St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-06-24

Mr.. Sproule, whose head
quarters are in New York, ar
rived in New Orleans yesterday.
Mr.. Sproule was accompanied by
A. Christeson, e-president of
the Wells, Fargo & Co. Express,
of San Francisco; E. A. Stedman,
vice-president, Of New York; G..
A. Taft, superintendent at Hous-
ton, and other officials.
Maryland and everything else on
the Harvey dining car was fine.
[ had a most refreshing nights s
sleep in an electric-lighted berth.
and shall certainly recommend
this train to all my friends. /
am going back to Houston to-
night, and you may be sure I'll
use the Gulf Coast Limited. -
"The Gulf Coast Special out
of New Orleans held to its sche-
dule to the minute, and the trip
was made through to Houston
without incident. Alex Hilton,
general passenger agent of the
Frisco, with headquarters at St.
Louis, made the trip on the train,
and yesterday sent the following
telegram from Houston:
The Gulf Coast Special is
a success from start to finish,
over a first-class track. It made
the trip last night with ease and
perfect comfort to the passen-
gers we had the privilege of sery-
ing. With our advertising, we
propose to increase the travel
through the New Orleans gate
way, and New Orleans people
can be assured Of a comfortable
trip to Texas and the West in
this new service.
while the east bound train
held to its schedule, the west
bound train was also on time to
the dot, and arrangements were
so perfect that there was no
chance for anything like delay
or accident.
THE Frisco has spent a vast
sum in preparation for the new
service and would not inaugurate
it until everything was in readi-
ness to insure a lavish complete
ness from the first. The service
could have been put on earlier,
but the company chose to delay,
with the end in view of getting
the very best, having in mind
the development Of New Orleans
as the gateway for the West, and
appreciation that this develop
ment must be done in a manner
that would make failure impos-
sible.''
The new train running east
passes through Opelousas at
2::30 a. m. arriving in New Or
leans at 7::45 a. m. and leaving
Houston at 7:15p. m. The west
bound train leaves New Orleans
at 9:15, p. M, reaches Opelousas
at 2:30 a. m. and arrives at
Houston at 9:45 a. m. There is
but one stop between New Or
leans and Opelousas, Baton
Rouge, and four between Opel
ousas and Houston, Eunice, De-
Quincy, Beaumont and Hatha-
way.
THE FRISCO'S NEW DEAL.
Vice President w. B. Biddle,
of the Frisco, has sent out the
following formal announcement
of the traffic arrangement the
Frisco recently made with the
Santa Fe:
The st. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad, organized origin
ally with the intention Of con-
structing a line through to San
Francisco, and operated for many
years as the Eastern division of
the Atlantic and Pacific railroad,
has made a traffic arrangement
with the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway Company, es-
tablished offices on the Pacific
coast, and solicitsa share of your
business.
This company operates over
Z, 200 miles of railroad, and
reaches st. Louis, Chicago, Kan
sas City, New Orleans, Birming-
ham, Memphis and many other
of the large interior cities with
its own rails.
Within a reasonable time high
class passenger service will be
inaugurated.