The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-24

Weathcrford for the holidays, visiting
with mis- family.
Mr.; r. w. Miller commercial agent Of
the Houston East and West Texas. is at
Mr.. f. A. Lcovy of Beaumont. division
passenger agent Of the Southern Pacific
was in Houston yesterday on n visit TO the
general headquarters of the road.
Nj Mr. W. II. Taylor; general freight and
West Texas, accompanied by Mrs. AHiior
will spend the holidays in Dallas
Mr.. II. W. Norton, chief clerk of General
Manager Polk Of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe. with headquarters in Galveston,
was in the city for while yesterday.
Mr.. A. f. Taylor, travelling freight and
passenger agent Of the Houston East and
West Texas, has gone to Topeka. Kan.
where he will spend the holidays with his
family
Mr.. j. b. Brooks, known by the fruter-
nifty, as. Big Jim" travelling freight agent
OF the San Antonio and Aransas Pass, with
headquarters at San Antonio, was among
yesterdays visitors to Houston.
-, Notice has been received in Houston that
the date Of the meeting Of the Southwest
been held In st. Louis on January s, has
been advanced to December 81.
Mr.; J d.. Zone, commercial agent Of
the Cotton Belt route, is now handing ont
10 10 business men the Cotton Belt pocket
book OF general and useful information.
Passenger trains running into and out
OF Houston on all the lines are crowded
with holiday travellers, who are taking adj
vantage OF the low rates prevailing and
the season to move about and renew old
acqualntances.
Mr.. Z. w, Morrow, travelling passenger
agent of the Louisville and Nashville, and
Mr.. j. NJ. Knight, connected with the
left last night for New Orleans, where
they will spend Christmas.
MIR. II. c. Archer, general agent at Hous
ton for the Kansas city southern, Mr.
T. F. Rigsby. travelling freight agent, and
Mr., L. A, Rlney, local soliciting agent. are
due to spend Christmas at the general
headquarters of the road in Kansas Clty
The annual meeting or conference OF rep
resentativcs of the Houston East and West
Texas will he held in Houston on Fri
day and Saturday OF the present week
The conference win be attended by NIL the
commercial agents and passenger repre-
sentatiyes of the road
Mr.. w. G. Crusch OF Dallas, general pas
senger and ticket agent of the Katy line'
in Texas, has called n meeting of the Texas
rate clerks for san Antonio on Deem
her ~ The meeting viii be held for thC
purpose Of lining mp the winter tourists
rates TO Florida points.
Railway commercial agents In Houston
say that their business has practlcnlly
closed down for the week. one of The
agents said yesterday that he called at one
mans place of business to tell him about
routing a certain shipment and the gentle
man was so busy with the local trade
that he hardly had time to grasp the tips
Of his fingers for the briefcst part of a sec
ond and say, wen see you Monday
Mr.. George d. Hunter, city passenger
and ticket agent OF the international ant
Great Northern. yesterday observed to q
representative Of The Post that he no
ticed reports from several portions Of tn,
State to the effect that there is matera
falling of In the holiday travel this year
This certainly eau not be true with rt
gard to Houston" continued Mr. Hun
Ter. at seems to me that there Is mucl
more travel ont of this city now than dur
ing any previous season since have beer
here. Our road has had almost three times
as much OF this class Of business this year
as formerly"