San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-16
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES.
The Wool Traffic Increasing
Other Railroad News.

Wool continues to arrive and the traf-
fic is gradually increasing with the ad-
yancement of the season. The receipts
over the various roads thus far for this
week have cclipSed those of the cores
pondug date OF the former week. Exports
have thus far, been rather light, but are
expected to pick up in the course OF a
short period.
The southern Pacific handles most
wool from the west principally from Del
Rio, Eagle Pass. Maria, COmStOck and
Uvslde. The wool traffic OF the lnterna-
ional and Great Northern has also picked
up this week. The shipments, however,
are as vet comparatively light. The wool
along points on this road comes princi-
pally from the south.
The general freight traffic of the vari
Gus roads is reported lively, and consists
chiefly of packed goods. An additional
force Of laborerS is occasionally required
so handle the large amount of freight
now being received and shipped. The
various clerks are consequently expert
encing hard time and are earning their
salaries by the sweat of the brow"
1t is very likely that the railway freight
depotS of the city will close on Saturday
afternoons. commencing probably next
month, This is customary for all whole
sale houses as well as freight deDOtS, in
order to allow the over worked clerks
half holiday on the last of the week, and
il. always highly appreciated by the en-
ployeS.
FAST TIME.
What was considered an unusually good
run was accomplished today by the
Southern Pacific. A train OF seventeen
cars of live stock left San Antonio at Sis
o'clock last night and arrived at Houston
at 6:15 this morning. On the trip the
train stopped thirty minutes at Glidden,
changed engines and crew, and eight ad-
ditiOnal cars were coupled to the train.
making in all an eight-wheel engine and
Twenty-Five cars Of live stock, running
from San Antonio to Houston, a distance
OF POO miles. in nine and One-half hours.
Another run on this road worthy of
pOte is one between Luling and San An
tonic, a distance Of fifty mine miles. This
run has been accomplished in one hour
and forty minutes, with an eight-wheeI
engine and twelve large SleeperS. Taking
in consideration the many grades between
bore and Luling, the run is very good
one.
PAID OFF THE BOYS.
The car of wealth, better and more
fayOranly known as the reliable pay car"
of the International and GreatiNOrthern,
arrived yesterday from Palestine and
squared up with the employees of that
road. General Superintendent 7. G. Col
den. with headquarters at Palestine, came
in with this car. and left this morning for |
Laredo to dispose OF some railroad wealth
in the border city.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL. |
train of fifteen cars of sheep was
loaded at Encinal. on the International
and Great Northern yesterday and left |
for Chicago.
Three trains of live stock were shipped
from CotulIa to Chicago by way Of the |
International and Great Northern.
General Superintendent w. e. Van |
Week, Of the Southern Pacific, arrived |
from Houston on No. 20 this morning in /
his spec al car Texas" and will remain
here TO attend the damage suit still pend |
ing against that road. The suit grew out /
OF a wreck at Sabinal a year ago, and |
Brakeman DOwd and Raymond were in
jured
The old roof Of the Southern Pacific |
freight depot is being taken up, and |
new one will be replaced.
Prince" the old watch dog of the
Southern Pacific dispatcher'S office, which
died recently of old age. has been prom
inent figure around that place for the
past twelve years.