The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-04
NOTES AND PERSONALS.


Fl II. r. Green. president of the Texas
Midland, was in the city Yesterday anc
went north last night
r.. h. George, travelling passenger agen,
OF the Houston and Texas Central spcnt
yesterday at headquarters
William Antonio Relnhar,lt. travelling
passenger agent of the Southern Pacific
spent yesterday IN tho city.
- ~ Wisner, travelling passenger agent
Of the seaboard Air Line. was IN the
city yesterday after short trip.
James G.. Leavell, commercial agent of
! me Mexican National. spent yesterday in
tonic.
General Manager Van Week. was at his
Hesk Yesterday, having spent sunday in
| New orlelns
NJ. a. Westcott. right Of way agent OF
me Houston and Texas Central IA lroad
company, with his wife and son Mark,
ieit last night for points in Colorado.
w. g. Knittle. travelling passenger
agent OF the Clover Leaf with headquar-
ters IN ST Louis, was in the city yes
terday calling on the local ticket men.
II. T.. Mcfarland, the new general freight
agent of the Galveston, Houston and Hen
uerson. spent yesterday in the city get
and famiiarizing himself with the local
situation.
Circulars have been received in tho city
announcing the appointment of a. T.
1f ss9,7 4" Erneral freight agent ci ne
Halle. who resigned 10 90 on the board
Of administration of the Southwestern
Traffic assoc cation. c, II Morrill,, form
erly commercial agent of the road In st,
Louis, becomes acting assistant general
freight agent
The San joaquin Valley has reduced the
rates on wheat from points on its road
To stockton. san Francisco and all inn
portant points. ON the opening of the
San, JOAQUIN Valley the southern Pacific
the San joaquin Valley has now made
arrangement with "A st"amhost l.ne car
rying freight between stockton and ports
ra,cs thro,gh From Wercej 70 SAN Fran
CISCO the rate is s2.20 a ton.
The Nickshurg, Shreveport and Pacific
road has flod bin OF complaint before
Western district of Lou siana against the
Texas and Pacific railway. asking nat
the Texas and P2Glle be eniolned from
the Vickshurg Shreveport and Pacific in
traffic charges TO points its lines
and connections, Tho order, was iss"e.d 10y
Judge Boarman and the bond liked at ,
$1,000. which was Immediately made. The |
order was made returnable October /.
The Joint Traffic Managers have issued |
n circular recommending that, when sfip- |!
ments of lumber are desired TO he ie- !
turned 10 shippers. on account of refusal |
or rejection Of consienecs. and the estQb- |
lshed tar!ff rates from the original point i
of shipment to original destination are !
less than those appl cable IN the opposite I
direction. such shipments may be returned !
10 SINNERS at points OF origin via the
ra!,roud or route by which the traffic
was originally forwarded, at the same
rates as charged upon the going snip
ments.
The Southern Pacific ra.D line between
Portland and san Francisco and the
steamship limo Of the oregon Railway and
Navigation company have restored the
passenger rates between these cities which
have been on vcry low basis since last
october ON In day before the restoration
both lines did a very heavy business, eN-
ira trains were run and the boats we're
crowded. The regular rates now In effect
are $40 drst-class, including sleeping ear
rahin and 81 Storage. by boat. The re-
dIIcod rates were about ono-half these
fipiires