The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-20
PARTY OF KATY OFFICIALS.

Trains viii Run TO Galveston Next Sun
day-Ticket Agcrt Appointed.
A special train on the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas, consisting of three private
cars arrived in the city yesterday MORN
ing from the north, bearing a large party
Of katy officials The personnel OF
the party comprises: Thomas c. Purdy,
vice president and general manager;
Traffic Manager II. Miller, General Pas
senger Agent James Barker. of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas system. head
quarters In st. Louis; William OHerin,
superintendent of motive power and ma
chnery. headquarters at Parsons, KAN
Samuel Irwin, superintendent OF car de-
partment. headquarters ut Sedalia, Mo
A. A. Allen, general manager. j. w.
Maxwell general superintendent; J. w.
Pethcram. chief engineer; John Doyle,
master car builder, and w. q. Crush,
general passenger agent OF the missouri,
Kansas and Texas Of Texas. I. s. Nc
Dowoll division superintendent, and u.
II. Macr, trainmaster.
The official party were met here by
Major II. II. Raor vice president Of the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson, ana
W. II. Groseciosc. assistant general
freight agent OF the Katy After break
fast the officials visited the offices ~
the company on Main street, where u
short conference was held, after when
the members of the dinorent departments
separated and formed themselves INTO
committees, entered into the WORK as-
signed them In looking, after their re-
spoctive departmental duties. The rep
resentatiVcs OF the traffic department.
spent the time looking into The new trai
lie arrangement for the handing OF their
business between Houston and Calves.
weston by the Galveston. Houston ana
Henderson. The representatives. OF the
operating and motive power departments
paid "A visit to the yards of the lnter-
national and Great Northern, and in
spccted the terminals, taking notes rs
to the track capacity terminal iacll-
ties and the general condition of affairs
While It was known that the object of
the officials visit to tho cUy was Tor the
purpose of perfectlnE NIL details afect-
ing the Joint operation of the Gaivea-
ton Houston and Henderson by the
Katy and the International and Great
Northern. and the placing Of everything
in readiness preparatory to the entrance
of the Katy trains into Galveston, the
various officers were not Inclined to lis
cuss their plans I'm detail The officers
occupied their timc well and devoted
themselves entirely to their work. About
the only member who seemed inclined
TO enjoy few momcnts leisure was Vice
President purdy. and from him n Post
reporter ondeayored to sioan some In
formation of tho new arrangement. Mr..
Purdy however while very pleasant.
was evidently not I'm II mood to submit
to an interview. and an attempt TO draw
him out proved unaVhiling. MIR. PurdY,
In reply TO a question said that he knew
exactly when the Katy trains woul1
commence running into Galveston, but
declined to say when that would be, and
added that he preferred not to talk about
it, and assuring the reporter that the
public would know in due time of the
knty's first train to the Island City
From other sources deemed authorl-
tativc and very reliable. 1t was lcarncd
that the Joint agreement entered into
by the Katy and the international and
Great Northern, would become effective
ON saturday next at midnight ana that
the Katy would commence running trains
through to Galveston on Sunday. while
the matter has not been officially al
nounced IT Is understood that after
Sunday all local business between Hous-
ton aud Galveston viii be cared for by
the Galveston, Houston ana Henderson.
Tho ticket agents of the lnternat0nal
and Great Northern and the Katy ia
Houston ana Galveston VIII sell Calves
TON, llonston and Henderson tickets for
all trains Of either road TO and from
Galveston and Houston.
OF ghe Missouri, Kansas and Texas in
Galveston viii In all probability. be
Hiram y. johnson, now ticket agent for
the company at san Antonio Mir. John
when the road ran to Galveston two
years ago and when the Katy withdrcw
San Antonio. A message was sent Mr..
Johnson yesterday erquesting him to
leave San Antonio last night and. Join
the official party i'll Galveston this morn
ing.
As TO the handling of the Galveston.
Houston and Henderson freight business
at the Houston end of the road. II Is said
that the international AMI Great North
ern Will look after this traffic. The In
ternational and Great Northern has am
pie accommodations, warehouse and
yard room etc, all conveniently located.
10 facilitate the handling Of this busi-
ntgss. \ station ticket agent for the
Katy in Galveston will be appointed
hut the name OF the lucky man could
not be learned. II is very likely how
ever, that the appontee win be a man
from Galveaton's ticket representatives,
The whole party viii leave for Calves |
ton this morning at 6.l0 o'clock, via the
and Great Northern. whore
"a meeting viii hc held today and all ar
rangemcnts perfected for the inaugura-
tion Of the new agreement.