The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-25
THE RATTLE OF THE RAIL.

will take service with the Erie in the
same capacity to succeed A. Il. Mitchell.
The Civic Federation values the franchise
OF the Chicago street railroads at S14 400,
600
Work Of construction on the st. Louis,
Kansas Ci,y aud Colorado has commenced
at Eldon, Mo.
Chicago Great Western has ordered
twenty locomotives from the American Lo-
connective company.
1t tx again rumOred that President In
gals of the Rig Four is to remove from
Cincinnati TO New York.
Rumor saws that Mechanical Superlntcnd-
Ont Jacob \. Barry Of the baltimore and
Ohio, some time between October ! and 10
Dispositions are now being taken in the
West In the great right-of-weN contest be
tween the Hartman and Clark interests
Commissioner Donald of the Central Pas
Scngcr association has called conference
of the St Louis Eastern lines for next
Friday.
After being removed from ChllHcothe
Mo- for seven months, the division of the
chicago. Milwaukee aud St Paul has been
restored.
Chicago-St Pam roads have decided to
reduce fruit rates from Chicago and Mil
waukee to - cents a hundred pounds. me
rate has been 40 cents,
William Saoman has resigned from the
directory Of the Baltimore and Ohio. The
position OF chairman Of the board. made
VIII be abolished.
1t is announced In railroad circles that
the Norfolk and Western viii double track
their Ciucinanti division In the near flu
ture. The heavy freight business makes
the Improvement necessary
President Underwood and Vice President
Cummings of the Erie have been elected
respectively president and vice president
Of the Pennsyl " mia Coal company, and all
Of the Erie's subsidiary companies
The Tacoma Southern Railway and Nayi-
cation company has been Incorporated in
the state OF Wyoming with capital of
SA,uuu,UOO to build a railroad from Tacoma
to The Dalles on the Columbia river.
The Niohrara. Missouri River and West.
ern Railway company has filed articles of
incorporation NJ Camden, y: J. The pur-
pose Of the company Is to build railroads
in Nebraska and North and South Dakota.
Next month the Plttsburg Locomotive
works will deliver to the Panhandle TWEEN
tyhve heavy freight engines. They viii be
vice on the Pltts6nrg aud Indianapolis dl-
vision.
W. L. Fannery, secretary 10 H. g.
Townsend, general passenger agent OF the
service as chief clerk In the office Of ilar-
kins a Sells, certified public accountants
Chicago.
J. NJ. Barrett, superintendent OF termi'
nals Of the Baltimore and Ohio az Wheel
Ing, has resigned, and will return TO inc
service Of the Brie which company he
left about two years ago 10 go with the
Baltimore and Onto.
The International Ticket Agents associa,
tion held It's tenth annual meeting al
Toronto last week. The president OF the
association for the ensuing year Is J. A..
Robbins OF ChicaEo, secretary, Z. q. Cad
wallader, Philadelphia.
Traffic offclais OF the Western and North
western roads say there Is not n particle
Of truth IN the report that the STANDARD
on company IS getting better rates thar
Independent concerns. and that In conse
quence the latter are suffering.
The substitution OF electricity for steam
on elevated lines IN Brooklyn Is delayed
owing 20 the necessity Of building trans
OF construction. Electricity VIII be oh
tained from the Edison company.
IL Is reported that the management 81
the SeabDard Air Lime Is trying 10 arrange
a combination Of roads which Will provid,
short trunk line fTom the great Mixes
n the Atlantic coast. and THAI Il was Will