The Present Texas Railway System. 
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Central Montgomery 263,040 acres 
Chicago, Texas & Mexican Central. . . . 225,280 acres 
Gnlf, Colorado and Santa Fe 3,259,520 acres 
Total 3,747,840 acres 
The G. C. & S. F. Ry. Co. operates today 989.11 miles of main line 
within the limits of the state. 
Ft. Worth and Denver City Railway. — This line was chartered May 
26, 1873. Was completed to Decatur, 36 miles, May 1, 1882; to Bowie, 
64 miles, July 1, 1882; to Wichita Falls, 110 miles, Sept. 24, 1883; to 
Harrold, 144 miles, May 12, 1885; to Vernon, 163 miles, Octoer 15, 
1886; to Quanah, 192 miles, February 1, 1887; to Clarendon, 276 miles, 
October 1, 1887; to State Line, 453 miles, January 26, 1888. In con- 
nection with the Denver, Texas and Ft. Worth Railway, was opened 
from Ft. Worth to Denver on March 1, 1888. The total mileage in the 
state, including the Ft. Worth and Denver Terminal Railway, is 453.57 
miles. 
Houston East’ and West Texas Railway. — This line was chartered 
March 11, 1875. Was opened to Goodrich, 62 miles, in 1879; to Moscow, 
87 miles, in 1880; to Burke, 110 miles in 1881; to Nacogdoches, 138 
miles, in 1882 ; to Sabine River, 192 miles, by December 1, 1885. 
This line received from the state 787,840 acres of land donation. 
Texas Mexican Railway. — This line was chartered from Corpus 
Christi to the Rio Grande River on March 13, 1875, under title of the 
Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande Railroad. Present name 
was adopted by amendment dated June 30, 1881. Length of main line 
is 162.24 miles and received from the state land donations as follows: 
Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande, 855,680 acres 
Texas Mexican, 556,800 acres 
Total 1,412,480 acres 
Texas Central Railroad. — This line was chartered May 28, 1879, from 
a point in McLennan county northwest to state line; also northeast to 
state line. The northwest branch was built from Ross to Albany, 176 
miles in 1882 and in 1889 extended to Stamford, 214 miles. The eastern 
branch was built from Garrett to Roberts, about 52 miles, and when sold 
under foreclosure on March 25, 1891, was reorganized under title of the 
Texas Midland Railroad, which was extended south to Ennis and north 
to Greenville, 72 miles from Ennis. Was built from Commerce to Paris, 
38 miles. It operates over the St. L. S. W. Ry. track from Greenville 
