Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-16
SOUTHERN OFFICIALS MEET h This City and Hold a Consul tation Looking Towards THE INTEREST OF THE ROAD Soliciting Freight Agent, Maj. w. A. Moody Resigns Officials Will Inspect the
 Road Thoroughly

A consultation or southern IttllN oHi- cials was held in this city yesterday for the purpose of considering matters of interest to the road The conference was held in a private car and was attended by Superintendent A. J. Frazer of the Alabama Great Southern, Superintendent J. N. Ross of the sixth division of the Southern, with headquarters in this city; w. A. Vaughan, general superintendent of the Alabama Great Southern and as- sistant general superintendent of the western system of the Southern, with headquarters in Chattanooga; w. R. Beauprie, superintendent of the fifth division of the Southern. with headquar- tcrs in Atlanta, and J. s. B. Thompson, assistant general superintendent of the Southern, with headquarters in Atlanta. The consultation lasted for several hours, but the subjects under considera- ton were not made public. The party left over the Southern in the afternoon for Atlanta.
 MT. Moody Resigns.
 Mai w. A. Moody, soliciting freight agent of the Southern, with headquarters in this city has resigned, to accept position with the HoWard-HarriSon Iron company of Bessemer.
 Major Moody is a veteran in the rail- road business, he having been connected with railroads in some capacity for the
  ton of which he was with the Richmond and Danville. When that system was absorbed by the Southern last winter Major Moody was retained as soliciting freight agent in this city. He is thorough ly acquainted with the duties of the office and is possibly one of the best posted men in matters pertaining to this district to be found anywhere. By his courteous manners and consenial disposition he has made many friends in Birmingham, I. mud 1NtFc ,int r. tention to business his services were in valuable to his company.
 He goes with the Howard-H Harrison Iron company as purchasing agent, and be will also look after the shipping inter ests He will begin his new duties next week.
 The Inspection Tour.
 Superintendent A. J. Frazer. General Superintendent w. A. Vaughan and Di- vision Freight Agent F. Schryver of the Alabama Great Southern left yesterday afternoon for Meridian to inspect the road between Birmingham and that city. They spent most of the day in Birming- ham. resuming their inspection of the main line late in the afternoon.
 Southern Inspection Postponed.
 Owing to illness in the family of Maj H. R. Shorter, president of the Alabama railroad commission, the inspection of the Southern railway in Alabama will not be made this week, but has been post poned until later.
 l.. & N Earnings
 Comptroller Cushman Quarter of the Louisville and Nashville has issued the following comparative statement of earn ings:
 For the first week in October the earn ings amounted to $430375, compared with $421,1 ,120 for the same week of last year, showing an increase of $9255. For the same week in 1893 the earnings to fn, I, ,;e year of SIS, 600. The first week in October 1892. the earnings added up $439. .76O, a de- crease for this year of $9SS5.
 From July to October ' the earnings were $5505,116, as compared with $5,2S1,- SIS for the same period in 1894, showing an increase of s273,73S From July 1 to October 2, 1893, the earnings amounted 10 s5,O49,177, or $455,939 less than they were this year. From July to October 2, 1892. the earnings were 6O99 030, showing a decrease this year of $593,914.
 There was falling off in the earnings comparing the first week in October to the fourth week in September. The earnings amounted to ,165 for the fourth week in September, while for the first week in October, only $430.375 is re- ported. The difference amounts to $49,- d90. The difference between the first week in October, 1895, and the first week fin October, 1893. is not as great as it was when the fourth week in September 1895, is compared to the fourth week In Sep tember 1893 In the latter comparison there was a decrease while in the Octo- Der week comparison there is an increase noted.
 The first week in October 1895. noted an increase in the freight earnings over those of the first week in October. 1894 of $S195, while the passenger department showed up in the same comparison with an increase of $320O The miscellaneous department responded with decrease of $2140.
 The Central's New Auditor.
 Savannah, Oct. 15.-Receiver H. M. Conner has appointed William Hawn au- ditor of the new Central Railroad com pany He will take charge of the &C., counts of the company as soon as the organization is perfected.
 s MT. Hawn was formerly auditor of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. Auditor Cunningham of the old company will continue in charge of the accounts of the receivers.
 Railroad Notes.
 The Louisville and Nashville pay car was in Birmingham yesterday paying off employees of the company in this city. Ladies are especially invited nf