Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
RAILWAY NEWS AND GOSSIP Visit From General Manager
 Baldwin of the Southern. CHANGES IN LOCAL YARDS To Expedite Making Up Trains-The A. G. s. and Old Southern Shops Will Not Be
 Consolidated for the Present.

Mr W. H. Baldwin, second vice-pres- ident and general manager of the South ern railway, was in the city yesterday on business connected with his system. He came in early yesterday morning and left last night over the Alabama Great Southern road for New Orleans.
 Speaking to a State Herald reporter who called at his private car last night. MT. Baldwin said he had come here to see the business men of the city. with whom he desired to have a talk regard ing business matters While he was here large number of merchants and ofhclals Of corporations called on him and discussed matters of mutual interest.
 Will any more changes be made here soon?" the reporter asked.
 None that know of at present. There are no vacancies in any of the Birming- ham offices"
 "Is 1t true that change will be made in the Southern yards?"
 q have discussed that matter with Su- perintendents Vaughan. Frazer and Wickersham today. There will be some changes. The yards of the Southern and the Alabama Great Southern will be so arranged that the same crews will make up trains on both roads and thus ex- pedite business and enable us to handle the trains better and in quicker time"
 Twill either the Alabama Great South ern or the Southern shops be closed or will they be consolidated?"
 "No. Neither of the shops Is large enough to do the work of both roads and it is impracticable to consolidate them at present. They will both be op- erated as they now are for some time at least'
 MT. Baldwin left last night for New Orleans, whither he goes to inspect some creosote timber used by the New Or leans and Northeastern road in con- structing trestles. He said the Southern was building new docks at Norfolk and Brunswick, and as the docks her = fore used routed in very few years the eom- pany had decided to secure others If some of more durable kind could be obtained He said the New Orleans and Northeast ern had used creosote timber in some long trestles near New Orleans which showed no sign of decay, although it had been seven or eight years since they were put in He was going there to in- spect these and If they are what they are recommended to be the Southern will use them in constructing it's docks at Norfolk and Brunswick.
 MT. Baldwin was asked if there was any truth in the report that the South ern would buy the New Orleans and Northeastern. He said there was not.
 Excursion to Jamaica. Tomorrow an excursion will start from
 
 be run by the Plant system and one of their United States mail steamships will be used. Louisville and Nashville Earnings. Comptroller Cushman Quarter of the Louisville and Nashville road has sent out his comparative statement of earn ings for the first week of January, which is as follows
 First week in January, 1896, $348, 760; 1895, $346 790 1894. $351 ,435; 1893, $419.23
 From the 1st of July 1895, to January 2, 1s96 $11 ,O53, 1885; 1895, BIO, ,533, ,665; 1894. s1O, ,107 ,356; 1893, S12. 104, 16l.
 About the Railroads.
 General Superintendent w. A. Vaughan of the Alabama Great Southern was in the city yesterday.
 M. V. Richards. land and immigration agent of the Southern railway, Is in the city. He Is here to meet some of the excursonists who will arrive from the northwest today and to take them out over the Southern's lines.