Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-29
WITH THE RAILROADS.

The following order, which has been is- sued by Southern Railway officials, will interest the free pass holders:
 WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 25.
 All annual and term passes limited to December 31, 1894, issued by the lines named below (and trip passes not other wise limited) will be honored by this com pany in the territory for which they were issued until January 15, 1895, inclusive.
 Southern Railway company.
 Richmond and Danville railroad.
 Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta rail- road.
 Columbia aud Greenvile railroad.
 Georgia Pacific railway.
 East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railway. A. D. GREEN,
 General Manager Eastern System,
 c. H. HUDSON,
 General Manager Western System.
 w. II. BALDWIN, JR.,
 Third Vice. President. LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE EARNINGS.
 The Louisville and Nashville earnings for the third week of December have just been issued and show that they were s435,- 955, against S404 1S0 for the corresponding week of last year, making an increase of S31 ,775. For the corresponding week of 1892 they were S467 ,o6O, showinga decrease of S31, 105.
 
 to S1 ,217 ,OS5 for the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase oi!S60 ,510, and S1 AIS, 230 for the same period of 1892, showing a cecrease of $40, ,635. Earnings from July 1, 1894, to December 21, 1894, were S9, 764, ,790, as compared to S9, 298, 157 for the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of S463, ,633, and S11,- 072, 260 for the same period of 1892, show ing q decrease of S1 BOT, ,470.
 THE soUTHERN's EARNINGS.
 statement of the comparative gross earnings of the Southern railway has just been issued, showing them to be S6, 149, 247 during the months of July, August, Sep tember and October.
 The gross earnings for the corresponding period of 1893 were s5, 811 1928, making the earnings for this period or 1894 show an in crease Of S329, 324.
 A. G. P. A. OF THE K. G., M.&B. MT. B. l.. Winchell, assistant general passenger agent of the Kansas City, Mem- phis and Birmingham, came into the city yesterday morning and spent the day here looking after the interests of his road. MT. Wincholl, while he is probably the youngest assistant general passenger agent of any line of consequence, is an ex- cellent officer. Besides being bright he is well up in the business. MORE STEAMSHIPS. Tho following circular from the Central Railroad of Georgia, issued by Sol Jacobs, than whom there is no more popular com mercial agent in Alabama, will be read with interest by shippers: 'fThe Savannah last freight Hue takes pleasure in announcing to it's numerous patrons throughout the south that it has enlarged its fleet of ocean steamships, and on or about January 1, 1895, will increase it's service from Philadelphia, Pa., thereby providing facilities superior to those offered by any other line operating through the south Atlantic ports to the southern and southwestern states.
 Arrangements have also been made with the Philadelphia and Reading Rail road company by which through bills of lading may be issued by that company and through rates guaranteed from the prin- cipal points in Pennsylvania to points in the south. This will insure quick and safe handling of your freight from the eastern iron manufactures. Ships will sail from Philadelphia direct to Savannah on Wednesdays and Saturdays Of each | week. We respectfully solicit eontinu- ance of your patronage and invite corre- | spondence relative to rates of freight, | schedules, etc.,
 PERSONAL AND GENERAL. A freight wreck on the Cincinnati South | ern late night before last laid out Queen | and Crescent No. yesterday for six hours. | The wreck, while small one, was such | that it took considerable time in clearing l the track.
 sleeping car loaded with California | tourists passed through the city last night on Queen and Crescent No. en route to l San Francisco.
 | few of the holiday excursionists who | passed through here on the 23d instant for | South Carolina returned to their homes in | Texas yesterday.
 Nearly every train that came into the l depot yesterday was late.
 Are we to have free silver? Brighter | than silver or gold is the record made by Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder. l SMALL RIIAZE.