The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-27
POST
NsvILLE ROAD WISHES TO
EXTEND BELOW TOWN.
Bill in Congress Asks for Right
Through Post-Contemplates Sc
curing Right Also Along River
front on Levee Street.

A proposed enterprise which is at
tracing much attention in Browns
vile just now contemplate the ex-
tension of the St. L., B. & NJ. tracks
from their terminus in this city to
the sugar and truck region lying be-
low the town along the river The
growing Importance of the agricul-
tural interests in the district named
renders it actually necessary that rail
transportation be provided TO ia
cilitate the marketing of the products
there the coming season. When
Messrs. Perkins and Rodgers, manag-
ing director and general manager
+ respectively of the Brownsville road,
: were here a few weeks ago, they were
approached in regard to the matter
by number of those interested, and
an understanding was reached that
the railroad would be extended down
the river as far as the Brulay plan
tation. distance of some eight miles
as soon as practicable. This extern
sion would serve to transport the
truck from the Horseshoe Lake COM
munity and the Indiana Canal farms,
and also to convey the sugar-cane
from field to mill on the Piper, Kir-
by and other plantations in that sec
ton.
The only question which the rail-
road company has had to consider
before building the extension was
the route by which to reach the sec
ton named Two ways have pre-
sented themselves-oIl by extending
the Blackjack spur, which runs from
Nopalita on the main line to the
Ohio & Texas sugar mill; the other
by building from the passenger sta
ton along Levee street to the wes-
tern edge of Fort Brown and thence
either through the edge of the res
ervation along the western wall, or
along the street known as Fifteenth
street. which is in reality a part of
the government reservation. Anoth-
er route would be along the western
edge, and around the north side of
the city and then out to the desired
destination. The last, the company
claims. would be out of the question,
as it would lie directly in the bed of
an old resaca a considerable distance
and necessitate trestling and bridg-
ing so expensive as to render it pro-
hibitive.
The Blalack spur route, on the
other hand, is objected to by the
company, on the ground that it would
be both inconyenient and expensive
The preference therefore on the part
of the company is for the Levee
street extension.
With the object of obtaining the
right to. build along the edge of the
Fort Brown reservation, some OF
those interested have secured the CO.
operation of Congressman Garner,
with the result that Mr.. Garner has
introduced a bill in congress giving
right of way to the railroad company
across the Fort Brown tract for the
construction of the proposed extern
sion.
Mr.. Garner, however, wired to the
local promoters of the road, re-
questing Geographic expression of |
opinion on the subject by representa-
tive citizens and public officials. In |
response, the following telegram was
sent to Mr. Garner yesterday, the |
names of the signers being attached |
Brownsville, Texas, Feb. &c, 1909 |
Hon. John N. Garner. House of Rep |
resentatives, Washington, D. c.:
The undersigned strongly approve |
a railroad right of way traversing the |
ncrtherly boundary of Fort Brown |
reservation and believe the same to be |
very important to the public interest. |
y. G. Fernandez, cashier Mer-
chants National Bank,
Bank & Trust Company.
Jno. Bartlett, county judge,
E. K. Goodrich, county attorney.
e. L. Hicks. county treasurer.
Frank w. Kibbe, city attorney.
s l. Dworman; S. c. Tucker, al
dermen,
R. B. Creager, Z. S. Commission
A. B. Nettleton, Frank Rabb. |
planters. and F. Lopez
In view of the near approach of {
the final adjournment of congress, +
the promoters of the enterprise state 1
that they were unable to reach other I
leading citizens in order to secure
their views On the matter
The signers certainly constitute a
strongly representative body of our
citizens It cannot be denied, how I
ever. that a number of other equally {
representative citizens are opposed I
TO the move of the railroad company
to secure the Fort Brown and Levee /
street right of way. as they object
to giving the railroad company a !
monopoly of our river front
Developments today, however, in I
dicate that the company may decide
upon the middle route referred to.
that skirting the northerly edge of
the city. E. c. Burgess, resident en-
gineer. for the st. L.. B & N. COM
pany arrived on the LIS train
from KingsVilIe and spent the after