The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-11
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS,
Preparations for the Entertainme Mt
of Locomotive Fircmen.
SESSIONS WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY
More Elevators Needed to Handle Grain.
Thousands OF Cars on Hand-Mari-
lime Association Meets.

Galveston Texas. September 10.-It is
| expected that delegates to the annual
meeting of the International Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen Will begin to ar
| rive here tomorrow, among the earlier
arrivals being Grand Master Sargent and
| MIR. Eugene V. Dcbs. A party of dele
gates viii arrive on the Mallory steamer
| que mere saturday and a large number
| are expected on the trains SUNDAY. Thc
! Local cor'mittee has about completed It's
| arrangements for the reception and cri r.
I talhmont of the visitors but the pro-
/ eiamnc Is subject to such changes AS
| may 10" thought advisable after tlse con-
Ntntion meets. The sessions viii be held
! IN Harmony hall, beginning Monday morn
| ing, aud are expected to continue through
a crio1 of about three weeks. 1t Yves
arranged when Mr.. Sargent wac here
| last srfing, to have a grand reception at
| the opera house Monday evening, at which
addresses OF welcome and responses VIII
he delivered and 81 general Introduction
ana nant shaking viii he INDUCED. and it
IS not probable that any protracted brsi-
ness session will be held prior to this
ger cral reception.
The entertainment which the local com
miItee has provided for Includes a grand
bal at he Olympia on Thursday evening
FtAt ar oyster roast at Woollam's lake
on saturday afternoon. an excursion to
the jeities at the close Of the session and
various advertisements. including sails on
ne bay ana dips in the surf. as the viei-
tors may be inclined. The bureau of in
formal on which viii assist the visitors in
been ovnrcr~wdn5 VII nnr notes aaVe
Monday The attendance nrnmtses rs bn
very large.
The GRAIN CONGESTION.
Grain continues to flow into this port
at the rate of a good ships cargo a dav.
Notwithstanding the present congostcd
condition 1t is probable that If there
were sufficient elevator capacity here to
accommodate tbo ,r,s, 49, .a
receive II tho race1,,s ,,' IN mas w.
i,rr,.r mn .a n w. ~ ~ Wuurt pt i!'tt
ida NAV H. t,rrs 49,, 80 i,ni ,nut nc
Tor la,l of olot,, 9, vi" ii,S l,"' ,'ai Nt9!ph
,',o, t'CS Vt or iaclnl es - handle the
Ana ton,sna ~ ~ SaA, sLGt"se cap3cily
9a,a nete ar" salu 70 he ahont
s,,1a, '"a pvlug lI,oa 10 'heir
~ anu ShPS are iiVl !oauihE out
Tbn s,,omsbtH otsI., we 'stiiTh;;
for Iiver,oo has l1 ,r, r Wl'Gh sr,leH 90
stfamshin tro,for, n,b %, ,Jao an" 5hr
.,ete,t ,i i-n1 Wl''n Pltnr,1i thls
v.tseIs r .'' io,.i,, ,o,S ' aai1 u''i o'n'r
elevator. hut the Situation Is only nar ~
relieved aud the need of mora elevator
Is ne'ng ser ously felt The wharf com
tn hiiild TO-, ,,, II l',se
Wonrorinr why thn, bn,,o 80, l,, %
o,,r crea, ,rcS,,,i ia'S MY ny oonr 50;
yards ara bIociSnd ard ,i. Wv, r'li' .Su
! ., ane "'o' htl ana Nhe entty cars are
very 'huch needed
TUE OLD FREMONT
Workmcn are engaged In tearing down
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place to a fine office building nntw.th- !
standing the trmporarv Injunction granted !
Wv, ~, stance
nS JuuEN o'cWart VS. tuhy even hs' az |
we WatdhVe OF iclIS IVnl."s; WHO'S -
ION VcVui'les a po', ION Oh M pul''ViE |
mkt 10 the aiiey. 1t was reported this |
aiternooh that me owner OF the buildlNg |
wou,n 20 anead win me demoli' on or the |