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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
FREIGHT MEN NOW ACTIVE.
As Passenger Traffic Decreases Freight
Business Increases.

As Passenger Traffic Decreases Freight
Business Increases.
The freight traffic men will now nave
their inning The cotton movement wilt
set in september ! and continue until next
April or May. As passenger trafnc de-
creases, the freight business increases.
During the summer the freight men have
luzuriated more or less, in idleuess, but
they have not neglected 10 train for the
coming contest
The movement OF cotton during the com.
Ing year Will he made under increasing
competition between transportation com.
panies The international ana Gr-lt
Northern Is in the field with vengeance.
Its Fort Worth line, recently completed,
opening up a rich territory and tapping
both tine Houston and Texas central ana
the Katy al important poin s, including
Nayhspta Bryan. Hearue, Calvert and Mar
I'D. will make necessary the appoptmen,
az many new clerks. The Fort Worm
branch Joins the main line At Spring TWEEN
ty-four miles from Hous on, and is eN-
pccted 10 bring in u great business TINS
season
TIE freight agents OF all -2ads entering
Houston are expected to lI2rease thcit
working forces. One agent has already
slguined his intention Of employing about
nftoen additional clerks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINEUP.
Result OF the Recent Conference c
Passenger Agents in Houston.

Result OF the Recent Conference OF
Passenger Agents in Houston.
The southern Pacific yesterday Issued
circular describing the territories assigned
to the passenger representatives. OF IT'S
lines. This IS the result Of the recen.
meeting Of passenger agents at The generel
Offices Of the company in Houston. me
assignments are as follows: hi Paso
division, ". b. Pagan, general agent, A..
Is. Abbott o.,J passenger aud ticket agent
san Antonio division, j. Mcmillan. division
passenger lgeut, K. L. Mckibbln. travelling
passenger asen,; L. McClanahan, city pas
scuger and ticket aren't. Austin division,
GeLry Waldo, division passenger agent, T..
s Herring. travelling passenger agent, &.
J.. Maillut, city passenger aud ticket ageu 3.
Waco division, X George, division pas.
svuEtr agent. ". A. Fled. city passeuerI
vision, a. u. Newsum. division pass-nget
agent " (. McLelland. travelling passea
ger agent Dallas G, H. Bullock, city uCket
agent, Dallas; lvon Lee. clty passclgal
agent, Dallas, " K. smith. c,ty passenger
and ucket agent Fort Worth. CorsiCaua
division, \. X. Atkinson, division pa5sengrl
agent. Calvert division, y. Is. Reel, o.
VISION passenger aEeut beaumont DIVISION
+. A. Leoyy, division passenger agent; 3
r. Ryan, travelling passenger agent; j. N
{ Ioukf, city passenger aud tckCt agent
: GALVESTON d!vis.ou, j. h. N'ller, dly oL
/ patrfugar agent; G. H. Compton. city pas
srnEog and urEet agent Morgan division
7 &. b. Ellis, division passenger agent New
I orleans territory. ,. 8. Decker. assistant
I general passenger agent; L. b. E!hs
/ division passenger agent E. A. LcUyy
/ Louisiana traffic, Beaumont; r. NJ, Hoi
/ uuEsWorfh. city passenger agent, New -
} leans; Theodore Ensign city ticket agent
I New Orleans, Il. l.. Sharer depot ti1kr
agent New Orleans Mexico territory, NJ
IA al a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19

California, short. and capable of being used
without the qualifying expressions: Limited,
express or special.
The train will be run via the FL Paso
short line and the Southern Pacific rail-
way. The entire equipment Is now being
constructed by the Pullman company, and
Il is expected to be the finest possible OF
ample 81 the car builders art, NO expense
being spared 10 make II the latest model
of elegance and home.like com Tort Each
train Will consist Of one special mail car
one composite library smoking car, one din
ing car drawing room and sleeping cars.
compartment sleeping car and az observa'
tion sleeper. The entire train VIII he lght'
cd with electricity and there are many
other special features.
Regarding the contest FOR the cash priz
Assistant General Passenger Agent J.. j.
Anderson yesterday remarked that Nc hld
already selected the most appropriate name
and was now waiting for the chelue fos'
sibly a hundred others say the same thing
however. and II should not he surpris ng
n some little country gil who Sc dom 5,
traiu should propose the most suitable
name and secure the gold.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
Notes and Personals.

Mr. Joseph p. oDouneu receiver Of the
Gulf aud Interstate, was Ia the city yes
terday.
Mr. j. G. Bass, travelling passenger az nj
yesterday,
Mr. w. D. Herring. claim agent for the
Houston and Texas Central 81 Waco Was
in the city yesterday.
The Houston East aud West Texas will
issue a new time card today which will
become effective Wednesday. August 20.
Mr.. +. Wilson, travelling auditor for he
Houston and Texas Central, with head
quarters at Dallas. was Ia the city yester-
Mr.. w. j. Carnahan roadmaster for the
Houston East and West Texas railroad
with headquarters at Iimpson, was in the
city yesterday
A large party Of Houstoniaus. members
Of the Ancient Order Of Hibernians. Went
to Galveston yesterday morning on the
Santa Fe train. They occupied a special
chair car which was beautifully decorate J.
A brass band helped TO make the Journey
pleasureable.
Mr.. II. w Miller. general freight and
passenger agent Of the Eastern Texas rail-
ern Texas win he factor tn the transpor
tation of this years cotton crop The line
from l,ufkim. to kennard, -eNtendin- 10
Crockett, VIII handle about 1000 haies
Chief Engineer j u TtarnmeI Of the In
teruational and Great Northern and VI ma
ger J, ii. Hill of the Galveston. Houston
Henderson, were in the city Yesterday ia
conference with a special committee ap.
pointed by the city council on the subie It
Of the Preston avenue tunnel under the
International and Great Northern tracks
Mr. c. f. Woods, travelling passenger
agent for the Queen and Crescent route.
returned Yesterday from New Orleans.
where he was called to assist in handling
the large traffic to Northern summer re-
sorts Mr. Woods reports that the great
crowds wore handled IN q manner Viii IA
gave general satisfaction. Mr. Woods 81,
| headquarters office IN Houston lie IS wet
pleased with the outlook for o large Tcxa,
/ business and Is equally pleased with his
/ change Of residence from San Antonio to
]
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
MR.. BECKER IN HOUSTON.
He Attended to Matters Pertaining TO
The Local Freight Bureau
LEAVES WEDNESDAY FOR NEW YORK.
Railroad Commission Refused to POST
pone Hearing on Galveston Demands
Local interests to Be Represented.

Mr.. +. o. Becker, the newly appointed
manager Of the Houston freight bureau, ar
rived in the city Sunday night. Mr. Becker
spent yesterday In consultation with frienus
and business associates and left on an
evening train for Galveston, whence be Will
sail with his family and a party OF friends
on Wednesday for New York, VIA the Mar
Tory line steamer MIR. Becker wiz return
TO Houston about September l and assume
the duties of his new position.
The refusal of the State railroad com.
mission to postpone the hearing on Calves
tons demands for a reduction OF the dIr-
feren.ial on cotton cents per 100 pounds
10 order to absorb the drayGge charges on
iactors cotton at Galveston renders II i'm
possible IUr air. Becker 10 attend the meet
Ing.
The freight buren, aud the Cotton XIX
change requested the commission last week
10 postpone the hearing until september
10 Ia oruer TO give those concerned an op-
portuni. } 10 prepare Tor the conference and
10 give those now unavoldably absent a
cfaDce TO attend.
Secretary Warner Of the Cotton Exchange
has received negative answer 10 tlat
Iequesl from Commissioner l.. j. storey.
The commissioner stated that the request
for postponement could not be granted az
this time, II at all, Tor the reason that
the other commissioners are absent from
Austin and neither of them win be at the
capital before Monday yesterday, and tina.
* was not likely that they would have
tine. otter the return OF che OF them, 10
give the necessary notice to prevent par-
ties from coming TO Austin for the hearing
on the morning OF Wednesday, August -.
Commissioner storey ADDED. however, tnat
very thorough investigation would be
given to the question before any ma de.
tiF-on IS made.
MIR. Charles X. Dunlap, general freight
agent OF the Sunset Central, Mr. Harry A
Jones freight traffic manager OF the sun
set.Cantrai, and Attorney FRANK Andrews
o. Houston left last night FOR Austin {"
attend the hearing full attendance, WITH
fna nXccnfIon nnted. ls cXnertaa.
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Commission Orders.

Austin. Texas, August 1s--The railroad
commission this afternoon Issued the fol-
lowing orders: In approval of joint appll-
eaton " the Texas and New Orleans and
Texarkana and Fort Smith Railroad COM
panies, authority Is hereby granted for the
adoption Of the rate OF cents ,he
transportation OF pine lumber and Articles
taking the same rates In carloads from
Rockland 10 Mahl inclusive, TO Port Ar
thur. Rates 20 intermediate points not 70
be affected
ln approval OF application OF the Texas
and Pacific L Is hereby ordered that com.
modify tariff No 20 H. railroads between
points In Texas aud effective September
J, 1901, be amended by adding thereto the
loads from Grand Saline and Colorado q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
WHAT'S IN A NAME.
There's a Hundred Dollars in This Ono
II You Guess X.

There's Hundred Dollars in This Ono
II You Guess X.
Tho local railway employees and many pcO-
pie outside of railroad circles have been
losing sleep Of late trying 10 think OF an
appropriate name for the southern Pacinc-
Rock Island new limited train IN California,
which Is To be priced IN tue service be-
tween Chicago and Frisco cn November /
To the person whose suggestion is adopted
as the name for the new train the Rock
Island 50 stem aud Southern Pacific com
pany will pay cash prize OF 500 Ia gold.
Replies must be mailed on or before Sep.
temher /, on a postal card provided 10y the
company
The attractiveness OF the route. the bene.
FITS derived by California tourists from the
high standard and fast schedule OF the
train, the advantages with which II will
enter the California service and the vast
influence It will exert upon travel to III,
Pacific coast, all render &c desirable that
the new train shall be named appropriately
ASA With significance. Ii Is expected that
ihis new service viii create an epoch IN
transcontinental travel aud that It's name
VIII become q household word. To stand
sponsor for such train Is deemed an honor
In Itself, but In calling upon the keen wit,
OF tue pubic Tor bapusmal suggestions the
railways add to glory the Incentive OF 4
handsome cash prize TO the person pro
posing the happlest, most pertinent and
most appropriate name.
In selecting the winner the following
points VIII be considered; orginallty-1no
same az pres NJ IN use by any railroad Will
he aaeptea); slgni6cance-it being desired
II p2asint', To secure name watch will
be peculiarly significant OF the ronte. the
gaiHW M he service. the time aud the
ees Aliion II should be suggestive OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
SANTA FEs POSITION.
Strikers Can Have Work II They Wi
Apply for II,

Strikers Can Have Work II They viii
Apply for II.
Galveston, Texas. August 1s,--A report
has IN some way gained currency that W.
c. NIXON. general manager ~ the Santa Fe,
had resigned owing 80 certain disagree
ments which had arisen between himself
and the higher officers OF the company rela-
tive to the basis Of settlement Of the ma.
chinists' strike, Mr. Nixon stated this
morning that while be did not consider the
report worthy deuiai he would say that
there was nothing IN II and that there had
been no disagreement whatever between
himself ana thu higher officials regarding
the basis OF settlement OF tine strike. rht
company holds thc attitude occupied frou
the beginning aud tue men viii be permit,
ted to return 10 work Il they Win declare
the strike OF and make application FOR
employment. This applies, OF course only
IN such cases where vacancies still exist
and those who are regarded as being iusIru
mental In causing the strike VIII not be
taken back.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
County Teachers Examination.

la Grange, Texas, August 1917 the
forty eight applicants for teachers cegtia.
cntes before the county board Of examiners
last Friday and Saturday there vas one
white applicant who obtained a first grade
certificate; fifteen who got second grade
certificates and who got third grade Ger
tihcstes; one colored applicant obtained a
second grade and seven got third grades:
there were five white applicants and sixteen
colored applicants who made failures
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
|. and G. N. to Issue Bonds.

Austin, Texas. August ls-Ihe railroad
commission today approved the recent a.
plication Of the international aad Er or
Northern for AUTHORITY 90 register S2~.'''
In bonds on fourteen mile " eo1pl
railway north Of Waco on the Fort "Ht d
division.
General Attorney Steirsr was ter. iont
Ing after the registration. ami stated = az
the work on the MadisouslIl extension
from NayasOtn was le ting along g.. N'l
as could be expected. The nGnj oi WI:
has been secured and construction " u
begin just as soon as possible.
Tomorrow Is the DAY for open caring.
before the commission.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19

san Antonio, Texas August ls.-Carlos
Miranda. a prominent miner and stockmap
OF Zacatecas, Mexico, who IS I'm the city
with his family drew $1,000 from a local
bank Saturday and before SUNDAY morn.
Ing had been robbed Of the entire amount.
me matter was placed In the hands of
detectives yesterday and this morning an
arrest was made.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
God Was Good to Make the
Mountains. "-Warman.
Bancroft. the rlstoriar. saws:

Bancroft the Historian, says;
After all. nothing interests
many of us like the mountains,
which will always draw men
from the ends OF the earth that
they may climb as near to heaven
as may be by their rocky stairs"
The travel for August is holiing up un-
usually we--a goody number starting each
day Cmorniug and night, you know-two
THRU Trains each day, while no other rail-
road las even Through tran)-seeking
the comforts and pleasures OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
ooNTRAors Nor THRowN up.
stevedores Are Still Handling the South
ern Pacific Freight.

ern Pacific Freight.
Galveston, Texas, August ls.--A report
appeared in the New Orleans Plcayune
from Anglers yesterday 70 tae effect that
runor was current that The contractor In
charge OF the stevedore work at the pier
had given up the contract after having lost
several thousand dollars on the deal AS
far as Tue Post correspondent has been
able 10 ascertain this report appears 70 b,
without foundation, The trouble with the
International Longsh0rcmen' union keeps
this union from accepting work at the pier.
but another Organization stronger by far
In membership than the Old union was or
ganized and the work commenced. some
OF the men were Inexperienced in this line
OF work and the usual difficulties We're OF
course met with. However there has been
nothing to Indicate that the contractors Ia
charge have any idea OF throwing up their
contract.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
Stock snla

Alice. Texas, August ls.-Mr. Joe A.
El!ih has sold his entire stock Of hard.
ware, including wagons, bugGies and farm
implements 10 Frank Ayres who will take
charge immediately.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
K00L KOL0RADO.

The weather for some days now has been
trying-dact IS, the weather for some DAYS
now has been succeeding really warm, isn't
IN and this circumstance has Put special
emphasis on the fact that il IS Kool in Kol-
orado-up among the mountains where
they're having log fires now every day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19

Wolfe City. Texas August IS-rhe two
daughters Of VIII MedMn. a farmer living
west OF here. was struck at O'Clock hy
the southbound Santa Fe at crossing west
OF town and seriously hurt Miss Iopsy' )
condition seems hopeless at this time
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
BUSINESS NOTES.
Petition for Rankrlntov.

sar Antonio. Texas, August ls.-Cleves
A Roche of San Antonio filed a voluntary
petition In bankruptcy today giving his
Liabilities at SjNG994 and his assets al
S'345 Of which amount S065 is claimed as
exempt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
APPLICATION FOR A PARDON.
Governor Says He VIII Look Into tn
Matter Closely

Matter Closely.
San Antonio, Texas August 1S.-The AZ.
torney for Vicente saucedo under sentence
90 hang for crlminally Assembling his 10.
year-old stcpdaughter In this city, accom-
panied by several parties interested in the
condemned man, called on Governor Sayers
at the Hot Wells hotel today and appealed
TO him to commute the mans sentence from
death IA life Imprisonment The governor
gave them patient and attentive hearing,
promising To examine the evidence In the
case and take such action as would seem
prOper
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
|. delIrhtfnl nlghia ANA nn

DR., cool. delightful nights md no mn.
LARA IN the mountains AT Boerpe Texas:
600 feet higher than San Antonio; good
hotels, ranches aud cottages: fine for chill
dfen; leave one night. arrive next morning.
For Information write. phone or telegraph
r. o. boz !,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
BELMONT cnLLrnn

10 ing Women. Nashville, Tenn. prln.
eli Miss Hood, Miss Heron. The ideal
col home Of the South" See aelmont
or d for handsomely illustrated blue aud
bro . catalogue.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19

The Seminole Indians of Florida. the rem
nant OF osceolss people. numbering about
COO believe they own the railroads. Each
q the COO has an annual pass over the
Flagler system.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
RAILROAD SCHEDULE.

H.. a II. G. n. n.
Grand oenu. pepo,
Lea. II. .,6.sS.s Arrive AIRY: Ne Ne ..5.Aop
II. q n. o. IA. r..
Grand Central DEPOT
Leave Ne g.. ass Arrive No 1000 ,. n
Leave t No $50 sm AmiesNo s''iioo 80 y
C.. II. a .. a. ny.
Crsra EXTRA nero,
Is.ss Ne 1905 'T sI5iys 10 :. 5. 80 :. n
a., H. n. II. n
Cr7n! Genital Depo,
IesysNe .io.os Arrve 70 ,9.co@m
Ne s6 A.. Ne Ne 1885 9S5 pm
NcS ana Sundays Only.
n. r.. t. a NJ. r. n.
Grand Central Depo.
its,e Nc ,sl.Io.iS a. Arrive No rsa 3.3S , tt
g. A. a a. p. Hy.
Grand Central Depot
leave Nc. ...-.o.55s Arrive No. o.2s pm
c.. Z. e 5. r. II. II
Grand Contra Depot
Leave - -. 200 N arrives. s;5ssm
leove..s......g.4S p m Arrive .-''..- NV pm
Galveston Trains
Leave 400 n Arrive ....... 2. 3 o p.m
leGve........7.45 N Arrive. .......7.3o pm
Additional Sunday Specials
Leave MISS m Arrive. $40 j. n
lsAve......i.50 p m Arrive. ... o.20p. "a
Anthese trains leave the Santa Re Congress
Ave. Depct 10 minutes liter than the aooTt
H. z. & W. It. n. II.
I.sye7 90 am. Fxrress Train Arrive o.t0 pm
Leave sos ?, m.,...-......t. .' arrive S.u- a W
trains leave Grand Central Depot
NJ. X. q II. RR.
NJ. K. & 7. Depo, Fifth Wara.
leave .3oa. n......".......'.A 1r-, 8. am
Fer C~veston Trains see G., h II
IA G. n. n. II.
Desc, foot Of Congress Avenue
Houston and Waco Trains
Leave 12.z5 ?. m................Aru Arrive Il, 30 pm
St Lo1is Trains
Leave 500 m.......... Arrive $50 pa
Columbia and Veleseo Trains.
Daily Except Sunday,
leave 900 am SUNDAY only) Arrive $40 I'm
G. II. a II. n. H.
I.sve...I& G. n. Depot. 4 n
leave. NJ, K. & 7. DEPOT .......... Dos a m
Lenve. l. & G. ~ Depot ...........-.. 81 a, n
Leave Grand Cerra Depot. ........ AS 2. m
Leave. IL & q. y Depot ............. As r. N
leave Grand Cenua Depot .......... $50 a m
leave. 4 & G. n Depot. ............. TAO IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19

A New York paper mentions scheme OF
constructing a railroad from the lower
Florida peninsula on iron trestle work
across the waters OF the gulf 10 Key West
and Havana.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19

Northwestern railroads have taken 10000
homeseekers to points west wthia the
last twelve months.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19

Forth Worth, minimum weiclt marked
capacity Of ear used III cents,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19

II is estimated by competent authorities
on fruit that the sales Of fruits and vege-
tables will net the East Texas producers
81. 100000. as much of the stun raised Is
sold l. n. b. at the stations, eliminating the
expenses Of Icing, freight and other charges
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-19
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.

John W. Gates paused long enough in his
betting At Saratoga to tell a porter tor The
New York Commercial that this is
Americas greatest era Of prosperity; that
there was not cloud IN sight, that all
good stocks are safe Investments: that the
community OF interest Idea las insured
stable commercial condition. a eady in
come for the investor and work IN plenty
Tor the lHuorer. Gates declared that good
stocks arc going higher and thar he, there
fore, is great bull.
Eastern roads are already wrsnglng over
the Grand Army rates 20 the National en-
campmept at Washington. The Mlnneap-
oils Chicago lines are likely TO become in
VOWED in conflict
There Is reason TO believe that the reor-
ganization plan Of the Rock Island will be
materially altered before the securities are
listed upon the New York stock exchange
Adverse criticism Is based mainly upon the
section of the plan which gives preferred
stockholders absolute control.
! The county board Of st. Paul has assessed
tax OF $4,000 upon thirty-three cars be-
longing to the Union Tank line The com
pany objected to the assessment on the
ground that the property had no perman-
ency IN the State OF Minnesota and was
/ only temporarily within the State for pur-
| poses Of interstate commerce" The county
attorney sustained the legality Of the
assessment and now the matter must he
/ decided 10y the courts. The case Is Of special
! interest because OF the assessment levied
/ upon the cars OF the packing brewing and
transportation companies.
! Vice President Kruttschnltt OF the South
ern Paclhc said before leaving Texas that
within the next year every foot OF the road
| between New Orleans and Houston will
| be laid with sOpound rails aud heavily
! ballasted.
! IL is estimated by cornetent suthoritges