Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-21
RAILROAD RACKET.
Heavy Freight-Rumor of Changes in Officials of the Kansas City Memphis and Bir-
 mingham To Take Place Dec. 1.

The number of freight cars handled by the railroads entering Birmingham ln- creases with each month. The last monln was, in that respect. record breaker, the total number of cars handled pelhg largely in excess of the next highest number ever handled in single month The October report of the Alabama Car Service association has just been made out and distributed among the officials of the roads interested.
 It makes the following splendid show ing:
 Cars handled in October, 1895. 24.S76 an increase of 3204 over August, the rec ord month prior to October, and an in- crease of 1866 over the month of October 1894.
 The averages for the past three years were as follows:
 Cars. lo55 ..............s.. ''......''''' ~ t22 2 1891 ...,.................. .l5,l 1895 cup to November D...,........ .19. 199 This shows a 30 per cent increase over the number handled in 1894.
 The territory covered by the Alabama Car Service association embraces all of Alabama and Meridian, Miss. Of the 24,S76 ears handled in this territory 4900 of them were reported from the Birming- aSt ham district
 In July Birmingham station handled 4200 cars, in August 4300 and in Septem- Der 4000.
 The number of cars handled at the principal points in the Alabama Car Ser vice association territory was as follows: Birmingham, 4976; Montgomery, 1723; Mobile, 300; Meridian, 1504; all other sta tions 2719.
 Had it not been for the scarcity of cars during the past two or three months the number handled would likely have been much larger than it was.
 The Southern Scoops Another
 Augusta, Nov. 20.-At the special mas ter sale of the Port Royal and Western Carolina railroad, which took place at Greenwood, s. C., at noon today, the en- tire property was knocked down to A. R. Hutchinson, representing Messrs. sam uel Thomas and Thomas Ryan of New York for $2 650000 MT. Hutchinson was the only bidder.
 Rumored Changes.
 A rumor, whether well founded or not, has gained circulation to the effect that several changes among high officials of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmlng- ham railroad will occur on the 1st of Ian uary. The rumor has it that President George H. Nettleton. who is also gen. eral manager. will relinquish the latter office and devote his entire time to his duties as president. The rumor goes on to say that Assis- tant-General Manager J. H. En- melt will be made general manager, and that Superintendent J. H. Sullivan will be promoted to the assiStant-general mana gership. The rumor has one or two well known railroad men stated for Su- perintendent Sulivan's place. but does not say definitely which is to be the for tunate man. The two men whose names are mentioned in that connection are Trainmaster McGuirk, whose headquar- ,ters are in this city, and Col. Charles P. Ball, at present genral manager of the East and West Railroad of Ala bama.
 With the rumor of these changes comes a revival of the old rumor of the purchase of the East and West road by the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham and it's extension to Birmingham from Coal City, St. Clair county,a coal mining station five miles from Pell City.
 Personal Mention.
 MT. Solon Jacobs, commercial agent Of the Central railroad, will go to Atlanta today to participate in a reunion of all the traffic representatives of the Central road which will occur tomorrow and Sat urday. Every representative of the traf- fic department of the Central road To- cated at any point in the United States is expected to be present at that time. A soliciting freight agent for the South- ern railway at this point VIII propaDiy be appointed about the 1st of December Since Maj. w. A. Moody's resignation soms time ago the Southern has had no soliciting agent. for the freight depart ment in this city.
 An effort is being made by the railroad magnates of the north to induce the Pull man company to reduce the fares of the upper berths 25 per cent. They claim that with the present prices nobody cares to occupy an upper berth. which fact. they claim, forces the railroad companies to haul additional sleepers at great addition al cost They believe that with the 25 per cent reduction more of the upper berths would be occupied and the neces- sty for hauling extra slepers thus ayerted.