An important meeting of the members of the Blalock Mexico Colony was held in this city Tuesday.  The question of the route the colonists were to take from Mangum to their destination in Mexico was to be decided and representatives of ten different railroads were here looking after the interests of their especial roads.  After much figuring and deliberation it was decided that the route should be over the Rock Island to Fort Worth, thence to San Antonio over the Houston & Texas Central, thence over the Southern Pacific to Eagle Pass on the Rio Grande, thence over the Mexican International to Monteray (sic), thence to Escondon over the Mexican Central.  The latter place is the nearest railroad point to the land the colony has purchased.  Considering the distance to be traveled from Mangum, about fifteen hundred miles, they have succeeded in securing very low rates, both passenger and freight.  The passenger rate is to be $15.40 each full, through ticket and seventy five cents per hundred pounds for freight in car loads.  It is estimated that there will be at least 100 full tickets and fifteen cars of freight to go.  The freight cars may be started out ahead as they will go separately, the freight cars probably as an extra freight train and the passengers in a special through car, but on the regular passenger train. 

It has not yet been settled when the start will be made, but the railroad agrees to have the cars here on five days notice.  Most of the colonists are now ready to start but no time can be set from the fact that the agents of the colonists have not yet succeeded in obtaining the deeds to the land, although the colonists here are daily expecting word that the final transfer has been made and the money paid over.  There seems to be some hitch in perfecting the title to the land.