The age-herald., 1900-09-26
THE PRESIDENT
 IS B. E. WINCHEL
He Will Soon Take Control of
 Memphis Roads,
THE S0UTHERN'S CHARITY
In Conveying Without Charge ProVis- ions for the Relief of the Calves ton Sufferers New Track
 Building Going On

B. F. Winchel has been elected president of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birining ham, and the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Companies, and will take charge of the office in October.
 This is confrmatory of The Age-Herald's statement of last Saturday to the effect that the presidency of the two roads would be rendered him by the directors, and 1t was generally understood In railroad cir cles that such action would be taken by them.
 MT. Winchel was formerly assistant gen. eral passenger agent of the Memphis roads, but resigned that position few years since to go with the Colorado and Southern in the capacity of the yice-president and traffic manager. He began with service with the Memphis roads when quite a young man as clerk in the general offices at Kansas City.
 Southern's Noble Charity
 The Southern Railway has recently han dled four special trains between Washing ton and Atlanta free of charge, conveying food, clothing, medicine and nurses for the relief of the storm sufferers at Galveston and along the Texas coast. The first train left Washington September 13, the second one left Washington September IT, and the other two on the 20th. These trains were handled on passenger train schedules, be- ing given the right of way over all trains except the Washington southwestern linn ited and the United States fast mail. The donations, nurses and so on were collected and forwarded by the Philadelphia North American Relief Society. One car con- tained fifty barrels of carbolic acid, do- hated by the Barrolt Chemical Company of Philadelphia. It cost the company one dollar per mile to operate a train, and the distance from Washington to Atlanta is GAS miles, making 1296 miles for the round trip. By handling the four trains free the Southern Railway made a splendid contri- button to the Galveston sufferers. The North American Relief Society is still col lecting for the fund, and the Southern has agreed to haul free of charge all donations.
 New Track Bui!ding
 w. J. Hutton of Hutton & Co.,, who have the contract for building the Stouts Noun tain branch of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, was in the city yesterday. He states that work on the grade is progress ing satisfactorily and that the contractors will be ready to turn the roadbed over to the company in few weeks.
 Track laying has begun on the Attalla and Oneonta branch of the Louisville and Nashville. About one mile of track has been laid, and the first ten miles will be ready for trains early in October.
 The schedule of the Decatur accommoda- ton train will change in a week or two. Instead of arriving from Decatur at S:55 a. m., the train will thereafter arrive at 9:55 and depart at 316 instead of 4:10, as at present.
 The Southeastern Passenger Association has announced a special rate to Havana, Cuba in December, on account of the third annual meeting of the Pan-American con- gress. The rate from Birmingham under the special rate will be $5S.SO for the round trip.