The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-13

Richard Lord. traffic manager OF Nc
Faddon Bros. was in the city yesterday.
T. Il. liinsey, division superintendent OF
Pullman company, was up from Galveston
yesterday,
General l.. j. Storey. member OF the
State railroad commission. was in the city
yesterday.
The Houston aud Texas Central pay car
did u good business yesterday and had
host OF callers.
o. l., Newall, division superintendent OF
the Pullmin company at San Antonio, was
in the city yesterday.
Colonel u. NJ. uudcrhill, formerly auditor
OF the Southern Pacific at New Orleans.
was in the city yesterday.
Major j. C. Lewis general ticket and pas
scnger agent OF the Iron Mountain route.
was In the city yesterday and called ON all
the boys.
George L. Russ is now pulling bell
cord on the International aud Great North
ern. he having been promoted recently
from a freight run,
Brainard Allison. general advertising
agent OF the Missouri Pacific railway, was
In the city yesterday lie is making gen.
| eral tour OF the State.
| Superintendent Lee of the southern divi.
companled by Resident Engineer Goodrich
went up the line yesterday on an inspecting
| tour.
Two barges were loaded with cotton seed
meal Yesterday at the Direct Navigation
company wharf, which were taken 10 Gal
weston and from there TO be shipped 70 tor
eign ports.
John Hornby, president and superlntend
| ent OF the Fort Worth and Rio Grande rail-
| way. was in the city yesterday, lie calic'
on the several railroad officials In the Cit
during the day.
Yesterday fourteen carloads 80 doilbl'
| decked-of sheep were shipped from DE
Rio. They will arrive in Houston toda,
and Will be shipped over the Houston am
Texas Central TO ST. Louis.
Il. w. IaBoaume general passenger am
ticket agent of the 81. Louis Southwestern
| was In the city yesterday. He was attend
| ing To making some new ARRANGEMENT
| with lines recently opened to his territory
s O. Warner general passenger hp
| ticket agent Of the Cotton Belt was piSii'
ant visitor 20 Houston yesterday Let oisi
ness be good or bad he Is the same icvls
and hardworking agent for his popular line
w w. Kent, chairman Of the ,Southwest'
ern Passenger committee, was In 'ioustoI
Yesterday. He is only making Visit Il
| different cities in Texas, YET tho hehe
men generally keep sharp Lookout "hei
ho Is around.
Amor all tho worry and fuss about tn
rates IN Tho Corbett -Fitzsimmons fight, nc
n single passenger has been ticketed out
JIot,ston. There are several who especte
10 20 but the SIS 80 looked a little too bi
for them. they viii stay at home aud hea
the returns over the wire
l. Dowers. superintendent OF bridge
and buildings OF the international an
Great Northern. WAS In the city yesterda.
ue saws ne is making many improvement
along the line, but failed to state the OK
act time when the new passenger depot wa
10 be- built in Houston, People are waitih
patiently for that event.
ID. Ii. Martyr. superintendent OF the Pull
man company, with headquarters IN 81
Louis, was In Houston yesterday. He
making his regular visit to Texas In spec,i
ing the several linef and was especial
looking after the new line opened 10 Kan
sas City on tho Houston East and Wes
Texas and Kansas City. Pittsburg an
Gulf
| II Flato, passenger and ticket agent
the Southern Pacific and Houston and Tex
Central in the city, returned home yeste
day from visit 10 San Antonio, being a.
/ companied by his wife Mr.. Flato has be'
granted a vacation for sixty days. Durir
| this time Il. Hartman hIs able assistant ".
have charge OF the office. being assisted
Yesterday the first through sleeper fro
Kansas City to Houston over the Kans
Ci,y. Piftsburg and Cur ana Houston ~
and West Texas reached Houston on TN
with a good showing Of passengers: The
, are fve sletpers on this line. all being