San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-06
RAILROAD LOCALITIES.

General Superintendent {. \. Merriam,
of the Arkansas Pass. i in Laredo.
Mr.. j. VI. Booth. operator at the South
Crn Pacific diSpHtChrr'S office. has re-
turned from New York. and his face is all
W raped in smiles. lie brought bride
with him.
The late trains on ia" |. & &. n. are due
to having to wait for connections over
the Iron Mountain road. What is the
matter with that road. no one knows.
The north bound express matter gen
orally includes quite quantity or hSh
from Arkansas Pass and Rockport to
northern points. frequently is far as st.
LOutS or Denver. n h>hy smell that per-
vadcS the Who'll" train is also an accom-
painmcnt.
That Joke that was played on Gibbons
at GOakum. did not turn out as expected.
The perpetrators expected to hear howl
of misery from the unfortunate man, but
instead received his thanks by wire
adding in a postscript that the express
charges were RENTED, and that he was Il
drink ahead Of TN" j0k"rS.
The delegates to the .. K. c. cOnVcn-
ton at Rochester. n V. Eddy and Chase.
have returned. They report a most
splendid time and lots of work accom-
pliShcd by the convention.
The roads are still very busy with re-
cciptS and cOnSigmmCnts of wool. live
stock and frcightS The Arkansas Pass III
particular is crowded with cattle ship
mcntS and recently moved the largest
shipment taken through san Antonio at
one time consisting OF twenty carloads,
or over SCI head.
The Catholic orphans picnic yesterday
at Riverside park was very much enjoyed
by the participants. The Arkansas Pass
was very kind in furnishing fire." trans
IOrtatiOn.
Mr.. c. NJ. hi Brill, of Los Angeles,
Cal. is now bill clerk at the Arkansas Pass
depot in place of Mr.. ChaS. liutchinS, who
has been promoted to the way mainteE~-
ance department.
During the month of May the Arkansas
Pass originated on its line shipments of
live stock amounting to 1855 carloads an
increase of 197 cars over the showing for
May, 1889, and 1t is expected that the
showing for this year will far exceed that
of the last. The Arkansas Pass is the cot
tie route Of Texas,
When anybody refers to "NO-trOuhlG- to-.
anSwCr-q questions" ii is easy to know
that Mr.. Geo. Il. Lupton, the affable and
0bligng passenger agent of the Southern
Pacific is meant. The very posters and
dodgers scattered around SO name him.
and no futher reference is necessary.
The railroads of the etfeto east are not
so CtfctC when it comes to advertising but
some of them are as alive as American
roads in the matter Of hunting for the
tourist In various places around this
| city may be seen some enormous posters,
calling attention to the scenery along the
! line of little road in Switzerland. as en-
ticing in appearance as most railroad
| posters usually are.
The convention of the Texas Wool Grow
crS association on the oh inst. in GalN eS-
| tOn,which meeting there will be prcSenta at
Il number of membcrS of Educational aSsO-
| citation. A number of roads have put on
special rates for this excursion. that of
| the !. x G.. n. being $1O.55 from this mt:
and the rate over the Arkansas Pass one
| fare for the round trip. or $7.35.