The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-04
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD,
Troubles OF the Galveston. Houstor
and Henderson Road.
AUDITOR MOORE'S INITIAL. ORDER.
Texarksna and Fort Smith viii One,
Today - Conductors Grievance --Ca,.
for FIashcs-Pcrscna,s.

inc Galveston, Houston and Henderson
iai'r"ad under the joint operation Of ,ho
MISSOURI Kansas and Texas and In,er-
national and Great Northern, is experienc.
'hs series of troubles and lttl. d,u,r.
ences arising between the two u,ercs,s
under which the terminal road Is onr,,,,,.
a"' II "h adjustment of the disagreement;
is not reached very soon II is feared ,h,t
perhaps 'hc matter may assume serious
computations, requiring the assistance or
the courts TO settle.
o"ihv to the retcence of the represen.
tat!vos of both the Katy and International
IL is impossible to learn the .,nct nnt,,rn
of the difficulty or The triie STAT, ~ ,,,o
eNisung disturbance. but that all ia not
harmony In the camp of the t;a,ysstnu
,,l,,, and Henderson is certain: ana
whilo i is earnestly hoped that The mni.
ter Will be amcably adIustoi T,. ,no
parties concerned in few DAYS matters
state ""' sN'''N'
The reorganization Of the Galveston
houston and Henderson dates back several
months, when the long fought law suit
between the International and ,;rcnt
MMorthefn and Missouri Kansas and
Henderson. which was then opcratod hy
the International under a ~ years lease.
was compromised by the two compa.ies
usre".hs 70 me joint operation of the Gal
separate and distinct management. the
pfhcors of which were TO be scioctr1i hv
me executive heads OF the katy and the
international roads. At meeting about
three months ago TO pcrfec, organization
me new management OF six directors was
elected. The seventh. who was 10 be the
president was not selected at this meet
ing. hut WAS TO ho agreed upon later
Some TING af,erward the president was
ahnouhcoo IN the person of q. =. Olcott
and then speculation began as to the So
lection 81 General manager for the prop
cry. Ihus the perfectine Of the reorpaui-
Zation of tho property dragged along from
Gay 70 week and week to month. until
finally May II it was officially announcod
that Mr. j. n. I'M had been elected gem
erai manager Of the terminal line and
would assume charge of the office ri once.
Mr. iiill arrived here on that date and
mas heon IN Galveston ever since but as
TAR as can he learned he has not set taken
a,tve charge Of the affairs of the road.
Now comes another report that the new
~ appointed auditor of the Galveston.
Houston and HENDERSON Is experiencing a
IKE reception IN the assumption of his new
tanned IN the following circular Just is
sued win be ignored by the employees of
the road, TO whom 1t Is directed:
p ,arDs ro,,, houston and liendsrson
circular No. !. Galveston, Texas June L.
ls96-ro all concerned: Commencing with
June l. 1880, all reports. etc. relative to
the usiness OF this company and joint
terminals at galveston and Houston here
tofore sent 10 w l.. Maury, Palestine.
Texas. should be forwarded TO the under
signed. at Galveston.
G.. II. Moore. Auditor.
II is said that the agents along the l!no
have received counterinstructons To con-
tnue TO report 10 Auditor Maury and as
they have given bond TO Maury they ara
placed In an embarrassing pos ton. They
fu-n ROC
u, !, was stated at the tlmee of. Manager
HITS appointment that the Gould interests
protested against Mr.. Hill's selection on
the ground that ne had been chosen lay
the Katy interests for the position with
out the knowledge or consent Of the Could
people. Whether this be true or whether
the same complaint is made In the case
of Auditor Moore can not he positively
verified al present, owing 10 the strict
silence Observed by nil parties IN position
to throw Hight on the AFFAIR, Re- that as
II may, ii is known that tho Galveston
Houston and Henderson property has not
been turned over 10 the new manage
mcnt and tina, the matter is now seriously
agltating the minds of the executive off,
GERS Of the Two companies operating the
property.