The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-19
Notes and Personals.

captain Hugh Burns, a prominent rail-
road conductor, was in the city estcrday
Engineer Connors and Conductor Ed
Vineyard are in the city in attendance
upon court.
Colonel l.. /. Foster. general manager OF
the Veasco Terminal arrived in the city
yesterday.
j. c. Meycrhoffer, commercial agent of
the Houston and Texas Central at Waco,
is in the city.
T. u. Sadler has been appointed con
tracing agent of the Texas and Pacific at
New Orleans.
Judge ! w. Ford attorney for the Cal
weston, La Porte and Houston. went to Gal
weston last night
w. j. Taylor general baggage agent o:
the International and Great Northern was
in Houston yesterday.
T. n Connolly is now titled Pacific coast
agent of the Texas aud Pacific with head
quarters at San Francisco. Cal.
II. W. Lightburn. Jr., has been appointed
general agent Of the Kansas City, Pitts-
burg and Gulf at New Orleans.
Freight Agent Dorrance Of the Houston
and Texas Central has returned TO iiour-
ton from trip TO North Texas.
w. r. Turner. travelling freight agent OF
the Vandalia. with headquarters in For'
Worth. was In the city yesterday.
II. C. Reese. commercial agent OF thu
Houston and Texas Central and southern
Pacific left last night for New orleans.
The committee appointed TO adjust th'
Indebtedness OF the Galveston, La iort'
and Houston will meet in Galveston tomor'
row
Henry Wood. general manager OF the
.tlf raj
Headquarters at South McAllister. was if
the city yesterday
NJ. l.. scoville has been appointed as
sistant general freight agent of the Kan
sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf, with head
quarters at Shreveport
Il. +. Smythe has been appointed as
sistant general freight agent of the Kan
sas City, pittsburg and Gulf, with head
quarters at Kansas CITY.
j. d. Saddler has been appointed join
Southeastern freight agent with beadquar
tiers at Atlanta, Ga, of the international
and Great Northern and Texas and Pacihe
The special train on the Houston Eas
and West Texas. notice OF which appeared
| in Yesterdays Post. arrived on time. VIII
| 1926 cxcursionists The train left for Por
Arthur after short stay in the city.
The meeting of the executive and tariff
managers Of the Southwestern railway
| leading TO gulf points for the discussion o
| export rates on grain. live stock, coal, etc.
| has adjourned TO meet at the can oil th'
| chairman No action was taken.
Colonel j. C. Andrews Southwestern
| messenger agent of the southern. has JUS
returnod from a trip to North Texas. IL
saws that he never saw the wheat ana GA
rrop looking more promising The farmer
| are through with their corn planting, ant
everyone is in good spirits
A. l.. Bonns, superintendent OF bridge
| and buildings OF the international an
Great Northern. was In the city Yesterday
| IT is understood that Mr. Bonns is maRlh'
a hot race for mayor OF Palestine, havinl
| for his opponent Captain George burheti
Friends OF both candidates are waiting anx
iously the result
A call has been issued for conference
all lines interested in The TRANSFORMERS "a
commission problem. IL VIII DC heIu :, |,
Chinas,o THURSDAY. March %. The organ
i1atjons 10 he represented are the Trans
"on;inental Western. Southwestern, chica
go AMI ohio River and the Southern pas
senger associations.
In Tuesdays issue OF The rost wiz
found an order from United states Juus
d. T.. Bryant What action VIII pc IAN.
nv the committee after receiving this or"e
Is a hard question TO decide As mas pee
stated by The Post that solhe c"a"s
would be made at an early seehi' "
more probable than ever
The following changes have hccn repof,
cd wh,cl. will take place on April i: u
G. McCuire. who has been travelling pas
senger agent of the chesapeak Ike, and oe q,
with headquarters at Dallas, WIN go 10 ~,
louis as city passenger agent OF the 81
49,. n II Morgan, travelling passense
aSent Of the Illinois Central. at Dana
viii be transferred TO Louisville NY
Before Judges Wallace and lacomp
rho United states circuit court arsumen
was heard yesterday In New YORK on
,nneal from the decree OF Judge wheeie
ssiplp.1ssirg the hill OF complaint In the az
lion brought by the United States again
,he Joint trafhc association WHEN con ,
nr,sas a combination-of forty-four ROADS
this country.
Yesterday morning. attached to the EaA