The age-herald., 1900-10-05
MIR WBLCH COMES
 AND BEGINS WORK
Assumes Charge as Local L, 6
 Superintendent.
IS CORDIALLY WELCOMED
Will Seek Dwelling House-Change in Schedule of the A. c. S. Road Fast Time to Dallas-Tus-
 caloosa and Selma

James l.. Welch the newly-appolnted su-
 perintendent of the South and North di-
 vision of the Louisville and Nashville Road
 and of the Birmingham Mineral Road, ar
 rived from Nashville yesterday afternoon,
 coming on the Louisville and Nashville pas-
 senger train which arrives here at 3:45
 o'clock. He was met at the station by As
 sistant Superintendent Sam Galloway,
 Chief Clerk W. J. Duncan and a number
 of other railroad men and others in differ
 ent walks of life, who extended to him a
 hearty welcome back to Birmingham. He
 was congratulated on his promotion by all
 present, and he seemed well pleased.
 Mrs. Welch and Miss Welch will go to
 Louisville for short visit before coming
 to Birmingham. In the meantime Mir.
 Welch will try to secure house in which to reside.
 Immediately on his arrival in the city
 MT Welch assumed charge of the office
 to which the general manager of the Lou
 isville and Nashville had appointed him He is already familiar with the entire di- vision which is to be under his charge, and from the beginning will have the business of the company well under control. He had served fifteen years with this division pre- vious to his transfer to the Nashville and Decatur and Nashville, Florence and Shef- | field divisions.
 While no official announcement has been | made, it is believed that T. E. Brooks, gen. eral agent of the Louisville and Nashville at Florence, will succeed MT. Welch as as- sistant superintendent of the Nashville
 and Decatur and Nashville Florence and
 Sheffield divisions.
 The A. G. s. Schedule A slight change of schedule will take place on the Alabama Great Southern next Sunday. The passenger trains will not be much affected. No. 3, which now leaves here for the South at 4:15 p. m, will after that date leave at 4:40, and No. 4, which now leaves for the North at 4:15 D. m. will leave at 4:05. Nos and will not be affected at all The Tuscaloosa and Selma train by way of Akron will leave Tusca- loosa at a. m., and coming from Selma will arrive at S:20 D m. The change in the departing time of train No. is made in order to connect with the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham train arriving at | 4:30 p. m.
 l Birmingham to Dallas The Queen and Crescent's new service to 1 Texas will be inaugurated on October 21. l This train will run in connection with the Alabama Great Southern from Birmingham by way of Meridian and Shreveport to Texas points, and will shorten the time be- tween Birmingham and Dallas about twelve hours. Passengers leaving here at 10:10 p.
 m will arrive in Dallas at o'clock the
 next evening.
 c. H. Morgan, travelling passenger agent of the Texas and Pacific, left yesterday for Old Point Comfort, Va, to attend a meeting of the American Association of Travelling Passenger Agents MT Morgan is district deputy for the southeast. General Agent Breeze of the Chicago and Northwestern at Atlanta is In the city. The Alabama Great Southern has an- nounced a srate of one fare for the round | trip to Tuscaloosa on account of the free street fair to be held there from October | 8 to 13.