San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-12
RAILROAD RUMBLINGs.
New Rates Will Be Decided at Fort
Worth-Other. News.

the Rumbler this morning and
when asked his opinion of the
proposition of the one-fare rate &c
Chicago, which was made in Gal
weston by the international and
Great Northern and the Santa Fe,
said that he is at present not pre-
pared to talk much and he would
rather let it rest with the meeting
of the general passenger agents at
Fort Worth, which convenes today
There is difference of opinion
between the various lines of the
state regarding the one-fare rate, at
which tickets are to be sold on GER
tain dates only, and limited to ten
days from date. 1t is expected
that the proposition will be d 9cided
upon at the Fort Worth meeting.
Mr.. Martin is of opinion that one
fare rate tickets should be sold at
any time with at least a thirty
days limit for return, and with no
stop-over privileges on the way.
Some are of the opinion that the
proposition to sell round-trip
tickets to Chicago, for one fare on
ly, on certain dates, is a good one,
but that the limit should be eX-
tended. To sell one-fare round
trip tickets, only on certain dates,
would induce people to purchase
them, at the opportunity, and
would, of course, be Of benefit to
the railroad companies. In order
to avoid the rush, there would al
ways be some,who prefer travelling
more conveniently, and who would
be glad to pay the regular rates, to
avoid the rush.
Mr.. Martin has detailed George
Lupton to attend the meeting at
Fort Worth, and Mr.. Lupton will
act for the Sap. dIe left for the
Fort last night.
ITO GLIDDEN ON A HAND-CAR.
A. P. Blue, the roadmaster on the
San Antonio division of the South
ern Pacific, returned to the city
last night from trip to Gonzales.
He says the road is preparing to
build a side track to the new oil
mill at Gonzales, work, on which
will begin in about two weeks. Mr..
Blue left this morning for Glidden
on a hand-car, and will not return
until Saturday.
TOMS NEW PET.
Thomas Guin, running switch
engine No. 6l7, on the Southern
Pacific, has just pulled her out of
the repair shops, where she has
been thoroughly overhauleG, under
the supervision Of tho able general
foreman, Ed. Ryan. Tom is highly
pleased with her and says she is
the finest in the land. She pulled
III cars up Government Hill the
other day, and Tom says she can
just as easily pull all the cars on
the "hull road"
H. Smith, of the Monterey &
Mexican Gulf, arrived in the city
from Monterey, Mex, last night.
Women are employed at railway
switches and crossings in Italy be-
cause they do not get intoxicated
A. p. Sale, ticket agent for the
Southern Pacific, and postmaster
at Hondo City, is in town with his
family to spend few days.
A block switch, as is used on all
railroad lines, is being laid on the
new street railway, on Third
street, between Avenues D and f.
j. H. Douglass, the chief dis
patcher, accompanied Superinten-
dent David Forbes over the San
Antonio division on a general in
spectiOn trip.
The most costly piece of railway
line in the world is that between
the Mansion House and Aldgate
stations in London, which required
the expenditure Of close upon $10,-
100000 mile.
G. T. Wilson, freight conductor
on the Southern Pacific, running
to Houston, has been granted a
thirty days leave Of absence and
will visit the Worlds fair in that
time. He will be relieved by Pat
rick G. Simpson.
Mrs. John NJ. Knight, the wife
of the popular Sunset ticket agent,
leaves for New Orleans tonight,
accompanied by her son, Charlie
and daughter, Alma. The captain
will join them in a short while and
the happy family will then leave
for Chicago to visit the Worlds
fair.
Sidney X. Buchanan, the popu-
lar first trick on the Southern Pa
cific, has left Chicago, where he has