The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-08

prevail.
w, j. Taylor, general baggegc egent q
the International aud Great Northern. IL
In the city attending court
Il. II. Thompson, general agent OF the
Canada Cattle car company, headquarters
az Fort Worth. ~ IN the city.
W. u. Lawson travelling passenger
agent OF the Missouri Kansas and Texas,
ictt Tor Austin yesterday morning,
NJ u. Monscrrate, general manager Of
the san Antonio and Arkansas Pass, came
IN from san Antonio headquarters yes'er-
day.
II. NJ. Gleason. commercial agcu; OF the
ChlcauO, Rock Island and Pacific. head
quarters in Fort Worth, visited Houston
yesterday.
S. X. Bullard superintendent OF teie-
graph ON the Missouri Kansas and Texas,
returned North yesterday after spending
day or two In Houston.
IF. J. Huey who has been In the employ
OF the southern Pacific railway company
FOR the past flur years, has resigned and
gaes 20 san Anionn Fir his health.
on account OF the reunion OF Confederate
Veterans at birmingham, Ala, ON April
% ana q, an the Texas roads Will sell
round trip tickets az the rate OF one fare.
The wang Opera company came in
ON Il special train of the International and
I Great Nor,hern from Galveston yesterday
morning aud LETT over the Houston and
Texas Central for Austin.
Major X. Il Baer Vice president OF the
Galveston Houston and Henderson, re-
]
Is attandlnG the lNuty-lntcrnadonal Eriai
IN the Federal court this week
George u. nun'els general passenger
agent of the New York Central, passed
Antonio in a special Wagner car lie was
accompanied by other uuicials Of the road.
=. : Benson, general AUDITOR Of the
/ Iowa Central, with headquarters at Mar
few DAYS since, visited RocNport Tuesday
and returned to san Antonio yesterday
morning.
Frank Connolly of the Cotton Belt, head
quarters at Waco, IS visiting friends In
Houston for a few days, From here Mr.
Connolly goes 30 Galveston, where he viii
remain a day OF two before returning to
Waco.
Baron Randolph Na,ni general agent Of
the Morgan line al MOrgan CITY In made
tour over The san Antonio Iad ArHusas
Pass chs week In the special car Nor
E.tn.' He was accompanied 10y MIR. w L.
Mott and visited the beautiful towns of
DoatHe Comtor, and KerNIllc.
W. G. Van Week general superlntend-
eut OF the southern Pacific came ia from
the West yesterday evening IN special
train. He was accompanied 10y j. n. Me-
Quccney, supcrintcntent of the Houston
division. The gentlemen have been max
Ing a tour OF inspection OF the road on the
western end.
IN order to allow tourists TO take in"
the beautiful scenery along the san An
tonic and Arkansas Pass between san AM
tonic and EeuVille The Sap win sell round
trio tickets from san Antonio to Kerr
vile and points between those two cities
at the cost Of one and one-third fare.
Tickets will be- sold daily limited 30 re
turn on day of sale.
The stone work OF the new bridge being
constructed by the southern Pacific across
the Rio Grandc al lGl PasD " expected TO
be completed within the next thirty days.
Superintendent H. Is, Culburu aud Hank
Small OF the Sunsets bridge and building
department are experimenting the con-
struction. The bridge, when completed,
will be 1900 feet long.
| The Missouri, Kansas and Texas made
another big sale OF tickets az DenisDn this
week, similar to the one made TO the "O!e
! Olson theatrical company This was TO
! the New South company of fourteen
members. and reads Taylor Waco, Fort
! Worth. III Paso Los Angeles, san Fran
cisco. Portland. Kansas city, The tickets
amounted 10 even SiajO50.
Two large creosotc boilers are under con-
! Texas Central Railroad company. The
1 length of each Is ITO feet by 80 feet in
diameter, and the total weight is about
$4,000 pounds. The material used in the
| construction of the boilers is Sl-hOiler steel
and they are under the supervision OF u
Schoiield, foreman boiler maker OF the
Houston and Texas Central,
Tho local freight Office of the Santa Fe
/ has received the official movement of the
/ "Hanana Flyer" which left Galveston for
/ Chicago at 5.l5 p. m, February IS. As pre-
V.ousW mentioned, the time from Calves
ton to Chicago, a distance OF 1855 miles.
was IS hours and 80 mlnuteg This was
train IN the world, and demonstrates the
| Santa Fe's ability to successfully handle
the banana trade of thc South for North
eln points