The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-24
terday from an extended trip over hi.

| terday from an extended trip over his
| territory.
II. A. Loeffler of the claim departments
of the Houston and Texas Central left
last night for San Antonio to spend Christ
mas with friends In the Alamo City.
Austin, Texas, December 23.-1he rail
road commission Is In receipt OF additional
complaints against the Southern roi'ro2f
| of Kansas for alleged violations or puo'
| lished commission coal taitns.
| John Williams. ticket agent for the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas at ST. Louis
was in the city yesterday circulatinf
among the agents in Ticket Row and
swapping Christmas stories.
/ Charlie Herring rate clerk in the claim
department Of the Houston and Texas
Central. left yesterday evening Tor Aus
tin in response 10 n message aunouncins
the serious Illness of his wife.
| j. S. o'Flynn. chief clerk in the gen
eral claim department of the lnterna
tional aud Great Northern mt Palestine
was in the city yesterday laying In n
stock of Christmas gifts and returned
home on the afternoon flyer.
j. j. O'Donnen, passenger agent Of the
Western of Alabama and Atlanta and
West Point, headquarters IA New orleans,
spent an hour or SO ,greeuns ftl,nus ~
railway circles YESTERDAY and left for the
Crescent city on the morning train.
Vice President Quinlan OF the Houston
and Texas Central returned yesterday
morning accompanied by his little sou and
dAuRDthr
went 10 meet his children. who were r.
turning home from WASHINGTON. u. c.,
to enjoy Christmas with relatives ana
friends in this city.
+. W. Larry Hartmann, assistant 10
Ticket Agent Flato of the Central and
Sunset and Wallace O'Leary of the gen
eral passenger department of the Central,
returned home yesterday from a several
days tour through Central and North
Texas doing missionary work In the In
terest of Southeastern excursions.
Major Charles u. Peck, manager OF the
Texas Car Service association, returned
home Sunday night with his wife and
daughter from Chicago. Mrs. and MISS
Peck have been summcrine with relatives
in the Windy City and returned to enjoy
Christmas and the winter months al
home
Chief Engineer Robert Gillian OF the
Kansas City. Pttsburg and Gulf; T.. G.
Henderson, manager of the I'ort Arthur
town and Contractor l.. J. Smith. who Is
In charge of the construction OF the PITS
burg md Cuffs new line to Sabine PASS.
passed through the city tonight, on route
from Galveston to Kansas city.
Don u. Donahuc, auditor and = n'rai
freight and PASSENGER agent OF me IeN' :.
Louisiana and Eastern, Headquarters IN
Conroc was In the city yesterday WISH
ing friends in railway circles ana enjoying
the sights and scenes OF the busy SAINT a
his road as very good considering the
small amount of travel,
Ed. Mccullough, the genial and popular
chief clerk In the office Of Assistant
General Freight Agent Groseclose, of the
Missouri Kansas and Texas. departed
last night to visit his old homo and the
scenes of his childhood In South Caro-
line and spend Christmas with the old
folks. His wife preceded him two days
ago and will join him In New Orleans.
Robert Eugene George. travelling. pas
senger agent of the Houston and Texas
Central returned TO headquarters yes
terday from ten days rustling journey
through the interior and northern dis
triots His excellent record Of the initial
month IN his new position entities him
20 the recognition as ma ior, which the
press conferred shortly after his appoint
meat and his next trip Will IN all proDa-
hility advance him 10 the distinguished
titlc of colonel" The major is taking on
flesh rapidly sn1 has gained jus; 5-j
pounds in three weeks.
chief Clerks Thomas Lawrence of the
Houston and Texas Central and T.. Nj.
Womack OF the Southern Pacific returne 4
10 HEADQUARTERS here yesterday from n
weeks hard labor on the road journey
throughout North Texas. The object OF
their mission was for the purpose OF d.
yerting business 10 the southeastern
states over the Sunset route anG the
fruits Of their endeayors ~ere fully o'-
tested In the four long excursion trains
which left here Friday night over tho
Southern Pacific crowded with excursion
lists en- route TO Southeastern points.