The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-21
A RAILROAD TRANSFER
REPORTED THAT L. 6 N. WILL
 CONTROL B., s. & N. O..
Rumored in Selma That the Short Line Road Will Be Completed by Way of Linden to
 Meridian.

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 If the Birmingham, Selma and New Orleans road gets into any more cross ing squabhles with the Southern Ratl- way in Selma the chances are that the legal department of the Louisville and Nashville Company will direct the fight.
 For a long time it has been one of the unknown quantities as to who was really back of the Birmingham, Selma and New Orleans road, but at the ban Quet given President Abbott of that road in Selma some days ago the nrst inlkling of the true inwardness q things began to leak out. since tSen the indications have pointed strongly to the fact that the Louisville and Nash vile had more than a friendly inter est in the road.
 Several days ago Chief Engineer Montfort of the Louisville and Nash- vile reached Montgomery in his pri- vate car. the car being taken to Selma 1t was given cut that he was going t', see after the new bridge that the tsouts- vile and -Neshxille is building there.
 Yesterday morning the news came pretty straight to Montgomery that the Louisville and Nashville had secured the Birmingham, Selma and New Or leans. Attached to the rear nf the Louisville and Nashville train Mo-. 6 from the South at 6 o'clock yesterday evening was the private car of Mrt Montfort. He said that he had gone from Selma to Pine Apple and on to Flomaton at which place his car was attached to the northbound train.
 Speaking of the bridge at Selma he ga i6 that had mt commenced wei and things were being gotten in shape to start as soon as the river tell enough to allow 1t. Not word would he say about the Louisville and Nash vile and the Birmingham, Selma and New Orleans. It Is understood. how ever. that Col. Abbott is still to be the president of the road. It is at present about forty miles long, from Selma to Thomaston.
 The Advertisers Selma correspond ent has the following report of the railroad deal:
 Selma. June 20.-(Special)-A rumor is in circulation today which has very good foundation and which will doubt less prove true. It is to the effect that the Louisville and Nashville Railroad has bought or will soon have control of the Birmingham, Selma and New Orleans Railroad.
 Yesterday evening the Birmingham, Selma and New Orleans passenger train took as passengers to the termi- nus of the road, Chief Engineer Mont fort of the Louisville and Nashville and President F. M. Abbott and SuOerin- tendent Marion of the Birmingham. Selma and New Orleans and today peo- ple connected wit hthe Birmingham. 0alS n,TA esnx Aof the three gentlemen went out on tour of insnection of the road and that Mir. Montfort was making the trip in the interest of the Louisville and Nash vile Company which Is contemplating the purchase of the line and that the transfer of the road will be made not later than. the first of July.
 The same railroad people say that after the Louisville and Nashville gets control of the short line which is now almost completed to the Tombigbee River. that they will extend it to Me ridisn, Miss. where 1t will be connect ed with the New Orleans and North eastern road. giving the Louisville and Nashville two lines into New Orleans, besides straighter and more direct line to New York.
 It has been the intention of the pres ent owners of the Birmingham. Selma and New Orleans to extend the road to Linden in Marengo County and work on the road Is being pushed forward as fast as 1t can be done.
 If the Louisville and Nashville has secured control of the Birmingham, S2,rra md New Orleans and intends to build the road on to Meridian from Linden 1t will gn through one of the richest undeveloped sections of the State and one which Is not in Connec- tion with any railroad. Besides the distance from Linden to Meridian Is not as great as people would suppose. for Meridian Is in direct line from Linden at distance of not more than twenty five or thirty miles. It would not take so very much to build the road on to Meridian from Linden, as the country is level and there are very few hills in the intervening section of the country that would have to be cut down or deep gorges that would have to be trestled.
 While nothing authoritative can be learned about the proposed deal It has been known for some time that Colonel Abbott President of the Birmingham. Selma and New Orleans road has been in close and almost constant consulta- ton with different Louisville and Nashville officials and that fact lends color to the rumor.
 Fusion at an End in Kansas. Memphis Commercial-AppeaL
 We may forgive Kansas for much of her mast delinnuencies now that the Demo- crats of the Sunhower State have cut loose from crazy Populism and sent the bewhiskered [ edlamites adrift. The over lures made to the Democrats by the Pop ulists to form a new party to be known as the Union Party have been rejected and the Democrats will go it alone. Kan sas has been badly bedeviled by Popu- lism When that craze first appeared In Kansas under the name of Farmers All lian Neism. in the canvass of lS9O, It cast l07,O00 votes for Governor, as compared with 1l50OO by the Republicans and Il, 600 by the Democrats. A coalition took place between the Populisss and the Democrats in Kansas in 1892, under Whlch the comb ne boiled, 163, coo votes for CleVe- land, as yainst 157 .000 which were given to Harrison The fusion carried Kansas again in 1S9S for President, when It gave a plurality of 130O0 for Bryan.
 The contest of lS96 however, was ru- sion's last victory in Kansas and nere IS the reason why the Democrats are reJect- ing the Popuists' overtures for an anal eamation under a change of name; me Republicans carried Kansas In lSSS TOT Governor and in 1900 for both governor and President The Demo-Pop comolne was beaten in 1900 by 1000 for Governor and by 23COO for President. Other west ern States have manifested a deslre to break away from PopulSm ana the eA- ample of Kansas will be followed we may