Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-12-16
APLA|NSTATEMENT Of FACT
Directors of the B. & B. R. Railroad Otter a
Very Attractive Opportunity to Investors
AS Well as an Earnest Appeal
to Loyal Citizens.
FACTS AND FIGURES THAT ARE UNDERSTANDABLE
A Crises Confronts the Citizens of Bryan.
How Shall 1t Be Met?

| Bryan, is now threatened to be in
vaded with another railroad that will
be built in very short time, which
will further reduce our trade and
property values in the town, hence
these conditions should appeal to all
of us most strongly, and it is now Of
vital importance to the people of
Bryan to be active, earnest and ready
with their means to build this road
Some of our citizens may have the
impression that this road is being
built solely for the benefit of few
planters in Burleson county. We de-
sire to dispel this impression. The
cotton receipts from this section an
nually amount to over 10000 to $4,000
bales, besides other products, to-
gether with a large retail trade. We
have only to remind our people that
the planters and farmers in this sec
ton through which this railroad will
run have constructed levee at an
expenditure of over 100000, and the
levee now being completed parties
have made offers and are now ready
and willing, without any cost or eX-
pense to them, to build a railroad into
this territory. So it is apparent their
interest in having a railroad from
Bryan is not due to any selfish motives
on their part: but, on the contrary,
they are all largely interested and
identified with Bryan in some way.
In order for us to build this road
the people will have to raise and adj
vance the money. By so doing it will
be Bryan enterprise, owned by her
people, which it should be; then the
profits on the investment will come
to our people and not to capitalists or
Eastern bondhOlders. 1t is not expect
ed that anyone will give their money
as donation, but every person who
subscribes and pays will have issued
to him bonds in the road equal to the
amount subscribed.
To secure means to build the road
it will be necessary to issue bonds to
the amount of 100000 bearing inter-
est at the rate Of per cent. These
bonds, it is suggested, be sold to our
own people. We do not believe any
better opportunity can be found now
for the investment of ones money,
and those who have money in Bryan
to invest should not hesitate to put
it in such securities. We know of no
investment that could be safer to the
investor. Our citizens are all well &C.
quainted with the lands over which
this contemplated road will run, their
and the revenues that
come from this section annually.
which is sufficient to insure that the
road will be paying investment from
the beginning. To those persons who
may feel disposed to invest their
money in the bonds of the road we de-
sire to state that these bonds will be
issued by authority of the railroad
commission of Texas, and when the
is obtained from the com.
the bonds are registered by
the secretary of state, and when so
registered they become a first lien on
Ill the property, equipment and fran
'hises of said railroad, thereby max |
ng them gilt-edge security for any
money that may be invested in them.
The interest is to be paid annually, |
which has priority over the payment
f dividends, besides a sinking fund
) provided annually out of the earn
lgs of the road to meet the payment
( the bonds when they mature Does
nyone want any better security for
leir money? Is it as good as ven.
prs lien note? WHY, certainly it is
ill it pay you your interest? That