Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-05
WITH THE RAILROADS.

Some time ago the Age-Herald stated
 that MT. P. Sid Jones would be made
 the immigration agent of the Louisville
 and Nashville railroad, and the following circular confirms the prediction:
 Circular No. 1659-Immigration Busi- ness.
 MT. P. Sid Jones, passenger agent at
 Birmingham, is from this date placed In
 charge of immigration business for thls company. Communications should be ad-
 dressed to him at Morris building, Bir- mingham, Ala c. P. ATMORE,
 General Passenger Agent.
 Approved:
 Y. VAN DEN BERG. Traffic Mgr.
 As will be seen from the contents ot
 the circular MT. Jones has full control or the entire immigration department of the
 great Louisville and Nashville system
 The majority of his work will be in bring
 ing families from the northwest and set
 ting them along the line of the Lotus ville and Nashville. and especially Tn the
 extreme southern states He made two
 trips to the northwest in the interest ot
 this business, and the consummation or
 his efforts clearly demonstrated to the
 officials of the system what he could do
 if control were given him. He has always
 worked in the interest of Alabama ana
 she will no doubt receive greater benefits
 now from him than ever before. Ills
 many friends congratulate him upon the
 appointment. It is understood that MT.
 R. F. Beasley, the travelling passenger
 agent at Montgomery. will cover the
 territory heretofore handled by MT.
 Jones.
 After the East and West.
 Another report has been circulated
 about the East and West railroad con
 corning which the Chattanooga Times
 prints the following:
 A Times man learned from an authof-
 itative source yesterday that lively
 fight for the possession of the East and
 West road is on between the Southern
 and the Seaboard Air Line. The road in
 question runs between Gainesville, Ga,
 and Pell City, Ala. For several years
 the Seaboard has coveted an outlet rom Birmingham and a few weeks ago 1t was published that the Air Line would secure that desired end by the purchase of the East and West, extending the latter to
 the Magic City and building to Carters- vile from a point on it's line near At lanta. It was stated that the deal had gone through, and moreover that ter
 minals in Birmingham had been secured by the purchase of the Highland Avenue Belt line.
 There is a great deal of truth in the re- port, but the latest rumor is that the Southern is taking active steps to secure the little road and thus shut out from Birmingham a lively competitor It seems that an option on the East & West has been secured by the Colum- bian Equipment company of Phlladel- phia. representing the Seaboard. The same company has already purchased the terminals at Birmingham. And now, so goes the report, the Southern has ot- fered the owners of the East ana west S25 900 more than was offered by the Sea board. It is said the owners are in ''stew" about what to do They, of course want all they can get for the road. and the settlement of the matter lies in the question of whether or not the Seaboard can hold them to option hg- ures
 An Age Herald reporter in an inter- view with a prominent New York rail road official on the probable entry of the Seaboard Air Line into Birmingham, re- | ferred to the above story and asked the gentleman's opinion as to it's truthful | ness He replied emphatically: "There | is not a scintilla of truth in the report as printed in the Chattanooga Times. The Seaboard has no option on the High l land Avenue and Belt railroad. The property was purchased by the Column | bian Equipment company, who still own l it. and have been negotiating With the | Seaboard people, but have given no op- | ton. AS to the purchase of the East and l West by the Southern that is not true, | as by the provisions of MT. Eugene Kel- | ly's will the road cannot be sold Tor l twenty years, aS IL IS lIuSlSu pS lhc | terms of that interest; also, when leased | he has forbidden it leased to rival or | parallel railroad company, and wisely l so, as he believed that parallel com | betting road, having no interest in the | road beyond the period of the lease, l would not keep it up.'
 | His impression was that the Seaboard | Air Line stood a better chance to get the l control of the East and West and ter l minal facilities from the Columbian l Equipment company than would any l other organization.
 A Small Wreck. | About 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning | the postal car on Louisville and Nash l vile passenger train No. 1 jumped the | track at Boyle's, and caused delay or | an hour and thirty minutes. Another l postal car was sent up to Boyle's ana the l mail transferred The train was switched | from around the car, and the new postal | car attached A negro tramp named l Coleman was riding on the front of the l car and received slight injuries in jump l ing off.
 Special Trains on the East Lake Line. Superintendent J. B. McClary will run 1 four trains on the East Lake line today l to accommodate the large crowds of 1 people who will go to East Lake this af- | fernoon to hear the music furnished by
 the Birmingham musicians under the, di- | rection of Prof. Fred l.. Grambs. Ten | cars will leave First avenue and Nine
 teenth street at o'clock, which gives kl..1 Ialr INxrA A1af.