San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-23
THE KATY EXTENSION.
San Marcos and Lockhart Want It
Other Railroad News.

1t has not yet been decided whether the
extension of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas will be built from San Marcos or
direct from LOckhart to San Antonio.
The latter route would give them nearly
an airline to this city and seems to be
the one preferred at present The citi-
zens of San Marcos, however, are offering
every inducPment possible to have the
line extended from that city and ii will be
a difficult matter for the managers of the
road TO decide between the two cities.
The work of extending the line will be
under the supervision Of Train Master L.
5. Mcdowell.
SIDE TRACKS AND OPEN SWITCHES.
In order to avoid strike and taking
chances of being out of employment this
winter, the employees of the Glover Leaf
railway at Laredo, o., have filed peIi-
tiOn in the United States court, setting
forth that since the appointment Of a re-
ceiver for that road their wages had been
Systematically reduced until it is impOS-
Sible to live on the wages they are getting
and praying that the receiver be COM
PEELED to pay them living wages.
Messrs. Lindsey and Casper, two well
known train dispatcherS on the Wheel
ing and Erie, are in the city from Mas
siliOn, o., to spend the holidays. They are
delighted with the climate of San AntO-
Mo. When they left Ohio a few days ago,
snow was six inches deep up there.
Phil Loos, the popular conductor on
the weSt-end of the Southern Pacific, ar
rived here from SanderSon, about $50
miles west of here. yesterday with four
cars of fine Durham stock en- route to
Knoxville. Tenn. He made 1the run in
seven hours.
The sale OF tickets for local holiday ex-
curSOnS commences today. Tickets will
be on sale tomorrow and Monday, and on
the 3Oth and 3lst and January 1st, good to
return until January 3. The rate has
beer reduced to one and One-third fare.
Thomas Freeland, superintendent Of
the Crescent News company. with head
quarters at New Orleans, arrived in town
from Waco, over the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass, yesterday afternoon. He
left for Houston last night.
Passenger agents have completed their
laborS for the cheap holiday excursions
to points in the southeast The heaviest
traffic was on the Southern Pacific, HOuS-
ton and Texas Central, Texas and Pacific
and the Santa Fe.
A special train of thirteen cars of
pecans left the Southern Pacific depot for
New York this morning. f. A. Piper d
Coo Uvalde are the shippers Of ten cars
ana j b. SandersOn, OF this city, shipped
the balance.
Colonel BILLY" Gleason, the popular
commercial freight hustler for the Santa
Fe, has returned from business trip TO
Central and East Texas, and will
spend Christmas in the Alamo City.
Superintendent Dave Forbes has re-
ceived instructions to advance salaries to
all employees Of the San Antonio division
OF the Southern Pacific who desire a lit
tie money for Christmas.
Miss Eugelis Lattimer, stenographer
In the purchasing agents Office Of the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass, left for Fla
tonia today to spend Christmas at home.
Chris. BUTLER, OF the engineering de-
partment OF the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass, left for Victoria today to spend
Christmas with his parents.
NJ. ]. Monaghan, formerly dispatcher
on the Southern Pacific In this city, was
In town Thursday greeting old friends
after a long absence.
The new depot at Herndon on the
Southern Pacific will be completed today.
Six kegs OF beer will be tapped for the
occasion.
P. II. Goodwin, formerly chief clerk in
the Santa re freight office at Galveston.
has been promoted to assistant freigh,
agent.
T. T. Chssteen, conductor on the South.
ern Pacific. is out on hunting trip fol
several weeks.
Conductor J. w. Furgsson, OF the South.
ern Pacific, has gone to Houston 10 spend
Christmas.
Most Of the travelling railroad men will
spend Christmas OF their various homes
Superintendent J. T. McQueenv left
yesterday for trip over his division.
A. ii. Delay, operator at Shumls, will
spend Christmas in the Alamo City.
The Southern Pacific pay-csr will bs
here on New Years day.
Late Arrests.
Officer 1nman arrested Tom Hyne,
this morning In the Sevanth unrd On thn