The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-10-15
NEW SCHEDULE is GIVEN OUT
SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND CENTRAL
WILL MAKE FAST TIME
between Dallas and New Orleans,
Though sleeper between San
Antonio and st. Louls.

The new schedule on the Southern Pa
ciac railway. which becomes effective on
The night Of October IS, about which there
has been 50 many inquiries snd in regard
to which SO much interest Las been taken,
has finally been agreed upon and The Post
this morning gives in detail re proposed
arrangement.
In addition to involving the running Of
trains east and vest on the Southern Pa
cihc. there are number of changes in ac-
commodaticns which Will be of great ben
eft to the travelling public. Conctdent
1lth tbs change OF the sche lula. it has
been arranged that additional sleeping
car accommodations will be afforded hy
the Southern Pacific. and by the connec-
tions OF that road.
The eastbound trains VIII be as follows
Tram No. will leave Houston at 20
a Il. II Will be a fast mail and express
service between Houston and New Or
leans. arriving In New Orleans az 6.25 p.
m. Train No. will bs operated between
San Antonio and New Orleans, leaving
San Antonio al 1910 p. III, arriving at
Houston at 7;05 p. m, leaving Tor New
Orleans at 20 p N, arriving there at
continental service between Frisco and
New Orleans. II will leave San Antonio at
8 p. m, arrive at Houston al 1855 a. m.
leave At m. and arrive at New Or
leans at % p, m.
The following Is the schedule for tho
( ives bound trains No. will leave New
/ Orleans at l0:45 a. M, arriving in Hous-
+ ton at AS p. N. This IL the fast mail and
express Train No, will leave New Or
leans at $40 p. m, will arrive at Hous-
ton at 50 a. M. and leave for the wes
al s;15 q. IN. IL Will arrive at San An
tonic at 4;45 y. m, which Will be the
western terminus. Train No Will leave
I New Orleans at $50 a. m. arriving a
I Houston at 1880 p. m. leaving for the
west at 1l:l5 p. m. 1t viii run TO San
Francisco.
Trains will run between spatford aud
( Eagle Pass 10 connect with trains Nos.
I aud 10.
Train No. 5 will carry a through chat,
k car ard a sleeper from Nav Orleans which
I will 10 TO penison over the Houston and
I Texas Central, Train No. 8 Will take a
/ through chair car and sleeper from Deni-
/ son, coming in on the Central. which will
run to New Orleans. To make this through
service there VIII be a change in the
schedule OF trains 3 and on the Cen.
/ tral. No. B. which now leaves here al
/ l045 p. m, will leave AZ 1910. arriving n;
Dallas at 1880 a. m Train No T. which
/ now leaves Dallas at p. m, will leave
there at $3.50 p m. The new services will
make time OF twenty hours and fifty
minutes between New Orleans and Dali
| las. without change
simultaneously with the inauguration o,
this new service there will be n through
sleeper and chair car between st. Louis
and San Antonio. This service will bs
z operated In connection with three roads
/ The chair car and sleeper will run be-
tween st. Louis and Waco on the KATY.
| between Waco and Flatonia on the Aran.
| sas Pass, and between Flatonla and San
Antonio on the Southern Pacific. II will
/ he IN connection with trains Nos. and
! 10, the schedule OF which is shown above
| On the same date as the changes men
toned above, the Houston and Texas Cen
trail viii put on a through sleeping car be-
tween Houston and Waco. going vim IRE
mond' leaving here on train No. 2 at 10 10
p. m.
The above win be superb service and
viii be complete change from the SER
vice now being operated. Il will be NOR,
/ extensive and will open up better aeId
for transportation into and out Of Hons
ton 1t is change that is being watched
from the New Orleans end OF the line with
! interest N ~"