San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-15
RAILROAD NOTES.

time ago, was relnStated by tne
company yesterday and his many
friends will be glad to learn that he
will resume his old duties April l.
b. r. Quinn, a switchman on the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, is in
the city.
p. p. Barbour has been selected
as delegate to the Bsggegmen's
convention to be held at Roches-
ter, N. Y, next September.
"Tm not superstitious," remark
ed Charley Anderson, a former
brakeman on the International,
to LIGHT representive yesterday,
but l wish was safely at home.
Why? Inquired the LIGHT man.
"Well answered Anderson" that
fellow, don't know his name said
the period was going to hit the
earth today and therefore l wanted
to get in to clear for it might have
time order when it gets this far"
During the past week the Aran-
sas Pass shipped eleven train loads
OF rock from the Muldoon quarries
to the new Arkansas Pass jetties.
Tom Worthington, a conductor
on the Southern Pacific, is looking
around for available tim Der in the
way OF good baseball nine to be
composed OF Southern Pacific rail.
road men. The chances are he will
succeed, and then the rooters can
look for red hot sport, as there are
some has-beens among the pro-
posed nine.
The old Sunset hose company,
composed of Southern Pacific
shop men, will be reorganized next
month at the hose house, in the
rear of the round house. A new
reel and new hose will be purchased,
and after captain and lieutenant
are elected the company will be
ready to protect property in and
around the shops.
William Balm, a conductor on
the Galveston division of the In
ternational and Great Northern, is
in the city on visit.
Jim Reed, a former and well
known conductor on the Southern
Pacific, will embark in business
for himself about April l.
Tom Holden, a switchmau on
the International has been trans
ferred from the extra list to a
regular night job.
Charles F. Doyle, an operator on
the New York Central, is visiting
in the city.
Several Of the International en-
ployes who were recently employed
in the Taylor shops, have been
transferred to the Palestine shops.
The International motive power
department in this city expects an
increase Of force in the near future.
The Southern Pacific has placed
an order with the car department
at Houston, for twelve new
cabooses.
T. d. Murphy, an engineer on
the Santa Fe, Is in the city from
Galveston on visit and is a guest
Of John Cockrell, at his home on
Mesquite street.
L. App, conductor on the Next
can central, with headquarters at
Jimulet, is in the city on short
visit.
Thomas Steppen, an engineer
on the Chicago and Alton, is in the
pitU in aparph NJ haQlth
The fence gang on the Southern.
Pacific is putting fences in good
condition between this city and
Del Rio.
William Green, a fenceman on
theSouthern Pacific, returned to his
gang yesterday after attending the
funeral OF his brother-in-law, Tom
Doyle, who died several days ago
from an accidental gun shot
wound.
Passenger Conductor George
Reed, of the International and
Great Northern, has his trotting
horse in training at the Jockey
club grounds, and expects before
W lSSOlu pltdhtl
William S. Hayne, a bridgeman
on the Southern Pacific, is in tn e
city.
Frederick Stanley, a machinist
on the Houston and Texas Central,
is in the city attending to some
real estate matters.
J. j. Coldridge and Max Stoen-
ton, machinists in the Texas and
Pacific shops at Fort Worth, are
in the city on a short visit and
will leave in few days for a gen.
eral tour OF Mexico.
Frank Hodges, an operator on
the Austin and Northwestern, is
in the city, and is guest of T. l..
Jones at his home on Matsgorda
streets.
George Carey, a brakeman on
the Cotton Belt, is in the city.
George Cove, q fireman on the
Southern Pacific, has patented a