Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-23
RAILROAD MACNATES
VISIT BROWNSVILLE
Messrs. Winchell and Yoakum Of the
Frisco Brought E. P. Ripley of the
Santa Fe to See the Valley.

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greatest railroad systems of the coun-
try, a special train arrived in Browns
vile yesterday al. three o'clock The
train comprised five of the handsom-
es+ private cars in the United States
two belonging TO the Santa Fe and
three 10 the Frisco systems. The pas
sengers included b. l.. Winchell,
president and B. F. Yoakum, execu-
tive head, of the Frisco, and E. P.
Ripley, president of the Santa Fe
system, and also a number Of other
prominent men of both systems.
"One OF our usual inspection trips"
was the reply of President Winchell,
when in.errogated by Herald re-
preventative regarding the signifi
canoe of the visit "One object was
to bring Mr.. Ripley down to see the
| famous Lower Rio Grande Valley. We
captured him, as he was en- route 20
Santa Barbara, Calf, his winter
home He had been promising long
while to make a visit to the Valley.
Frank Rabb haG been notified BY
| long distance message Thursday Of
the coming of iGhe railroad party
and he, with Messrs c. L. MacMan-
US, W. G. Shaw, Hiram U. Hart, and
Grover Singer, met the special with
several automobiles and took Messrs
| Yoakum, Winchell and Ripley and
lumber of others of the visitors TO
visit Las Paimas, Mr. Rabb's beauti
| full country place eight miles east
o. Brownsville. Owing to bad roads
| the machines were unable however
70 proceed beyond the Piper planta
tion Here the visitors were shown
the extensive improvements that are
being made by Mr.. Shaw, who is
! building an irrigation system and
| putting in a large sugar plantation.
With the exception of Mr. Yoakum
| he party left on the special train
81 ortly after returning to town.
The following is the personnel o
yesterdays train:
| BENJAMIN F. Yoakum of New York
City, chairman of the board of di-
rectOrs of the Frisco lines,
B. L. Winchell, of St Louis, presi
dent Of the st. Louis e San Francis.
60 Railroad Co.
w. G. Nixon Of st. Louis, vice
president of the st. Louis & San
Francisco Railroad Co.
w. B. Biddle Of Chicago, vicepresi-
dent of the St. Louis & San Francis
60 Railroad Co.
j. S. Pyeatt Of Houston, vice -pres-
| dent and general manager of the
/ New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Fris
co lines
f. P. Ripley of Chicago, president
Of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe
r. r.
George T. Nicholson of Chicago
vice-president Of the Atchison, Tope.
\ ka & Santa Fe railroad railroad.
F. G. Pettibone of Galveston, vice
president and general manager Of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad
]. Hershey of Galveston, ger eral
| freight agent of the Santa Fe.
R. j. Kleberg Of KingsvilIe, well
known land owner and capitalist
General Winslow, American consul
at Copenhagen, Denmark
VIM. Doherty of Kingsville, general
manager of the St Louis b & NJ r
r.
r. F. Carr of Kingsville, superinten
dent Of the st. l.. B. & NJ r. r.
Mr. Yoakum remained in Browns
Vile with his private car and will
leave on the early morning trair
for the north. The remainder of the
party went out with the special, and
Mr. NiXon's car will be cut out Of the
train at Kingsville. The special was
backed up to and on the international
bridge just before leaving TO allow
the visitors a view of the structure
from the train.
This is the first time the Santa
Fe officials have been here in several
years. According to information Sc.
cured. there is nothing OF especial
moment in the trip of the officials
they having come down here princi
pally to note the progress of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley, and Just
70 look the country over" They have
been making a trip over all the Fris-
co lines.
Before coming TO Brownsville, the
party made trip up the Valley. Wis
iting all important points from Mis-
sion TO this place.
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