San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-10
RAILROAD LOCALITIES.


vision, and Mr.. S. L. Skinner, lef1
Monday for Houston.
Night trains may be expected or
the Toledo, st. Louis and Kansas City
before long.
The new ten-wheel passenger en-.
gines will be put into service on the
Louisville and Nashville this week.
1t is reported that the Big Four and
Lake Shore have jointly bought from
Mr.. ID. J. Msckey, the Cincinnati
Wabash and Michigan road.
A new time card takes effect at ST
Louis today st the Union depot
changes i'm the Iron Mountain, Frisco
and Jacksonville Southeast trains.
The new town, Tredegar, Ala. is
ths same station as Jacksonville, A la
on the line of the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia railroad sys.
tenn.
The Mobile and Ohio announces an
excursion to Deer Park, Ala, near
Mobile, leaving the Union depot on
Tuesday evening. Tickets will be
good for return within so days.
The Monterey and Gulf will he
about 500 miles long when finished.
1T has been constructed $50 miles from
Vanaditia on the way to TamDico,
and will be the best paying road in
that country.
The most friendly relations have
been established between the Lake
Erie and Western road and the Cent.
raj traffic Association. Although not
a member. the Lake Erie and West
ern pays it's share of the expenses of
the association.
Another Erie circular bears the in
formation that Mr.. w. +. Turreff, late
superintendent of motive power Of the
Big Four, has been appointed Master
Mechanic of the Chicago and Erie
with office at Huntington, Ind, vice
Mr.. Latta, resigned to enter other
business.
have been notified that the line per
mits stOp-Overs on winter tourists
tickets issued by connecting lines, az
these tickets bear transit limit in
either direction, of 80 days.
President Ledyard. of the Michi-
gan Central, and President Fish, OF
the Illinois Central, are consulting,
concerning a new depot at the lake
front, Chicago. The property is own
ed by the Illinois central.
-Leverett S. Miller, who in October
was appointed chief engineer of the
st. Paul and Duluth, has received the
additional appointment of assistant
general manager. Mr.. Miller prior
TO his removal to Duluth, was assist
ant superintendent Of the New York,
Providence and Boston.
There will be union meeting of
the brotherhood of Railway train
men in this city, Sunday Dec. Is, at
which representatives from the differ
eDt lodges OF the order, and delegates
from the BrOtherhOOds of Locomotive
Engineers, Firemen, Switchmen, Rail-
way Conductors, and Order of Rail-
road Conductors, are expected to at
tend.
A. b. Stickney, chairman of the
Board of Directors of the st Paul
and Kansas City, says there is no
truth in the report telegraphed from
Chicago that negotiations were pend
ing for a transfer of land between the
interests he represents in Chicago
and several of the prominent Chicago
packers, whereby the packing and
Strengthening interests of that city
would be transferred to Indiana.
The following order, just issued
by second vice-president Thomas, of
the Erie, will no doubt be hailed
with satisfaction by all of the men
concerned: Amy conductor, engi-
neer, fireman, brakeman, or other
train hand who is laid off for any
cause, pending an investigation, and
upon that investigation is declared
TO be in no way 10 blame for the
charge on which he is suspended,
shall receive full pay for the time
lost and be reinstated."
1t is the intention of the Vandalia
management, with the taking effect
Of the spring time table, TO greatly
improve the service on the 7. II. and
L.. division, putting on chair cars to
run through to st. Joseph, and the
time of the trains will be such as to
draw travel 10 the Northern pleasure
resorts on that line. AS yet but
little effort has been made to increase
the passenger business of the line
north of South Benz.
The old clock which used to stanu
in the New York Contra Depot az
Utica, n. Y, has been bought by all
Albany clockmaker, and will be sent
10 the Worlds Fair at chicago. It is
feet high, with q mahogany case
md q silver face. 1t is supposed to
be the first standard clock used In
the Washington National Observa.
tory, and is over 100 years old.
A formal complaint.Of violation by