Kansas City Mexico &Ourr ent Railroad Map Proclaims Texan Mileage
San Antonio Express reports the Kansas City Mexico and Orient line map showing 747.82 miles in operation and 878.82 leased, with Texas hosting major completed segments from San Angelo to Wichita and continuing toward San Antonio Kerrville route. President Stilwell tours the line and favors the Orient as a trunk route.
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A. F E. Stilwell
Kansas City
Orient
Stilwell
Texas
San Angelo
Elora
Mertzon
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Paisano
Summit
Alamito
Rio Grande
Puerto Monier
Chihuahua
San Sostenes
Sanchez
Hornillos
Topolobampo
Pacific
Wichita
Kansas
Mexico
Kerrville
San Antonio
Santa Fe Extension Rumor Spurs Land Grab Near Stiles
Temple leaders A Lee Brown L W Johns and O P Gresham claim the Santa Fe will extend to Pecos City. They bought eight sections of the Rankin land seven miles west of Stiles and plan a townsite, to be surveyed along the proposed line. Gresham predicts Upton County will rise in a few years and the Santa Fe extension will be built. The party will add surveyors and begin platting immediately.
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Santa Fe
Sterling City
Pecos City
Temple
A. Lee Brown
L. W. Johns
O. P. Gresham
Upton County
Stiles
Gresham
Cattle Die of Creeps A New Texas Disease
A strange fatal cattle illness called creeps is ravaging Del Rio Eagle Pass and western Texas it is spreading quickly and likely contagious Veterinarian Dr Levi Johnson of the U S Bureau of Animal Industry suspects a new disease with joint and leg weakness causing rapid death cattle are being killed to prevent spread Dr Johnson plans further study and return to Del Rio from San Antonio Express.
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del Rio
Eagle Pass
Texas
Levi Johnson
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
San Antonio
Johnson
Land Wanted Near Rail Lines in West Texas Counties
I have buyers for land tracts from 10 000 to 25 000 acres in Presidio Brewster Pecos or Val Verde Counties near the railroad. Cuas Gerrens Sutherland Springs Texas dated 3 31 21.
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Presidio
Brewster
Perc
Val Verde
Cuas
Gerrens
Sutherland Springs
Texas
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First National Bank
Santa Fe Extension
Southwest
SKY
Sesseceesesesses
San Angelo Standard
M. M
A. A. Newett
Ceep
Alpine State Bank
Alpine Mercantile Company
Stephen Putney
Alpine Mercantile Comp’y
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