The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-11
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

w. Il. Groseclose, assistant general
freight agent of the Katy, returned yes
terday from tour of several days over
his territory in the interest Of freight
matters.
w. H. Bono, Western passenger agent of
the Memphis and Charleston. with hend-
quarters in Dallas mingled with railway
people yesterday and left in the evening
for Galveston.
a. a. Gibson, travelling passenger ag, mt
OF the Cotton Belt, with headquarters at
Fort Worth, was in the city yesterday
greeting the boys In ticket row and dis
GUESSING passenger traffic matters.
General Attorney Y. W. Ford. General
Agent j, Waldo and Superintendent III.
Simmons of the Galveston. La Porte and
Houston spent yesterday in Galveston on
business pertaining to the Terminal lines
interests on the island.
Charles Valley, commercial agent for the
southern Pacific at san Antonio, was Il
visitor in the city yesterday, comforting
with the traffic chiefs at company heal
quarters and circulating among his friends
In railway ard commercial circles
Colonel James Beaumont, general live
stock agent for the Southern Pacific, with
headquarters Mt Victoria, accompanied by
a delegation of stockmcn. passed through
here yesterday On route TO Fort Worth TO
attend the convention of cattlemen.
Captain John II. COMMIT, the energetic
general manager of The Crescent News
&C mranN, came over from New Orleans
aad spent the day greeting railway off
at the various branch offices In this city.
Frank Matthews. claim agent for the
international and Great Northern, was
here yesterday greeting friends and avoid
ing claimants. His department nouiishes
always, and with hard times and decreased
traffic claims grow very rapidly Gnd with
oult much nursing.
General Passenger and Freight Agent II.
w. Downcy and Rate clerk Milton Everett
Of the Houston East and West Texas and
Thomas Lawrence. chief clerk In the gem
cral passenger department of the Houston
and Texas Central. are in New Orleans
attending the joint meeting OF Texas and
Southeastern passenger representatives,
Omitted States Pawkett of the rate de
partment of the international and Great
Northern at Palestine Is I'm the city. In
dian Pawkott Is past aachem of TEXAS
Tribe No. t. |. O. H. NJ, and decked out
In wal painl and tomahawk, made the
rounds of railway village giving yhihi-
lions of the great g. \. war dance. At
tachod &c his belt which was not cot
ton, he carried u few scalps taken from
rate cutting competitors In ticket row.
His mission in these hunting grounds IS 10
attend the llrsi big camp fire and powwoN
OF the Texas tribes, which commences to-
morrow.
| Colonel j. c. Andrews, Southwestern
| passenger agent OF the Southern railway.
arrived in the city from the North Mon
| day night and spent yesterday gre ting
| friends in local railway circles, The pop
| ular and energetic representative whose
! territory has been extended to include
Texas, owing to the retirement of Captain
| j. NJ Means will not remove his head
quarters from New Orlsans for the pres
.nt. at least. He ia touring the State.
! looking over his new territory and talk
| ing Southern railway interests, The col
onel is a warm friend OF Captain Means
and deeply deplorcs the latter's retire
| conscientious and hard working passenger
| men in the country.