San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-02
RAILROAD NOTES.

at home again.
j. n. Griswold has been ap-
pointed travelling freight agent Of
the Santa Fe.
Dispatcher Sid Buchanan, Of the
Southern Pacific, has returned
fromFa trip to Mexico.
Agent Rather, of the Southern
Pacific at Marion, has returned, af-
ter 30 days leave Of abserce.
Operator Spring, of the Southern
Pacific, who lsbors at Richmond.
has taken q leave OF absence for
30 days.
John F. Coniff and M. T. Miller,
of the Crescent News company,
are in the city and stopping at the
Maverick.
j. G. Mangham, chief clerk in
the Arkansas Pass general freight
office, will return this morning
from Dallas.
John Evans, agent of the South
ern Pacific at Uvalde, has reported
for duty, after leave OF absence
for one month.
The international and Great
Northern will run an excursion
to Austin next Sunday, with a rate
Of $3.50 for the round trip.
General Manager Mon serrate, Of
the Arkansas Pass, returned last
night from a trip to Cuero and
Victoria, his old stamping grounds.
E. X. Bixby, who travels about
Texas representing the passenger
department of the great Vandalia-
Pennsylvania lines, left yesterday
for Austin.
Yesterday was an anniversary
that the Southern Pacific boys cell
ebrated with sadness and long
faces. 1t was the anniversary OF
the 'great change"
r. E. George, the blonde young
man who so efficiently represents
the passenger department of the
Houston and Texas Central, left
last night for other points.
Willie Walton, stationer of the
Southern Pacific, returned yester-
day from Seguin, where he helped
the good people OF that burg cele-
brate their jubilee anniversary.
The Southern Pacific pay car ar
rived in the city yesterday and re-
manned at the depot all day dish
ing out gold and silver tolthe boys.
1t will proceed west this morning.
JIG. Leavell, the MeXican.Na-
tional's good-looking freight mis-.
sionary, arrived in the city yester.
day and left last night for Hous-
ton to spend Sunday with old
friends.
Conductor Mike Gaffney, of the
Southern Pacific, has reported for
duty, after months leave of alb
sence. He spent his vacation in
Michigan and Indiana visiting rel
atives and eating gooseberries.
Chief Dispatcher Douglass. of
the Houston division Of the South
ern Pacific, who is acting superin-
tendent, will go west this morning
on an inspection trip. He will re-
turn Monday night.
Jim Mccarthy, Of the Mexican
International, will arrive in the
city today en- route to Hot Springs,
Ark, where he will join Jim
Burns and then proceed to his old
home in Chilicothe, ..
A letter received from Superin-
tendent McQueeney, of the South
ern Pacific, who is travelling in
California for his health, states
that he has greatly improved in
health, which announcement was
a source of much pleasure to
his many friends.
Mr.. B. f. Yoakum, vice-presi-
dent and general manager Of the
Santa Fe, who will occupy the
same positions with the Frisco
after August Is, Is expected to
arrive here this morning to COM
plete arrangements for moving to
st. Louis, where his headquarters
will be in future.
In an interview In the Galveston
News Mr.. Yoakum said that dur
ing his absence he made a partial
inspection of the Frisco, and from
the observation found the road in
good condition, and deems IL a very
valuable property. His thorough
knowledge Of railway management
afforded him an opportunity of an
insight into his new position dur
ing his brief stay in st. Louis, and
he expressed himself as we'll
pleased with his new Office. He
expects TO have everything in
readiness to take his departure
Sunday night.
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