The age-herald., 1900-08-05

the Louisville & Nashville constructed the Birmingham Mineral Railroad, which com prises a network of tracks running through this (Jefferson) county to all mines, iron plants and towns and villages within radius of fifty miles of Birmingham. The Mineral Railroad has 104.18 miles of main track and 3S7S miles of sidetrack in Jeff ferson County alone, and 1t is well-known fact often repeated that the Mineral ham dles more coal, ore and iron combined than any one railroad in the United States; and that the tonnage annually hauled over its lines exceeds that of the entire cotton crop of the south.
 The Alabama Mineral
 When, few years ago, the Louisville 6 Nashville Railroad Company acquired the old Anniston & Cincinnati Railroad, ex- tending from Gadsden to Anniston, and the Anniston & Atlantic Narrow Guage road from Anniston to Sylacauga, 1t consoli- dated the two in one division. rebuilt and re-equipped the line, transforming the whole into a first-class braud-guage road, and extended 1t to Calera, where it touches the main line. This is now the Alabama Mineral Railroad, is 119 miles in length, and Is doing a great work in developing the rich mineral and agricultural hills and valleys through which 1t passes. Along the entire line may be seen evidences of rapid development The section Is eminently rich in soft, brown iron ore, which is now so much in demand by the iron-makers.
 New Lines and Branches
 The Louisville & Nashville's new line completed this year, and connecting Selma directly with Pensacola, is proving quiet a developer for that section. It will not be long before new branch will be in opera ton from Selma to Blocton, which will give the L. & N. a second direct line from Birm- ingham to Pensacola and the gulf. The company is now building line from a point commencing at Phelans Station, on it's main line, fifty miles north of Birming- ham, to extend in a southerly direction, passing near Bremen, Cullman County thence through Walker and into Jefferson to a convenient connecting point on the Birmingham Mineral, between Boyles and Bessemer, the length being about seventy five miles.
 The Louisville & Nashville has just asked for bids coal road, six miles long to begin at Hansell on its main line ,and to run In a southwesterly direction. The company has just graded and will soon have completed a road from Cham pion, Ala, to run in a northeast direc- ton toward Attalla. This road will be nine miles in length.
 The l.. & N. Company is also grading a line from Natawah to Camden, sixteen miles.
 Also grading a line in south Alabama from Andalusia to Geneva, distance of forty-five miles This is a continuation of the line from Georgiana to Andalusia-now
 thirty-two miles long.
 All of the above mentioned lines are to l be finished within this year. | Thus is will be seen that the Louisville | & Nashville Railroad Company Is ever pro- 1 gressive and continuous in the great work l of extending its lines and developing the 1 country through which they run. Immie ra tion-New Wealth It would require space unavailable here to recount the numerous industries along the lines of the Louisville & Nashville which it's wise management has located, aided and encouraged.
 It is noticed among the new industries