
and referred to the railroad committee
my committee. that Is. At the same
time a small and transformations lit
he bin substituting Longmatt for Mat
agorda City win also be quietly slip
ped In by some Of my agents. No one
knows me In this connection ut all. and
Of course you win respect my comb
denceY"
Certainly"
"Well. this bill win be referred and
forgotten by everybody until the last
minute. when the original bill viii be
amended. and the large appropriation
viii 90 to Longmatt. too near the end
Of the session for any change. The
stockholders Of the opposite company
are 30 certain OF success that their
frst mortgage bonds have been issued.
quietly taken up among themselves
and are rising In value every day. But
wait. When the Longmatt scheme is
assured the bonds Of the company
WON'T be worth q cent shall buy
yheir INIT Of way to Houston for
nonecS 0d-well. the state Of Texas viii
- greatly benefited. while the other
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