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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1900
Page
6
Train arrivals and departures listed for Grand Central Depot with multiple lines to Galveston Houston San Antonio and other points. Details include schedule times for California trains Texas and Missouri routes, through cars to Dallas, and notes on depots and through connections.
The Latham Hotel offers a new house with new furniture and all modern conveniences. Dining room open from 6 am to 3 pm. M. D. Watson, proprietor, oversees American and Earthean plas offerings.
The strike by visiiw Mnemer van Selle was settled by arbitration with Mosare and L B Miller representing electricians and R K Trim for the arbitration body. The agreement sets an eight hour day and 36 cents per hour with overtime at one and a third. Restrictions on communications and employment by competent licensed electricians are included along with Sunday and legal holiday pay.
A promotional overview extols a Salt Lake City pursuit via Rio Grande Western and Denver Rio Grande routes as America’s grandest journey. It highlights temples, baths, climate, and scenic drives, urging travel to Salt Lake City and surrounding features.
A Houston dispatch reports Texas and Pacific officials, with committees en route to Dallas, handling a proposed rate reorganization. The plan affects North Texas and nearby routes, with rail tariffs softened for many commodities to curb jobber advantages, while Shreveport and Texarkana rates are highlighted.
Texas traffic men in Houston discuss emergency rates and a Chicago plan to raise rates on select commodities. Officials anticipate a Dallas meeting with Missouri Pacific, Texan, Cotton Belt, and Texarkana lines to adjust Texarkana Shreveport traffic and seek a workable compromise.
Advertisement touts Rotattic Mood Balm and Botanic Blon Baim as cures for blood disorders and skin ailments. Claims include relief from ulcers, boils, itching, and scrofula with bottles sold at Dru stores for $1. Also promotes Blood Halm Co and a free trial offer from 15 Mitchbell Street, Atlanta.
May 25 McKinney Texas reports a campaign by business leaders to raise funds for a McKinney West Collin branch line connecting to a planned Sherman to Dallas route. Senator J J Gough BR B Turner and A T Crotch are named on a committee to study the project and solicit support.
Wharton Texas May 4 The Coney Valley project reports a record for train laying with one mile and a quarter completed in a single day by J J Grog and Chief Engineer Jones. The first five mile limit has been pasted and Vineyard the first town plat will be reached mid next week.
The Texas and New Orleans right of way has been permanently located. Captain Holman and his crew returned to town after completing the line between town and Indian Creek. J. Dougherty securing deeds in Vint neighborhood to the right of way will complete work in a few days.
Milano Texas reports Ricker Lao and Associates finish their railroad contract at a thin price. They close their commissary and ship tools and cars to Galveston, their general headquarters. An extra gang must be assembled before trains can run again.
In Alvin Texas on May 25 Mr W M Brewer of Temple replaces George H Towser as Santa Fe agent. Towser has held the post for five years and his many friends regret his departure with his estimable family.
On Sunday June 3 a new time card goes into effect on the Smart Central roadse. Officials and managers from multiple railways including Gaines of the railway mall service, W G Palmer of Missouri Kansas and Texas, W W Wooldridge of Houston East West, and Leroy Tree of International and Great Northern were seen in Houston over the period. Next Sunday some route trains between Howson and Galveston will offer summer Sunday excursion runs. Mary Jane Kaesch died at her son's residence on Robin Street with funeral and burial planned at Magtola cemetery on the San Felipe road.
In Bryan Texas on May 25 a survey crew from the Calvert Waco and Bran Valley railroad reported the Colima Mexico earthquake swerved surveys, delaying instrument operations. A mass meeting in Sherman urged securing the southern terminus of the Prisco Inducatio line to boost local industry and traffic.
Special rate orders announced by Ralleosada and Houston East and West Texas offer one and one third fare for emancipation celebration travel from June 1. Return valid until June 20. Dedication service for Masonic widows and orphans home at Fort Worth Texas on June 12 and National Educational event noted.
Wharton Texas May 84 report notes a second Cane Belt railway excursion from Glen Glora to Eagle Lake. Details are incomplete but indicate a local rail event organized by Cane Belt Road authorities with regional participation.
The piece extols Asheville North Carolina as a healthful year round resort famed for its dry climate and mountain scenery. It highlights the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, wealth in suburbs, and the Vanderbilt estate. It advertises travel via Sunset Route with trains to Galveston and notes A. G. P. A. in Chattanooga.
Memphis men including Messrs Messia Roverts Godlin and Humphreya from Memphis Tennessee, seeking to establish a cotton oil mill. They have traveled to Houston, plan to locate a mill with capacity about twenty thousand pounds of seed per season, and expect to build near Houston with one mill already built in Houston.
The University of Texas announces its third annual Summer School programs directed by W. S. Sutton with lectures by George Price Hale and others. Courses cover mathematics, languages, sciences, and pedagogy aimed at improving high school teaching and university methods. Certificates and degree work available with examinations for state certificates. over 400 teachers expected to attend.
A city contract outlines construction of an electric plant and associated works. The agreement covers a complete plant, boiler work, water tubes, and related installations with payment terms and completion within months from the date, under the supervision of the project team.
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