The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-07
ron SAN JACiNro DAY.
Very Low Rates Announced by the
SANTA Ice.

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Circulars have been issued by General
Passenger Agent Keenan, of the Santa 10
authorizing round trip rates as follows Tor
the San Jacinto day celebration at Iioua-
ton on April 81 and 90
From stations MARVEL to BRENNAN in
elusive rate OF 81; ircm stations Gold
thwaite to san Angelo inclusive, rate OF So;
stations ~ Texas north OF Pendleton, rats
Of ~; from other points as follows; hitch
cock 81, Arcadia 20 cents, Alvin 70 cents
Alta Iona 81, Algoa 9S cents, Gay hill
$1.30, Somerville Sl45, Lyons Sl.55, Cad
wen 81, yellow Prairie S2,l5, Milano 81 80,
Cameron $3.50, Buckhots $3.50. Rogers
$3.50, Heidenheimer $3.50, Temple $3.50,
Eclton SETS, Nolauyllle 81, hilieen S3.2o.
Copperas Cove $S.J5 Kempnrr $S.Sa. Lam
pasas si15, Lometa $40.
The following letter from Mr. W. S.
Keenan,, general passenger agent of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, under date
of April ., explains itself: Referring TO
yours of March 81, and other correspond
ence regarding San Jaointo celebration at
Houston, beg to advise that VIC will apply
the following rates:
Temple to Cameron, inclusive, S. 80;
Milano, So. 30i yellow Prairie, 81. 10; Cald-
we'll, $500; Lyons. S2,5S SomerVille,
$i,A5; Gay Hill, 81 80: Brennan, TO Man
vel, inclusive, 81 Alvin, 30 cents; Arcadia,
90 cents; Alta Iona, 81; Hitchcock, ST.
From Temple and south We will sell for
train No, Z, April 20 and II. From Lam
pasas branch points, as also Temple aud
south, VIC will sell for train No. Of April
20, All tickets 20 be limited TO return
April %. From points north OF Temple we
Will sell Tor train No. OF April 10 aud
20, arriving AT Houston morning Of April
20 and u, aud also for train No. 5, ar
irving Houston evening OF Goth. same
limit i. Co. April %, to apply on all
tickets. We VIII urepare dodgers adver-
Using this event. | hope to be able 10
announce definitely reduced rates from
Galveston later
The International and Great Northern
| through lis energetic general passenger
agent, Nj D. j, Price. is taking great in
addition to the regular service, the In-
ternationsl and Great Northern puts on
special train but all OF this is best ex
planned by the following paragraph taken
from Mr.. Prices letter: I attach list
Of the rates we will place in effect 10
Houston for San Jscinto celebration, ap.
plying 10 trains arriving Houston morn
ing and afternoon april Il, limit April o..
In addition to our regular service, we eN-
pect 10 run a special train leaving PsIes-
tine a. m, OF 2lst, 10 arrive Houston IL
a. m in time for parade, and leave there
returning Z ?. N. same dale. But return
excursion tickets will be good until IL
p. m. train ed, as stated. We run the
special train. believing that by doing so
We can take in perhaps a great many peo-
pie who would not move az ali ON regular
trains, thus bcnetiting Houston Ia the
increased attendance and ourselves incl
dentally. We Will az course get out our
own Ayers and advertise the event thor
oughly." Following are rates;
Longview, $3.50; Kilgore. 50 so; over
ton. So SO, Henderson, So 90. Nhneola.
/ So 5o Lindale, SO So swan. SO 80, Yyler,
: $3 Troupe, So; Jacksonville. S215;
( Neches, 81 10; Palestine, 81. 80; Elhart.
Sc 80; Orapeland $3.50; Crockett. 81 90;
/ Lovelady S2.25 Trinity Sl.75; Riverside,
/ 81 %; Dodge 81 as Phelps 81 so. Hunts
/ Vile, 81 so; Waverly 81, rs. Willis. $1.25.
4 c'onroe, 81 % Spring 90 cents; Almeda
( Is cents; Arcola 80 cents; JulifT 30 cents.
! Sandy Point. Is cents; Bonney, 81 ;Cheuan
go. 81; Chenango junction, 81; Columbia,
/ 81; Tucker s21S; oakwoods, IS. Buffalo,
$3.50 Jewctt sS.5o; Marquez, $3.50. Eiss.
terly $3.50, New Baden, $3.50; Franklin
$3.50