The age-herald., 1897-09-07
SOUTHERN AND THE A. C. s.
CHATTANOOGA TIMES HAS THE OLD RUMOR
That Dissolution is ProbabIe-Local Rail- road Men Say Both Passenger and
 Freight Traffic Is Picking Up.

The Chattanooga Times has gotten out its mouthly rumor in regard to the dis solution of the Southern and the Ala banaa Great Southern. This time it is to the effect that the old Queen and Crescent route from Cincinnati to New Orleans will be resumed. The Times says:
 Recently there has been a revival of the rumor that the old Queen and Cres- cert route would be reorganlzsd ard that the through business would be put on the same basis as of old. Whether there is anything in tine story or not could not he learned yesterday, as there are no officials in this city authorized to spsak on the matter. The report, 1t seems, comes from certain railroad offices, not parts of the Southerr system, and may grow out cf tl1a fact that the Southern railway is gathering up it's rolling stock now in use on the Alabama Great South ern fer the purpose of accounting and for repairs
 "Nothing could possibly be gained by the proposed reorganization as very close traffic arrangements already exist between the roads interested and unless
 
 under one management, either by lsase or purchase, very little benefit could come in addition to what is realized un- Gr the present. arrangements. The ru- mer is therefore regarded by those who were seen yesterday connected with the Southern as net at all likely or practi- cable"
 Tba railroad men of Birmingham look f4 @l,1 T x.I..z has been denied time and again.
 
 The Louisville and Nashville is loadi 11O cars with pig iron to go to Savannah fer expert Another lot of forty cars is being loaded for New Orlears and still another lot for the north. The local office has bel;n notified to send all avail able cars to the St. Louis division, where TOO cars sue wanted at once for grain transportation. There are not enough cars in this division to handle the freight and the local employees say they will be unable to accommodate the northern division. I've are short of ears and prosperity is in the atmosphere" said Assistant Superintendent Stark.
 The Pennsylvania Railnoad company's Hnas east Of Pptt.burg and Erie carried during ha week ending Aug. 2S, 342, 1892 .ons of coal and S2 TIT tons of coke.
 
 Estimated gross earnings of the en- tire system of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway company, both east and west of Lhe Missouri 1dver for the month of August, 1s97 are $1,783,765.01, an incrt ase, as compared With estimated earnings of August, 1896, of $S75, ,S10.44.
 Present indications are that railroads in the wes and east will soon be ccn- fronted with a serious shortage of cars, says the Chat tanooga Times. The prospects for business are that the roads will have more than they can handle, due to the fact hat there are already in the country two large crops of grain, and third Us following. The farmers have roa room to store the new grain. The better prices prevailing also will have good deal to do with the in- creased shipping. The coal trade gen. erally alEo promises to be large after the s.lEle is over
 The railroads are showing one of the surest signs of returning prosperity. Travel has picked up wonderfully. Clerks at the teckeit office are kept busy selling tickets. Said TraveGng PaEsen- ger Agent Billups, of .he Southern: When people have money they will ride, ard travel is better now than it has been for months"
 The Ocean Steamship company has given nc. ice that the steamship City of lAugusta will Eake the place of the City of Birmingham on the line from Savan- nah to New York. The City of Augusta has been in dock for repafps, and Is now one of the finsst vessels on the Amsrfcan coast lire. Tt has been equipped with two new expansion engines and lthe cost of the entire repairs announced to $100,- 900.
 Railroad men say the mines of this district are bringing miners from the north here on every train It is almost