The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-25
RAILROAD NEWS
LATE TRAINS ON WESTERN AND
soUTHE1N.


It has been q good while since the
Western train from Atlanta, due here at
$40 at night has been on time. and on
this account some kicks have been reg
istered by local patrons OF the line. For
almost . month this train has reached
Montgomery anywhere from three to Ave
hours late--a few Days ago the train was
marked SEVENTEEN hours late. and pref
ty hot roast The Aiianta journal gave
the company, While all this delay 10 due
to the Western waiting for the eastern
still the kick Is that the Western people
do not run that train on time for The
benefit of the local patrons. An extra
train. say these people could be run out
The railroad people argue this way-a To-
cal passenger train leaves Atlanta for
Montgomery at 1 y. m. and arrives In
Montgomery at SO p. m. The train due
here at s:2o at night, u scheduled to leave
Atlanta at 4 o'clock in the afternoon not
doing local work from Atlanta here ex-
cept at certain stations. The good people
at these certain stations together with
Montgomery. Atlanta and oher drumihers
ing man for a Montgomery house quits 1t
this way: Several times of late I have
been at Opelika, Auburn, ETC.. and not
getting through with my business In time
Now. invariably It has been my luck to
find that train several hours late and I
would either get to Montgomery at or
, o'clock In the morning or wait for the
tern is very late at night. the Louisville
and Nashville sends two sections south.
True. they have their own connection
from Cincinnati. ETC., but they never hold
their patrons here. The first section goes
out on time and the second leaves on the
arrival of the. Western in Montgomery.
General Passenger Agent Stone. of the
Louisville and Nashville Is certainly in
tent on rs%od:lng The .n ssryS
dining cars the first of the nine new chair
cars that the Pullman Company is build
ing will shortly be put In service. The
cars win cost 500 apiece and will be
modern and iuxurtous In their every de-
tail They will be used on all the
through trains for the convenience OF
people who do not care to 80 to the ex-
pense OF a Pullman.
A Big Verdict.
ling B. Toney Of the Circuit Court today
gave Judgment for $2s2,55l In favor of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad against
the Louisville Bridge Company, and the
Pittsburg. Chicago. Cincinnati and Ct.
loss of certain papers the Louisville and
Nashville loses over 100000. The suit
grows out of contract made in 1877
between the Louisville and Nashville, the
Jacksonville, Madison and indianapolis
and the Ohio and Mississippi roads with
the Bridge Company in which It was
agreed that the roads using the bridge
should apportion the tolls. the surplus
| above a certain sum to be redistributed
among the three roads. A new contract
was made in 1881. whereby the Pittsburg,
Chicago. Cincinnati and st. Louis Rail-
road, successor>to the Jacksonville Mad
ison and Indianapolis road; the Ohio and
Mississippi aud Louisville. Evansville and
st. Louis and the Louisville. New Albany
and Chicago roads were admitted to use
Of the bridge on terms Of contracts OF
1878. The Louisville and Nashville claimed
1t was kept in ignorance of this contract
and the officials of the road having
changed the contract of 1872 was over
looked. Later the Louisville and NASH
willie demanded its share Of the surplus
from 1881 to 1892. Judge Toney referred
this matter to a commissioner who rep
resented the road entitled to $4,000
Judge Toney, however, declined to allow
for the years from 1881 to 1883 by reason
of the loss to the original way bills. re-
ceipts. ETC., necessary to establish the in
dehtedness.