The age-herald., 1901-07-04
RAILROADS DO|NGS IMMENSE BUSINESS Heaviest Travel in History of
 the Country HARD FIGHT FOR BIRTHS All the Roads Are Receiving Hundreds of Letters of Inquiry Asking for
 Information as to the
 Special Rates.
HARD FIGHT FOR BIRTHS

The railroad passenger agents of this city are unanimous in saying they are now experiencing the heaviest travel in the history of the country. There Is a perfect fight for berths on Pullman cars and on steamers for the East. Hundreds of tourists are going to New York and Boston, while many are taking in the Pan-American sights.
 The business to summer resorts in all parts of the country is taking good lead, and the prospects are that the roads will have an especially heavy line of work when the month of July is in full sway. Letters of inquiry regarding rates and other questions are pouring into the offices every day.
 The roads have done the largest busi- ness for the past five years this week on l Fourth of July rates, the number of tick cts sold exceeding the fondest hopes of any agent.
 1 Today the special rates to Cincinnati are effective on account of the Christian En- deavor Society meeting, and 1t is expected | by the roads that large business will be experienced in this line of traffic The Alabama Great Southern has sold many tickets and had many berths engaged for the trains leaving this morning and this afternoon.
 ] The rates to Detroit on account of the National Educational Association meet ing will be effective July 5, and it is ex- | pected that many tickets will be sold to Michigan during the week. The rates for the Elks Convention in Milwaukee will be effective July 22, and many inquiries are being received here regarding the Alabama Great Southern special rates from other points
 rate of $9.64 has been announced from this point to Biloxi, Miss, by the Louis- vile and Nashville, on account of the Tri-State Epworth League Conference July 51 to August 10.
 A letter was received by Solon Jacobs of the Central of Georgia from Charles L. Davis of Warm Springs. Ga., in which the announcement is made that special train had been arranged from Columbus to Warm Springs for Wednesdays and Saturdays to make connection with the Birmingham train. This arrangement has been completed in order to allow the people of Birmingham to spend Sun day at Warm Springs, and convenient schedule has been arranged.
 G. w. Ealy, of the Southern Pacific, with headquarters in St. Louis, is in the city arranging for Epworth League travel to San Francisco. He has ar- ranged for party to leave here and go via the Alabama Great Southern to New Orleans, making connection with his road at that point.
 The Central of Georgia has announced a special excursion to Columbus and Ma con for July Il. This will be the first ex- cursor to Macon in two years time.
 An official circular was issued from the Central of Georgia office yesterday as follows:
 MT. c. W. Chears is appointed Divis- ion Freight and Passenger Agent of this company at Chattanooga, Tenn, effect i've July g.
 MT. Chears' authority will extend over the Chattanooga Division (from Griffin, Ga., to Chattanooga, Tenn) Agents on that division and commercial travelling and soliciting agents, who may be as- signed to duty in connection with the traffic having origin or destination on. or passing over that division, will report to and receive instructions from him re- Specting such traffic.