The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-10
RICHARDSON AND ISAACS
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OFFICIALS FROM
FRISCO IN THE CITY YESTERDAY.
They Also Visited Galveston and Were
Much Pleased With What They
Saw-The Train Sheds.

Mr. G.. L. Richardson, superintendent OF
transportation OF the Southern Pacific lines,
with headquarters In san Francisco. and
Mrs. J y. lsaacs, engineer maintenance
OF way Of the same system. also with
headquarters Ia san Francisco, reached
Houston yesterday. They came in their
private car San Jose attached TO the
Though California limited, which arrived
from San Francisco at 400 q. m, The gen
tlcmeu remained in Houston until 10 a. M,
when their car was attached to the South
ern Pacific train leaving for Galveston.
they spent the day In tho hitter city, rc-
turning TO Houston at 10 o'clocGSnst night.
MY. Richardson's and Mr.. tsaacs were
seen by reporter OF The Post iu their
ear shortly arter their arrival. 'Wc left
san francisco sunday morning" said MIR.
richardson, "Hni VIII go through to New
orleans. rms Is not a periodical trip, ms
10! newspaper people term &c. came out
mainly to get acquainted with the people
aud the country and incidentally 10 look at
the train and car service over our lines.
~ Is not tfln of inspection and has no
reference 10 the question Of car short age
that Is Worrying yuu people down here
Texas Is not he only pl2cc on state where
cars are snort. lt is the same story all
over the United States. There is simply so
much business that It, can not be h;-ndod
1S last As tile people want II handled ot
q ,,St as the railroads desire It TO be
40, / did not see much OF Houston, bu,
what little ] did see imprcsscs me with
The fact that you have an entcrprsinp
go-ahead city There Us lots of lie here.
There Is only one drawback. aud that h.
your streets, but ] understand you have
started paving aAd by nay next trip thing,
ouElt to be in better condition Yes,
Nm VERY well acquuliued with Mr.. Mark
ham, lie is a first class railroad man and
he viii make himself felt among YOU be
fore he is here very long I called 10 pay
aUlfHfaf "A. tUA Hsal "
thar he bad just lcft the city.
I'VE visited the Southern Pacific docks
while IN Galveston II was my first visit
to them aud / was greatly impressed 10y
what ] saw. II is n magnificent piece Oi
work. These docks mean much for that
city ! was greatly surprised with Calves,
ton on the whole From the terrible dis
uster that befcll her people just a littlo
over "a year ago one would hardly expect
TO see so much life and evidences Of pros
pertv that seem to abound on every hand
They've got q mighty fine depot there
too, interposed Mr.. isnacs.
''Ycs. that is very nice depot" Mr..
Richardson agreed
They've got train sheds there too
haven't they" asked the reporter.
cit appears to me that I've heard some
thing about train sheds over here" said
Mr. Isaacs, with laugh. In which Mr.,
Richardson Joined
Then taking MP the Houston train shed
question both gentlemen paid nice com
plmcnt TO ltoustnn's depot, It's cleanliness
ana GOOD ofutf Unu thry sun w M .s'Il"uH
ness tlrat II would not be long before the
Grand central depot would boast trGir
slieda ,hat would be a credit to the depo
and the city.
''Nir. Markham VIII see that your wants
arc supplied" they both said
Mr. richardson said they would leave
Houston this morning on the California
limited for New Orleans, They viz moi
stop over al Beaumont but viii 60 %
through They win spend two DAYS In The
Crescent CITY, looking over Southern ia
clGc Terminals. and Will then start on thu
return journey TO San Francisco.