The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-05
Ralirona Notc. and rer.onals.

s. H. Swanncr has been appointed yard.
master Of the Katy a, Gainesville.
MIR. J. !, Morrlssey, travelling auditor OF
the Santa Re. headquarters at Galveston.
is in the city,
MIR. VIII rcpo of the auditors ctacc. In
to;national aud Great Northern railroad. 10
here from Palestine,
Mr.. G, Il. Cottingham. auditor Of the
Victoria division OF the Southern Pacific,
wus In the city yesterday
The Houston aud Texas Central railroad
announces a roaad lrir rate OF So from
Houston to Dallas fair on the It'll inst.
Colonel ]. c. Andrews, Southwestern
passenger ascent OF the Piedmont Air Line
IN Houston, left last night for North Texas
In the interest OF his road.
Mr.. c. o. Gatlin, commercial agent OF
the Missouri Kansas and Texas, left yes
serdsy on business trip over his terri
tory.
Nearly all the railroads entering Houston
arc doing an immense frcight business, but
for tho time being passenger traffic is very
light.
The Katy has doubled the caJacity OF Its
cotton handling facilities 81 Belss, Texas,
ana maize many improvements In and about
the station at thar point.
Captain j. NJ Lee leaves today Tor North
Texas on business connected with the
Houston and Ttxos Central, OF which he Is
engineer and superintendent
Captain jack Barrett, the railroad con
tractor, arrived In the city from Kirhyville
last evening and reports rairoad work In
that section quito b,lsk at present
Mr.. n. n Keller, general passenger
agent OF the Fort Worth and Denver. was
IN Houston yesterday aud lof, last night
for his headquarters In Fort Worth.
.l..f.s 4 k..,.s
OF the Houston aud Texas Central railroad,
returned TO his headquarters here yyster-
day from a business trip over has line,
II seems 10 be well understood In traffic
circles tha, Vice President and Traffic Man
ager Miller ot the Katy will conclude to
accept the offer OF President Hin OF the
Great Northern.
The Houston and Texas Central will, on
the Sth and 9th insis. 81 round trip
tickets from Houston to the peace jubilee
al Omaha for Sl9,1o, limited TO return on
the 18th inst.
Mr.. W s. lloskin, normerly chief clerb
IN the office OF Manager Van Week ani
mere recently general manager OF the Chat
| tanooga Southern railroad is IN the cit,
mingFing with his Houston friends
| The many Friends OF superintendent |,
! a. Daftan who was injured In the recent
| Houston and Texas Central accident VIII
! be glad To know that ne VIII soon be w
| and able to attend 10 business az usual
| The meeting OF executive officers OF
trsrscontinental lines, arranged Tor the
I 10Th inst. In New York, has been postponed
until hearing aud decision OF arbitration OF
the question of Canadian Pacific difteren-
tols
Visitors from Sabine Pass report the
work at that point as rushing in every de-
partmont, and predict wonderful CONNER
| cial results from the vast improvements
that are being made there by the Southern
| Pacific.
Should Traffic Manager Miller OF th'
| Missouri Kansas and Texas accept n sim
liar office With broader range OF authorit,
offered him on the Great Northern. and al
tie Appearances indicate that he win thes'
l,wlli be q number of promotions ana ehanRe'
on the Katy system in Texas.