Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18
RAILROAD RACKET.
The Louisville and Nashville Company Makes a Holiday Purchase of Extra Lines-Ot-
 vision of Rates-PromotionS

 Tennessee and Alabama railroads have passed into the control of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad com pany, and will hereafter be operated by the latter. President M. H. Smith ot the Louisville and Nashville has given out the following statement with regard 10 the matter:
 "The properties of the Tennessee Mid land railway and Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama railroad, recently pur- chased at judicial sale by Judge J: W Phillips of St. Louis, was by him sold 10 the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, and the receivers have been authorized by him to deliver the prop critics at midnight, this date.
 "As the location of the roads render their operation by the Nashville, Chatta- nooga and St. Louis Railway company more advantageous than If operated py the Louisville and Nashville Rallroad company, a lease has been maoe py which the Nashville, Chattanooga ana st Louis Railway company will operate them. ,,..a.. company will participate in the benents to the extent that it is stocknefaer III III. the Nashville Chattanooga and St Lotus Railway company. It is problematical that the railroads so leased by the Nash vile. Chattanooga and St. Louis Ra1l- way company will be operated as the Paducah and Memphis divislon ana that there will not be any material chaHses in the method of operation, at least TOT some time to come. ,,.,.,,,,,o rbattanooga and St. Louis Railway com many will endeavor to operate the new nronerties SD as to obtain the most 1aVoF- able results possible and, In dolng tnis; will do all it can to develop aduitloiia, traffic. No change in the operation oh +, a cided upon."
 Promotions at Anniston.
 Tho Anniston Hot Blast notices the following promotions in the ofilce or the Alabama Mineral branch of the Louis- vile and Nashville:
 Some very deserved promotions take place tomorrow in the Alabama Mineral offices. MT. Collie Williams TOT some lime chief clerk at the freight depot, goes into Superintendent Knox's office as rate clerk. At the freight office MT. E. l.: Field will be made acting chief clerk ana MT B. R. Field acting cashier. Perma- nent appointments will probably be made in a few days. These promotions Will greatly please the many friends or the recipients"
 Division of Rates.
 officials of the Southern, Cincinnati Southern and New Orleans and North- eastern railroads held a meeting in Chat tanooga Monday, and in speaking Of It the Times says:
 A number of prominent officials of the Southern. Cincinnati Southern and New orleans and Northeastern roads held a conference here yesterday. Receiver Eel ion and General Freight Agent Biles of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific. and President Harvey and Gen eral Freight and Passenger Agent Hardy of the New Orleans and Northeastern, arrived yesterday morning. Third wee President Finley and General Tra1nc Manager Culp of the Southern came Tn from Atlanta at o'clock. With General Passenger Agent Rinearson of the Gin cinnati Southern the officials were in con- ference in MT. Feltons car all the after noon.
 .'Our meeting was simply to talk over the division of rates among the three lines composing the Queen and Crescent system." said MT. Felton to Times man last last night, "and especially to consid- CT the cotton rates. It was simply routine business among the roads interested, and we did nothing of public interest"
 How about the report that the South ern and Illinois Central are to acquire the Flower roads?'"
 .I don't think there is a thing in the rumor This meeting today certainly has no connection with possible change of ownership of the New Orleans and Northeastern. and has no significance of any change whatever in the present man. ner in which the roads represented are operated"
 'Is there any likelihood of the Louis vile Southern being operated by the Queen and Crescent as rumored?"
 "I don't think there is anything in that, either" replied MT. Felton; lat least there will be no change for the present" :"
 MT. Felton was pleasantly entertained at luncheon yesterday by Capt. H. S. Chamberlain. All the officials left last night.
 From MT. Felton's statement it would seem the reported deal for the "Flower' roads by the Southern and the Illinois Central was without foundation.
 News to Him.
 Col Charles P. Ball, general manager of the East and West railroad of Alaba- ma, was in the city yesterday. He was asked by a State Herald reporter if the report that he would go with the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham road on the 1st of January was true. He replied that he knew nothing about it and on the question being repeated he said there was truth in the report that he was not going with the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham.
 Personal Notes.
 Superintendent J. H. Sullivan of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham was in the city yesterday.
 Division Freight Agent E. Schryver of the Alabama Great Southern is absent from the city.
 Division Freight Agent L. Green of the Southern is out of the city on business