Show Railroad Qoket Galveston IThe work of construction construc-tion of the New York Texas Mexican road will be abandoned when it reaches Victoria about the 17th of June The reason given is the inability of the state to give satisfactory land grants iNew York 2At a meeting of trunk line presidents yesterday it was agreed to select Charles Francis damas jr of Massachusetts as permanent arbitrator for the trunk lines Commissioner Fink was instructed to tender to him the position posi-tion It has not been accepted but little doubt of his acceptance is entertained It is also believed that Adams will be chosen by the western roads as permanent arbitrator |