The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23

orn was mixing with the committees Of the
| different orders yesterday.
W. II. Grogcclosc, assistant general pas
| senrcr agcn, OF the Missouri Kansas anC
| Texas railway. has returned from Dallas
| where he attended meeting of the inter
| state commission.
| II. II. Yoakum, general freight and pas
| senger agent of the Houston East and
West Texas. is SIN on his trip to Kansas
City and St. Louis, hustllng up business
for the Little Giant,
T. NJ. Hunt. travelling passenger agent
Of the Queen and Crescent. was In the city
yesterday. and says that with the direct
connection with the little Giant. they are
doing a handsome business
NJ H. Boone. travelling passenger ogent
of the Memphis and Charleston was IN
the city yesterday. His 2igts here are
seldom. but when he does come he always
ndds to the traffic Of his Inc.
j. N Wisner, travelling passenger agent
Of the Scahoafd Air Lihr Wis mixing with
all the visitors to Houston yesterday and
telling them of the good times they might
have II they travel on the air line.
Tho following notice has been sent ont
by the Toledo. ST. Louis and Kansas city
railroad: N. b. Baird iH appointed tray
cling passenger agent, reporting to j. u.
Davenport llstIlNt paSbeuktF aSoHlt oV'
olive street. st. Louis. Mo.
j. 7. Mail, superintendent of main
tenanco of way. AMI .. X. Colburn. su-
per,ntondent OF bridges and buildings Of
the Southern Pacific rc.ntncd Yesterday
from trip to southwest Texas. They re-
port everything on the line In fine con-
dition
Nashville, is mixing with c7eryboiy,
Tom brags on his beautiful illustrated map
I'm reference 10 the Nashville exposition
He should feel Justly proud Of such an ad-
vertisoment ynd no doubn number OF Inc
old United Confederate Veterans Hill ttkc
Ills route.
A telegram was received yesterday from
Denver. col from II 4. Jones, general
freight agent of the Southern Pacific fnd
Houston and Texas Central, stating that
nil the commercial men had had a glorious
trip, were on their return home, ana
would arrived in Houston next Saturday.
Ed steele, an old time conductor, who
has pulled the bcllcorI on trains fron
Maine TO California. and who has even
tested his strength In Central America Us
back ut his old home, ana ~ now on me
Houston East and West Texas. Al OF MS
old friends are glad TO see him back among
home folks.
II will be noticed that In the change OF
the time card of The Post that the Col
umbia Tap now leaves Houston at S:45 a.
m, and arrives at 3:4h p N. This VIII
allow parties from connecting lines 10
make connection with the road when ~
now being rapidly tilled up with immi-
grants.
W. 4. Craig. general freight ana pas,
sengcr agent OF the New YORK, Texas anu
| Mexican railroad, arrived in the city yes
terday. Ho was with the boys IN ,,h'iior-
MIA. but took near cut home. He says
they had q fine time and that he only
Wishes the heal bosses would or1er them
out in that country little more frequent
ly.
C. w. Bein, traffic manager OF the
Southern Pacific and Houston ana Texas
central. returned yesterday from Dallas
where he has been In attendance upon az
,mportant meeting before the Interstate
commerce commission In reference 10 car
load and lcss than car load rates, whicn
has been agitating the minds OF ra''roAu
people recently
James BEAUMONT. liz" .toek ef"h, OF the
southern pacific arrived IN the city yes
,erday and says that while rattie SNIP
ments are light at present ihat during
INC next week they will be very heavy
rom Southwest Texas, and besides, great
nnmber Of sheep Will be shipped on the
galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
railroad.
Pat owens, one OF the most popular con-