The age-herald., 1900-04-24
ASKED FOR LOWER
 RATES ON STEEL Meeting of Southern Iron Con-
 mittee in Nashville. BIRMINGHAM INTERESTED
Special Rates Authorized by Southeast ern Passenger Association-Win ter Tourist Rates to be With
 drawn-Links and Pins

The southern iron committee met in Nashville yesterday to discuss rates or steel from the Birmingham district and to consider routine matters. Rates on steel from Birmingham was the most important matter before the committee, lower rates having been asked for, but what disposition ofsthe question was made is not known yet
 Major w. A. Moody, chairman of the committee; L. Sevier. general freight agent of the Alabama Great Southern, and F. K. Vorhees, assistant general freight agent of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birming ham, attended the meeting.
 Reduced Rates
 Chairman Richardson of the Southeastern Passenger Association has issued a circular announcing that the final limit of tickets sold to Louisville and return for the Con federate Veterans reunion will be June 10 instead of June 5, as heretofore an- nounced. An additional extension of the final limit until June 25, 1900, inclusive. to be granted. provided tickets are deposited with joint agent at Louisville on or before June 1, and on payment of a fee of 50 cents.
 A rate of one fare for the round trip has been authorized from all points in the south to Ashevile, N C., and return on account of the Southern Students Conference of the Y NJ. c. A, at Asheville. N. C., June 15-25 Tickets will be sold June 13 to 16 inclusive liimted until June 2S for return passage.
 A rate of one and one-third fare on the certificate plan has been authorized from all points within the state of Alabama, 10 Huntsville, Ala, for meeting of the State Christian Endeavor Society May 11-13 in- elusive. President O.. P. Spiegel of this city has selected the Alabama Great South ern railroad and Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, via Attalla and Guntersville as the official route," and it is expected that quite a large party will concentrate here and leace on the Alabama Great Southern No. ? the morning of May Il.
 The Louisville and Nashville yesterday announced a rate of one fare for the round trip to Montgomery today and tomorrow on account of the democratic state con vention.
 Links and Pins c. F. Jackson T. P. A. of the Southern railway, with headquarters in this city, announces that beginning today the sleep
 ing heretofore operated on train No. 36, leaving Birmingham at 4:40 D. m., for Jacksonville, Fla, will be discontinued and instead a sleeping car line established between Birmingham and Charlotte, N. c. This line was operated last summer ana proved quite addition to the already superb service of the line.
 Passenger Agent Ellis of the Alabama Great Southern, is in receipt of advice to room sleeping car line has been inaugural ed by the Southern Pacific company be- tween New Orleans and Mexico City, Mex, leaving New Orleans daily at $50 a. m arriving at Mexico City the fourth morning at 9:55. Alabama Great Southern No. 1, leaving Birmingham at 10:05 D. m., affords a direct connection with the train which this sleeper is operated
 Passenger and ticket agents of the diff ferent lines in Birmingham have received notice that with the close of business April 30, winter tourist rates to all points will be withdrawn from sale.
 r. J. Robinson, chief clerk in the office of General Passenger Agent J. c. Haile of the Central of Georgia at Savannah, is in the city.
 The Southeastern Mississippi Valley Freight association will meet in Nashville today.