San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-11
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
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TILE SHIPMENTS.
Bright Budget of Railroad News
Gathered From Various Sources
By the Light Rumbler.

in the city yesterday and left last
night for Taylor. Mr.. Harris has
his headquarters in st. Louis and
Fort Worth, and was formerly To-
Gated in San Antonio. He is natur-
ALLY pleased with the continuous
growth of the Alamo City. He was
seen by the Rumbler yesterday af-
;tern00n and said that cattle ship
U.ents are light all over the coun-
try. This is owing to the present
low market prices for cattle.
He stated that cattle shipments
from Texas to Chicago are in
creased this year, but on a total
the natives show big decrease to
Chicago.
list. Louis shows an increase tn us
far, since last January Of 10000
head. and Kansas City shows an
increase for the past seven
months of 10000 head.
Hog shipments, this year, COM
pared with those of last year, show
an immense decrease, Willie sheep
shipments have increased this
year
Speaking of the general financial
condition of the country, Mr.. Har-
Tis stated that Texas and the south
are better prepared for bank runs
than any other section of the cOun-
try. The other day, he said, man
went into the First National bank
in Fort Worth and wanted to bOr-
row some money. The president
happened to be present at the
time and asked what security he
could give. The man replied, "GOOd
black land" The bank president
retorted, "Can't do it; real estate is
no good now"
BETWEEN STATIONS.
J. II. Steere, formerly assistant
general freight agent for the Santa
Fe, at Dallas, was in the city yes
terday, and left for Corpus Christi.
He will return to this city tOmOr-
row. Mr.. Steere is now Texas sales
agent for the Kansas and Texas
Coal company, with headquarters
at Dallas.
One hundred and sixteen cars of
steamer freight from New York en-
route to California were delayed
on accent of the washOuts west of
here, on the Southern Pacific. The
damages have been repaired and
the freight left for California yes
terday. Fifty cars of New York
steamer freight passed through
here today.
One carload Of Chinese passed
through here over the Southern
Pacific yesterday from California
en- route to Florida.
c. Schwartz, formerly shipping
clerk in the Southern Pacific freight
house, is now acting as cotton Clerk
in place of j. Markham, who is in
Beeville. The change was made
on account of dull business on that
road.
Hal Howard returned this morn
ing from a trip to Luling, where he
had been on passenger business for
the Southern Pacific.
William Luke, conductor on the
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass, run
ming between here and Corpus
Christi, has returned from visit
to Vermont.
A new patent car coupler is said
to have BEEN invented by George A
NOrcrOss Of this city, and that it is
likely to be adopted. The Inter-
national and Great Northern, and
the Texas and Pacific want to
adopt it.
Charles Hamilton, general man
ager of the Texas Central, with
headquarters at Waco, is on his
way to Corpus Christi, to fish for
tarpOns. Manager MOnserrate, OF
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
says, he has wired the agent down
there to stake a number of tarpons
out for Mr.. HamiltOn's special
benefit, so that he will not have
made his trip unnecessarily.
Alfred DeCoster, travelling freight
agent in the state Of Texas for the
Southern Pacific, was in the city
from Cuero few days ago, celebra
ting his 47th birthday anniversary
NJ. ID. MOnserrate, of the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass, arrived il
the city last night from NOakum
whittier he went to look over tn,