The age-herald., 1900-12-18

will arrive in Birmingham at apoul U cloeh in the morning. and the corresponding northbound train will arrive between 11:SO and 12 o'clock at night. It will leave Mont gomery only a few minutes ahead of No f. which Is due to leave there at $40 p. m. The running time of the new trains will be some faster than those now operated and they will make fewer stops. The time between Chicago and Birmingham will be reduced from eighteen and half hours to about seventeen.
 A Splendid Arrangement
 The new connections to be made here by the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham and the Central of Georgia will likely in- crease the passenger traffic of both lines. The sleeper now operated between Kansas City and Jacksonville over the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham road and the Southern Railway will not be changed, but the Central will continue to operate it's own sleepers from Birmingham to Savan- nah. The close connection here will enable passengers from the west or from the east to continue their journey without laying over in the city. The Kansas City road has been doing a heavy western business all fall, and the new passenger traffic arrange ment with the Central of Georgia will en- able it to get a good portion of the business from that line, which has heretofore gone over other lines. Travelling Passenger Agent Charles Jones of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham states that this line will be able to put passengers in Dallas or Fort Worth, Texas, as soon as any other line
 The schedule time between Birmingham ana Memphis over the Kansas City Rail- road will be considerably shortened when the new schedule goes into effect. The gen eral superintendent of that road has been trying to shorten the time between Bir- mingham and Memphis for a long time, but he has always been opposed by Super intendent Sullivan, so The Age-Heralds in- formant states. And in this opposition is said to have lain the cause of MT. Sulli- vans retirement from the Kansas City Railroad. He was not in accord with the higher authorities, and while he was an excellent official and stood high with his superiors, 1t was necessary to make change in order to secure entire harmony
 The schedule time between Birmingham and Savannah will be considerably short ened after the new schedule goes into ef-
  p. m. will depart at 4;O5 or an hour and twenty-five minutes later, and arrive in Savannah at the same time as now
 Important Meeting at New Orleans
 The Southeastern Passenger Association will hold a meeting in New Orleans tomor- row and a number of important questions will then come up for consideration. Among these questions will be that of getting a number of southern roads not now mem bers of the association to become members. These roa1s-are the Louisville and Nash vile; the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis; the Mobile and Ohio; the Illinois central, and the New Orleans and North eastern. These roads have acted in har- mony with the association, but have not been members of 1t. It is believed that they will come into the association at the meeting tomorrow, and that in consequence thereof the passenger bureaus at New Or leans and Memphis will be discontinued. J. H. Barrett, general superintendent of the transportation of the Southern Railway, with office in Washingt ton, 1t is stated will leave the Southern on January l and go with one of the leading northern roads. Links and Pins.
 our DuSlneSS IS very neaVy now ana we are taxed to our utmost to handle it," said Superintendent J. L. Welch, of the Louis- vile and Nashville. yesterday. The Louisville and Nashville Is running more trains and carrying more freight than ever before. The crews are kept on the road nealy all of the time, with only few hours for rest at either end of the line. Some of the crews state that they have al- ready gotten in as much as twenty-five days this month, and the month Is but lit tie more than half gone.
 Southern railroads report increased earn ings for the first week in December as fol- lows: Georgia, sS673; Kansas City, Mem phis and Birmingham, s7926; Kansas City. Fort Scott and Memphis. $19,67S. The Alabama Great Southern has de- clared dividend of per cent, making total of per cent for the calendar year. w. F. Greaves, general Southern agent of the Big Four at Cincinnati, was in the city yesterday.
 J. r. Thompson, commercial agent of the Santa Fe at Atlanta, is in the city. George Carroll, travelling freight agent of the Union Pacific at St. Louis, is in the city
 D. G. Woodward, travelling passenger agent of the Santa Fe at Atlanta, is in the city.
 The Southern Passenger Association has issued a circular announcing rates for clergymen next year. Tn Florida the rate will be one-half fare and in the balance of the territory of the association cents a mile
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