The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-03

Lake Charles, La. December 1.-The
hotels Howard and Theaux have been
crowded during the past week with drum
mers representing all the different liucsI
OF business. The passenger depot agents
report that more travelling men stop here
than ever before The drummers them
selves say IL is one of the best towns for
business between New Orleans and Hous-
ton.
Frank Blair, Jr,, representing the Al
lantic Paper house did business here the
first Of the week. He was registered al
tho Howard
John Murphy, with a New Orleans furnl-
ture house, was registered at the Howard
Tuesday.
4. j. Mictler the popular representa-
tive of A. Baldwin ~ 90. of New Or
lcnns, was doing business with the Rice
canal men, needing irrlgating machinery,
this week.
c, Pepper. clothing representative of
New York was here Thursday at the
Theaux hotel.
Jack Ryan. commercial agent for South
arn Pacific, registered from Houston at
the Theaux Thursday.
C. e. Castlebury Of the Atlanta Optical
| Goods company. was in the city Wednes-
day with the dealers In his line.
| J, Joubert, of the j. Joubert Gents
! Furnishing Goods house of New Orleans.
| registered at the Theanx Wednesday.
| H. Chisom visited the stationery supply
| houses in this city Wednesday in interest
of the julius Mycr house of New Orleans
T. II. Cohn was here Thursday, seiins
goods to the jewelers. for their Christmas
trade. He represents a New York house
4 Ed Lucas brought fine line Of sample
} candies to the city this week. He was
taking orders for the Pillow Candy com
pany, st, Louis.
Mr. a. +. Young, auditor for Waters.
Pierce OIL company, aided the Indies Of
the Episcopal church in their concert
Tuesday night with n solo He was en-
cored.
The following are among the travelling
public registered at he TheauX this week;
r. l.. Dicks. New Orleans; Il, S. Stearns,
New Orleans. La; Fred Allen, Lolsville.
August Block and j. &c Cagne, New or
leans J. p-oyfus, Memphis; Mrs Jole
Gentry, Louisville; l.. L. Patty New Or
leans, T. j. Hart, Thomas Foster aud j.
Nj Cheans, Now York; John Lehman aud
l. KohlmGn, New Orleans; Gus Hoilander,
Cincinnati. ~. Dixon. Beaumont, A. r. Ar
mand and A. Stewart New Orleans. j,
b. Edwards, New York; A. N. Brown,
Houston.
The Howard hotel, which opened up
bhiN u hiilt over "a upHtu bEb uOutI tut
! management Of a. C, Chambers ~ son o.
leittshnrg. Pa, is steadily growing in
popularity The following are among
'heir drummer suesta this week NJ
Emanuel, NJ. nreyfus and " Werner New
York; w. IL, NJ. Reid, II. j. o'Neil W. II
BOYER and j. t. Powell, st. Louis Bel
Ling. Dallas; George c. Naughton, c. NJ
Brohl and II. d. Mcclure, New Orleans
G. j. Huskey. II. b. Watt, S. A, oliver
J J. w. Bullock. NJ. b. Yates, II. G. Schnsi
and II. b. Cooley, Dallas, j. Silyerbers
! Galveston; Ike Rosenfeld. Houston
Charles p. Henderson. Cincinnati, 4
Brapnon and A. A. Farley. Baltimore; A
D a. Hammond. Cincinnati, ID. NJ. Davis
, Baltimore: c. W. Barneise and T. W
|; Keacke New Orleans. C. p. shelton, Gin
cinnati; J. +. kerleiu. Louisville: VIII
5 Haynes, Atlanta; r. H. Cooney. Atlanta
y ]. S. Fielding. Chicago; j. J, Carey, STOW
. away Theatrical company; r, NJ, Morgan
, advance agent Heart OF Chicago.