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under foreclosure on December 1, 1885. Was reorganized January 29, 
1886, under name of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway, the 
charter for which was tiled May 8, 1886. An amendment to same, tiled 
September 15, 1886, provided for the construction of the branch from 
Mt. Pleasant to Sherman; also an amendment filed March 15, 1887, 
provided for the construction of tie Ft. Worth and Hillsboro branches, 
which were constructed in 1888. 
The St. L., A. & T. Ry. was sold under foreclosure on October 23, 
1890, and on January 12, 1891, the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of 
Texas was chartered to succeed the same. 
The Kansas and Gulf Short Line Railroad was chartered February 18, 
1880, from Tyler to Sabine Pass. The first section was opened Decem- 
ber 18, 1882, and the line completed to Lufkin, 90 miles, by July 1, 1885. 
Was placed in the hands of a receiver and sold by order of the court on 
October 23, 1885. Was reorganized and rechartered under the title of 
the Tyler Southeastern Railway on January 12, 1891. By act of the 
legislature, passed in May, 1899, the St. L. S. W. Ry. of Texas was 
granted authority to purchase and consolidate with theT. S. E. Ry. 
The total operated mileage of the St. L. S. W. Ry. of Texas, including 
the T. S. E. Ry., at present is 640.3 miles. This system received land 
donations from the state as follows : 
Tyler Tap Railway 458,240 acres 
Texas & St. Louis Railway 942,080 acres 
Total 1,400,320 acres 
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. — This line was chartered by 
an act approved May 28, 1873, to construct from Galveston to Red River. 
Construction began at Virginia Point in 1875 and the line was built to 
Areola, 43 miles, in 1877; to Richmond, 64 miles, in 1878 ; to Brenham, 
126 miles, by August 1, 1880 ; to Belton by February, 1881 ; to Lampasas 
by May 15, 1882; to Ft. Worth by December 8, 1881. By act approved 
April 14, 1882, the G., C. & S. F. Ry. was authorized to purchase the 
Central Montgomery Railroad from Kavasota to Montgomery and extend 
same to Somerville and to Conroe. An act approved July 7, 1882, pro- 
vided for the purchase of the Chicago, Texas and Mexican Central Rail- 
way from Dallas to Cleburne and extend same to Paris. By 1885 the 
extensions were completed from Lampasas to Brownwood and from 
Montgomery to Conroe. In 1886 extensions were completed to Ballinger 
and Honey Grove ; in 1887 to Paris, Weatherford and San Angelo. 
Land donations were received from the state as follows : 
