San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-12
RAILROAD NOTES.

F. B. Loring, formerly a conduc-
tor on the Gulf Shore, has accepted
a position as general agent OF the
Denison Northern with headqurr-
tiers in this city.
Frank Spenald, an operator on
the Mexican Central, is in the city
visiting friends.
A. It. Asterson, a brakeman on
the west end of the Southern Pa
cific, is on the sick list.
John K. Peelin, a conductor on
the Mobile and Ohio is in the city
in search of health.
r. V. Legrand, formerly station
agent of the Gulf Shore, in this city,
has been appointed auditor Of the
Denison Northern with headquar-
tiers at Ardmore, /. T.
g. G. Carthray, machinist on
the Texas and Pacific, with head
quarters at Fort Worth, is in the
city on visit to M. j. Homestead
at East End.
George Daely, formerly chief
engineer on the Gulf Shore, has
accepted position as engineer Of
bridges and building on the Deni-
son and Northern, with head
quarters at Denison, Texas.
M. T. Kaindrey, an engineer on
the Monterey and Mexican Gulf,
with headquarters at Monterey,
Mex, is in the city, accompanied
by his wife. They are guests of
M. G. Howe at his house on Mar
shall street.
Yesterday was the fifty-seventh
birthday anniversary Of Captain
John Norman, special officer at the
Sunset passenger depot, and he
was warmly congratulated by his
many friends.
j. M. Whitman, general man.
ager of the Chicago and North
western, arrived over the Southern
Pacific from New Orleans yester-
day in his private csr,accompanied
by This family, and left for Hot
Springs, Ark, this morning.
A Observation-Disclosures excur-
sion arrived over the Southern Pa
cific this morning and will leave
for the west tonight.
John f. Ryan, private secretary
to Superintendent McQueeney of
the Southern Pacific, has returned
from trip to California.
Switchman Joe McGraw, of the
Southern Pacific, is enjoying ten
day lay off.
Tom Judd, formerly a con-
ductor on the Gulf Shore is in the
city from the Indian Territory, on
visit to friends.
1t is rumored that Captain Will
liam Davis, formerly president of
the Gulf Shore, will leave for Gen.
trial America. the latter part of
this month to take charge OF a
new road building in that country.
The International and Great
Northernf is preparing for the an
nual stock rush to the north by Sc
curing all available empty stock
cars and shipping them south.
A meeting of the San Antonio
and Brownsville stockholders and
directors was held yesterday at the
Southern hotel, but owing to the
usual secrecy which prevailed no
particulars could be learned.
The International and Great
Northern placed a new freight
crew on north OF Taylor yesterday.
William Hanson, a director of
the Gulf Shore, is in the city from
Smiley, Tex, attending court.
r. w. Andrews, formerly general
passenger agent OF the Arkansas
Pass, is in the city from Boerne, as
a witness in the Cooper Y oakum
trial.
Ed. Edwards, a fireman on the
Gulf Shore, is on the sick list.
| Richard Pryor, formerly a
switchman on the Southern Paci-
fic, will leave for South America
tonight to accept position with a
new road building in that coun-
try.
John Cotfey, formerly fireman
on the Arkansas Pass, is in the city
from Montgomery, Ala, on a few
days visit to friends.
Charles Anderson and John
Bilhartz, formerly brakemen on
the International and Great
Northern, will embark in business
for themselves about April l.
, Captain H. q. King, formerly a
, conductor on the international
and Great Northern, who has heer
seriously i'll at his home on West
Houston street for the past several