The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
programme Of the General Baggage
Agents Semi Annual Meeting.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC GRAVEL PITS
INV wonders of the Dynagraph Car.
S""nh's Successor - The Arkansas
Pass Road Chartered.

me Programme OF the semi-annual
meeting OF the National Association ~
nenerai Baggage Agents, to be held in
san Antonio January 10 and 1s. has ,,s,
been issued and Is being dis,rIh,,,od b..
, me members OF the Texas association,
me prosra'nme. which includes the itin.
erary OF the excursions to Austin Hous.
'oh ana Galveston under the auspices
VI the general baggage agents OF Texas
~ very prettily executed in red and blue
INK printed on gilt-edge invitation cards
NO explanation of &c. I. T." which
aaorhs the cover Of the card in larry. tvns
rs gwen by the author, but the initial.
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10 Texas" Great Trunk Tumblers 7" nv
Grand Texas Tour" The programme
reads as follows: ''''
wednesday. January 1e. in San Ar,or,,
"..t IVY q; m. members will meet nj he
The "Alam m1'h "a Go; committee of citizens.
, Lioerty' and was built In A. ID. ms AMI
u rs successfully as church and fort FOR
az sie S"rs his |, Is located on Alamo Plaza,
ss ,u Is the mecca of all travellers to this
SCION ."p p. N. -Susiness session in
paariors OF the Menger hotel D. M
b fIN, nf "a supper pf on Alamo Plaza The
III e eniH con carne, enchillados chile,
plahqniilas chile, tamnles. tortilias
a s,.,, table de hot" Mayor Elmendorf
s wiyi ar,arage for a tank of ice water and
seseral nre engines to entinguish the
consuming fires before desire to be
, PHI ~ hters Is arousel. .iitsr supper n
III, t,hneaa,tiea! entertainment for men only
q, 10 =. fn.-Busness session. $50 II. m =
Carriage drive TO Mission de la Conrtn.
son G, and Mission de San Jose" The
, riH naned mission is two and one-half
miles from the city, the second four mules.
IIhese missions were built by Franciscan
Fathers early IN the Eighteenth century,
ana are models Of Moorish architecture
vised the building Of these missions were
emigrants from the Canary Islands. and
We're probably the FIRST civilized people
to eoloni2e the great Southwest. $40 p. m.
Carriage drive to Fort Sam Houston
anu witness a reginental drill by United
States soldiers stationed there. Fort sam
houston Is the largest and most modern
military post IN the United States. and
Is beautifully situated on the crest Of
Govei nment Hill.
Arrive in Austin Los p. m. via the In
ternational and Great Northern. Take
dinner at the Driscoll hotel and proceed
to the State capitol. The Texas State
capitol Is the seventh largest building In
the world. II is constructed Of granite.
and cost about 100000. 1t Is the larg-
est and handsomest State capitol In the
United States. 3 p. intake tram rail-
way for the great granite dam on the
Colorado river, three miles from Austin.
The dam forms the largest artificial lake
in America. On arrival at the dam, the
party 1ll go aboard tho steam Ben Hur
for an excursion up Lake Mcdonald. 7:45
r. m.--Leave Austin via the Houston
and Texas Central for Houston.
Saturday, January E-Arrive in Hous-
ton. take breakfast at the Luwlor hotel.
n. m.-Board special train for trip to
the principal cotton congresses, oil mills
and manufacturing industries. Houston
is the railroad center of the state the
largest manufacturer OF cotton seed prod
ucts and largest interior cotton market
In the world. The great congresses and
oil mills ARE an interesting sight II a.
m.-Electric street car ride on special
train and principal points of interest
IN the city. Leave for Galveston at 5
p. m. proceed to fremont hotel.
Galveston. $50 p. m.-fjvster roast at
woodlands Lake. The oysters OF this coast
are very peculiar quality. and form,
when roasted, the most delightful dish
an epicure ever tasted. Sunday January
10 10 a. MS eamloat excursion to the
ietties and onter gar Of Galveston bay.
You will have an opportunity to view
the works for deep water that arc carried
on ty the United States government en-
gineers under an appropriation by con-
gress of s.. el0.n00
The excursionists will return to Hous-
ton at $50 .. m VIA the International and
Great Northern.