Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-08
WITH THE RAILROADS.

There is still hard fight on between the roads competing for the Confederate Veterans business to Houston, Tex, and yesterday afternoon it was learned by an Age Herald reporter that lower rate than $10 had been made by one of the competing lines. Of course most of the business will be via New Orleans and the Southern Pacific route, but that will make little difference. apparently with the rate made out of here. The regular tariff rate is $1450 for the round trip based on Queen and Crescent mileage A cut was first made from $1450 to $ll Then it was made $10, and now offers have been made to send passengers to Houston and return on account of the fifth annual reunion of the United Con- federate Veterans for a still lower rate
 One of the members of Camp Hardee said yesterday afternoon that the offers were now under $10, and 1t is known fact that the Louisville and Nashville will meet any rate made by any other competing line, although 1t is not pub licly known which one of the three com peting lines is doing the slashing act. The Queen and Crescent people say that they do not want the business at less than $14.50; the Louisville and Nashville say that they have made no cut; the Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham people say that they are not in at all, dLQ there IL lS I1ONSh6Ip lIic lt- union is several days off yet, and the chances are that the heavy work will be done at the last hour. What will be the outcome can better be told about the 18th instant, when everything among the passenger agents will be very warm.
 There is report being circulated now to the effect that the Southern railway will in short time put on solid vesti- buled train from Washington to New Orleans via Birmingham and the Queen and Crescent.
 At present the Southern has fast train from Atlanta to Washington, and it is the intention of the officials of the road to put this train on from Atlanta to New Orleans and run it in connection with the present one. Then there may be several other changes made in a short while now that the Southern has gotten finger in the control of hte Alabama Great South ern.
 Remembered MT. Remington.
 The Alabama Great Southern knows how to appreciate good man and yes terday showed their feelings toward MT. l.. F. Remington, late train master of the north end of the Alabama Great Southern. Without his knowledge of anything of the kind a number of the employees of the Alabama Great Southern got together and decided to show their appreciation and good feeling towards him. They appointed committee and 1t
  tions enough to send him token of es- teem that he will long remember, for they showed their love for him in the way they answered the calls of the com7 mittee. Yesterday morning the com mittee, consisting of Train Master J. J. Purdon, Chief Dispatcher Henry Martin and Yard Master c. c. Fleming, sent Mrs Remington, at Thomasville, Ga., most elegant present of $125 in gold valuation. It will be surprise, indeed, when he re- ceives it, and then he will know in reality the esteem in which he is held. Personal and General. Roads running toward the north are sending large numbers of cars which will be used in hauling freight south. MT. Charles Jones left yesterday for Jacksonville, Fla.
 MT. l.. E. Townsley, travelling freight agent of the Southern Pacific, with head quarters in Nashville, is in the city MT Rip F. Beasley, travelling passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville, is in the city.
 MT. George M. Ely, travelling passen- ger agent of the Southern Pacific, with headquarters in Montgomery. is in the city looking after the Houston, Tex, re- union business.