Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
NEWS OF THE RAIL.
CHANGE FoR THE BETTER.


made on the Baltimore and Ohio is a rad
| ical change in the running of passenger
| trains. General Manager Greene hal
been investigating this matter for some
| time, and contemplates changing the
| number of cars per train so that they
| can make better time going up the grade;
| and as consequences will not run so faS
| in coming down. Now that the track has
| been placed in a first-class condition
and new motive power purchased for the
| passenger trains, Mr.. Greene is OF thf
| opinion that, by equallzing the weight Of
the trains, a trip over the Baltimore and
Ohio will be made very pleasant. "'-=s
Mr. w. V. Lifsey, division passenger
agent of the celebrated Plant system
was in the city yesterday and paid the
State-Herald Office a pleasant call Mr.
| Lifsey is a live, active passenger hus-
tier, and always ready to extoH the mer-
its of his line, which, by the way, is one
of the finest in the country. The Plant
system needs no complimentary notice,
as it is too well known by the travelling
public.
| One thing. however. which Mr.. Lifsey
dWelt particularly upon during his con-
Versation with the railroad editor, was
the new hotel, the Belleview, which was
opened to the public on the 7th inst. at
Bellair, Fla, making the seventh nos
Terry now owned and managed by the
Plant system in Florida, the Land OF
Flowers and Fruits" Like all the other
hotels Of the system, this hotel is win
ter resort and strictly modern in all its
appurtenances
Another thing which Mr.. Lfsey was
loud in praising was the Casino, recent
addition to the famous Tampa Bay ho-
tel. The Casino as its name implies, is
an immense auditorium devoted to the
atricals, and has also a swimming pool,
|, billiard and POOL room, bowling alley
and other conveniences for the benefit of
the guests of the hotel.
The Casino was thrown open to the
public on the evening of December 3,
1896. and the initial performance was by
the company headed by Miss Minnie
Madden Fiske. Mr.. Lifsey was present
on the occasion. and states that the
seating capacity, 1900, was taxed to the
utmost limit.
The swimming pool is directly under
the floor of the parquet, and as soon as
performance is over the floor, which
is built in sections, is removed, and the
pool ready fer the bathers.
Mr.. Lifsey's principal business in the
city was to advertise three excursions to
be run by the Jlant system to Jamaica,
the island of the gulf termed 1.-THE Sun
land of the World" The excursions will
be run to Port Tampa, thence to Jamaica
by the Plant line of United States mail
steamships. The dates for these excur-
sions are, respectively, February IL, and
March 4 and 90 Any Information rela-
tive to same can be obtained either from
c., H. Mills, ticket agent Tampa Bay
hotel, Tampa. Fla; B. w, Wrenn, pas
or w. F.Lifsey, division passenger agent,
/ . e. - 1919 ~
A number of changes intthe several off,
ces of the freight department of the
Alabama Great Southern railroad have
INV Tr.,atr y, .
Agent Steele. The following were made
in this city: =.
Mr.. L. Sewer, who was appointed chief
clerk in Mr.. Steele's office after his pro-
motion, he having acted In q similar ca
pacity with Mr.. Steele previous thereto,
has been promoted to be soliciting freight
agent with headquarters In this city.
Mr.. w. c. Stevens, who had filled the
position now occupied by Mr.. Sewer. is
transferred to Chattanooga, to be solicit
ing freight agent there. = ------ >.
Mr. b. A. Chadwick, who was formerly
chief clerk to Division Freight Agent
Green, of the Southern becomes chief
clerk to Mr.. Steele. sTefr, -.4s.s IS.
., Mr.. L. H. Burch, who wa.stwith the Bir-
riingham Compress company has been
appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the transfer of Mr. Chadwick. ~ Z
The promotion of tMr. Sewer is an ex-
ceptionally, deserved one, as he has been
for a long time connected with the freight
department of the Alabama Great South
ern road, and is thoroughly familiar with
the work attendant upon his new posi-
ton. Mr. Sewer. bids fair to go still
higher. 80
The other appointments are good ones,
the men being capable and thoroughly
reliable.
THE Birmingham, Powderly and Bes-
semer railroad was tied up SO far as
travel was concerned. nearly all day yes
terday owing to slight accident on
that line. ~1r7r77 -t
The train which leaves here at 6 a. m.
jumped the track between High Point
station and West End. the forward coach
causing all the trouble. Several passen-
gers were shaken up, though not to any
great extent. The porter, Jim Jones, was
hurt about the body and arms, but not
seriously. y ,4ts f...,i,t,-li..
The first train to leave the city was the
6 o'clock p. m. outgoing train.
NOTES. .,..
The Baltimore and Ohio track from
Chicago Junction to Chicago now ranks
as the finest in the west. 1t is laid with
heavy steel rails, and ballaSted with clean
gravel. and as there are very few curves
on the line the trains are enabled to make
high speeS with perfect safety.
Train 81 on the Baltimore and Ohio,
which Is the Sixty-hour fast freight from
New York to Chicago and st. Louis, is
now being run In three sections.
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