The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-02

c. NJ. Swan, general agent OF the Cotton
Belt at Tyler. was in the city yesterday
]. II. Hill. general manager of the Gal
weston. Houston and Henderson, was in the
city yesterday.
Superintendent Simmons OF the Galveston.
La Porte and Hou ston returned home yes
terday from visit to Austin.
T. f. Kensey. division superintendent OF
the Pullman company, was in the city yes
terday from his headquarters at Galveston.
@. c. Arnold, freight claim agent OF the
ST. Louis and Southwestern, with head
quarters in St. Louis, was in Houston yes
terday.
George Ray has left Houston and lis
old railway friends will be pleased to learn
that he has a good railway position in
Mexico.
H. L. s. Kniffin. general agent OF the
McAlister coal mines was in the city yes
terday aud called on the general Offices of
tho several railways.
Hon. l.. l.. Foster. general manager OF
the Velasco Terminal. arrived in the city
yesterday from Washington. He leaves this
morning for Velasco.
| Tho four men who are charged with rob
hing the Wells Fargo Express company on
December %, 1896, at Comstock. will be
tried at Del Rio March s.
CAPTAIN T. J. Ray, prominent railway
official, is now in Monlery, Mexico, and
tho report is that he is soon To be connect
ed with u large railway in that section.
j. +. Ryan, stenographer in The office Of
l.. J. Parks. assistant general passenger
agent OF the Southern Pacific and Houston
and Texas Central. is in san Antonio on a
short visit.
The Galveston, La Porte and Houston
has all the cars, adapted for such purposes,
in use hauling shell from Seabrook for the
Harris county road leading to Deep Water,
besides furnishing Galveston with a large
amount
II. n. Yoakum. who is soon to occupy
the position OF general freight and pas
senger agent OF the Houston East and West
Texas, was In the city yesterday and left
for Galveston. He enters upon his duties
on March Is.
C. W. Bein traffic manager OF the South
ern Pacific and Houston and TEXAS Cen
trail, left last evening for New York. He
goes TO attend a meeting of the South
, western Traffic association. which is to be
held for the adjustment of rates from the
Central Traffic association territory TO
Texas.
w. d. Lawson, the wide awake travelling
passenger agent OF the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas was in the city yesterday. He
is a man of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
order, as he is expected TO be today in two
cities Dallas and New Orleans. II any
one is equal TO the feat Billy Lawson IL
the man.
H. o. Parker OF Chicago. assistant 10
President Cable OF the Rock Island road,
is in the Pecos vale. looking over the rail-
road situation. 1t is thought probable
that tha Rock Island may this summer OK
tend ita Kansas branch southwest through
New Mexico to the Mexican border, at III
Paso or Deming.
The fest running mania continues both
east and west Of tho Mississippi. 1t is rot
said to ba unusual. on tho st. Louis dlvi-
sion O. tho Big Four for the Knickerbocl,er
between Nation and Terrp Haute, whore
tho track il perfectly level and straight.
10 reach q speed OF seventy-six to eighty
miles an hour, and recently 1t ran two
miles at q speed Of eighty 1.-TWO miles IN
hour, as shown by tho general managers
speed indicator.
man was UP before Judge the other
day for stealing GOAL. The railroad de-
tectlve said he caught the fellow In coal
car. but tho man said that he WAS only
sleeping thero because his wlfo had lock-
ed him out and he had no money to 50 TO
hotel. Pretty hard bed, wasn't it, ask
ed tho judge. "Oh, no, sir" he answered.
sit was sof. coal" And tho fudge was go
struck with tho joke that he lot him co.
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