The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12

has been made by the directors. II Ia said
that the vanderbilts have declared that 1,
Is very likely that no dividend Will be PAID
because Of the hard times.
A. G. Mcguire, travelling freight agent OF
the Missouri Kansas and Texas. returned
to Houston yesterday from trip on the
Houston and Texas Central.
a. l.. Bowers. Superintendent OF bridges
and buildings Of the Southern Pacific. was
in Houston yesterday, comforting with city
officials in reference to certain work TO be
done by his company.
judge H. II. l.urton OF the Federal court
has decided at Memphis that the Memphis
and Charleston railroad shah be sold and
that the consolidated mortgage rs prece-
dent to the general mortgage.
The directors of the Pennsylvania rail.
road have elected John r. Green first vice
president of the company, to succeed Frank
Thompson recently chosen president to
| succeed George Roberts. deceased
| The condition OF Roswell p. Miller, prcsi-
| dent OF the Chicago. Milwaukee and St
| Paul. is most serious. Colonel William j.
! Boyle is with him at Los Angeles and has
sent for MIR. Miller's wife to come at once.
Judge Morris has signed an order author
izing the receivers OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad TO lease 1000 box cars from
the Akron and Chicago Junction Railroad
company. the Missouri Car and Foundry
company and the Farport Warehouse and
Elevator company.
A bill before the Arkansas legislature
provides that It shall be unlawful for any
company operating sleeping ears ~ any
roads In Arkansas to charge greater rate
OF fare than 20 cents for each fifty miles OF
fraction thereof travelled. and an additional
90 cents for passengers occupying sleeping
cars between the supper aud breakfast sta
lions, or for all passengers occupying
sleeping cars between the hours OF . p. m
aud S a. III. The bill also provides that II
shall be unlawful TO permit the upper berth
to remain down unless occupied by a pas
senger.
Vice President and General Manage,
Quiulan of the Houston and Texas Contra
has appointed Jen \. Miller as chief clerl
in place of Captain j. w Mcmillan de
ceased. MIR. Miller has filled several I'm,
portant positions during his life as rail
road man. He commenced when years o
age as office boy on the Cincinnati. Hamll
ton aud Dayton. where he remained unit
1879. From that date to 1892 he was secro
tary to the pres dent and assistant genera
manager of the Texas and Pacific. From
1892 to 1896 he was general manager q
the Pecos Valley railroad He is cour
tcous gentleman and will be welcomed Il
the Magnolia City.
The gross receipts from traffic of tn
Illinois Centre! for the month of Januar
nre estimated at si.SlG-io7, an estimate
! decrease of Sl04.522. The gross receipt
. from traffic for the six months ended De
; combcr 81 1896. were 81 ,i5l9SS q decreas
Of Sl74.So7 from the corresponding uero
Of 1895. The net earnings of the road 70
the same six months were S.il96i7, a ic
, crrsse of sTS6 500 The Illinois Contra
taking advantage of the recent break in tn
price of steel rails. has placed orders wit
4 different mills for 30 600 tons Of steel rail
: for delivery during 1891 OF these order
6 $4,000 tons went TO the Illinois steel com
pany at Chicago.