The age-herald., 1898-09-27
NEW RAILS AND CROSS TIES
Will Be Put On All Lines in the City
 Proper.
MORE NEGROES TO ILLINOIS
Southern Roads Are Having Good Thing Taking Them to Northern Mines and Bring Them Back
 When They Get Tired.

The Birmingham Railway and Electric company yesterday began the gigantic task of entirely reconstructing the lines of it's city division.
 A gang of men started work at the end of the North and South Highlands line at Jonesville, and will work on across the city, putting in new crossties, new rails, new switches, and in fact practically re- building that line. Some of this work has already been done, especially the putting in of the splendid crossings at the rail- roads in Twentieth street.
 As soon as this line is completed the Av- ondale and Fountain Heights line and the North Highlands and Powderly line will be taken up in turn, and subjected to the same remodeling process, that is, such portions of these roads as have not been recently built, as on the Powderly exten- sion of the Elyton line.
 These improvements will cost thousands and thousands of dollars, but the company is determined that all of it's roads shall be equipped in the most up-to-date style. With an improved road-bed, zlch as they will have, much faster time can be made, and the riding will be far more comforta- ble
 Exporting Negroes.
 The southern roads continue doing a good business taking negro laborers from this district to the mines in Illinois and bringing them back again after they have grown tired.
 The last batch sent off left Birmingham Saturday night. There were over a hun dred of them in all, and they were bound for Girden, Ill. Charley Jones, the passen- l,s ,si. Birmingham railroad captured the business. and handled the negroes out of Birming- ham as far as Holl Springs, Miss. There the Illinois Central took them up and handled them direct to Girden. These ne- groes were picked up around the Birming- ham district by labor agent named York.
 Moving Omcss.
 The work of moving the offices of the su- perintendent and train dispatcher of the Southern road from the Chalifoux build ing tQ 202J Iltrst tuia yss '3ven fitted tip in the most modern style. and the change will be accomplished with little or no inconveni- ence.
 Within the next day or two the freight and passenger departments of the Central of Georgia railroad will be removed from 1916 Morris avenue to 2O15 First avenue. Commercial Agent Soon Jacobs said yes- terday that he was going to spare no ex- pense on his new quarters and that they would be as handsome, when finished, as any railroad offices in the south.
 Racket of the RaiI.
 Passenger trains on the Southern road were resumed yesterday between Columbus and Greenville, Miss, and the tran leav- ing Birmingham at 1O:10 D. m., runs straight on through to the last named city. It IS thought by the Southern road that in few days the quarantine regulations will be modified to such an extent that they can put back nearly all of their trains.
 Stationmaster Meglemery is back again in the depot, after d vacation trip of several weeks duration in the east.
 Charley Jones, of the Kansas City, Mem- phs and Birmingham railroad is back from Anniston where he has been looking after the soldier traffic.
 The southbound Louisville and Nashville train was delayed an hour and thirty mn- utes yesterday afternoon by the front truck of the engine running off the track near New Castle. An engine from Birmingham went out and repaired the trouble.
 E. K. Voorhees, has returned to the city.