The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-05
LOCAL nAIhwAY MOTIFS.
Peace reigns In the ra,e world

". A. Reinhnrt. trave!inr passsn,sar
asgent OF The Southern Pacific is in Inc
N W. auntsr rigb of way agen, OF
! Houston. 1880 -
w !. Matthews. claim agent of the In.
t.srnnlonal and Great Northern, was in
| Houston yesterday
Travelling Passenger Agent Robins ~,
the Houston and Texas Central went Up
the road last night.
w Hoskiua vice president OF the
'Macaroni" with headquarters at VIC
toria, is IN the city
Travelling Passenger Agent Lawson or
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas went ID
San Antonio last night.
y. w White, general agent for Texas
y the Queen ana Crescent, win return
rom North Texas today.
General Manager Peck Of the Texas e..-
service leaves today for Il business trin
10 Dallas and Fort Worth
Shas. j. Segar. auditor OF the Southern
paciiic. went to New Orleans last night
he WAS accompanied by his wife
T. ]. Ray trainmaster OF The Interna-
tional and Great Northern went out on
the Columbia Zap line yesterday,
X, r. Robins, travelling passenger agent
nj the Houston and Texas Central has
returned from business trip over the
81. & B. slost. assistant general PASSENGER
city yesterday. and returned TO Fcri Worth
last night.
]. y. Alien. contractor. and c. @. Wood.
bridge, civil engineer OF the La Porte,
Houston and Northern, were In Houston
yesterday.
The KATY freight office reported ycstnr-
lay as their best day this season F'ifty
goNd car loads Of freight were banded
for Houston.
n =. =
ton Belt Is back from st. Louis. where
he attended the funeral OF c. j. Picker
Ing last week.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas brought
y a number Of excursonlsts from the
North yesterday morning. They are seek
ing homes In Texas and several OF them
vent to La Porte
Yesterday all freight tariffs formerly
used by Texas railroads were out Of date.
and the new ones recently made by the
Southwestern Traffic association at ST.
louis went into effect.
BEGINNING tomorrow the International
and Great Northern train. which now
leaves Galveston at l:55 p. m. and arrives
here at 1916 p. M, VIII leave Galveston at
p. m. and arrive in Houston at 4:20 p.
m.
c. b. Rector has been appointed gem
eral agent OF the Cotton Belt at Memphis
Tenn. Mr. Rector was formerly general
freight agent OF the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas at Parsons, Kan, and is well known
in railroad circles
The connection between the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas and the Houston and
raxBs Central transfer lire Will be com
pleted this week, the delay being caused
ny the arranging Of a proner frog, which
Is to be put In by the latter road.
General Freight Agent Galbraith and
J. p. bartholomew, assistant general
Great Northern, viii be In Houston today
TO confer with General Traffic Manager
Rein OF the Houston and Texas Central
and Southern Pacific.
General Aianneer Rruttschnltt left Sat
urdsy night. and II is snrmlsed has gone
TO St Louis as representative appointed
ut Saturdays meeting OF railroad man
egeFs In Houston 70 attend general
5meeting of railroad managers TO consider
the free pass question and asree upon
common plan Of issuing passes.
The traffic department OF the Missouri
Hansas ana Texas has sent out circnlars
1otifving agents OF the Tex IS quarantine
-tlations In regard to live stock Tie
rTinr Includes the proclamation Of
he governor, setting forth tho I've stock
quarantine lines. rules and regnlatols,
IL proy!ded for by the sanitary eoinlnis-
ION.
The Katy agency NJ Norton, Kan, sia-
zion OF the Kansas city ana facinc 81
islon has been closed. Also the STATION
sreirb. .rents 81 she MISSOURI, Kanaas
and Texas hive, therefore. been. pounGi
that freight destined to those points VIII
rot be received unt charges are prepaid
and all responsibility after arrival Is as
sumed by consgnees
The salaries OF all International and
Great Northern EMPLOYEES nave peen rs.
stored to the game basis used before tnc
reduction last summer. ne fe9peilon
consisted Of 8 per cent on al salaries m
Ter SIS and 10 per cent on all over tllas
amount The restoration was made ~
aeon ~ the suernational's business JUST
led II r.id demonstrates the fairness ana
snssp[ss gagAcity OF the managers Of tna'
rop44
AR w wills Of Chicago and >. a HUI
son ~ F,ioonlngton ILL.,, bought the hrst
ssie,.ete Ia make the through trip on reg
,,isr schedule time 10 Ia Porte yesterdas
sihe trIn IL nov made 10 Harrisburg va
the Internhiinnai and Great Harliern.
from fiaere over the In Forte fi9nslnh
md Northern MS far as conpifteu. Atiq
The renlaioaer Of the trip ~ staga . "a
Porte. Ii.
The Houston and Texas Central Is lssii-
ine thousands OF flyers annoancirg UP
snectal low rates and excursion tr1lii,,s ", e
Uo,ision on December s. Tickets VIII "
,.ona fo leave Houston retprnin " an o.
hefore II 10 ~ m on the train OF l'eefnl-
aor 10 The time of depnrture u trans
= ssey,sl, city on the mnin linz ana alsp on
me Austin branch are given n flll;
Mig Express Contract Closed.
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