The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-12
THE NEW POSTAL CARS.
Arrival Of the Palace in Which Is
Carried Nail.
CHANGES IN THE GENERAL OFFICE.
Mr.. Leovy of New Orleans Succeeds
Mr. Ialfrcy - Mr.. Atkinson Prn-
moted-Notcs nnd Personals.

MT. q. l.. Teachout, superintendent of
the Eleventh division railway mail SER
vice. was in the city yesterday, looking
as happy as d boy with his first pair OF
red-top boots. and he had cause 10 be. His
new cars were in service. MIR. Teachout
was in the city to DO present ut the ar
rival of the first OF the new postal cars
mentioned in The Post some time ago as
being in course OF construction for the
run between Houston and New Orleans.
1t reached here on the westbound Southern
Pacific. Prior TO the arrival OF train No.
20 on the southern Pacific, Mr. Toachout
Invited representative OF The Post to
APARTMENT cars on the Denison- Houston
run vi III, Houston and Texas Central rail-
way. This car is 4 successor to what s
known as the old horseshoe car, used in
ancient times. and illuminated with the
tallow dip. The new apartment mail Office
on wheels is thirty feet in length, has $50
reversible letter boxes, a total OF 800, has
= paper bag rack made from Il pattern
furnished by Mr. Teachcut. that holds nine
ty sacks and sixteen pouches. The car is
lighted by three Pintsch gas chandeliers,
and is made strictly to accommodate the
heavy service between the metropolis of
Texas and the Northern Gate City.
While The Post representative was ad
miring the car. train No 20 on the South
ern Pacific pulled into the depot, and the
apartment car palod into usignincance be-
side the beauty on the next track. Behind
the engine of No 20 was the finest postal
ear that ever entered the city Of Houston.
1t Is a fifty-foot yestibuled mail car, num-
bered 256. On entering from the end door
the visitor first saw an AK. sledge aud
saw TO be used in case OF accident. Near
by was a large Baker heater The storage
room for through mail contains ten stalls
for separation OF the mail gonG through,
and four stalls in which mail Is worked"
| The car is equipped with one of the largest
standard Harrison bag racks in use, hold
| ing go paper sacks and thirty letter
pouches. This rack can be folded against
| the wall, giving additional room for stOr-
age when postal clerks receive extra large
| mail for Texas. Mexico and the great West.
| Tie letter eases take in the end OF the car
there being $40 reversible boxes. II total Of
| 1850.
| one wing o. the letter case opens and
admits the pos tai clerks 10 toilet rooms
fitted up on the order of Pullman palac,
cars. The car is illuminated by five
! ilntSch gas, four-lct lamps.
! In the upper part vi the car are sixty
boxes for supplying small local stations.
There is a letter schultz for public use
and lockers for registers and valuable
packages. Nothing that was needed 10
make the cars complete was forgotten b!
| Mr.. Teachout or the Southern Pacific peo
! pie. Clerks can do twice the work in th'
new cars In one-half the time. Seven
others are under construction. each OF
which Will be a counterpart OF the one now
here
| Mr. Teachout has worked hard for the
betterment OF the postal service In Texa
mud he has succeeded, To him and Mr.
| Van Week is due the credit of bringing Il
| Texas the same postal service as is giver
in the East. and they hope 10 be able
within short time 10 extend the service
to the Mexican frontier.