San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-10
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
Items Picked Up at the Depots, Of
fees and Along the Lines.

fees and Along the Lines.
Superintendent of Transportation
Bob,Innes of the SAP, is in Waco.
Miss Susie Johnson, operator on
the Southern Pacific at 'Uvalde, is
in the city visiting friends.
George Mccormick, draughts-
man on the Southern Pacific, has
gone to Yoakum to visit a friend.
Work is in progress in widening
the gauge of the Houston, East and
West Texas between Houston and
Shreveport.
Thomas Chasteen, freight con-
ductor of the Southern Pacific, is
laying off and spending few days
at Kerrville.
Forty-eight cabin and twenty
seven steerage passengers left Gal
weston for New York yesterday on
board the Mallory steamer de
ona."
Miss Estelle Woods, operator on
the Southern Pacific at Sabinal,
passed through here yesterday en-
route to New Orleans, on a visit to
friends.
County Treasurer FrGboese, of
Bexsr county, paid inS530 to the
state treasurer. yesterday, being the
interest due on Mexican Gulf rail-
way bonds.
J. F. Ryan, chief clerk sor Road
master A.'P. Blue of the Southern
Pacific, LETT for Houston and Gal
weston yesterday, and Will return
this evening.
Captain G. M. Jarvis, assistant
resident engineer for the Southern
Pacific at Del Rio, left for the west
yesterday after spending several
days in San Antonio.
The Methodist churches of the
city will picnic at Leon Springs
next Saturday and have arranged
with the San AutOngo and Arkansas
Pass for transportation.
&C. Douglass, conductor on the
Mexican International, with head
quarters at SSbinas, is in the city
for a few days, for the benefit of
his health. He is a guest OF the
Maverick.
1t is rumored that the branch of
the Southern Pacific, running from
SpoFord to Eagle Pass, will soon
be turned over to the Mexican In
ternational, to be operated by that
company.
A special coach was attached to
the regular train of the San AntO-
Mo and Arkansas Pass this morn
ing, occupied by the students Of
st. Mary's college, who are spend
ing the day at Leon Springs.
Captain William Davis and Mr.
J. g. Fry called upon City Attor-
ney Levy this morRing about fix
ing up the required bond for the
San Antonio and Gulf Shore road,
but say he told them he was not
at leisure.
A. Da Costa, travelling freight
agent of the Southern Pacific, with
headquarters at Cuero, is in the
city today and paid his respects to
his old friend General Manager
Monserrat, of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass.
John G. Lewis, travelling pas
senger agent of the Iron Mountain
route, with headquarters at Aus
tin, arrived in San Antonio last
night and left for Austin over the
International and Great Northern
this morning.
The general passenger depart
ment of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass, is alway prepared to
help Southwest Texas in the way
of advertising. The latest enter
prise shown is the distribution of
several hundred copies of Gan
Ideal Winter Resort" among the
editors.
Rev. L. H. Morey and Mr.. G.
Stuart Simons, of the Madison
Square Presbyterian church, have
arranged with the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass for special
coaches to be attached to the regu-
lar train next Saturday morning at
9:05 o'clock for a union picnic to be
held at Berg's mill. There will be
about 400 in attendance.
Grading will not commence on
the San Antonio and Gulf Shore
next Monday, as reported. Mat
ters are at a standstill and work
will not be resumed until the
mayor grants permission. The re-
quired bond has thus far not been