The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-15
new. SCHEDULES
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY
On Southern and Alabama Great
Southern Railroads.
CHANGES ARE lMMATERIAL
October a Favorable Month for Railway
Building on Account OF the Mild
Weather-A Big Increase in
Earnings-Personals

Inc new ScneduleS TO take effect on the
Southern and Alabama Great Southern rail-
roads next Sunday, referred to in yester-
days Age-Herald, were announced in cir
culars received here yesterday. The time
of arrival and departure of the different
trains will be as follows:
Alabama Great Southern Railroad-No. I,
south-bound. Cincinnati and New Orleans
limited, will arrive at $3.50 p. m. and depart
at 1905 p. m. This is a change of only ten
minutes. No. 8, local. south-bound, will
leave at 4;15 p m. instead of 4:3O p. m. No.
q Cincinnati limited, will leave at $3.50 a. M,
as at present This train will carry New
New York sleeper, which will arrive in New
York at l p. m. the next day, one hour and
fifty-five minutes earlier than usual.
Southern Railway-No. 81 will arrive at
10 p. m. instead of 1910 No So will arrive
at 1875 a.. m. instead of 11:2o. No. S6 will
leave at 4:40 p. M, five minutes earlier than
at present.
A through sleeper from Kansas City will
be taken up by the Southern here and car
ried to Jacksonville via Jessup, Ca, and
the Plant system.
The boufee car now running between At
talla Ala. and Bradford, Va, will be con-
tinued.
Railway Building in October
October was an exceedingly favorable
month for railway building, owing to the
mild weather, and the work of laying track
proceeded with great rapidity throughout
the country. Complete official returns are
not at hand, but reports to the Railway
Age indicate that not less than 500 miles
of track were laid in the United States
during the month. This brings the total
for the year up to 5000 miles, and every
day many miles are being added to these
figures. In Iowa alone not less than 1872
miles. were laid, placing this state in the
lead with 3S5 miles to her credit Work is
by no means finished in that state, and
track is now being laid on half a dozen
lines, with the prospect that the close of
the year will see not less than 500 miles
of new road added in Iowa. Two of the
most important lines under construction
this year-the Fort Dodge & Omaha and the
Choetaw & Memphis-have completed track
laying and will soon be ready for operation.
The Fort Dodge &, Omaha is the Omaha ex-
tension of the Illinois Central, running from
TARA TO council Bulls, lol llileS. fAiliiouSH
the first train has passed over the line, con-
siderable balasting and bridge work re-
mains to be finished. The Choctaw & Mem
phis has been built from Howe, 1. T., to
Little Rock Ark, 164 miles, to connect the
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf with the old
Little Rock & Memphis, and will be ready
for operation early in December This link
opens UP a new territory in Arkansas and
gives the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf a
through line from Memphis, Tenn, to
Weatherford Okla, 569 miles.
Railroad Earnings
The gross earnings of fifty-six roads for
the fourth week in October were $12Sl5, lis.
against s11 6S1 ,267 for the fourth week in
October. 1898, an increase of $1,193,S49. For
ty-three roads show increases and twelve
decreases, and one no change. Since jan
nary 1 the roads referred to above earned
1924. 545, 1853, an increase of $2S,256,2a over
the 1896. 2SS, 926 reported for the correspond
ing period of 1898. For the longer period
fifty show increases and six decreases.
Personal Mention
A. H. Lawson, city passenger agent of
the Southern railway in Boston, Mass, is in
| the city.
I. e. Rhelander, travelling passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific Railroad conf
| many, with headquarters at Chattanooga, is
| in the city. %