Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-27
WITH THE RAILROADS.

The topic of conversation in the city at present among railroad men is the re- ported move on the checker board to be made October 1. The report has gotten out several times recently that the South ern would gain control of the Alabama Great Southern, and a few days ago the Age-Herald again proclaimed the ru- mored change. Diligent inquiry among officials failed to elicit the desired infor- nation. all pleading ignorance, but where there is smoke there must be fire.
 Yesterday this paper reproduced an ar ticle from the Cincinnati Enquirer pro- claiming the change, and now comes the Cincinnati Tribune Witf the following:
 Il is probable that some action will be taken sooE by the trustees of the Cincin- natl Southern toward ascertaining what effect the withdrawal of the Southern connection from the Queen and Crescent system will have on the revenues.
 The Alabama Great Southern, as is well known, will go into the hands ot the southern railway on october l, ana then the Cincinnati Southern will be left to shift for itself A Tribune reporter made an effort yesterday 10 ascertain what the Southern Railway company intended to do with the property, as ii owns con trolling interest of the securities.
 Without an outlet to the south it seems that the Cincinnati Southern will not be a money maker, and therefore the lessees will find it difficult to pay the rental. A railroad man who has had occasion re- gently to inquire into the future of the line that the city built has this to say:
 'The story that the Tribune printed a week or so ago to the effect that the Southern railway will attempt to reduce the rental of the line between here and is bGt nj tiOns that have come under my notice. l am fully satisfied that the diSmomber- ment of the system a this time is for the purpose of so reducing the revenues of the Cincinnati Southern that the lease can be abrOgated and a new one made with a lower rental attached.
 Without the Alabama Great Southern and the Flower roads as feeders the Gin cinnati Southern will not earn it's salt. let alone it's rental. The local traffic is not of great deal of consequence, and il is only by affiliation with the lower roads and the direct interchange of bus mess that the line can be made to pay.
 At present or rather after October 1. the Cincinnati Southern will be operated as separate property by the receiver and while I believe that the road will get a great deal of through business. l have some fears that the policy of reducing its revenues will be carried out to sucl an extent as to render it rather hard to operate it up to the standard that is now being maintained I think that it would not be unWise for the trustees to begin looking after the matter little and find out just what is going to be done.
 "The Cincinnati Southern will be a very valuable line to the Southern rail- way, and will be worth much to it, but these railroad men are anxious to get leases as cheaply as possible. and there are more ways than one to kill a cat"
 The Chattanooga News has the follow ing, which also goes to add to the evil dence of the coming change:
 Report has reached here that the gen eral offices of the Southern and Queen and Crescent will be consolidated. In the local freight office, however. it is be- lieved no change will be made"
 The Knoxville Tribune adds further testimony in the following language:
 Assistant General Passenger Agent Benscoter left yesterday for Washington. It is not known whether his visit will re- suit in any changes in his department here or not. No further changes than those mentioned yesterday were on the boards during the day, but there is appre- hension of further and material changes"
 The following official order has been sent out from the office of President Samuel Spencer of the Southern;
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 Office of the President.
 80 Broadway,
 New York, Oct 1, 1895 Executive ssrder No 1O
 On September IS the board of directors elected the following officers, said cleo ton to be effective this date:
 Alexander B. Andrews. first vice-pres- ident office at Raleigh, N. c.
 William H. Baldwin. Jr.. second vice president, office 1900 Pennsylvania ave nue, Washington D. C.
 w. w. Finley. third president, office 1900 Pennsylvania avenue, Wash ington, D. C.
 On and after this date the duties of the first vce-president will be those previ- ously performed by the second vice presi- dent.
 The duties of the second vice-president will be those previously performed by the third vice-presdent
 The third vice-prcsident will have the direction and control of traffic, the traffic manager reporting to him.
 SAMUEL SPENCER, President. along the line of the Birmingham Mineral between this city and Blcclton to have the present passenger schedule changed or get double daily service. The ini- tial step has already been taken by the citizens of the Blue Creek region and the Otnef toWnS ana NlllaSeS along the Dne will follow the lead. As the trains now run the people come into the city in the morning and leave in the afternoon, thus causing the loss of whole day to the people, whereas, they claim, if the sched ule is reversed they can come to town in the afternoon. do their shopping. spend the evening at the theater or visiting other points in the city and leave for home early the next morning. They pre- fer a double daily service, but if this is impractica ble or unprofitable to the Lou i..,. Ma sh1illa theN will q six a