The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-15
SCHEDULE AGAIN CHANGED
NIGHT TRAIN ON ARKANSAS PASS TO
LEAVE HOUSTON AT toi5.
Mr., Lupton Speaks OF the sap and It's
Environments-The Naming OF
the New Train.

iue new double daily schedule on the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass railway went
into effect yesterday, the FIRST night train
ON that road out OF Houston for San An
tonic leaving at 1913 o'clock, Instead Of
9:lO as at first decided upon. This change
IN the time card was made in order TO
shorten the time between Houston and
san Antonio, as well as to enable the
Texas and New Orleans train No. .. which
arrives in this city at 10 p. M, to make
direct connections with the sap train. This
train viii put passengers into san Antonio
at 7;45 a. m. The night train win leave
san Antonio at o'45 p M, arriving In
Houston at 7:45 n. IN
No change will be made At present IN the
day trains on the sap, though.
The management is preparing a new time
card for their trains Nos. / aud 2, which
VIII be effective at an early date. This
becomes necessary on account OF the change
IN time Of the Southern Pacific Croxas and
New OrleauS trains Nos, Z and S. 1t is
me intention Of the Sap TO let train No.
ieaNe Houston at tsbout) 9:10 a. N. In
stead OF 300, as at present Then No.
VIII arrive at Houston about $40 D. m.
instead OF $3.50 Connection will be made
HaVn tle New Orleans train leaving Hous-
Assistant General Passenger Agent George
4. Lupton of the san Antonio and Arkansas
LasS was IN the city yesterday, coming here
ton VI the new schedule. Mr. Lupton is
a hustler. ana Is considered Que Of the best
posted men IN the passenger business in
the state. Mr.. Lupton is an old time
ioustouian and numbers his friends in 0ts
city by the score.
one Of the most important features, in
tact the main reason FOR putting on our
double daily ecryice,N said Mr.. Lupton TO
1 Eat IN
with the rapid development OF the "Sap's"
agricultural territory. thus aifOrding farm
ers and business men generally an oppor-
tunity Of getting closer together. The
cities need their country cousins and the
people In the country towns and on farms
and ranches need better and more rapid
facilities; therefore, q morning train into
and an evening train out Of Houston will
be appreciated by ALL
40, sir; We don't want you 10 think
that we have overlooked the wants and
comforts of tho T. T. A, folks (the ever
pleasant drummer when we finally de-
cded TO put on these night trains
we know that commercial men, like
the newspapers. are the great educators
OF the people, and as absolute rest is re-
CURED for those who labor. mentally and
physically, SO our trains are scheduled with
a view of giving them n good nights sleep
between two Of the greatest cities in the
greatest state of the greatest people on
earth
While the Sap may not claim to be the
biggest road in the country. vet we have
always eudeavored 10 do the best we could
for all with whom we have had business
relations and the last census returns show
that the aborS ~ the present management
have been rewarded
Our road runs through twenty-five Of the
232 counties Of the State. The total in-
creased population in Texas in ten years
t1s9010O0l was about $50 900 people OF
this Increase our territory shows up 100 600;
during the past two years we have grown
even faster
Houston's wide.awake and liberal business
men have Cheerfuly responded to all legiti-
mate demands calculated TO advance her
interests We remember that when financial
aid, and shoulder 10 shoulder co-opera ton,
was needed TO place Texas resources before
the eyes Of the world at the Transcontln-
entail exposition al Omaha In 1898, our San
Antonio and Aransas Pass immigration as,
ISOLATION was met by Houston people with
such a spirit Of liberalty, financially and
otherwise, MS really astonshod the West and
South.
There can be no question but what the
same results viii follow the Sap's new
night trains We do not ask money but We
do want, and will certainly get, kind words
and liberal patronage from our Bayou City
| friends. Speak often Of our road and OF
our efforts in trying to built up our state
help MS when you can.
'Moiesty almost prohibits telling Of the
at least 200O, answers received from those
who want to name our new train. We ex
pected, at first, 10 inaugurate the new sery
ice on the 22d and end the name contest or
the 10th, hut finding the demands were So
| great for an earlier date we viii start The
trains on the 14th-Valentine Day without
| suitable name
'Nir Gus c. Street Of Houston will be oui
guest in the Alamo City on the 18Th, whero
! he and Mr. Worries p. Brown, the Interna
] tional fair president will select thirC
! person, and this committee will decide tbs
| lucky contestant.
THE Pullman people have arranged So
| that passengers in Galveston buying ticket
! to san Antonio over the Sap from Houston
can also purchase sleeping car berths a
! same price and the Pullman conductors ol
/ tho Galveston, Houston and Northern ant
| Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe will homo
| them without paying extra seat fare I,
| Houston, where they will find the Sap Pull
| man sleeper ready to receive them by 9:3
D. m. at the Grand Central depot"