Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-12-19
LOVING CUP FOR TRIGE
Retiring General Manager Of the inter
national and Great Northern Is
Honored.

/ EltotultA " .LGluN l4lGt as q NOh
en- of esteem by the citizens Of Hous
ton"
With these words inscribed on it
showing the feeling with which the re
firing manager of the international
and Great Northern railroad is held in
Houston, a large silver loving cup was
presented Tuesday night to Mr.. Leroy
Trice who. after eleven years service
for the International and Great North.
ern, retires from that road
The presentation speech was made
by Mayor H. Baldwin Rice, between
whom ard Mr.. Trice there has exist
ed always the most cordial sentiments
dating from Mr.. Trice's first visit to
Houston some ten years ago when he
was but entering the railroad world
OF Texas.
The reception to the new general
manager. Horace W. Clarke, and the
farewell to the retiring man was held
in the remodeled Cotton Exchange
building, that being the first function
to take place in the newly renovated
structure.
President E. w. Taylor of the Hous-
ton Cotton Exchange presided. and
there were about 200 members and
business men on the floor. Speeches
were mad by the mayor. Leroy Trice.
Horace W. Clarke. Horace Booth.
Judge Sinclair Taliaferro. Hon. T. n.
Stone, Hon. W. II. Wilson. and Rev.
George S. Sexton.
After the speech-making had pro
crossed half way it was interrupted
for few minutes by the serving of re-
freshments. Mr.. Trice and Mr.. Clarke
clinked glasses and each drank to the
others success. Horace Booth, who
received Il genuine ovation during the
evening, was also surrounded by his
friends and congratulations rained on
him. Mr.. Trice stated that he was
touched at the manner in which he
had been treated by the citizenship of
Houston and recalled the vastly differ
ent manner in which he had been re.
ceived on his first visit
Mr. Clarke expressed himself as so
much pleased with Houston that mas
much as he could not move Palestine
down mere nor move Houston up there
he meant to spend every available
minute in this city With regard to
other prospective changes on the In.
@ernational, he said that he hadn't
bad time to look around" From his
banner. however it was understood
bsS1hesO Halght-be- somethts- -dsins,
at any time.
Mr.. Trice. discussing his election as
vice president and a director of the
Beaumont and Great Northern road.
said that it had no special signifi-
canoe Between the Beaumont and
Great Northern and the International
and Great Northern, he said, there
had always existed a sort of mutual
cooperation He meant to rest for a
while and would then re-enter the
railroad business. though he declined
to state positively in what capacity
He also refrained from saying wheth.
er he would move his headquarters to
San Antonio. as has been reported.
Early Wednesday morning the
party went from Houston
to Texas City where several hours
were put in inspecting the terminals
and ocean-reaching facilities. After
that the trip was continued on to Gal
weston. where the party is to spend
the day. From there It is planned to
go to San Antonio and thence over the
entire line. About a week will be con-
sumed in this. after which Mr.. Clarke
states he will return to Houston to
spend such time here as will be neces-
sary for him to meet all the represent
alive business men OF the city
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