The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-01
WILL BE GENERAL AGENT
MI. W. K. MacDOugald to Represent
Southern Pacific in Mexico.
APPOINTMENT WAS MADE YESTERDAY
At Present He Is With the Piedmont Air
Line There-A Discussion of
Things Mexican.

Mr.. w. X MacDougald Of Mexico City
was a visitor to Houston yesterday and
held important conferences with the
freight and passenger traffic officials Of
the Southern Pacific railroad, whose head
quarters arc at this point Mr. Mac
Dougald Is railroad man himself of wide
experience, he having once served tue
Southern Pacific when the headquarters
Of the Atlantic system were in New or
leans. lie was an attache Of the general
Offices there, but eft the Crescent city aud
the employ of the Southern Pacific road in
1890.
Shortly aftcrward he went to Mexico
city, where he has remained in the railway
service ever since, originally taking sery-
ice in the Southern republic with the Mex
lean Central road, serving that line as
chief clerk in the general passenger de
partment until about year ago, when he
accepted the position Of general ageut III
Mexico city for the passenger department
OF the Piedmont Air Line.
Prior To his service with the southern
Pacific at New Orleans, Mr.. NlacDougdld
was connected successfully with the r.ile
and the Grand Trunk railways lie Is "A
native of Canada, but his residence IN the
United States before he went 10 Mexico
country is his home.
As intimated above the mission of Mr..
MaCDougald to Houston was an important
one, as Is apparent from the fact mat ne
Travelled hundreds Of miles to reach lluus-
ton AMI when he tinally arrived only spent
one day In the city, having departed ou
his return trip last night. Ihls mission,
It, WAS learned by representative ol rue
Post, was to confer with tho southern Ia
cine traffic officials relative to thu new
duties that will dcyolye upon him altor
November 10, when lie viii enter the
southern Pacific service MS general agent
OF both the freight and passenger depart
ments Of that system In the meantime &c
signing his pres position Win the
southern Railway.
MIR. MacDougaid. In conversation with Il
representative of The Post Yesterday after
noon, sald that the Mexican ranroadS are
now experiencing slight falling of M
| traffic. but added that Notwithstanding
present conditions mnterul improvements
are being made ON most of the leading lines
and number of new roads OF More or lt' :
important character are being constructed
all Of which, he declared, would seem i6
| Indicate that the hnauciers back ot the
rejects mc In no wise alarmed over exist
ing conditions, but have an abiding con
ildoncC in the ultimate prosperity OF an i'm
portant Mexican transportation enterprises
AS place of residence continued M
Macbouguld, bringing his discussion doWT
TO local topics, Mexico Guy Is rapidly i'm
proving In the eyes of North American resi-
dents. The city Is practically being trans
formed in city similar TO your meropol
tan cities. North American customs an,
ideas arc finding easy adoption down there
and those of us who have lived In IN
United States are much pleased wath III
modern progress that now characterizes Ia,
city.
"Of course there is objection to tn,
place ON the part OF residents who cam,
from this country accompanied by thei
families, especially so where number o
small children arc Included in the family
| Npue of us like the idea of educating on
children In foreign schools. for we like t.
| have the customs ana methods of orr owl
| country injected into them during the tim
| they spend MT school
Mr. MncDougnld continued his remarks
about the McNirnu capital which woi'
| complimentary on the whole. aud pointed
| out some particulars i'm which the city wa
morally in advance OF cities Of CORE
spending importance In the United States
! For instance. they do not have any tlckc
scalpers down thcrc and lately all th,
formerly licensed gambling houses have
| been closed suro enough closed
| Mr. MacDougald left last night TO rcturi
| to the Mexican metropolis. which will con
| tinuc to he his headquarters, at least 10
| some time yet