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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
8
Train times for Central Grand Central and other depots show departures and arrivals including Santa Fe Congress Ave, Galveston, St Louis, and Grand Central. Sunday schedules vary with additional specials and express services noted.
In Galveston Texas July 24 no change in the machinists strike is seen. Company efforts to recruit replacements appear weakened while union solidarity holds. General manager Vilay reports no progress toward settlement as both sides withhold proposals and no new notices have been submitted.
Reported cable from New York agent Daniel Hipley describes Houston Hoe and RB. P. Houston & London as pursuing a monopoly on South African patronage. Katy official notes New York restaurants and major victuallers banding together to push meat prices higher, hinting at broader trust formations.
Topeka July 28 Superintendent Henderson announced a settlement of the disputes of the car men over wages. The wage advance will be about 25 cents and the issue now is settled for the Santa Fe railroad.
Galveston reports a rail commission hearing in Austin on emergency freight rates for produce including apples grapes potatoes onions and olives. Exemptions noted for some lines while industry reps warn against longer delays and urge swift action to avoid costly freight shifts.
A meeting is called to discuss construction of a railway from Houston toward Grimes County and developing the new territory. The plan, supported by a western railway company, urges immediate work and outlines responsibilities for key figures and local officials.
The railroad commission issued a notice of hearing for August 1 to consider a joint application by the St Louis San Francisco and Texas Midland, Fort Worth and Denver, and other lines. The case seeks to determine if these railroads operate under the same management and control and whether joint rates may be prohibited. Interested parties were invited to file requests and appear at the hearing.
Stevedores at Galveston decline to discuss details amid excitement over a Southern Pacific stevedore contract at the new pier. The city, July 2, Galveston anticipation grows for the handling of a vast freight volume and the selection process remains unclear.
Strained operations at the Passenger Bureau face renewed efforts to stabilize. Confusing notes mention Pratt and Turner among officials, with references to a Dulin Ieeinfer and various groups, as talks center on renewals, penalties, and potential policy changes affecting membership and regional travel services.
Citizens in Granger Texas discuss a proposed Katy railway extension affecting land and rights of way. The local committee evaluates routes, property impact, and funding, while residents weigh benefits against loss of farmland and neighborhood disruption.
In Tyler Texas July 22 a large meeting of business owners and property owners convened at the court house. The Commercial Club backed the project to enlist broad support for a proposed own railroad. Attendance grew by over 100 members. Speakers urged action as the road was planned to be built next spring with formal taps to follow.
A large force works at Corpus Coristi Texas on a freight platform at the National depot and laying a new sidetrack. The widening of the gauge on the National from Laredo to Monterey, Mexico, can be run.
Mr. Lawrence Ifrey of the Houston and Tex Central passenger department departed Saturday for Colorado to spend his vacation with relatives and friends.
In Cleburne Texas on July 11 Mr George Mulberry of Chicago third vice president and general organizer of the International Association of Machinists arrived in Cleburne at night as reported by The Poste.
The readable fragment mentions a strike and remarks about a wood order and attendance. It notes someone named Mer, Nixon, and an interview detail, but the overall event and participants remain unclear due to broken OCR.
Fort Worth sources report a locomotive passenger tied to Hock Island left the city voyage, with a man named Gidevenood de Gaulle expected to return to Bridge City after an absence of about four months.
A roundup notes several railway and engineering figures moving through Houston Galveston and North Texas areas. Names include J A Lovell W H Taylor C L Burns W N Dlaboe Thomes J Awlerkeit G L Noble Paul Kirkpatrick and others with duties ranging freight travel and supervision across the Houston East and West Texas Rock Island Southern Pacific and International and Great Northern lines. The text also mentions a project completion around September and staff assignments amid travel.
In August plans unfold for railroad movements involving Major Hughes and the Houston and Texas Central extension. A special train from Coraleona will bring about 100 attendants to an event at Houston, with round trip rates of 2.50 and connections via Memphis and Houston. The International and Great Northern announces a New York Atlantic City excursion priced at 46.00.
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