The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25

home 10 Houston.
Mr. e. NJ Mitchell, commercial agent
Of the Cotton Belt. is on the sick list.
Mr.. Charts d. Goldng, commercial agent
OF the Rock Island, came in from San An
tonic yesterday.
Mr.. W. C. Preston, commercial agent Of
the Frisco at Houston, returned to the
city yesterday
Mr.. Nelson Stiles OF the Houston and
Texas Central car accountant office, went
to Fort Worth last night.
That 3-cent rate on canned goods Is
likely to cause rumpus between the rail-
roads and the commission
Mr.. S. Johnson, manager OF the Waters
Pierce on company railroad department.
Is in the city from St Louis
Mr. George s. Marshall. representing the
Standard Pneumatic kailrosd Tube COM
pany of Chicago. is In the city.
Mr.. J. s. D1lan, auditor OF the In
terraitional and Great Northern, was in
town yesterday from Palestine .
Mr.. II c. Archer. The Galveston ticket
agent OF the Kansas CITY, P,ttsburg and
Gulf, was In the city yesterday.
The Houston AMI Tsxas Central cot on
yards Sn this city received and handled 1864
bales Of the fleecy staple yesterday.
Mr. w II Coswell, travelling freight
agest OF the Glover Leaf railroad, is In the
city from his 81. Louis headquarters.
Mr. NJ. e. Glass, commercial agent Of
the Texas Midland, with headquarters in
this city. Will spend Sunday in Houston.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Is doing
big business. and will pu. on aid tlonal
crews as soon as more cars can be secured.
Mr. william Dohcrty. travelling freight
and passenger agent of the Houston Est
and West Texas railway. is in North Texas.
Mr. r. d. YoatIm. general frcigh. and
passenger agent OF the Houston East and
West Texas. Will attend church In Dallas
today.
Mr. w F. Mcclure general freight and
passenger agent of the Galveston, Houston
aci Henderson, was here from Galveston
yesterday
Mr.. w. d. Lawson, travelling passenger
agent OF the Missouri. Kansas and Texas.
Is here from business trip In the interest
OF his line.
Mr. o, c. Gatlin, commercial agent Of
the Missouri Kansas and Texas, + turne
TO his headquarters here from trip to
San Antonio.
Mr.. W. A. Reinhardt travelling passen-
ger agent of the Southern Pacific. has re-
turned from San Antonio to his headausr-
ters in this city.
read announces cheap rates for the trans
portation OF exhibits to and from the Dali
las Fair. effective October l.
Colonel NJ. d. Monserrate. accompanied
by his family, was among the prominent
railroad men who Witnessed the recent
naval battle at Corpus Christi.
Mr. n. S. Medium, general manager OF
the Houston East and West Texas rstlroid,
headquarters in Houston, has left for the
North on business connected with his road.
Vice President George A. Qmllan of the
Houston and Texas Central railroad, ac-
companed by his daughter, Miss Annie,
lett yesterday for brief visit to Austin.
Tho Hou ton and Texas Central an
nounces cheap rates for the Baptist Min
isters' conference and Baptist general cons
vention, to be held at Waco, October
to IL.
The Sunset Limited, one Of the finest
trains on the American continent, VIII
make It's initial trip from Naw Orleans to
San Francisco, leaving the former city
December l.
General Longstreci United States rail-
road commissioner. is in the Cty Of Mex
leo on a pleasure trip The OLD gentle
man is a. but sim is as merry ami risky
az one of the boys
MIR. A. l.. Whipple, representing the
Boston Woven Railroad Hose company
with headquarters in Chicago, WIS Wis
Itor at thu Houston AMI Texas Central
general offices IN this city yesterday,
Major H. A. Callen of the Datro5e Steel
FIR, company, Chicago, Is hn the city viz
tttng his old friends Major Callen is well
known to every railroad man IN Texas. and
his stay in Houl,on is a peculiarly pleas
ant one
For the Southwest Texas fair. 10 he held
"a no q : no
Will run special excursion train from
san Antonio on the morning o, tn tair,
leaving the Alamo city al . o'clock a. m,
Round trip 30 cents
Today the Santa Fo Will sell 81 cxcur-
sion tickets 10 Galveston on trains leaving
Houston at a. m. $50 a M 9:l5 a, IN
and % r. M. Returning trains leave Gal
v'stou at 40 p. M, 5;l5 p. m. T 80 p. III.
and tho late special at 10 p. IN.
Colonel j. C. Andrews. Southwestern |
passenger agent of the Piedmont Air line |
has returned to Houston from a business
trip into the Interior, The colonel is |
uroless rusler who never lets up as long |
as there is anything in sight for his road |
Mr.. NJ l.. Robbins, general passenger !
agent OF the Houston and Texas Central |
railway. and Mr.. l.. j. Parks. assistant !
general pas onger agent OF the Sunset. |
leave this evening for St Louis to attend |
the meeting Of the Southwestern Passen-
ger Bureau, TO be held in the Mound City |
on the 9th instant.
Mr. John Behrman. who has been chief
clerk in the office OF the engineer OF main |
tenacce OF way Uous.oa anu Texas Central |
railroad, for the past eight months. re-
signed his position n few DAYS ago to re-
turn to his old home in Ennis, Twas. |
whrre ar boz strltio1 awaits aim. The |
place he vacated, as already STATED in The |
lal hxrf ha m ais,t,t anti Q