San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-31
WHEELS OF COMMERCE..
News of HOgg's Special Aversion
A Car Burned-BuiIding-
Rate War.

A Car Burneu-Bullu1ng-
Rate War.
Conductor Contell, of the Southern
Pacific, is very sick.
Mr.. G. NJ. Caskey, assistant. claim
agent of the 1. Il q. N, was.in the
city yesterday.
T. q. George. agent of the Southern
Pacific at Eagle Pass, passed through
the city yesterday en- route home from
q trip to North Texas.
E. NJ. Winstead is acting assistant
general passenger agent for the Aran-
sas Pass road in the absence of his
chief, who is rusticating in California.
Il. p. O'Leary, formerly operator at
San Marcisl, Mexico, relieves Operator
p. Trainer in the Southern Pacific dis
patcher's Office.
F. d. Clyde, formerly repairer Of
telegraph for the Arkansas Pass and
later inspector of the San Antonio tel
ephone exchange, has accepted the po-
sltion of manager of the telephone
exchanges Of the Tyler district.
Mr.. Walker, late of Atlanta, Ca,
has accepted q position in Gen eral
Superintendent Van Weeks office at
Houston. Mr.. Walker Is a son-in-law
to the veteran dispatcher ]. w. Dud-
ley, of the Southern Pacific. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker are at present on visit
in this city to Mr.. Dudley.
J. f. Fra CO, superintendent Of
bridges and buildings for the South
ern Pacific says that there Is at pres
ent great activity in bridge work I'M
der his supervision. Many old struc-
lures are being removed and others
are being strengthened.
Richard Marmion, assistant city
ticket agent of the I. and Il. N, has
resigned that position and leaves to-
day for a trip north and west, but
will return before very long. His,
place is supplied by B P. Goodwin,
Of Galveston.
A box car loaded with wood, stand
ing in the Southern Pacific freight
yards, took fire in some unaccountable'
manner last night about o o'clock.
No alarm of fire was sounded, the
Sunset Hose company turning out and
subduing the fire, but not before the
car was nearly destroyed.
Yesterday afternoon the work Of
excavating for the foundations for the
long promised, but long delayed new
Office for the Southern Pacific Machine
department was commenced. 1t will
be situated on the southeast corner of
Duval and Olive streets, and Is to be
two stories high of white brick, and
red trimmings. It will be 30x6O feet,
the lower part being occupied as q
supply store room, the upper floor be-
ing divided into offices for the Audi
tors clerks, master mechanics's clerks,
draughtsman and master mechanic,
and in appearance will be in keeping
with the great buildings around 1t.
The rate war between the various
Twas roads is not giving satisfaction
to the roads taking part in it, the re-
duction affecting the revenue of the
roads interested at least 20 per cent,
and the Southern Pacific has come
out with another small reduction for
| points west of San Antonio. The
whole affair was caused by common
desire to punish the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas for some underhand
reductions, but there is a general de-
sire to see the old rates restored as
nobody is being benefited.
| Receiver Yoakum, of the Arkansas,
said to a LIGHT rustler this morning
in response to question as to the
probable early completion of the
Waco extension, that If the creditors
of the road were willing, the receivers
would petition the court for authority
to fill up the gap and throw that part
of the line open to business. There
is no doubt but that such would be
of great benefit to the road, as the
extension passes through the best
cotton producing portion of the state.
The majority of the creditors favor
the proposition.