The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-17
WHERE ROAD IS NEEDED
NOAkUM SUGGESTS BUILDING
OF LINE FROM NACOGDOCH-
ES TO WANAHACHIE.

Col. B. f. Yoakum, chairman of
the executive committee of the Rock
lsland-Frisco system, delivered an
address in Fort Worth Saturday at
meeting of the secretaries of Texas
commercial clubs, In this address
Col. Yoakum made strong appeal
for more railroad building in Texas,
and one statement of more than or
dinary interest is the following:
ANY one familiar with the geo
graphy of Texas can not fail to see
the importance of the construction
of line from some point in Sabine
or San Augustine counties through
Nacogdoches and Anderson county to
Waco or Waxahachie, not only aid
ing country greatly in need of
transportation, but shortening any
of the existing lines to North Texas
from all Central Louisiana points,
and we could go on multiplying in
numerably territory that is await
ing transportation until the 10000
miles of new road would be consum-
ed and the public not overserved.
Everyone who has watched the
progress and development of Texas
knows what the coming of a railroad
does for land values Assuming that
the land within ten miles on either
side of the 10000 miles of new rail
road needed at this time would ap-
preciate only to the extent of $500
per acre, which we all know would
be a low figure, the increase in the
value of property in the state on
account of, t-iis increased mileage
would reach the enormous sum of
$64o 900, 900, and this is not taking
into consideration the many thous-
ands of new houses to be construct
ed and the other improvements and
new industries which would neces-
| sarily follow. This enhanced value
would increase the states receipts
/ from land taxes alone over two anG
/ three-quarters million dollars, usins
| the present basis of taxation, ant
over two and one-half millions or
new railroads constructed. This woule
be of interest to every farmer anC
property owner in the state, as the
expense of running the state gov
ernment would not be much, If an,
greater than it is today with thi
additional taxable property to re
lieve every taxpayer in the state o
his preseE. tax burden to that ex
tent
If such line as referred to b,
Col. Yoakum in the. first paragraph
of the above quotation is ever bull
it will no doubt start from Waxaha
chic as the Rock Island-Frisco sys
tenn is not interested financially II
single line that enters Waco. 4
line from Waxahachie thru Nacog
doches to San Augustine or Sabin,
counties would connect with tn,
road that is being constructed b.
the Frisco between Houston ant
Baton Rouge, La. To build a roat
from Waxahachie through the terri
tory referred to would give tn
Rock Island-Frisco system two out
n lets to the gulf, New Orleans AM
Galveston. Not only is there prob
ability of this extension being made
but it Is only matter of time whel
the Denver, Rock Island and Frisc
will construct a line from For
Worth to Waxahachie to connec
with the Trinity and Brazos Valley
This statement was made through
these columns some time ago an
was promptly denied by w. E
Green, vice president and genera
manager of the Brazos Valley
White accepting Mr.. Green's denis