The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

says that the Alamo City is taking lots
Of interest In HoustQn's No.Tsu,Oh Car
niyal and Is preparing 70 send down a
has been well advertised IN san Antonio
and is attracting much attention
Descriptive pamphlets Of the new dining
cars TO be used In the Southern Pacihc's
double daily service TO California have
been issued, and. ~ addition TO being ar
tistic specimens of the printers art, they
contain ap interesting description Of the
palatial diners.
The notice In yesterday mornings Post
to the effect tins Dir Gregg Waddell had
succeeded Mr. Woodhead In the local Of
fee Of Assistant General Freight Agent
Anderson should have read Assistant Cen
eral Freight Agent Christian of the Hous-
ton and Texas Central.
The local ticket office Of the Katy bios
somed out last night In profusiou Of Car
nival decorations Both within and with
out the office Is handsomely adorned with
bunting, ribbons and festoons The Katy
office is the first among the local ticket
Offices 10 decorate Tor the Carnival
A circular has been sent out from the Of
A. A. Allen of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas to the eject that effective Novem-
her To- Mr.. G. r. McElvnney is appointed
master mechanic nj Denlson. Texas, vice
Mr. 4. c. Loucks resigned.
Yesterday tho new double daily service
Of the Southern Pacific between New Or
leans and san Francisco was instituted.
The Poci1c Coast express VIII arrive at
the Grand Central depot this morning Mt
9:45 o'clock The eastbound train will
not reach Houston until Wcdpcsd day, on
account OF the long run between san Fran
cisco and Houston. After Wednesday the
service will be daily.
The Galveston Houston and Henderson
announces the regular Sunday service to
the Island City FOR today Trains will
leave the Grand Central depot at 6 q. nj.
national and Great Northern depot ten
minutes later. The return train from Gal
weston leaves at 500 and ARRIVES in Hous-
ton at $50 Both this train and the ono
leaving Houston at 80 are through trains,
making the run without stops,
Colonel S, f. B. Morse, In speaking of
the Southern Pncihc's new double daily
service. said yesterday that the prospects
Tor good passenger business all during the
winter were very bright, He also thinks
/ that the patronage VIII continue unHbatcd
All dnring the summer months The Sunset
route to California Is no hotter IN summer
| than the more Northern roads. and the Of
| iiclals are confident that the passenger
/ tra0lc VIII continue satisfactory through.
/ out the year.
! A local railroad official was remarklnq
! yesterday on the enormous freight bust
! ness being done on an the railroads of the
/ country The Texas roads especially have
/ an they can do 70 move the yust amount Of
! freight which Is constantly pouring In upon
! them, Everywhere cars are scarce aud the
! demand for them IS great. This gentleman
stated that some Of the roads are turning
away customers on account OF their 81
/ ability 10 handle the business offered. A
/ PENNSYLVANIA road has 0atlv refused to ac
! Ccpt any more freight until the cOnsign
/ ments already on hand are diaposeG or
! The cars IN the yards are so congested
! that it Is exceedingly difficult to move
/ them. This gentleman also said that his
own road had recently refused to take
circus because they could not handle tho
! extra cars. In Southwest Texas business
| is not quite so lively, but II good weathei
continues 1T Is probable that the crops VIII
improve and that the farmers viii give the
| railroads plenty TO do.