Birmingham age-herald., 1895-10-03

with laws of the state of Alabama, which require such meetings to be held annual ly in this state.
 With little or no formality the old board of directors, comprising the follow ing: Samuel Spencer, C. H. Coster, J. P.
 Morgan, Jr, r. L. Stetson, w. G. Oak man, A. J. Thomas, G. w. Maslin, S. NJ. Eelton, c. c. Harvey, Francis Pavy and II. Doughty Browne, were reelected.
 AS will be seen from the personnel of
 the board of directors, the Southern fig ures largely and speaks volumes.
 Mr. Andrews was seen by an Age-Her- aid reporter in his private car yester-
 day afternoon, and on being queried as to
 the Southern's taking hold of the Ala
 bama Great Southern, laughingly re- piled: This mornings action speaks for
 itself and the inference can best be
 drawn by those who read"
 He said that it was only a matter of
 few days when the Alabama Great
 Southern will be under direct control of
 the Southern.
 Inquiry at the Alabama Great Southern's general offices elicited the fact that neith-
 CT of the members of the stockholders
 meeting had called there and those in the office were apparently as much at sea as heretofore
 Work on the Montgomery and Pratt vile branch of the Louisville and Nash
 ville is progressing rapidly and the road
 will soon be in operation. The Prattvile
 Progress says in reference to work on the
 road: Work was begun last week on the trestlng on the Montgomery and PrattVille road over Autauga creek but
 was abandoned this week in order to
 complete the trestling over Pine creek
 The whistle of the locomotive can be
 heard very distinctly in Prattville and it thrills our people with new life, with new aSDira lions and inSnir9 tion MT. Charles Jones, travelling passenger agent of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham, returned yesterday from
 business trip to North Carolina He was accompanied by large party of emi- grants from the section which he visited
 who were going to Arkansas to locate
 As the Alabama Great Southern north
 bound mail train was pulling out of the
 city yesterday afternoon a short delay
 was occasioned by the bursting of an air
 coupling The broken hose was replac ced and the train again journeyed north. The state board of equalization has sent to the county assessors office the valuation of railroads in Jefferson county Tor the current year. The railroads own a good deal of land, and it has increased in value over last year Following is the valuation of railroads in Jefferson county, not including lands: Alabama Great Southern 449 miles of main track, value SIPS. .992; branch lines and sdetracks 271 miles, value S94 $50 . rolling stock, $160 690. Birmingham Mineral: 1O4 IS miles main track, value $1,302, 250; branches and sid
 ing 3O79 miles, value s96,21S; rolling
 stock, $2O7, ,9O2
 Blocton branch Southern railway: $50
 miles main line, value $76, ,0S0; 2 90 sidings. value $500.
 Columbus and Western: 2O29 miles main track, value $273915; 574 miles sid ing. value $19372; rolling stock, $14,554. Kansas City. Memphis and Birming- ham: PAPA miles main track, value $315.-
 159; 21 miles siding, SPA 4,327; rolling stock, $90, $50.
 Southern railway: 42.5S miles main line value $617, 40; 1894 miles siding, s2S1,-
 930; rolling stock, s117, 7,589. South and North Alabama railroad: 397S miles main track value $716, ,O40: 25.93 miles siding, $103,72O; rolling stock, $147,173.
 The value per mile ranges from $500 to $18,0
 The total number of miles of railroads in the county is 475, with a valuation of $4,7S7, S43, and rolling stock $73895S The steam dummy lines are not in cluded in the foregoing There are about fifty miles of dummy lines, with valuable road beds, rolling stock and franchises