The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
Railroad vote. ana PersonnIs.

Mr.. G. w. Nelson. general freight and
passenger agent OF the In Porte. returned
from New Orleans ydEerday morning
Mr., b. s.. Beard commercial agent Of the
Fort Worth and Denver City, with head
quarters at Fort Worth, arrived In the
city yesterday.
| MIR. j. NJ Wisner, Western passenger
agent OF the Sea!boaM Ali, line, arrived
in the city yesterday from an extended
trip TO West Texas. He will remain In
the city few days.
An official OF the vicksburg, Shreveport
and Pacific states that their line will soon
be extended from Waskom. Texas 70 JET
| fcrgon, Texas, to connect with the MIS-
| souri,. Kansas and Texas.
and ticket agent Of the Texas and Pacific.
arrived on the Santa Flo yesterday morning
from Dallas. He spent THE day on company
business and left for home last night on
the Central.
1t is reported that during the year the
Rio Grande Western will order 1000 stock
cars, 100 OF which are about being let.
This road recently ordered $50 freight cars
from the Missouri Car and Foundry COM
pany.
Tho International and Great Northern
railroad will put on rates OF one and one
third fares on the certificate plan between
points on their line and Memphis. account
Manufacturing association meeting TO occur
at Memphis, January II and ID.
There has been a change In the local
Office OF the Wells. Fargo & Co.'s express
Mr. II. NJ Hook. who has been acting In
the capacity OF money order clerk, mas been
promoted to this same position In the New
Orleans office and Mr.. A. ID. Mnndhy for
n,erly money order clerk at Sh ,sveport,
La. was promoted TO fill the position made
vacant here. Both gentlemen have assumed
their new positions
vice President G. A. Quinlan OF the Cen
trail arrived yesterday morning from an
extended trip to Naw York and Washington
and he seems 10 have been much improved
In appearance and henjth by tins change.
while In New York he called on railway
officials connscted with his company ana
spent altogether about ten days In Wash
lngton. He reports the weather there
dreadf,ily cold, With plentT OF Ice ana
sncw.
Colonel Tom Kingsley, the travelling pas
senger agent Of the Louisville AMI Sasnyiise
railroad, who Is doing the city Tor pas
senger business. II also distributing soule
calendars OF very unique dealgn ana o.
extraordinary size. In this center o. ,ne
calendar Is a very pretty view OF plnnS
and farm houses taken from an actuai PIC
t,ire on the line Of the Louisville aud NASH
Vile. The Post acknowledges receipt Of ons
OF the calendars.
The proposition advanced by MIR. Eli A..
Hirshfield o. Fort Worth. Texas. to estso-
Nsh home for aged and indigept railway
men meysts the deliberate consideration OF
the conservative public. According TO the
plan suggested by Mr.. Hirshdeld; U Is 70
have tbs home erected By funds raised
through subscription and voluntary bsnevo-
lent contributions. and then TO be support
ed by q nominal assessment on the en-
ployed railway men,
Tho report some days ago from Atlanta
Ga, 10 the effect that l.. 3. Aisn wouta
succeed r. J. AnNtrson az the general
passenger agent OF the seaboard AR line
has been confirmed. headquarters being
at Portsmouth, Va. Mr.. Allen v spoken
OF In railroad CIRCLES as very POPULAR
ises TO BE- wedl taken care Of 1t Il. rp-
uoorsd that Mr.. Anderson. rstdrtng Will -
with thA Erie raflrosd 10 the same O.
pacity