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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
8
Active schedules show arrival and departure times for trains at Grand Central and other depots. Details include express trains, feeder lines, and special adds with notes on Congress Avenue depot and connections to feeders like the Santa Fe and Velasco routes.
Rates on flour for export and wheat establish equal per diem charges for freight car use. Executive officers of railroads must adopt American Railway Association recommendations. New York meeting shows broad railroad support with a majority voting for per diem, while some fleets abstained. Rules allow return of cars after delivery and title bays for charge calculation.
A May Chicago report cites rising export freight on flour affecting wheat shipments. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line raises charges, with northern routes seen as burdensome if kept, prompting calls for relief from freight interests and officials to President Roosevelt.
May 6 report from Galveston states manager 2 C Firth of Western Talon Teinereph company will move Goss to Chicago and then New York. The text notes long service and references to telegraph publications and West Union officials in terse, garbled form.
Maur W A Herlie has been chosen assistant to J Johnston as secretary of the Galveston chamber of commerce. The group will focus on freight routes to and from Port of New Orleans and nearby towns. Efforts aim to secure favorable readjustments, with plans kept confidential until official notice. Local city interviews will precede a public bearing before the commission.
Santa Fe and Dallas executives shuffle staff with Tate resigning to join Malloryine’s Galveston division and Forrest leaving Katy Dallas for W Rela Coni. St. Louis and San Francisco orders twenty locomotives from Halpin Works plus twenty five from American Locomotive Works including freight and passenger engines with detailed specs and tender capacities.
Austin Texas March 6 railroads posted quarterly passenger earnings for the period ending March 31. The New York Texas and Mexican paid 196.4 on 14.54.41 while Gulf Western Texas and Pacts reported 9.40 on 4508.7. Texas Sablee arte Northwest Palae posted 4714 ule sine 7 aman and Mezico aa8 on ma bee aaa paid 55.15 on Extension of the H and B V Hayne.
A Texas Central railroad at Beare yesterday with a crew of men plans to rotate a renewe for extending Hearne and Arapee Valley railroad from Stone City to Brenham. The entering corps seeks a site for a workshop, and the extension expenditure is to be funded from state sources.
Galveston hosts several railroad executives and agents including Bt. Coppace of the Santa Fe Temple headquarters and J. Miron general manager who plans to visit Chicago and Albuquerque. Colonel Tom Kingsley of Louisville and Nashville is in town amid discussions of company operations and travel.
Teras Gatvertos Magnan of the Pulltean company at Galvan fon is named assistant cupriren tepdent of Pollman company with a start in New Chjesne. F. C. Hummer will be his assistant and Hammerich will assume his duties. Headquarters are shifting from Galveston to Houston amid a forgery investigation. A fine man will join the Galverton office duties in Houston.
A Houston official refuses to disclose the Mor Bab ATLIne combine and H4 porttle e¢f feet over the abinging Interesta of Pozar. The term was considered, with power and earnings data for April shown. Third week gross: $7,688,390 versus $25,? million previous year. road implication noted with July figures and changes in income.
A late 19th century report describes severe rainfall washing away Sap Gidge and damaging a bridge near Seeviliv and Patalltiae. The article mentions injuries and ongoing rescue efforts as waters rose and transportation disrupted.
Galveston reports an agreed judgment in a damage case involving Alice Mitner of Temple quoted amid Texas legal notes. The item also covers Katy Carpenter’s Strike ending in Denison with workers returning to the shops and wage disputes, and a new live stock record from Denison noting large cattle shipments and a 207 var gain by Sym Gey from Katy to Chicago.
G J Base and others travel for business while cattle shipments from South Texas rise toward Katy. A Houston area excursion from Houston to Shrnteport offers May 1 round trip 23.50. Houston and Texas Central officials note passenger traffic growth and crackdown on freight car thefts as police suppress looting.
In the notice a request references Second Kings Fourth Chapter Tenth Verse and mentions a free one year subscription to The Paur Track News for residents of the United States at a specified address Grand Central New York time. The text includes garbled phrases but centers on an offer and address details.
Case Historian reports on a notable bear event with focus on unusual behavior and local reactions. The piece highlights a specific bear sighting near town and notes responses from authorities and residents.
Dallas May 6 The fourteenth and general conference of the Methodist church opens tomorrow in Dallas led by Bishop A W Wise senior bishop. Delegates from seven annual conferences gather as questions of church governance and wartime property use loom. Notable bishops include H C Mortimer of Louisville J S Key of Arkansas and Rishon J B of Columbus with many others expected.
Readable fragments discuss summer tourism in Colorado Utah and mountain scenery while mentioning Great Basin and Circle sleds. Central Texas Fair Directors meet last night and vote to add buildings. New series for Big Springs Texas Morrison and others erected. building slated to complete by September opening of school term.
Major J. W. Riggins Jones will travel to Anville South Carolina today to invite the Southern Baptist Convention to host its next gathering. He will also address the Chamber of Commerce in New Orleans and discuss adopted formation.
Bryan Texas reports the first shipment of beans by the Hrazos County Truck Growers Association brought a good price. Returns were received from Dallas at NM cents per one third bushel basket. Members plan to invest in festing equipment going forward.
An advertisement style piece touts cures: Herbine for malaria and fevers, Ballard's Snow Liniment for farm related injuries, and Dream Vormifyge claims world wide fame as a health tonic. It urges households to keep remedies like Herbine and Snow Liniment on hand for emergencies and seasonal ailments.
The Post lists candidates for District Attorney Sheriff Clerk Justice of the Peace Commissioner and County offices. Names include Fred Kreler, Harvey W. Towney, George Jones, A K Conway, El F Dupree, Renpic Rhr, Marmies, and Birkehgs with primary date June 12.
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