The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-24

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The Southern Pacific and Houston ana
Texas Central yesterday announced tbeIs
rates to the Fruit. Flower and Vegetable
FESTIVAL to be held In Houston December
. to IL. The rates are the lowest ever made
applying into Houston. The Southern pa
cffic Will cell tickets from all points on
their line to Houston. beginning December
. and ending for the train arriving In
Houston on the morning Of December IL,
good to return including the train ieav-
ing Houston on the night Of December H.
The rate will be on the basis OF one fare
for the round trip from all points within
l67 miles of Houston, and from points be-
You'd that limit the rate will be cent
mile each way added to the one fare from
the l67-mile point. For instance, the San
Antonio rate will be s5s5. while the regu-
lar one way rate Is $3.50 Assistant Gen.
efal Passenger and Ticket Agent Parks
said yesterday:
On days not yet determined definitely
the Southern Pacific will run excursion
trains from points east aud west not too
Tar from Houston to enable passengers to
reach here in time to witness the festiyi-
ties The tickets will be good on excursion
trains into Houston aed on regular trains
returning the same day or on the following
morning. The rates will be approximately
one had a cent a mile In each direction.
These excursions will be run as the oc a.
sion may demand through the week. The
ra es are lower than ever before made for
any occasion. and the limit of tickets,
which allows passengers to hay over in
Houston over night II they choose. Is longer
than has been customary.
We feel warranted In giving this ad-
vantage to the people by the fact that
We are protected by the action Of the city
council in prohibiting the barter or the
sale OF these excursion tickets, which
under other circumstances would inter
fere materially with our regular local
travel. We anticipate by reason OF the
quarantine having deprived our patrons Of
the opportunity OF travelling on excursions
for over Two months, we will handle large
crowds and our arrangements will be made
in anticipation OF heavy business"
On the Houston and Texas Central tick
cts will be sold from all points TO Houston
from December to 10 and good for re-
turn on December ~ at one fare for the
round trip for the first 100 miles and be-
ycnd that territory rate OF cents mile
LOT the TOuiiu Trip, Plus the Ont IsiTe rae
from the 100-nile point will be made. Fur
the trains arriving Houston on December
6. and 10 the raIe will be one fare for the
round trip from all points within 100 miles
of Houston, the maximum fare, however,
being ST. From Bryan, for instance, the
regular fare is 50, but ON the dates men
TONED 1t will be 81 for the round trip, or
half cent mile In each direction. From
poin 6 in the next sixty-five miles the rate
will not exceed s2.5G for the round trip.
From Austin and from Kosse on the Main
line this rate will apply, tickets hayi-g a
day limit.
From Kansas City and St. Louis the rate
OF one fare for the round trip plus 81 will
apply, tickets being on sale as early as
December 3. This rate will be made by
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas. the Kan
sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf. the Rock Is
land and the Santa Fe.
In the State the International and Great
Northern. the Santa Fe and the Arkansas
Pass will probably make rats the same az
the Central and the Southern Pacific,