The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22
KANSAS CITY VISITORS.
A jolly Party Of Rallrosders Speak In the
Highest Praise Of Houston.
THEY ENJOY THE SIGHTS or the CITY
Houston nnd Texas Central Makes
Application 10 the Commission for
Rates-solicitins Melon Trade.

4 The party OF railroad men, composed
chiefly OF commercial and freight agents
who left their homes at Kansas City on
January IA for a tour OF Texas, arrived
from Galveston yesterday morning about
10 o'clock over the Galveston, Houston
and Henderson. railroad. making the run
at the rate OF about forty miles an hour
over the smooth, well ballasted roadbed
They reached Texas by the way OF
Shreveport ami have been spending their
time along the line of the Pce-Gee to
Beaumont, Port Arthur and Galveston. 1t
is their nrst visit as body to the State,
and but few OF the gentlemen have ever
been South before. They are out on a
pleasure jaunt, p',rc and simple. and have
come fully equipped to have IT,.
Being the guests during the trip or the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railway
they come with all the comforts OF home
on rail. consisting OF the Pullman car Tar
boro'' and a very nicely fitted up dining
and coinmissary car, No. 1874, OF the Port
4 Arthur route.
| They are provisioned with the finest that
/ the markets can afford and the attendants,
consisting OF cook. waiter and two por-
tiers, ARE constantly on hand to supply
every comfort.
The gentlemen were met at the Grand
Central depot by a party of local railroad
officials, and as the visitors were intro
duced and extended a cordial greeting tho
following were noticed comprising tho
party:
$. w. Horstman, agent Western Hallway
| Weighing association: A. j. Packard, Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st, Paul railway
T.. b. Parker. Frisco line: J. p. Cum
nings Burlington route Donald Allen,
Missouri b Knncag raj 4
shepard. Kansas City, Plttshnrg and Cult
railway;J. j. Propst, Kansas City, Pitts
burg and Gulf railway; a. H. Williams,
chief clerk Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf railway; r. r. Mathews. trainmastcr
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railway;
r. w. Scgur, agent Chicago Rock Island
and Pacific railway; r. G. Megley West
ern inspection bureau; @. U. Payne. Cot
ton Belt; o. G.. Burroughs, st. Joe and
Grand Island railway, q +. Smith, Kan
sas City Belt railway; Robert bishop.
| Kansas City stockyards; Lathrop Karnes.
Metropolitan Railway company: r.. u.
| Brcrsmith, capitalist. Dir. w 9 X. Buch-
apan, Gus Romnsscr. capitalists; r. H..
Browne, merchant: r. p. Mole. manager
Missouri Valley Car Service association;
| X. p. Isitt, Missouri Pacific railway: l..
A.. Macloskey. Missouri Pacific railway.
and j. NJ Rutherford, Kansas City. Pitts
burg and Gulf railway.
They were escorted to the city at once
street removing old acquaintance and
making new ones at every turn. While
frolic in the fullest sense OF the word
| Is their present mission the impression is
at once made that the gentlemen are as
bright and entertaining body as 1t has
| ever been the pleasure Of the railroad fra
| ternity to entertain.
/ They seem also men OF rare busincsp
| abilities and leave the favorable impress
sion that they are quite capable at mo-
| mn nnftre n In hpu ind de
and settling down to the discussion OF the
most intricate railway problems.
| They arc most pleasant and cordial in
| their manners, and their fine physiGucs
need no explanation that they have come
from the corn4fed State OF Missouri.
/ After meeting railroad friends they were
shown up 10 the Elks club rooms In the
| Bihtz building. where tho keys OF this social
institution we're placed in their hands and
The best that the rooms contained placed
at their service for entertainment and
| amusement.
The view of the city from this hall on
/ The sixth door OF the taliest building in
the city Is a good one and one Of the guests
| remarked which seemed to be the senti-
monts OF all, Houston is the Kansas
CITY OF Texas" and with the street I'm
provements now about 10 be made Is the
best city we have seen in the State. OF
course, you have not the seagoing and
harbor capacity OF Galveston, and therefore
lcan not as yet be compared with II In ex
lport business, but you have the railroads
/ and country around YOU which would alone
1 make up u great city. notice the hustle
here, which is generally Thermometer
| OF thrlftness. and can not help but think
that you have the same bright future rs
| did Kansas City some years ago, which
made 1t the great city that II Is.
| Tho Houston club, located In the Mason
| block, was next visited and the same hos
| pitality shown, which was readily taken
advantage of. After a most pleasant So
| iourn here Mr. q. A. Gibbons. repre-
| sentative Of the Masonic fraternity. In
1 sisted TINT the party Visit the Masonic
4 temple to inspect and pass opinion on a
/ troup OF long horned Persian goats, which
| had Just arrived The invitation was ne
| ccptcd. the boys saw the goats and the ring
4 around which they we're exercised and
ridden, rare spectacle accorded to but
| few visitors.
During the afternoon several of the
| party repaired to their cars, and OH sum
! moninS switch engine they were taken
over the lines Of all terminal trackage in
| the city.
They visited the Houston and Texas
Central and Southern Pacific car shops aud
ttook occasion To comment most fayorably
i on these immense railroad industries as
we'll AZ the general system Of business like
! cleanliness and neatncss which seemed tn
pervade every detail OF these institutions
ON their return Mr.. Lawlor OF the Law
Tor hotel presented each OF the visiting
i guests with silver match box and his
lcompiiments. making very unique souve.
Mrs of their visit hcre.
Dinner Was served In the dining car at
about oulock and q few invited guests
.partook OF the hospitality of tho Kansas
boys
Noticeable among the local railroad men
who assisted In making the visitors enjoy
4 themselves was n, D. Yoakum. w. r. Han
i cock w. @. Connnr. Jr., NJ. n. Glass. ]. |
IN. Bone. William Dohcrty. T. q. Heard
and Eugene Mitchell.
The party left Tor Shreveport last night
over the Houston East and West Texas
railway and expect TO arrive home to-
morrow morning at o'clock.
ARRANGING FOR MELON sHiPMENTs
Contracts Being Made with soath-
ern GrOwers.
Mr., H. ID. Garwood, representing the |
| Westsvn Poultry and Game company OF |