The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-13
Note. mud Personals.


weston lines will have on the 81 rate
The nav car of the Houston and Texas
Central was out yesterday and the boys
were CORRESPONDENCE happy
G. A. Quinlan general manager OF the
Houston and Texas Central left yesterday
on a trip over the main line
Major C. r. Peck. manager OF the car
Service association. returned home last
night from n visit to Austin.
J. W. Tate. commercial agent of the
Cotton Belt returned last night from
successful business trip TO the Interior
l.. ]. Parks assistant generSi passenger
agent of tho Southern Paciic, is at Anstin
doing little work with the legislature.
Captain II. d. Cobhs. attorney OF the land
department of the Southern Pacific and
Houston and Texas Central, arrived In the
city last night.
Route Agent Rust OF the Pacific Express
company was in the city yesterday. lie
claims that his favorI,e company is keep
ms un with the times.
Colonel w. a. Tuley. travelling passenger
agent Of the st. Louis and San Francisco,
was In The city yesterday. lie appears JUST
as young as he used TO be-
II G.. pur,js. paymastcr of the Calves
ton La Porte and Houston. left last night
FOR San Antonio and viii visit other points
in the state before returning to Houston
Colonel ]. C. Andrews Southwestern
passenger agent OF the Southern railway,
| has moved his office upstairs, 5cSha Main
| street. He left for the interior yesterday
l., A. Daffan. superintendent OF the
northern division Of the Houston and Texas
Central was in the city Yesterday. ne
| s,il, looks as If he was enjoying the best
| Of health
Tho offices Of the Adams. Pacific. United
states and American Express companies at
Hannibal are t0Sg checked and viii be
consolidated as soon as the proper divisions
can be made.
- u Glenn. who has charge OF the con-
| struction gang Of the Houston ana leHhs
Central. south division. was IN the CITY,
! Yesterday He Is doing some OF his nsua'
good work along the line near Hempsteaa'
In order to successfully handle the great
/ cro,vds that arc expected In washington
smring tho inauguration Of Major Mckinley.
The baltimore and Ohio has arranged TO lay
sho,,t Ten miles of additional side track to
store sleepiug ears and special trains on.
The facilities this year will be very much
greater than ever BEFORE
Tho baltimore and Ohio has succeeded In
oh, aining permission from the board OF
managers OF the Joint Traffic association 10
allow stopovers in Washington on all reg.
lnlar tickets sold TO or through that point
ldurinE the period OF iuc i"a"b""' =
monies next month. rhe concession was
the result OF hard Tight
w 8. Keenan,, general PASSENGER agen'
~ tho Gulf. Colorado and Santa fe. was
IN Tho city Yesterday. He was accom-
nqnvine @. T. Nicholson. general PASSENGER
sgent Of the St. Louis and san francisso,
over The state on his initial trip over INC
TEXAS lines. They called on the se'era'
railroad officials in the city yesterday
The NJ. s. Bogart lodge, No. ga. broih-
erhood OF Railway Trainmen, at snitnVine
wiIi give their third annual ball at smith
vile February a. Elaborate preparations
arc boing made and excellent music has
heep secured for the affair the dahcins
nrogrcmme is unique. some OF inc nun "
hers being, 1.-The Katy Flyer, a" w, ,oI
c,msh. - .'s1." "order c.. and i. I'm,
cine 2Oep and there are others, heau'e e
rates have been secured from all points on
the Katy and the boys expect 10 nave
great time. . 49,
..Tbree Studies in Railroading" is the
,,,tle Of handsome pamphlet Just Issued py
tha passenger department OF the ohioh fa-
oiec system Tho studies referred 10 are an
lhis,orical article on Building tne unloh
pac,ic." prepared by General G. NJ boaee
, ranrint from Scribner's Magazine OF siu.
nov Dlhon's story on "Driving inc las'
Sn;pa of the Union Pacific ana repuo-
t,rstion from the North American REVIEW
., I've same authors article on ihe west
mo Railroads" Aside from the h'er
rv value Of the papers named the pamph-
a., Go neatly illustrated, and aitosetnei
/ viii form a valued addition TO ra''rosa W.
. lorature.