The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-10
Notes and PersonaIs.

Mr. A. A. Van Alstyne, treasurer Of the
Galveston. Houston and Henderson road,
was M from his Galveston Headquarters
yesterday.
Mr. Gentry Waldo. commercial agent Of
the Houston and Texas Central at Austin,
visited the metropolis OF the great South
west yesterday,
Mr.. g. b. Sloot general passenger agent
of the Rock Island route, whose heqdqdar-
tiers are in Fort Worth, spent while In
Houston yesterday
Mr. A. G. Fonda chief clerk in the gca-
eral freight department OF the Santa he ut
Galveston, was among the railroad men vls-
iting Houston yesterday.
Travelling Passenger Agent George w.
Andrews of the Rock Island route. With
headquarters at Fort Worth. WAS among
yesterdays railroad visitors 10 Houston
Mr.. S, A. Kendig. travelling passenger
agent OF the Santa Fe with headquarters
In Galveston, came up to Houston yester-
day and spent portion of the day In
town.
MIR w. F. Mcclure, general freight and
passenger agent Of the Galveston. Houston
and Henderson. With headquarters ~ Gal.
weston, was n distinguished visitor to local
railroad offices yesterday
Mr.. William Dohelty, assistant general
passenger agent of the Houston East an
West Texas road, returned 10 his head
quarters in Houston yesterday, after spend
Ing a couple OF days up the line.
Mr. r. w Miller, commercial agent Of
the Houston East and West Texas, after
spending Thursday In the interior teri,
taiy In the Interest Of his road returned
10 his Houston headquarters yesterday
Mr.. j H. HILL manager OF the Calves.
ton, Houston and Henderson, passed
through Houston last night on route from
his Galveston headquarters 20 Colorado,
where he will spend months vacation.
Mr. p. W. Talbot. general agent OF tbs
Kansas City Southern road, win mead
quarters at Joplin, Mo, was In Hons on
yesterday en- route TO Galveston whore he
III ast1h Inn arr fof
New York.
The schedule Of trains to he run over
the new Montgomery branch Of the Santa
lfe. which Will be opened for franic sun.
day between Somoryiile and SilsbCe and
Beaumont, has been announced There will
be one passenger train ench way daily,
leaving someryille a. ho I p NJ and arriving
mont at 4:4j a. m. and arriving at Somer-
VILE az l2iJ p. m.
The special excursion train that was run
from Houston to Shreveport yesterday left
this end Of the line well loaded, AMI before
reaching the other end the cXcursionists
were literally iammed In the coaches. A
special train left Shreveport ~ an early
hour this morning and will land several
hundred strangers I'm Houston before night
| Those persons who went &c Shreveport
and those who. are coming down to Hous
ton Will he allowed to spend day OF
two at the respective places before then
tickets expire.
The passenger traffic department Of the
! Texas and New Orleans railroad on yrS
terday issued circular stating that on
August - a low-rate excursion viii be run
from Nacogdoches to Beaumont. the fare
being 81 80 for the ronnd trip between
those points and proportiouately less from
| Intermediate. points The train viii leav,
| Nacogdoches AZ Z O'Clock In the morning
arriving at Beaumont three hours anu 4
quarter later, and returning viii leay,
Beaumont nj o'clock Ia the evening.
Mfr. Sam IT. Dixon, passenger and i'm
migration agent OF the Houston Fast anC
West Texas and secretary Of the Stat,
Horticultural society. has commenced I,
| get together collection of all proiurts I'll
| the various canning factories la the State
| He already has a pretty fair repre- entafiof
| az the products OF the Agricultural ana
| Mechanical college canning factory ant
/ viii add specimens from the other factorie,
ms rapidly as they can he obtained Mr.
Dixon has an idea that such collection
would be a substantial assistance 10 hin
| in convincing outsiders that Texas renll,
/ Is Gods country"