San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-12
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
improvements at Gonzales and
Luling-other Bright Rail
road News.

A. P. Blue, roadmaster of the
Southern Pacific, has returned
from Gonzales, where he had been
on business for the road. He re-
ports Gonzales improving and says
new electric plant has been erect
ed, and that the entire city is now
lighted by electricity. He says
the dam across over the San Mar
cos river is completed, and that
they have excellent water power
there now. A new railroad track
will be built for cotton seed oil
mill and cotton gin, which are in
course of construction. a grist
mill will also be built in Con
zales.
Mr.. Blue further stated to the
LIGHT reporter that the Southern
Pacific will built another track sat
Luling for through train to Chi
cago. There is at present one "G"
track in Luling and the new one
will make two for that progressive
little town. The graveling is now
in progress for the new track.
Mr.. Blue left this m Orning for
Glidden, to be gone few days.
STEAMER FREIGHT TRAFFIC.
Harry X. Anderson, the chief
dispatcher of the Southern Pacific
Houston division said yesterday
that steam freight is having a
heavy run from the last, which
goes from New York to San Fran
cisco and passes through
San Antonio on last Sat
urday sixty cars passed through
this city; also sixty yesterday, and
today sixty cars of New York
steamer freight will pass through
here, bound for California. The
traffic from the west bound east is
not very brisk at present.
REDUCED RATES.
The Southern Pacific will sell
round trip tickets to st. Louis and
Chicago, on June 10Th and 18th,
making tickets good for contin-
uous passage in each direction
until final limit of thirty days from
date of sale. The rate from San
Antonio to st Louis and return
will be $3.50, and from San An
tonic to Chicago and return 1880.
A general rush is looked for on
those two days.
The San Antonio & Arkansas Pass
n onH r h nd fnf.
round trip from all stations on the
line to San Antonio, for the cele-
bration on Emancipation Day on
the 10Th of June.
The Sap, also announces one
fare rate for round trip tickets for
the annual convention of the Texas
State Horticultural association,
which convenes at Rockport on
June 20.
For the TeXa State Teachers
association, which meets in San
Antonio on June Goth and 9th,
the San Antonio & Arkansas Pass
will sell round trip tickets for one
fare from all stations to this city.
All roads running into this city
have announced reduced rates for
the Teachers convention.
MORE RAILROAD CHANG ES.
w. w. CammOck, for years local
agent at Flatonia on the San An
tonic & Arkansas Pass, has accepted
similar position on the Santa
Fe, and will in the future make
his headquarters at NavasOta. 1t
has not yet been learned who will
be appointed to succeed Mr.. Cam
mock on the Sap.
j. f. AtkeisOn, the well known
agent at Cameron on the San An
tonic & Arkansas Pass, has also ten
dered his resignation, and will in
the future act in the capacity of
contracting freight agent for the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, with
headquarters at Houston, which
office has been recently created in
the Bayou City. 1t is not yet
known who will succeed Mr.. At
keison on the Sap at Cameron.
BETWEEN STATIONS.
J. j. Kearns, dispatcher on the
Southern Pacific east end, is con-
fined to his room with a spell of
illness. He is relieved by C. d.
Sale, Of Fort Worth.
J. M. Booth, Of the Southern Pa
cific leaves today to attend the
Train Dispatcher's annual national
convention, which will be held in
Utah, beginning on the Goth Of this
month. Mr.. Booth will be relieved
by F. Hurd.
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