The age-herald., 1901-01-07
THE BIG TONNAGE
 OF THE DISTRICT
Nearly a Billion Tons Are Han-
 died Annually
L. 6 N. SHOWS BIG EARNINGS
Big Meeting to be Held in the Interest of the Brunswick and Brming- ham - Mardi Gras Rates.
 Links and Pins.

Information comes from Louisville that an official of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company states that his company has earned Az per cent on its stock with in the last six months and that its greatest earnings are on business out of Birming ham. The same official says that the roads southern business was built up dur ing the period of depression three or four years ago when the work had to be done cheaply and advance in the freight rates is not now desired by the officials of his company, such as some of the other lines are seeking
 In this connection it may be interesting information to the general public that the tonnage originating in the Birmingham district is greater than the cotton crop of the entire South with the lumber business thrown in. The production of iron in the Birmingham district in 1900 approximate one million tons and this, added to the eight and a half million tons of coal taken from the mines in the same period, makes a total of nearly one billion tons, the bulk of which was hauled by railroad companies having lines entering Birmingham. To handle this tonnage would require about 3SO,OOO cars of twenty-five tons capacity each and 19,000 trains with twenty loads to the train. This is equal to flfty-two such trains each day in the year hauling nothing but Birmingham pig iron and coal.
 The Brunswick and Birmingham
 The promoters of the Brunswick and Bir- mingham Railroad Company have called a meeting of representative citizens of all the towns and counties along the proposed route of the road to be held in Brunswick, IannQrU mn speeches and other ceremonies has been ar- ranged for the occasion and number of prominent capitalists from the East and elsewhere have been invited to be present. Colonel 'Machen, who is at the head of the movement looking to the building of the road, returned from New York last week and states that he has the promise of sev- eral wealthy New Yorksrs to be present. He says he met with great encouragement while in the East and speaks confidently of the ultimate construction of the road.
 The Louisville and Nashville's Chicago and Florida 'F'lyer" will start from Chica- go next Monday on its first trip South. It will leave Chicago at Il a. m. over the Chi cago and Eastern Illinois At Terre Haute the train will be turned over to the Evans vile and Terre Haute road and at Evans
 
 it up and haul it to Montgomery. From Montgomery to Jacksonville it will run over the Plant Systems lines and from aJck- sonville to St. Augustine over the Florida East Coast. The Flyer" will leave Nash vile 10:40 D. m., Birmingham 4:30 a. m., Montgomery 7:10 a. m, Jacksonville 8:20 p. m. and arrive at St. Augustine at 7:30 p. m. Thus the run from Chicago to St. Angus f;,.a I. l thirty minutes The northbound train will pass through Birmingham about 11:30 p. m. Links and Pins.
 Chairman Richardson of the Southeastern Passenger Association has issued a circular announcing rates 10 New Orleans and Mo- bile on the occasion of the Mardi Gras fes- ivities in those cities in February. The rate is fixed at one frst-class fare for the round trip. The tickets will be on sale Feb ruary 12-18, both inclusive, with final limit Of March '. The rate from Birmingham to Mobile will be $7.S0 and to New Orleans $l045.
 Three elegant new coaches to be used by the Plant System on the Chicago and Flor ida Flyer passed through the city Sat urday from the Pullman car works at Pull man, Ill.
 Travelling Passenger Agent L. B. McKit- terick of the Louisville and Nashville road, states that an average of thirty Chicago passengers go to Florida daily over the Louisville and Nashville The Florida bus mess is heavier this season than ever be- fore and it has just begun.