Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
NEWS OF THE RAIL.

The Southern States Passenger asso-
citation has granted a rate of one and
third fare to those attending the follow
ing conventions: National Association
of Manufacturers, Philadelphia, Jan.
1928; Alabama conference Methodist
Episcopal church, Helm, Jan. q, Feb. 2;
Woodmen of the World, Macon. Feb. 2
and 8; Woodmen of the World, Memphis,
Feb. 2 and 8; Young Mems Christian
association, of Tennessee, Franklin, Feb.
and 9; Central Alabama conference, M.
E. church, Opelika. Feb. and 8; West
ern Packers Canned Goods associa ton,
Cincinnati, Feb. and IL. The following
applications for special rates have been
declined for reasons given: Alabama
Association of Fire Insurance Agents.
Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 20 and 81, appli-
ca ton not made in time; Junior Order of
American Mechanics, Newark, N. j. Feb.
%, insufficient attendance.
The association has also included Bir-
mingham in the list of Mardi Gras car
nivaI cities and has granted her one
fare rate for the occasion of the second
annual carnival parades of the Birming-
ham Carnival society. This will give
new impetus to the society and people of
Birmingham, thus assuring a great and
glorious success on the occasion
Master Mechanic Harry English, of the
Birmingham Railway and Electric COM
pany is preparing a special excursion
for the members of the press of this city
to be run either tomorrow or Saturday.
To do justice to all concerned, in view
of the heavy freight traffic, several ad-
ditional crews of trainmen have been
added by the North and South and Bir-
mingham Mineral division of the Louis
vile and Nashville.
The Kansas City, Memphis and Bir-
mingham afternoon train came in yes
terday one hour and ten minutes late,
bringing sixteen southbound homeseekers
for the Louisville and Nashville train
No. 3. south, which was fifty minutes
of the passengers upon the belated K. c.,
M and B. train.
The Southern train for Atlanta and the
east, due TO leave at 4:20 p. m. yester-
day awaited the arrival of train No 8
Louisville and Nashville, with forty-four
winter tourists and homeseekers. booked
| for points in Alabama, Georgia and
| Florida.
Owing to the heavy homeseeker and
winter tourist traffic, train No. 1 of the
Louisville and Nashville, due here at 5:4(
q. M, was necessarily run from Nashville
south in two sections
RATE COMMISSION MEET.
st. Augustine, Fla, Jan. 20.-The rate
commissioners for the southern states
met in the Cordoya hotel, with Col. H. s
Haines, commissioner, presiding, and w
l.. McGill secretary; w. R. Vandiver
chief. clerk and assistant secretary.
The following railroads were represent.
ed: BY the Southern, John M CuIp, traf-
fc manager, and H. F. Smith, genera
freight agent; Plant system, Frank B
Papy, general freight agent, and James
| Menzies, assistant; Florida Central an6
Peninsula, n. S. Pennington, traffic man
ager, and w. H. Peasants, genera
freight agent; Florida East Coast rail-
way, J. H. Beckwith, traffic manager
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key. West, w
| T. Wood, general freight agent; Allan
tic Coast Line, T. NJ Emerson traffic
manager; Georgia Southern and Flor
| ida, JOHN NJ. Cutler, general freigh
| agent :; Western and Atlantic, John M
| Brown, traffic manager; Central of Geor
| gia, w. A. Winburn, general freigh
| agent; Mallory Steamship line, H. H
| Raymond, general southern agent
The commissioners attended to routfn,
| work, occupying all the afternoon, AND
| then adjourned until tomorrow morning
| They dined at the Ponce De Leon.