The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-03
Rai,rond Notes ana Personals.

RailrOaI Notes and Personals.
Mir. r.. IL. Treadway has been appointed
chief clerk at the local freight Office OF
the Katy.
The Southern Pacific company Is relaylng
It's track from Beaumont to SABINE fass
with sixty pound rails.
General Manager Van Week arrived in
his car from FL Paso yesterday after one
of his periodical tours Of inspection OF his
line.
Commercial Agent Charles ID. Golding OF
the Rock Island in this city arrived nome
yesterday after a business trip TO fort
Worth.
Mr.. B. Lindemuh has been appo.nted
general freight anti passenger agent OF the
Velasco Terminal. With headquarters VI
Nelasco.
Yesterday being a general holiday among
railroad shops and otiices the local freight
depots did not receive any freight OF con-
sequence for shipment.
The cotton receipts for the Houston and
Texas Central this season TO January were
547, 232 bales. which Il about fourtn OF
the cotton hauled here during the season
The Texas Central contenplates an ex-
tension of thirty-fve or forty miles IN
Iorthwasterly direction from Albany, the
present terminus. but n maj location mas
rot been determined upos.
the new commercial agent in this city
for the FriSco. MT. w. c. Conner, VIII
arrive here today. His desk, shipped III
advance row awaits him, and he will COM
mence bus ness pertaining to his line at
once.
The Southern Pacific company has built
SO. 80 miles Of road in Louisiana during
the ra.t year 20. OF miles of track having
bean laid on the branch from st. Martins
VILE 10 Arnaudville atil 10 28 miles en- the
branch from Thjbodaux toward Napoleon
Vile.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas has just
completed at Sedala Mo-, new car and
repair chops that are classed among the
Machinery al latest patterns are being put
in place and the outlay VIII sum up
$2C0 900.
Mr. E. L. Mayors. one of the Southern
Pacific train dispatchers, has been present
ed with a New Year present that ar
rived with as bright an appearance as was
The day on which 1t came. II weighed
ten pounds--a bcy-with promise OF ic1s
life and prosperity.
stock agent CT the Kansas City, Pitaburg
and Gulf in this city. such office is abol-
ished and. effective january !, Mr.. W. II.
Ccgswell S appointed general agent at San
Antonio. Texas, and will assume the duties
heretofore performed by Mr.. Polk.
The office OF Auditor y, %. ces3F VI tnt
Texas and New Orleans railroad did nor
suspend bus ness yesterday end the clerks
were busy at their desks during the entire
day The Office force has been rushed of
late. 80 O'Clock being the hour OF closing.
They will close during this week Al $3.50
o'clcck in place OF taking yesterday as a
holiday.
The usual annual passes have about all
been issued by the various railroads, ana
quite number have been received by
railroad travelling agents, and other eff
Gals in the city. These passes are all
gotten up in fhs highest skill known to
the art OF Or nting and lithographlng and
are generally illustrated with some feature
OF prominence peculiar TO the roads that
they represent.
The Cotton Belt route, through their
Commercial Agent j. ID. Bone OF this city,
are issuing to their patrons some neat vest
pockes diaries elegantly bound in leather.
The little bo,xs also contain interesting
information about the Philippines. Cuba,
Porto Rico. ant. list of the largest cities
In the Uaited States. showing estimated
popula on in 1897. as we'll as several pages
or various other information.