The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-01
THE RATTLE or THE RAIL.

The executives and officials Of the Yves
ern trunk lines Will meet in Chicago IN
November g.
q, NJ Frecr has been made commerce al
freight agent of the Baltimore and ONO
at huntington, w. Va,
George Doernhach has been appointed so
iclUug agent of the Chicago and North
western at Philadelphia.
L. w. Hole, for thirteen years agent Of
the Clover Leaf has hecn placed In charge
of the new depot at Ridge Farm Ill.
f. j. Woulfe, formerly representative Of
the Lehigh Valley In st. LOUIS becomes
general agent Of that company in New
York today.
General Manager Miller Of the vandaa
VIII place an order shortly ;"r twenty
FIVE new passenger cars for use on the
main line.
The American Refrigerator Transit com
pany Will add 100 cars to its rolling stock
as soon as possible to meet the demands Of
the traffic
ON November lines operating in Missis.
slppi viii meet to take up the matter OF
adjustment Of rates 10 junction points In
the state Of Mississippi
Colonel Frank u. Merrill. president Of the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City railroad,
denies emphal cally the reported sale Of
that road to the Frisco line
1t Is reported that the Yandalia line will
soon begin tho work Of laying double
track from East ST Louis TO Collnsvtle.
Recent developments lend confirmation
Ia the report that the Delaware Lacka.
wanna and Western railroad Is DESTROYS Of
securing entrance to Philadelphia.
It is rumored that the Illinois Central
VIII soon put on two new trains running
over the. Minneapolis and st. Iouis rail.
way To Minneapolis and ST. Paul.
4, w. Whittsey, formerly general SUI
perintendent Of the Ohio Central lines,
has been appointed general manager of the
Toledo Railway and Terminal company.
W. d. Holiday. new assistant general
freight agent Of the BIG, Four In St Louis.
general freight agent of the Wabash
| $3.50" limited passenger
trains hntw,w "a rpyc ana NV York - i
be put In service by the Michigan Central
ana Ncw York Central roads tomorrow.
| All Of the officers of the Northeastern
| railway OF England have gone TO fttsburg.
| Tho party will spend ave days along the
eastern lines of the Pennsylvania system
Thu Southeastern lines viii meet in
| Louisville November g. and s IN an cf.
| fort TO settle the controversy over grain
rates from the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
| General Superintendent c. Il. Franklin
| OF the Toledo st, Louis and Western rail-
| road has resigned 10 take a position with
another company j, y, Brennan succeeds
him.
c. NJ, Taylor, master mechanic Of the
| santa Fe az La Junta, has been tranSferre 1
| 10 Ration, where he will he master nrchan-
! ic Of the Rio Grande and New Mexico di.
| Vislcn
W. Il. woodford, who has been appoiatcd
| general superintendent OF the Plttshurg al.
vision Of the baltimore and Ohio. is a
brother Of NJ. u. woodford president NJ
the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton com.
pqny
Independent action will be taken by the
western lines in respect to holiday ex-
| curSon rates from points In Texas, Arkan-
sas and the Indian Territory to points in
Missouri Kansas, Nebraska Iowa and Wis
! consiu.
The baltimore and Ohio railroad has Just
! announced Its plan OF reorganization ~
| fectlre today, under which the four or i've
/ recently absorbed roads in Ohio ana
| Pennsylvania are made divisions and come
under the Central management
! The southern Railway hrs undertaken TO
! promote the cause Of good roads in the
/ South by means Of special oducatloral
! train Of ten cnrs, equipped with road
! building machinery. Practical demonstra-
lions viii be made at many points.