The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-30

W u. Lawson, travelling PASSENGER agea,
OF the Katy, is in the city.
j. F. Ryan stenographer for MIR. l.. ]
iarks, is accompanying his chief on II
business trim west of Houston
w G. Mcclure. travelling freight arcB,
OF the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway
Is N from trip over the road.
Major George II Turner assistant gen
eral freight agent of the Texas and Pacific
railway at Dallas. is a guest OF his friend.
Jen n Miller,
Milton Everett. assistant general ms
sengor agent of the Houston East and West
Texas railway. went to Galveston yastrr-
day on business.
w. n. Croseclose, assistant seneral
freight agent Of the Missouri, Kansas aud
Texas rallway has returned from bust
ness trip to Galveston,
J. w Tate commercial agent of the
Cotton Belt Was in the city yesterday. He
will so 10 Galveston today as special escort
OF Colonel /. L. Foster
Assistant General Passenger Agent l.. J.
PARKS Of the Southern Pacific is on a
business trip to points on the line OF the
New York Texas and Mexican.
w. c. Forbess of Weatherford general
freight and passenger agent OF the Wealth
erford Mineral Wells and Northwestern
railway, was in the city yesterday.
I. s. Houston. formerly contracting
agent Of the Cotton Belt at Memphis. has
beer appointed commercial agent OF The
same road al Memphis to succeed Z. =.
Rector deceased.
The Galveston. La Porte and Houston Is
making quite hit by running excursion
trains 10 the corner of fremont street and
avenue n. Galveston. 1. is very close TO
the Reach hotel.
Superintendent J VI Lee OF the Houston
ara Texas Central railway has received
from the Mclpade pottery. with the compli
mcnts c' the manufactures, Two large
flower pots, in imitation o. tree stumps.
Mr. A. j. Radcliffe has been appointed
travelling passenger agent ri the Urion
Pacific, with headquarters at Salt Lake
city, Utah, vice MI. n 5 Taggert, re-
signed Mr. Radcliffe was formerly tray
cling passenger agent In Texas OF the fort
Worth and Denver.
The Houston East and West Texas mil
Way is arranging for an excursion 10 Cal
veston from Shreveport On train No. 2
leaving Shreveport June II. The rate VIII
be s. for the round trir from all POINTS
Shreveport to Lufkin inclusive
The special train of the Galveston, La
Forte and Houston railway chartered by
the Sunday school of the First prosnyter-
ian church for picnic yesterday, con-
slstlng of eight coaches and combination
car. left at $50 o'clock Yesterday morn
inc loaded from end to end.
Invitations have been received in this
city TO the wedding OF Mr.. william II
Quigg to Miss Lillian Lee Penn which wiz
take place at Weatherford June 9 AIR.
ouieg is division freight agent ~ the
Cotton BELT at Little Rock bur was for
merly prominent in railroad business IN
Texas.
The rate sheet for excursions to summer
resorts. agreed uron ~ the recent meet
ing OF passenger men in st Louis, mas
been completed by George Norton tenn
por1ry compiler and copies were received
in this city yesterday. The most import
nm; change is nm advance over the previ-
ous season OF S5 to Niagara and reduc-
,ion in the St Paul rate of 81.
June is and ~ have been set aside by the
Tennessee Centennial az Texas days ana
large attendance from all points In ms
state is anticipated. Ticket Agent George
Hunter Of the international and Great
Northern has been advised hat his road
viii make special arrangements 10 handle
narties from Texas, providing all Aeces-
sary extra equippage, sleeping cars etc