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

the Galveston. harrisburg and San An
tonic. with headquarters at san Antonio,
was In Houston Yesterday
General Passenger Agent Barker OF the
Katy is sending on, neat little per-
funed memorandum book With calendar
for 1901 and 1909 attached,
Tie Northern Pacific has sold all lts
lands in North Dakota. amounting TO
100000 acres to syndicate OF New
York and Eastern capitalists for the es-
tahlishment CT ranches.
An extension Of the Choctaw line from
South McAiester 20 Fort Smith, II Is re-
ported. will be built al, some time In the
near future. which will give the Choctaw
a direct line to St Louis in connection
with the Frisco line.
Tho Tennessee state railroad commits
zion met Monday and reelected y. w.
BAPTIST, chairman. and Frank lAvant, sec
rotary. Colonel Thomas L. Williams
was sworn In as a member OF the COM
mission for the term OF six years
General Passenger Agent Snyder of the
Frisco has rendered the American Asso-
ciatlon OF Travelling Passenger Agents
special train from ST. Louis to Burton,
Kan, 10 connect with the Santa Fc spe-
cial from Chicago to Los Angeles for the
annual meeting in November
Tine new board Of railroad and ware
house commissioners Of Minnesota. the
first 10 hold the place by election Of the
people. assumed office today. Judge Ira
Mills. who formerly held office as a COM
missioner, was elected president OF the
board.
At the meeting OF the trustees Of the
Cincinnati Southern railway. held Satur-
day resolution was passed, instructins
The secretary to notify the sinking fund
trustees that the fbodrd was ready to turn
over to the latter O,000 OF 7.3 per cent
Cincinnati Southern bonds as soon as
they arc ready to receive them.
The New Orleans. Houma and North
western Railway company has been or
ganized to build line from Morgan CITY
to Houma, and possibly New Orleans.
The capital stock OF the company Is
$500, 600, and includes r. w. Nelson OF
Newport. KY. and Frank p. Nelm of
Covington, Ky.
The suggestion to abolish second class
fares is favored by many Of the Eastern
lines. There is difference of only 81
between the first and second class fares
on the trunk lines. and second class
ticket entities the holder 10 the same
accommodation that he would get with a
fiist-class ticket except that he Is de-
barred from entering dnlwing room or
sleeping car
The st. Paul directors held their
monthly med ing in St Paul yesterday.
Roswell Miller. chairman of the board.
attended It, The death OF Philip ~ Ar
mour will leave a vacancy in the board.
This is likely to be filled by some one
| representing the new interest in the road
For some time It has been believed thm,
! Mr., Hill would shortly become ST.
| Paul director owing TO rumors of leases
/ OF the st. Raul by the Great Northern
/ interests.
! Stockholders Of the Pine Bluff Arltan-
sas River railway met Monday and elect
/ ed officers for the ensuing year as fol-
. Lewis William n Langford presiden;
! and treasurer; John NJ. Taylor, vice
president, Fl. L. Martin, secretary
/ George l.. Morris, general manager d.
! rectors the officers rIamed above. f. II
4 BrU.on and W H. Taylor, st, Louis. This
/ road Is one Of the Cotton Belts mos;
valuable feeders. It's tributary territory
! is one OF the finest cotton producing Sec
| ions in the South,