The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-31
RAILROAD WORLD

The Southern railway has issued some
attractive advertising matter regarding
the special rates to Birmingham to the
National Baptist convention Ccolored)
which convenes here September II to
a. The rate is one fare for the round
trip and tickets are on sale September
15 16 and IT. good to return until Sep
TENDER q. This makes the rate from At
lanta IS. while from Admission IT is only
s1.s0, and from Selma only s2s0.
The Constitution yesterday had the fol-
lowing: A party OF Chicago capitalists
are now making an inspection of several
Of the mountain counties In north Georgia
with the Idea of building a railroad to
open up the undeveloped resources of
that section.
name the Tennessee, Georgia and South
Carolina Short Line. and is to extend
from Charleston, Tenn, to Walhalla, 8.
c. It will connect with the Knoxville
division of the Southern at Charleston,
Tenn. and with the Blue Ridge at Wal
halla, 8. c. The line Will cross the At
lantic. Knoxville and Northern at Blue
Ridge. Ca. and the extension of the Tai
lulah Falls railroad that is now under
construction at Clayton. Ga
Among railroad officials the chief sub
ject of gossip at the present time is the
naming OF a successor to Traffic Man
ager w. II. Peasants Of the seaboard
Air Line, who has been elected vice
president and general manager Of tho
Ocean Steamship company.
A number of prominent traffic officials
have been suggested as possible success
sors to Mr.. Peasants. but as yet no
information has come from tho Seaboard
executive officials as to who the new
treffic manager will be. Among those who
have been prominently spoken OF in this
connection are General Freight Agent
T. s. Davant of the Norfolk and Western
and Traffic Manager z. H. Hinton OF the
Tennessee Central The last issue of
Leonard's Railway News says that Traf-
f1c Manager II. r. Smith OF the Nash
Vile. Crattanoc ga and st. Louis. is a
stronger possibility as n success Or to Mr..
Peasants.
Mr.. Smith Is known as On excellent
traffic man. He was formerly general
freight agent for the Southern, and both
in this position and as traffic manager
for tho Nashville Chattanooga and st.
Louis he has displayed signal ability.
A mall nd oHx ofoH
was little probability of Mr.. Smiths CO.
ing to the seaboard. sinc1 he Is at the
present timo receiving a larger salary
than was paid Mr.. Peasants by the Sea-
board.
Mr.. Hinton, who Is now with the Ten
nefsee Central. is regarded as one Of the
strongest traffic men In tho south. He
vas formerly with the Central OF Geor-
gia as traffic manager. His leaving that
road was occasioned. 1t is said. by DIFF
ferences with the executive officials and
not by any lack of ability on his part.
He Is very popular with railway men
here. and 1t Is generally hoped in At
lsnta that he will get tho position.
The meeting OF the conference commit
citation adjourned Thursday and num-
erous railroad men of this section who
were In attendance at Old Point Com
fort have returned. The next meeting of
the association will be held In Chicago
October l next.
One of the most important matters act
ed upon by the association was the fix
ing of the colonist rate. To all California
points the authorized rate from this
section operative this fall is s37.S5. To
Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and other
contiguous points the rate Is 1925.
Action was taken whereby army Off
GERS and the members of their families
will be allowed half rates within the
Jurisdiction of the Southeastern Pas
senger association when said officers and
their families are travelling on their own
expense.
An effort was made to change the pres
ent system OF clergymens permits. AS 1t
now stands 1t is necessary for a clergy
man to apply to each road In the terri
tory for a permit emitting him to half
rate. An effort was made to establish a
Joint permit operative on all the roads,
h,,f thu yiap uvaa defeated