The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-12
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| G. c. TAYLOR, route agent OF the Amer
| can Express company, was III the city yes
| terday
Major @. A. Quinlan. general manager Of
| the Houston and Texas Central, has re-
turned from an extended trip over the line
w. T.. Drummer, assistant general passcn-
| ger agent OF the VBndalIa, with hcadquar-
| tiers ut 81. Louis. was in the city yester'
day.
The St Paul directors have declared Tic
| semi annual dividends on the common and
| preferred stock OF . and 3,a per cent. re-
| spectively.
r. u. Adams superintendent of tho
American Express company. after a short
visit to Houston has returned to his
headquarters at st. Louis.
While Tom Beck passenger conductor on
the southern Pacific. is In Houston looking
after some court matters. Captain Pap VIII
son is pulling the bell cord ON his train
Captain r. d. Cobbs. attorney Of tho
land department OF the Southern Pacific
ard Houston and Texas Central. was in
the city last night from his headquarters at
San Antonio
7. a, Whitman. traffic manager OF the
Consolidated Cattle Car company. with
headquarters in Chicago. WAS In the city
yesterday. lie was accompanied by II, O..
J. W. Tate. commercial agent VI tho Cot
ton Belt. has sufficiently recovered from
his recent spell OF sickness 30 as to be able
to take the road again. lie left yester-
day for Austin.
r. u. Yoakum. the newly appointed gen
cral freight and passenger agent OF The
Houston East and West Texas, Ia in the
city. making preparations TO take charge
o, his office on March 10.
Il. X Bixby. travelling passenger agent
OF the Vandala. was in The city yesterday
He had whole heap to say about hts line
but did not bring along any new. pretty
things to give to his friends.
Captain NJ. g. Howe who has beeu at
Key West, Fla. for some time for the
benefit of his health. is expected home
tomorrow. His friends will be pleased 10
loarn that his health Is much improved.
George l.. Sands. general manager of
the Virgins Ferry company Of st. Louis.
was In the city yesterday Mr.. Sands Is
well known IN Texas, he having held ini
rortant positions on the Texas and Pacific,
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass aud 0thor
liues In the state.
Conductor Andy Palmer Of tho Houston
East aud West Texas has new lantern,
IL is nickel plated and was handed him
Yesterday tied with large bow OF lavender
ribbon aud decorated with bunch of
beautiful pansles Now. who the donor
was. Conductor Palmer alone knows, but
it Is unnecessary to state that ho Is duly
apprcciatiYe.
In a letter recently addressed by one gem
erai freight agent TO another he stated
II will meet you ut pbllippi" Tho re-
clpient now wonders where I. IN located;
what Caesars ghost said 10 brutus has
70 do with one line scalplng anothera
local territory, Neither Bytr's History Of
In Porte nor Galbralth's guide TO tile Holy
Land give reference to t.
Yesterday train with two special cars
arrived In the city over the Houston East
and West Texas Win these cars wore
Vice President stlllman Of the Kansas City,
Beaumont and Gulf and a number Of other
officials and stockholders Of the company
After remaining In Houston short time
the special left on the Southern Pacific FOR
Beaumont and other points where this line
viii run.
II was expected by soma thrt tbs cut rate
made by tho Fort Worth aud Denver City
ON cattle to Montana ana other northern
points would be brought up at the cattle
mems convention at san Antonio. but ouch
was not done. II seems as II this matter
GRATED no disturbances and as was stated
by The Post, was a whole head OF fuss about
nothing. The cut, ~ seems selected orly
the Santa Fe. and they have applied 10 the
southw esstern Traffic association for relief
that is. for authority to meet the cut
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