The age-herald., 1901-04-09
BIRMINGHAM FIRM GETS B|G CONTRACT To Build a Forty-fve Mile
 Railroad Extension CHEAP RATES ANNOUNCED General Freight Agents Meet In Mo bile Today-First Excursion of the
 Season VIII Be From Mont
 gomery Next monday.
CHEAP RATES ANNOUNCED

c. D. Smith 6 Co. of this city have se- cured the contract to build the forty-five mile extension of the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City road from Merrill, Miss, to Hattiesburg. Miss, work on which will begin at once.
 It has been stated several times recent ly, and not denied, that the Illinois Gen. tral Railroad Company had purchased the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City road, and that the latter would be extended to Jackson where it would connect with the Illinois Central.
 At Hattiesburg the new road will con meet with the New Orleans and North eastern as we'll as with the Gulf and Ship Island. Thus it will be seen that the Hi nois Central will have an outlet not only to Gufport but to Mobile in the event or yellow fever troubles in that section of the country From Mobile to Merrill the road is already in operation and not later than the middle of the month will construction work be commenced toward Jackson, Miss.
 Railroad contractors can get all the work they want in this section just now" said W. L. Smith, in an interview, and it is my information that the contractors interested in the construction of bridges are not on the forgotten list There's plenty of work for them to do and now is the time for them to go after it. The contract which we have received amounts to s250.OOO, and I happen to know that u,,lA nf fnr bridge proposition"
 Special Rates.
 The Southeastern Passenger Association announces special rates for the following occasions
 Certificate Plan - Birmingham, Ala, Colored Teachers of Alabama, April 10-12; Young Mems Christian Association of Alabama, April 1S-21; Grand Lodge of Alabama, Independent Order of Odd Eel lows, May 1S-16 Lafayette, Ala, Baptist Young Peoples Union of Alabama, April 24-25; Summer School of Pedagogy, May 6 to June IS; Montgomery. Ala, Young Peoples Christian Endeavor Convention of Alabama, April 26-2S; Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, May Is; Grand Lodge of Alabama, Knights of Pythias, May T. g; Mobile, Ala, Ancient Free and Ac- cepted Masons of Alabama (colored), June 1S-20a Household of Ruth, of Ala bama, May 27-31; Selma, Ala, Medical As- sociation of Alabama, April 1920; Talla- dega, Ala, Alabama Sunday School Con- yention, April 9-11; Tuska1oosa, Ala, Knights Templar of Alabama, May S-1O.
 Open Rates-Anniston, Ala. Elks Fair l.. tot Chautauqua, June 20 to July 4; Birming- ham, Ala, Elks' Street Fair and Trade Carnival, April 2s to May 4.
 Freight Agents Meet. | The general freight agents of the South ern roads meet in Mobile today at the Bienvile Hotel for a two or three days session.
 | L. Sevier, general freight agent of the Alabama Great Southern, left last night for that city, and General Freight Agent Goodwin of the Louisville and Nashville passed through the city yesterday en- route to the Gulf City.
 l The first excursion of the season will be run by the Louisville and Nashville from Montgomery to Birmingham next Monday. The roads will not run excur- | sions on Sunday this year, as has been the case in past seasons This policy was determined upon at the meeting of gen. | eral passenger agents held in this city | about ten days ago.
 New Clerk Arrives. 1 B. c. Prince arrived from St. Augustine, Fla, yesterday and immediately entered | upon his duties as chief clerk to Com mercial Agent E. T. Wilcox of the Kan sas City, Memphis and Birmingham | road.
 1 Travelling Passenger Agent John c. Lusk of the Alabama Great Southern has returned from Mississippi Travelling Passenger Agent L. B. Mc- | Kitterick of the Louisville and Nashville has returned from Montgomery.