The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-24
Notes and Personals.


j. Russ of Palestine. route agent of the
Pacific Express company. Is in the city.
W. f, Mcclure of the Galveston, Hous-
ton and Henderson was in the city yester.
day.
A. A. Judges of Galveston, division SUI
perintendent of the Pullman company, was
in the city yesterday.
General Freight Agent Taylor of the
Houston East and West Texas railway has
returned from visit 10 Shreveport.
William noherty, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Houston East and
West Texas railway, is in Shreveport OF
business.
Officers of the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas system have given notice that they
will ignore the agreement OF the South
western lines to use none hut the Sebas-
tian form of ticket in tourist business,
W. t.. McAIllin, general freight and
passenger agent of the Texas Central rail
way. headquarters in Waco, was IN the
city Yesterday. He Went to Galveston in
the afternoon and win return here today
on December committees from the va
rious railroad organizations viii again sc
to Chicago 10 confer with the officials oil
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. with
reference to The running OF double-head-
ers.
The Galveston, Houston and Henderson
railway has just issued very pretty vest
pocket memorandum book with cnlluloid
cover 1t is serviceable and will be APP
preclatcd by all who have one. CONNER
cial Agent Griffith al No. iii Main street
has supply on hand for those who de-
sire them.
The International and Great Northern
has advised that on account of the annual
conference of the West Texas Methods,
Episcopal church at Austin December 70
to %, agents may sell tickets to Austin
and return at a rate OF one and one-thlrd
fare for the round trip, dates OF sale De-
cember 10 and 20, limited to Decem
Der &c.
Numerous railroads have petltoned the
interstate commerce commission for fur
Their extension of time in which 10 equip
their cars with automatic coupleIs and
train brakes. The commission fixed De-
cember next as the date when the pc
ttioners will be heard, and Invites all
parties Interested 10 appear at that time
or file statements for or against such ex-
tension.
The international route has advised that
on account of the Texas annual conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church (col-
ored) at Houston December . 10 II, tick.
cts may be sold to Houston and return as
follows; Where one way rate is less than
50 o. round trip rate willsb one and one
third fare; where one way rate is s.,
to 49, round trip rate will be SO; whore
one way rate is more than 81. round hir
rate will he one fare. Dates Of sale. De
cember and for trains arriving AT Housr
ton on the morning Of December 8, limited
TO December IL.
ON account Of the Texas annual con-
ference Methodist Episcopal church. COL
ored. Houston, Texas, December 3 to IL.
the Southern Pacific has authorized ticket
agents, Orange to San Antonio inclusive,
10 sell round trip tickets to Houston at
the following rates: From points within
rs miles OF Houston, I cents per mile;
from points Is to 100 miles, SO; from points
more than 100 miles from Houston, one
fare for the round trip. Dates OF sale De-
cenlber and for trains arriving at Hous-
ton on the morning OF December s. Final
limit for return December IL.