The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-06


Mrs. Dan Copeland, chief time inspector
OF the Gould system, was in Houston on
business yesterday.
Mr., A. w. Duton. representing the rail-
way department OF a we'll known insurance
company. was In the city yesterday.
Colonel Thomas II. Kingsley, travelling
passenger agent OF the Ellen NJ. came
In from Austin yesterday evening.
Mr.. w. b. Holmes, ex-city ticket and
passenger agent OF the Bay Shore limo at
Galveston, was in the city yesterday
Mr., H. C. Reese. assistant general
freight agent OF the Sunset-Centrai lines.
returned yesterday from trip to New
Orleans.
Mr.. w. II. Taylor. general freight and
passenger agent OF the Houston East and
West Texas, spent yesterday In Austin on
business
Mr.. e. S. Beard, commercial agent for
the Fort Worth and Denver, with head
quarters at Fort Worth, spent yesterday
in the city. on business.
Mr.. c. W. Bein, traffic manager OF the
Huntington lines, spent yesterday In Now
Orleans. He was accompanied by his pri.
waite secretary, Mr., T. q. Ratcliif.
Mr.. w. F. Mcclure, general freight and
passenger agent OF the Galveston. Houston
and Henderson, was up from Galveston
yesterday.
Mr. W. H. Cogswell general agent for
the Pee Gee, with headquarters at san
Antonio. has gone to other points In the
State after brief visit here.
| All tonnage records were broken on the
Lake Shore the latter part of last week.
when a train OF slxty-ive cars loaded
with 5000 tons OF COAL left Ashtabula for
Buffalo.
Mr.. II. A. Jones, general freight agent
OF the et-Central lines, returned yes
tefday from trip to North Texas points.
| He was accompanied by Mrs Jones, who
has been visiting friends in Houston.
| Mr.. II. j. Simmons. who resigned the
position of general superintendent OF the
Bay Shore line some time ago. has returned
| from a trip to California. He made a
business visit to Houston from Austin
yesterday.
| The International and Great Northern,
Texas and Pacific, Iron Mountain and st.
Louis Southwestern has been selected az
the official route from Texas for the Ma
ticnal convention of the Travellers Pro-
tective Association at Louisville.
! Mr.. William Doherty. assistant general
passenger agent of the Houston EAST and
West Texas. returned yesterday morning
| from Austin, where he went TO present
the advantages of his line to the ex-Cou-
federates who will attend the Charleston
| reurcn.
Last week a new engine on the Rocs
Island, pulling private car made run
! OF ninety eight miles an hour. On the
same trip a trial was made OF an electric
headlight. 1t is asserted that the prejudice
against this form OF headlight Is being
overcome by new attachment which does
rot obscure signal lights.
The Southern Pacific has issued circulars
authorizing reduced rates for the Travellers
Protective Association convention. to be
held at Louisville on May is to 49, The
rate from Houston il S2775. Tickets will
be sold on May 1S and "a from Del Rio and
| all points east. and from Maria and ri
| Paso on May IL and IL. The final limit for
return will be May %.
| Conductor J. W. Archer OF the Southern
| Pacific left Yesterday for Detroit. where
he will attend the biennial meeting Of the
grand division of the Order of Railway
Conductors. Conductors w. b. Goode and
John Donovan have also gone to Detroit
to attend the meeting Mr.. Archer Is a
member OF the executive board.
A party of officials of the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas lines in Texas passed
through the city yesterday en- route to
Galveston where they went to attend Ia
some business matters. In the party were
General Manager A. A. Allen General
Superintendent j. w. Maxwell, Division
Superintendent T s. Mcdowell, Genera
Attorney T. S. Miller and General Solicitor
James Hagerman.