Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-22
RAILROAD RUNBLINGS. What General Manager Greon of
 the Southern
SAYS OF THE CHANGES
MT. J. N. Ross Our Superin- tendent-A Western Rate
 War-Other News.

General Manager W. H. Green, Third Vice. President " H. Baldwin and MT. C. H. Hudson of the Southern completed an inspection tour of the western system yesterday. They have been over all of the road of the western system and have found it in good shape.
 Yesterday afternoon the party came into the union depot on a special and an AGE HERALD reporter sought an interview with General Manager Green.
 He was pleasantly received by the rail- road magnate, who sat half reclining in an easy chair of his private car.
 ''Captain, ,'' said the reporter, "what is the object of your trip over the western system of the Southern?o
 Said the railroader: "Mr.. Baldwin, the third vice. president; Mr. Hudson and my self are simply making tour of inspection of the western system to see what shape the road is in and how the country looks, and to make the acquaintance of the busi- ness men along our line, and to see what needs to be done or what can be done. That is, in nutshell, the object of our visit.'
 ''How do you find everything?o
 ''The road is in good shape and all the territory through which we have been has the finest crops since the war"
 ''What about the changes that will talk place on September 1?''
 ''rhere will be very little change on this system, except that MT. Hudson will be the general manager. l will have charge of the eastern system.
 "Who will be our superintendent of this division?v
 'What's the matter with the one you have,' replied Mir. Green. Nothing" said the reporter. ''He is the man we waut.'
 "Well,' said the general manager with pleasant look, ''if he is what you want guess we will have to let you have him.''
 MT. Green then talked of other matters pertaining to the change that will take personnel of the road would not be changed.
 This means the retaining of MT. J. M. Ross as superintendent; MT. L. A. Shipman as travelling passenger agent and Maj. w. A. Moody as soliciting freight agent. It was also learned that MT. Haiden Miller will be made division freight agent.
 As to minor employees there will be no change and the assuming control of the Georgia Pacific by the Southern will no affect small fish. .. 9a The general manager said that one thing the Southern would try to do and that would be to practice reciprocity; they want the road to benefit the people and vice versa, and that the Southern will do every thing possible for the promotion of the 
 people.
 BEING REPRINTED.
 The front of the Southern office on First avenue, which was damaged by he Cald well fire, is being reprinted. When fin- ished it will bear the sign of the Southern.
 RED HOT RATE WAR.
 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.-Advices from Texas show that red-h hot rate war has resulted in hauling passengers from Waco and Houston to this city for 95 cents and $1. At Waco round trip tickets over the Mis- souri, Kansas & Texas to Washington are sold for $25, the rate from Texas points to Washington, on account of the national eneampment of the Knights of Pythias.
 ID selling tickets, scalpers allow those desiring it a rebate at St. Louis of $24. At Houston the rateifor the round trip to St. Louis is $l5, but scalpers are having agents to extend the lay over time at St. Louis on the Washington ticket. Scalpers can thus send man to St. Louis and back for $1.
 SCOOPS IN ANOTHER.
 AsHEvILLE, N. O., Aug. 21.-A special to the Citizen from Statesviile says the Western North Carolina railroad there this morning for $500 ,O0O.
 ANOTHER RATE WAR.
 There seems to have broken out a rate war between the two opposing dummy lines from Birmingham to Bessemer. It is understood that the Powderly made a cut on round trip tickets, and it is will be made by the Bessemer and Bir-  Superintendent McClary and Soliciting Freight and Passenger Agent Scott propose to have their share of the business. MT. Scott said to an AGE HERALD re- would hold up its own end that they pro- posed to get the business.