The age-herald., 1900-12-25
Clergy Rates.

Chairman Richardson of the Southeastern Passenger Association has issued the fol- lowing circular describing rates and regu- lations for the clergy in 1901:
 "trhe undersigned has been requested by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Atlanta and West Point Railroad, Atlantic, Valdos- ta and Western Railway, Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway, Flori- da, East Coast Railway, Georgia Railroad, Georgia Southern and Florida Railway, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Plant System of Railways, Richmond, Freder- icksburg and Patomdc Railroad, Southern Railway, Triton and Northeastern Rail- road, Western and Atlantic Railroad, Vest ern Railway of Alabama, to announce that, commencing January l, 19O1 and until oth- erwise provided they will accord the fol- lowing reduced rates to persons below des- ignated, namely:
 Between points within the State of Florida, one-half fare.
 Between all other points in territory east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, cents per mile (short line mileage1 plus arbtraries, as shown in official distance tables.
 Regularly ordained or licensed ministers of the gospel engaged exclusively in min isterial work (having no other occupation).
 Foreign and home missionaries engaged exclusively in ministerial work (having no other occupa tion) upon presentation of proper credentials.
 Sisters of Charity and members of other properly constituted religious organiza- tons wearing a distinctive garb and per forming similar duties to those of Sisters of Charity In service (having no other oc cupation) upon presentation of proper ere dentials.
 National and State Secretaries of Y M. c. A. and Y. w. c. A. (having no other occupation).
 Mormon elders (having no other occupa- tion).
 General Secretaries of Missionary or ganizations (having no other occupation).
 "Oficer of the Salvation Army in uniform (having no other occupation), presenting their commissions.
 "The above rates in no case to apply to mission teachers or theological students not regularly ordained or licensed to preach.
 Also they will accord the families of ministers changing their pastoral location the same rate as authorized for ministers themselves. The Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway and the Central of Georgia Railway Company also desire to participate in this latter announcement.
 "The following non-membership lines have expressed a willingness to participate in the above rate and arrangements, name ly:
 Alabama Great Southern, Atlantic and North Carolina, Chattanooga, Rome and Southern, Farmville and Powhattan, Illi- nois Central, Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham, Mobile and Ohio, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, New Orleans and Northeastern, Potomac, fredericksburg and Piedmont. Seaboard Airline, South ern Railway in Kentucky"
 Links and Pins.
 Charles D. Hall has been appointed com- merclal agent of the Southern Railway in Savannah. MT. Bell has been chief clerk to Division Freight Agent Thompson of the Southern at Raleigh, N. c.
 J. w. Meares, cashier of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company and the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah, is in the city visiting friends. MT. Meares was cash fer of the Central of Georgia in this city for several years
 Increased net earnings are reported for the second week in December by the fol- lowing roads: Central of Georgia, $22, I'll; Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City, s970. The Chattanooga Southern reports decrease of $40 and the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific, $53S9.
 General Passenger Agent Charles L. Stone paE -ed through the city yesterday en route fr New Orleans to Louisville.