The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Prominent Officials of the Gould
Lines Visit Houston
ON A GENERAL INSPECTION TOUR
the New Paris Road-Charies w. smi,h
Appointed Receiver Of the Atlantic
and Pacific Personals.

party of distinguished railroad Off.
Gals arrived in the city last night by
special train over the Southern Pacific
from the West. The special train con.
sisted of private cars Cherokee of the
international and Great Northern and No.
100 of the Union Pacific.
On board were S. II. II. Clark, first
Vlcc president Of the Union Pacific ana
International and Great Northern, ana
second vice president of the Texas and
Pacific. Omaha, Neb.; w. B. Doddridge.
general manager of the Missouri Pacific
system, st. Louis; T. NJ Campbell. zen.
eral manager of the International and
Great Northern; L. e. Calvin, general
superintendent of the International and
Great Northern, Palestine, and MIR. C. A.
Pratt, prominent citizen of Little Rock.
Ark, who is a guest of Messrs. Clark
and Doddridge.
The special train was side tracked in
the yards OF the International and Great
Northern, where the party spent the
night, and will leave this morning for the
north for daylight inspection trip OF
the International and Great Northern as
far as Palestine
A reporter for The Post called at the
train last night for the purpose of an
interview with the officials. So far as
u Peasant time was concerned the mis-
slon was success, but an attempt 20
engage the distinguished railway repro
sentatives In a discussion of the affairs
of the various lines they represented
proved an utter failure, They were per-
fectly agreeable to indulge In discourse
of the general condition of the country
and give their views on the noble stand
taken by President Cleveland OH the va,i-
GUS international issues, all of which they
Endorsed, but shop talk" was out of the
question, as they pleasantly expressed 1t
there was nothing of interest to be given
cut for publication"
The visit of the officials to Texas was
purely one of inspection, observation and
recreation. and having completed their
tour Of the northern and western divisions
of the Gould lines. came over to Houston
to finish their work on trip over the
Gulf division of the International and
Great Northern.
Mr.. Clark said that they had found the
lines in excellent condition and noted
with interest the gratifying reports Of
all the Texas roads He had no hesitancy
in expressing his pleasure at the generally
excellent condition of the Lone Star State,
and said that Texas with her unlimited
resources, immense territory and pros
Porous condition was destined to he the
future great"
1.-THE roads have all done we'll In this
State, new lines are building every year
and with the railroads come the farmers
and laborers that go to make tho success
of the great Southwest, which is so rap
idly being settled from the North and
Northwest" said Mr.. Clark.
AS to the outlook for the present year.
Mir, Doddrdge was hardly prepared 10
predict. There are so many things TO
be considered in an estimate of the year
result. thai 1t is yet little early to say
just what the railroads of the country
will accomplish during the next twelve
MONTHS he remarked. He said, however.
that the present outlook was very favor-
able, and with good crops he believed that
1896 would be prosperous year with the
railroads.