The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-29
Notes and PersonaIs.

Commercial Agent Bone Of the Cotton
Belt returned yesterday from a trip on the
road.
T. J. oDonnell, receiver for the Gulf
ana Interstate at Galveston, spent yester
day In Houston.
n j. Anderson, assistant general passen
ger agent Of the Southern Pacific, Is con
fined TO his home by Illness
J. II. mn general manager OF the Gal.
ltor in local railroad circles yesterday.
Sam H. Dixon, immigration agent of the
Houston East and West Texas Is making
trip North in the interest Of his road
Captain Q. G. Van zandt, travelling
auditor of the Santa Fc, with Headquarters
| In Galveston spent Yesterday In Houston
j r. Edwards, Pacific coast agent of the
! Frisco, with headquarters at San Fran
cisco. was a visitor IN local railroad circles
yesterday
William Doherty. assistant general pas
senger agent OF the Houston East and West
Texas left yesterday for business trip
up the line.
w + Mcclure. general freight and pas
senger agent OF the Galveston, Houston
aud Henderson, was up from the Island
CITY Yesterday on official business.
From now on II is "woc to the ticket
scalper! The railroads are making de.
termined move 20 root out the eyil and the
law stands ready to back them up.
Mayor Holt yesterday received a letter
OF inquiry from Hamilton, Ohio, asking
for information about the proposed electric
railroad from Beaumont to Houston
Tunnel matters seem to have suffered
Quietus Nothing Is heard of the Maury
street tunnel and that Of the lnternatlon
and Great Northern has been dropped,
The Dallas bowling team returned to
their homes Thursday night on the Hous.
ton and Texas Central. accompanied by A.
j. Richter OF the Houston and Texas Cen
tral excursion department.
ON December II and 20 the Santa Fe
! will make special round trip rate of 81
TO Galveston and return, ON account Of
| the sea wall carnival Tickets viii be
| limited TO return the day following date Of
| sale,
Tho Galveston. Houston and Henderson
| railway has issued - beautiful Christmas
| calendar that Is feast 10 the eye Tho
| calendar Is composed OF two folding soc.
| tlons o. cardboard and represents a pretty
! typewriter girl rnttling OF letter OF
| Christmas greeting from headquarters.
! Effective Sunday November 30 tho Gal.
/ weston, Houston and Henderson train No.
/ = now leaving Galveston Mt = p. m. Viii
] leave that city AZ l;3O p. M. arriving az
| Houston. Congress street depot, at 2,55
| p m. The handsome parlor cnr "Olcottu
| VII also be back in service on November
The Santa Fe system has issued an clio
! CANT little booklet describing the attrac.
ttons OF the magnificent California lin.
| tied, which resumed It's daily trBnsconti-
mental service between Chicago and san
Francisco on November 81. The book Is
profusely Illustrated in colors hy NJ n
Townsend and the printing and binding
make II a work az art
The trial OF the four ticket scalpers IN
Chicago IN attracting the attention ~ rail
road men all over the country Forty rail.
roads are already concerned and IL is
stated that before the trial Is ended IL
| VIII be found that every railroad In the
! United States fns been swipdlcd by the
clever rorgers. Many conductors who OK
nmlned the tamHcl cd ticket punches were
unable TO tell whether the hoiea
made by themselves or the forgers.