The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-21
THE RAILWAY WORLD
VISIT OF MISSOURI PACIFIC OF
FIciALs TO HOUSTON.
ihe 1entiemen Arc simply on GEM
cru Iour-Gcnerni Manager Dod-
drise Speaks OF the Business
Affnir Of the systcm-Notes,

ir OF the systcm-Notes.
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The city tlo,,e, o,ooo =, -. 1,...
tional and c,re,, No.,,,s-- ~ -,
railroad officials and nrn,,,,s,, .,,sl,
ness men Of Hops,on yssta,,,a,. af.orno,n
w. b. poaar,sre ronorat .,a,a,,.,. -
the Missouri poc,ac svs,en. n p.o,,
general superlptondo,, ~ ~. ,,.,, ,,,,,n,
;ein; II. G. rownsc,a ,o-or,, ,as.o,,,.nr
agent Of Tho N,,sso,r, ,ss,,,o,, -, ~,
from ST. ,ouis nsaa,u,rtors nv. ,s,, 9,
Louis Monday ON cc,,,h,,,ea h,s,,oss
and pleasure tr,n v,s,t,n- N,e,,,,,,,,. re-
tie Rock. Hot snrlpys ava mon n,.r,,,,r.
a. p.t..,,,,. ,,-,', 49, y. 30
'es'ne PfluSy We're Joined by Cen
GRAZ Manager Campbell and Genetal
Freight and Passenger Aren't CalbraIth
OF tho In,sr,,,,,,,, 49,, -. D-..,.,,,..,,
NJ. ~ gov 80 :"
SO 'i'''e parry visited SalVestoh yeAter-
day returning to Houston In the after
noon.
Tbey .nn,, , 60 -, ~.
se'e'e ""urs III TINS WY
meeting several OF Houston's well known
business men, and conferred with them
upon mattera Of r,ut,,oi ,c,eros, ,rhers
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itested and the visiting gentlemen ex-
pressed themselves az highly rratified
nj fbair corat.i ,.tt -, A., ,4,...
NeP''V" ~ N'e N'S"'
" A'oUs'oh'
| General Manager Doddrldre of the Mis-
souri, Pacific system &c n familiar ornre
In r,nro,a -,
~ S'e' anu ~ reeobn9@u" as
one OF the leading managers of the rail-
roads In this country. To run a vast rail-
way system like tho ,tlryo,,,, s,ctoc Il,
,t,,s,
'NN"s ne'l'S WV mites oil us inherent
lines. calls for the very highest order Of
executive ability. Mr.. Doddrldge has this
consol,d,,as s,,s,,,,, -. "a. ,,.,u 4,.t.
! 49,. - u,''isi '''S s'''''e
e .,i'., uho mas handled the property IN a
men. .iiailiier .nat evidences the very best busl-
uS ,ss Judgment possible.
YIN quoStloASa by Post reporter
sSS'eIuaS as 10 the recent runners of the
Ntl9sourl racine being on the verge OF 4
rSeelVelshlp' MT. Doddrldge replied: "All
EXPRESSIONS lnilmating such an occurrence
us mat are based upon very little knowl-
Suse u tAe inside business OF our lines.
~ course We suffered considerably dur
ny Vne pdst year IN the same ratio thut
! an other business interests OF the country
| We're Impressed. our receipts We're lowered
LOT several months but me reduction Ia
expenses mas been iully sufficient to en-
1 NN'Aafe-Af ~ AeNN NANAlAtA 10 ~
come The Missouri Pacific system has
arms extending through the best territory
OF the Inlted states ana those IN posi-
lio 9I 70 know realize that the physical con-
/ oluon OF the slsantlc property is such az
! 20 enable II to safely pass through the
natural embarrassmeats That attend
/ period OF general depression. Our business
| IS pound 10 increase with the development
\ OF the country traversed by our numerous
lihes ana we expect 10 see visible I'M
proVement IN the earnings of the road be-
( Tore the close or ise+ The Missouri Pa
clnc system IS perfectly solvent ana re-
! poris TO the contrary are based upon no
knowiauge OF the tacts or me case.
| General PASSENGER Agent IL. G. Towns
END OF the missouri Pac!hc Is quite a
ifequent visitor 10 Texas Inoug4 a
! veteran IN railway matters ne IS sWSty
one OF me boys when i comes to a test
I OF socmpihty ana pure distilled courtesy.
lie Is ever ready TO talk OF the pessen-
ger business OF the IRON Mountain for II
IS part OF the demands OF MS depart
ment' Hls never iaitns iund OF good
numor ana stories MAKES MN a great
iaFoFlte IN rAroau elreles ana ms TRENDS
m houston were freezing nm from an
sues yeste iiIdE. Slr, IoWnsena states that
the Missouri racine Is senains large num-
per oil people 70 IeNas az present ana pc
lle ne, tLlat = stydag tue Oh iiniIilgrati non