The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-17
TEXANS At DETROIT
Well Known Conductors at the q. X.
c. Meeting.

wen hnoWn Conductors ut the q. X.
c. Meeting.
Detroit Free Press.
The goat editor OF the Texas delegation
had just arrived, having been detained at
homo on account of the children's picnic.
and when asked about his confreres from
the Lone Star State. here Is the way he
spun bis yarn:
"A. B. Garrettson, from Texas at large
G. N. Knowlton. division No. So. Denson.
Texas; w. R. Kirkpatrick, delegate from
division No IS, Denison, Texas; ]. w.
Harrigan, division No. 5S, Denison, Texas.
Kirkpatrick is an old tine member of tho
grand division, an ardent worker for the
order, passenger conductor on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad He adds
to his salary by operating COW ranch in
Texas with few thousand head of cat
tie.
M. S. Bogert. Fort Worth. Texas. dele
gate to the grand DIVISION j. Z. Archer,
Houston, Texas, member OF division No
Z. John j. Donovan, Houston, Texas, act
ing delegate from division No, I. Donovan
IS a first -class passenger conductor on the
houston and Texas Central railroad. and
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first appearance in Detroit and at the grand
division, but he is all right.
j. G. Dyas, delegate from division No.
275. Yoakum, Texas. He is general yard
master of the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass railroad, and be increases his salary
by being owner OF small milk dairy. He
comes from the watermelon county.
Then there Is John Fuhr, division No.
2I5, and William Goode Yoakum, Texas
This is the first time Goode has been north
of the Mason and Dixon line aud did not
know the world was so large. He Is a
good member of the order and also good
railway conductor, and no doubt will do
good TO the grand division. John Fuhr
is the alternate for his division and the
handsome boy from that section of Texas.
He is single, good catch for the Detroit
girls.
"R. E. Fitzpatrick, conductor on the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad,
Temple, Texas, represents Magnolia divi-
sion No. IS. in this grand division. Kill
patrick is young, handsome and has the
ability to represent the grand division
and to secure rights and benefits for his
division. He is married and has brought
his wife with him, so there is no chance
for the ladies to capture him.
&c. NJ Loughhridge Smithville, Texas
is a member OF San Gabriel division No
256, permanent member of the grand
division and well posted on parliamentary
law W. w, Edwards, also from Smith
/ Vile, is passenger conductor on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad, and a
! favorite with the ladies in his section Of
the country, but, unfortunately, is mar
ried and has brought his wife with him
C. P Curtis, Smithville, is our great leg
islative expQnnder.
u. A. Glen of Cleburne, Texas. division
| No 262 is delegate from that division, and
is a good worker in the order. william
Cummings also is from Cleburne.
~ l.. Burd, Palestine, Texas, is the
delegate from division No. II. Burd is {
passenger conductor on the lnternationa
and Great Northern railroad, is handsome
single and well liked at home, and we SCI
no. reason why he should not take we'll II
this territory.
wv. H. Turner is from San Antonio, In
ternational and Great Northern railroad
division No. rs. He is another handsom
man, as broad across the shoulders as tn
streets OF Detroit in the passenger servio
in his own State; good o. r. G. con
ductor.
~. W. Carter, Texarkana, Alamo divi
sion, No &c. The name 'TeXarkana' rep
resents three States. Texas, Arkansas an
Louisiana but that does not give him thre
votes in the grand division. Carter Is
passenger conductor on the Texas and Pa
eifc railroad. This is his first visit TO tn
grand division, and he thinks Detroit
wonder.
IF. E. Record of Greenville Is delegat
from Midland division No. 375. He repre-
sents the Hettie Green road of Texas,
first class o. R. G. conductor on first
class road.
"w H. Holt of Waco is delegate fro
division No 2S4 Ho is the dude OF III
party, parts his hair in the middle, weal
light clothes, is single and is represents
tive of the youngest division In the Sta
and is the youngest man in the delegation
Patrick Owens. Shreveport, La. on Ii
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railroa
represents division No. so, but votes wit
the Texas delegation.
~. NJ. Chase OF Texarkana, Alamo div
sion No. 80, is a permanent member
, the grand division, the meetings Of whiC
he has attended for several years. This
the Kid of Texas
There YOU have them all except d
ladies, God bless them, and I'll give "
, their history on the next stop"