The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-09
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
New Schedule of the Galveston
La Porte and Houston.
CENTRM'S BUSINESS TO GALVESTON
VIII Go Ovcr Hav shore Line - Uv,n.s
OF tho Trnffic and rn.sonser
Men "a, st Louis.

Commencing tn ) morning tho Galveston.
LA Porte and Houston rold viii abandon
the depot at tho foo, of san Jac.nto
stree, and Will rum trains 20 aud from
the Grand Ccntral depot. Ticket Apcn.
Simmons was yesterday furnished the
necessary tickets, report blanks .'c. THIS
change has bcen aoccssi,atod by tn. la
crcasins traffic on the road ana in the
krrlt OF Improvement which perva,..s
the management of the i;uy Shore har.
For today and Friday III, trains viii
be run = Al pr. sent. Saturday there VII
going as the road IS going 10 orl'b'aie is
formal opening with q hg excursion {,
SYLVAN Leach AT LA Porte.
SUNDAY AN entirely new schedule vii.
be pu into effect and four lrips '.ilv
VIII he run snch way between iicusi, IL
and Galveston and II addition Local h.
tween Houston and La Porte, wri,h viii
make ten rasscnscr trains daily over tn &,
road
rrsns will arrive Il, The Granl central
$40 and HES IA. m. 40 and iO:ii b. m
VIII leave for Galveston and La P,rte
at and $50 a. m. lSo and $50 p. nj.
While nothing has hcou SAID Ivy nay Of
the officials of either of the roads, it ;
very generally understood ilai the iipus-
ton and Texas Central will on ami after
sunday use tho la lnrtc road + their
traffic into and oui al Calves ton A. u
gulf port ana a scaSi'i, resort that city
mas become an npor ant factor Jus, now
when tho crops Ilr not inoyigr and the
i,eSht business is rht. The question: OF
emierant rates IN business via steamer I,
galveston and destined 10 Ncr'hern .,nl
western poiui> Is one of the important
subjects before the Southwestern pasacn-
ger commiWcc now In scss az al ST, Louis
Naturally enough the Central wants its
share of the bus ness and 1t can " b-
ably make better arrangements with TIC
Bay Shore linc than with any ether.
" can h" accepted AZ "A fat u hr
Central business will - into Galveston
over the La Forte road.
Tho Central has prepared a new schedule
which VIII probably so into effect Sunday.
but may he postponed for few days.
The time cf arrival aud departure a
lloua1on will not be changed. however.
and thus the now schedule of the La
Porte road : another indicat on OF the
truth of the above statement.
The La Porte.s train from Galveston
will arrive at $40, she central norNhouud
leaves AT a. IN. La Porte'S night traiu
from Galveston will arrive at 1915: the
Central departs "A. li:ln, The souihbound
y. M. the La Porte's Galveston trains
Will leave a, IA. m. and $50 p IN.
1t is also rumored tina, tho schedule
OF the Texas and New orleans ard he
Galveston. Harrisburg and san Antonio
roads will he changed N a short time
and the alleged change VIII cperate to
put the trains INTO Houston in time to
make conneci ion with the La Porte. THIS
latter Is given simply rumor. hut
some cre.ence may he placed in II and
no doubt the offc al announcement VIII
be made in a short time.
The Bay shore line Is to be congrat-
,il,tcd on tho outlook before II In news
paper parlance II is "iilling long ,cit
want"
Every day General Pa senecr Agent Hcl-
son thinks up something new tor an at
traction for the excurSioniSiS to sylvan
Beach saturday. HIS latest Is an Indian
in full war pant who will sing the MAR
songs and dance the Sundance better than
his ancestors ever d.d. Tickets VIII pe
put on ale today so that there may be
no rush saturday