The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-21
GOSSIP OF RAILROADS
CONSOLIDATION OF UNION AND
 SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
George W. Ely Will Probably Repre- sent the New Combination in Montgomery-Personal Notes
 of Men and Matters.

| sItS ASioItcu OL Iue
 Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
 Railroads. the Union Pacific having
 some months ago secured control of | the Sunset Route"
 The resignation of President Charles | M. Hayes of the Southern Pacific came
 as bit of a surprise, the impression
 being that he had contract with that
 company for some time. The fact re-
 mains, however, that he is out, and 1t
 seems to be almost a certainty that Samuel Morse Felton, President of the Chicago and Alton, will be the executive | head of the gigantic corporations-the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.
 Chicago will probably be the headquar- ters Of the concern, and it is said that
 the plan is to make a two and half days run of 1t from Chicago to San
 Francisco.
 Whether the present route by Mont gomery and New Orleans will be | continued or not is not known It may
 be that the fast run will be routed an- | other way, but the Eastern mail will
 probably continue to come down the Southern and Western to this city and
 by the Louisville and Nashville to New
 Orleans. where it gets connection for
 Texas and California points.
 Retrenchment seems to be the watch
 word of the new management, and
 numbers of men, all the way from Chi cago to San Francisco, will lose their
 positions. At whatever points freight
 or passenger men are absolutely neces- sary. the agent will represent the two
 roads jointly. It was stated on pretty reliable authority yesterday that Capt. George W. Ely will be the joint agent
 of the combination in Montgomery.
 Captain Ely has been with the South ern Pacific for the past twenty years.
 and for number of years he has been the passenger representative of that road at Montgomery. He was out of the city yesterday and the verifcation of the report could not be obtained.
 There was probably some more trouble on the New Orleans division of the Louisville and Nashville yesterday, as both the trains due here from the south were late. Train No. 6, due here at 6:15 o'clock yesterday, was an hour and thirty minutes late. while train No. 4. due at 6:Sc o'clock in the even ing. was three hours late. No infor- nation concerning the delay was ob- tainable.
 The excursions that came in Monday | got out last night, the Mobile and Ohio | excursion train leaving at o'clock | yesterday afternoon and the Western | train at 7:30 o'clock last night.
 Among the visitors here yesterday | were Travelling Passenger Agent W. L. 1 Evans of the Memphis Route and Trav- cling Freight Agent S. W. Willis, rep resenting the Georgia Road at Atlanta.
 The Augusta Chronicle says, edi- torially: We suppose that the sta tions of this Plant System were painted yellow as a symbol of the Orange State. The new management will paint them tribute to the Southern Confederacy and the marooning tourist?'
 The Committee on Transportation from Cyrene Commandery No. 10 of has sent the following to all the Knights of the State:
 The Committee on Transportation beg leave to announce the following for the information and guidance of all Sir Knights and ladies contemplating attending the 18th Triennial Conclave in Louisville, Ky, August 27-30, 1901.
 The l.. & N. Railroad has been se- lected as the official route. Tickets will be sold at one fare for the Ipund trip, August 24th to 18th inclusive. good to return September Srd. but by payment of fifty cents at time of de- posting your tlcket Wlln the Jolnt agent in Louisville. Ky. an extension of final limit of September 18th. will be given.
 Train No. 1. leaving Birmingham Sunday. August 25th at 9:20 p. m. has been selected by the Sir Knights as the official train. A special sleeper will be put on there for the accommodation of Cyrene Commandery. JacE w. John son will have the diagram at ticket of- flee Union Depot. and berths can be at any time.
 The Grand Commandery of Alabama, the Sir Knights from Mobile, Pensa- cola. Brewton, Montgomery, Decatur and other points over the State, will be aboard this train. which arrives in Louisville. August 18th at S:2e a. m. This will give the Alabama Sir Knights m opportunity to get acquainted be- fore reaching Louisville"