The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
NEW RAILROAD FIGHT
GEORGIA CENTRAL AND UNION
 SPRINGS AND NORTHERN.
Like the Roads in the Celebrated "Clay Street Battle" They are Blocking Each Other in
 Coal Traffic Race.

Every railroad man in this section of the South remembers the celebrated Eat tie of Clay Street" in West Montgomery several years ago.
 Major woolfolk and the Hanover Con- struction Company had completed the Montgomery, Tuscaloosa and Memphis from Tuscaloosa to a point near the pre- sent shops of the Plant System in Mont gomery.
 Right there. however. there was an abrupt halt.
 Emerging from the big railroad cut and crossing the foot of Clay Street were the tracks of the Louisville and Nash ville's Mobile and Montgomery division. the Westerns Selma division and the Plant System. This latter road was the only hope of salvation the Hanover peo- pie had, for the Plant at that time was friendly to the Montgomery. Tuscaloosa and Memphis.
 The Louisville and Nashville and Vest ern people had cars loaded with men and materials stationed a few miles out of the city. These cars were quietly brought in one night, track butt on the property and several cars run on 1t and derailed to hold 1t in place. The lamented Pat Downs, who was killed in the Great Northern wreck in Montana . few months ago had recently come with the Western to Auoht6ohSty anu was Ah ehC sAANh of the fight that week.
 The opposition laid counter tracks sheriffs, patrolmen and other officers with the local attorneys of the roads in- terested were there.
 How finally the Montgomery. Tusca- loosa and Memphis got into Montgomery. becoming afterwards a division of the Mobile and Ohio and some months ago passing into the hands of the Southern is a matter of railroad history.
 All this brings up an incident that oc- cured in Union Springs during the past few days. The city waterworks of the little Bullock County town was the bone of contention that brought on fight somewhat similar to the one at Clay Street in Montgomery.
 The Union Springs and Northern. the seven mile branch from Union Springs to Fort Davis, wanted to get a track up to the waterworks plant. Now the Gen. tral of Georgia claimed the right of way near the waterworks and they did not propose to let the Union Springs and Northern get in there if they could pre- vent it. The traffic of coal used by the waterworks was what the railroads wanted, and each was making strenuous efforts to get there first. The same tactics pursued in Montgomery were in vogue there-tracks were built by the Central people at night and the entire program Of blocking" was gone through with.
 The prime mover for the Central was successful and so far the Union Springs and Northern has failed to score. but 1t is not at all improbable that some in- teersting events will develop in the near future.
 Come in here" said Passenger Agent Rogers, of the Georgia Central, yester- day afternoon, "and let me show you piece of enterprise
 On entering his office The Advertiser man was shown the first of the 1902 crop of railroad cNendars-the Central was certainly there with the goods and two months in front of the coming New Year.
 The calendars are printed by a Chi cago house, and 1000 of them was the order of the passenger department in Savannah, the bill running way up into the thousands. They are on the order of the modern wall maps with cross- pieces of wood both at the top and bot tom. while handsome photographs of the agricultural scenes and cotton mills on the line of the Central in Alabama and Georgia adorn the top of each sheet.
 Mr. Ecgers Is receiving a supply of these caltndars-the first instalment com ing yesterday-and will be glad to mail them to any out-of-town people who will write to him and enclose the necessary postage, cents. He Is also distributing them to the friends Of the road in Mont gomery.