Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-01
LITTLE WORK ON
TEXAS RAILROADS
ONLY THIRIi-fINE MILLS OF
STEEL LAID DURING LAST
TWELVE MONTHS


Special % ne News
FORT WORTH. TeX.. July a.
halir0ad construction has been al q
low ebb In Texas during the first
year Of 1914. according 10 informa-
ton gathered by the Texas Business
Mems Association. from railroads,
building or contemplating construct
lng steam lines 10 this state The
data gathered by this organization
shows that 10 FAR this year only
35.27 miles Of steel has been laid
n Texas
The railroads which have added 20
the mileage OF this state during 1914
are shown In the following table.
The terminal points. length Of line,
when completed and number o. miles
" rail laid this year are also Civ
On.
San Antonio. Uyalde q Gulf
Pleasanton 10 Corpus Christi Tao
miles Amount Of steel laid in 1919
2iO miles.
Artesian Belt Christine 10 Crow
iuer 1870 miles. Amount Of steel
laid IN 1914 80 miles.
Galveston Harrisburg a San An
tonic. sirang 20 seabrook 90 miles.
amount OF steel laid in 1914 80
miles
Houston a Texas central Eure-a-
Stella cutoff s.5 miles Amount OF
steel laid In 1914 ~ miles
Matador Northern. Matador 20
main line q A. A. = near Roaring
springs s.5 miles Amount OF steel
laid In 1914 3.05 miles.
Total for the five roads 1870
miles Total amount Of steel laid
In 1914 for the five roads 1921
miles
The feature Of this years railroad
building activities was The compile
lion and opening for operation OF the
san Antonio ryalde a Gulf Railroad
between pieasantOn and Corpus
Christi. a distance az IA miles
Traffic was inaugurated over this
road March list and a spectacular
celebration was held al Corpus
Christi 10 commemorate this event
\ railroad Built by Co-Dpcration.
July 18th Matador citizens cele-
brated the opening for operation OF
tue Matador Northern Railway. This
line is completed 10 a point near
Roaring Springs. where II connects
with the Quanah, Acme q Pacific
line M that imcture. This road
will be "A Standing monument of
what can be- attained through co
4 I.... .stf
snip Matador people made an eff
fort 10 bring the Quanah. Acme a
Pan ic road through their city. and
being disappointed In that, they set
about at once TO prepare plans for
road 10 be- constructed by local
capital which has just been trump
pnantly completed, after encounter
Ing series OF obstacles which inn
pended bn..airS activities consider
ANY ma ~9-<xsFoSIas slow on
numerous occat ns. wren labor was
scarce and finaI es we're in jeopar-
dy. the cltizensGould respond with !
alarcity To- the rescue and assist In |
raising additional capital. building |
grade. laying steel or driving spikes |
whenever the occasion presented |
itself. Local preachers, lawyers, |
doctors and the editors were yolun-
teer workmen. Gas engines will |
pull the train and one trip each day |
will be made
With the laying OF I miles OF rail
on the Christine TO Growther road |
0f the Artesian Belt line there re-
mains 10 miles more 10 be supplied |
with steel before the road can be |
pu' In operation Four miles OF
roadbed was laid with rail In 1913 |
on this project The officials OF the |
road attribute the slow arrival OF
10 the impeded progress
Deing made on this line. but they
anticipate that rail laying will com
uence with a vim In short time
AS all grading has been finished and
supplies are expected daily. with
construction work conferred on steel
LAYING IL Is thought this railroad
can be- finished and opened Tor
operation Ia few months,
southern Pacific Increasing.
Tho three miles Of roadbed when
has been finished with track on the
Galveston. Harrisburg a San An
onto Railways line between Strang
and Seabrook. Is the first 10 be con
structed on this project Work on
this road has been seriously inter
fercd with hy continuous precipita-
tions lately. but from present indica-
lions work should proceed rapidly
The length Of the line will be slight
IS more than 10 miles and will prove
10 be great factor In the develop
mcnt OF Morgans roint. sylvan
teach. Bay Ridge and other points
llong it's route. Officials OF this
road say that both steam engines
aud electric cars will be used 20 IA
silltato transportation over this new
piece Of railroad.
Since the first OF the year l.22
rifles OF track has been constructed
on the Houston A. Texas Central
cutoff between Eureka and stella.
Although this piece OF track was
laid In January and marks the com
pletion OF this steam road. service
has not been inaugurated as yet on
account ~ the ballast not being IN
,hape. which Is considered 20 be
about % ier cent completed at this
time.
Slo,s Progress on Other Roads.
The Altus. Lubbock A Roswell
Railway Company has recently
changed hands and the new owners
announce that the grading Of this
line from Memphis to Lubbock,
distance of ~ miles. which has been
ready Tor the laying OF track for
some time. will be furnished with
rail just as soon as satisfactory ar
rangoments can be had. Much ere
dence o. given this report. and II