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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
8
In presiding proceedings, Judge C. A. sides announced a decision pending in the railroad chamber case. Details remain unclear due to damaged text but the matter involves railroad commissioners and a possible Senate reference.
A proposed extension by the Man Diego BB Pas and St Louis Railroad Company of Texas and Beltway of New Brexley seeks a shortest possible crossing of the Guadalupe mountains. Promoters claim deep planning and survey work completed with construction tipped to connect with Frisco lines at Qunan or Vernon, spanning multiple counties and backed by El Paso capitalists led by A Norchester president and local officials.
C K Dunlap announces January 1 effective appointments in Sunset Central Hines freight traffic department due to new offices and vacancies. Gentry Waldo named assistant general freight agent in Holton. J C Brasher promoted to general freight agent of Coastal lines. G Reed becomes division freight agent Houston and Texas Central at Cal War. Carmichael named general agent Harrisburg and San Antonio at Galveston. remaining posts to be filled as vacancies arise.
The fic company has filed for 18 charter shares and certifies authorized capital stock. The article notes stock details and the planned mail service route to Galveston and Dallas with evening delivery, indicating a new rail and postal arrangement amid the dispute.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss methods for interpreting an historical page. The brief mentions linguistic, typographic, and archival challenges and hints at organizing data for accurate transcription and cataloging. No clear events, names, or dates are present in the readable portion.
Reports from Rusk indicate John L Wortham of Tallas will present a bid to lease the iron works at the prison plus a plan to lease the State railroad to operate the plant. The move aims to use convict labor to run the furnace and pipe foundry, with debates over asset ownership and abolition of convict leasing continuing among officials and committees.
In Fort Worth Texas on December 2 the Rock Island appoints J B Bell as commercial agent to Ban Sir Bell for Guston and the San Antonio post is announced as the next assignment.
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