The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

Trainmaster W. l.. Bisbee of the Hous-
ton and Texas Central went to Bryan yes
terday on a business errand.
DR.. Charles NJ. Drake of Knoxville has
been appointed chief surgeon of the
Southern Railway company, with head
quarters In Atlanta.
j. Eggletcn johnson, relief agent Tor
the Houston and Texas Central, who has
been Incorporating in the city for several
days, left last night for Bryan.
A. N Leitnaker. general superintendent
of the Austin and Northwestern, was IN
the city yesterday minging with officials
in local circles and departed for Austin
in the evening in his private car.
n. C. MCGUIRE travelling passenger
agent for the Chesapeake and Ohio, head
quarters in Dallas, was a visitor in pas
sengcr row yesterday greeting friends and
listening to the tales Of one OF the boys"
in ticket row alley.
Vice President Quinlan. Superintendent
Lee and General Freight Agent Jones OF
the Houston and Texas Central spent yes
terday in Austin attending court in the
case of the company against the commits
sion, testing the constitutonality of the
commissions cotton compressage rules
and regulations.
Travelling Freight Agent Aubrey Ma
giiire of the Katy has returned from Fort
Worth, whittier he accompanied Contract
ing Freight Agent II. S. Miller of Calves
ton, whose falling health IN the Island
CITY necessitated a change of climate. on
the list of next month Mr.. Miller will go
to San Antonio as soliciting freight agent
for the Katy under Commercial Agent
Bob Fife of the Alamo City.
q. II. Longbottom. representing the
Rogers Locomotive Works of Paterson, ~
j.. who has been in the city for several
days looking after his company's interests
in the matter of two locomotives furnished
the Galveston, La Porte ana Houston
railway having reached a satisfactory
agreement with the receivers of the road
for the settlement Of the claim.
w. f. Snyder, general passenger agent
of the Big Four headquarters In st. Louis,
was In the city yesterday circulating in
passenger circles. Mr.. Snyder has not been
in Houston for four years and hardly
knew the place. He expressed himself
as greatly surprised and very much graf
lied ut the metropolis wonderful progress
and said that Houston was certainly the
commercial hub OF Texas.
Major r. b. Baer, vice president of the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson, who
has been confined at his home for several
DAYS suffering from serious injury TO
his left foot, caused by heavy folding
he'd falling on It, was at his office yes
,erday for the first time since the acci-
dent He requires the aid OF a pair Of
| crutches, and his locomotion is paint n
| and slow. but he is fast mending and VIII
soon be himself again.
Colonel Dave Brady. the well known
ex-railroader now a happy knight of the
| ,,rin touring the country in the interest
| ~ n spirits house. was in the city
Yesterday jollying and reviving memories
~ the days when I'VE were boys together.
| The colonel represented the Baltimore ana
Ohio as travelling passenger agent. with
| hooanuarters in Houston. about twelve
,.ears ago. and later was with the Chi
| 30 Milwaukee and st. Paul In Texas.
firing from service three years ago to
sayo,e his declining years to the material
,za,ion OF earthly spirits.