The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-05

Upon maturity OF bonus notes
$40, 900 is to be spent by Chamber of
Commerce for terminals. Chamber
of Commerce not to be responsible
for failure of payment of notes. Cen
eraI office and separate freight depot
to be maintained iii this city.
Failure on part of Edwards to
comply with conditions of contract,
fOrfeits to Chamber of Commerce
right-Of-way, grade and all improve
mentS thereon as far as south line of
BeXar county.
Authorized by resolution of the di-
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
in special session, Jake Wolff as
acting president and John B. Car
rington as secretary signed with J. F.
Edwards a contract for railroad to
Brownsville embOdying the above
features. at Z o'clock Saturday night.
Signing Of the contract followed a
protracted meeting of the directors
of the Chamber of Commerce, an en-
tire afternoon committee meeting
and a morning session of the whole
body. 1t brought to a close a cam
paign begun in full strength year
ago and fulflls a changeless hope
of the line, is a St. Louis man, at
Antonio which had existed for years
before that time of a direct cOnnec-
ton with the Brownsville country.
st. Louis Man
J. f. Edwards, who IS the promot-
or of the line, is a St. Louis man, at
no DYarr-TcrriI1a
road bonus was raised a year ago
He then represente dhimself as mere
~ the agent OF interests who thought
favOrably of its construction. After
the completion of the fund he an
uounced that his hackers had decided
to decline the project and the bonus
which he subsequently returned TO
claim was hung out for any 6ra'
or individual who would build the de-
sired road.
as on the former occasion ~. Ed
wards gives no intimatfon as 20 the
identity OF the interests that are be-
hind him He steadfastedly maintains
that his suDs}3rt is ample to handle a
project oIeven greater magnitude. |
0ut tha|he is nor allowed to diVulge |
its na*Ire IL has. however, been |
tacitI5 admitted by him tha, a rail |
roe.Z or railroad interests are the /
moving power.
a YOakUm Plan?
That B 2. Yoakum. the Frisco and !
the ST. Louis. Brownsville d Mexico /
railroads are the forces that Mr.. Ed |
wards represents and his Browns |
J
is contiguous with the FredeTicks-
burg line into the city from the
north, promoted by j. p. Nelson, and
part Of a railroad chain i'm a deal
executed with cOnsummate skill for
The control Of the traffic situation in
Southwest eXaS is a suggestion that
at least one member of the Chamber
of Commerce directorate maintains
it takes no great analytical power TO
discern.
a plain chain Of logic connec-s
this theory almOs winOu flaw"
said the director in question las1
night First, it is an undisputed
fact that YOakum wants clear con-
nection from She Frisco, through san
Antonio and through the central por-
ton OF Southwest Texas with the
Brownsville country. It is known he
has wanted it for years. 1t would
add to the usefulness of his St Louis,
Brownsville and Mexico road, give
aim the pioneer right in the richest
section of the state and strengthen
his Frisco line. making it Formidable
to even ne hartman interests in
this state
Big scheme.
No better plan could be con
ceived than an entrance OF the Frisco
from the north at Brady via Fred
into San Antonio and a
connection here with q new south
line direct TO Brownsville, opening
q new country and making final
connection at the sOuthet point of
the State with Brownsville, complet-
ing his railroad circPIt.
IN my mind, this IS plainly what
has been done. Tho proposition OF
J. p. Nelson and Of J. r. Edwards
are from one ana the same source
and the link is forged here in San
Antonio that gives YOakum the iron
hold on the southwest. Edawrds
has contracted to build a line to
point on the Rio Grande contigu-
Gus to Brownsville, it being under
stood that this oint will not be
more than 80 miles distant from
The point in view is
in all probability Rio Grande City.
This is in a direct line from san
south and but 20 miles from
a connection with the Harrington
Sam FOrdVce branch of tho ST
Louis, BROWNSVILLE & Mexico.
Thus it viii be seen that Ed
wards may fulfill ihis agreement by
building to Rio GIPnde City, a point
where a 2O-mile q ktension will con
meet him with a Foakum line lead