The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-18
TO IMPROVE SERVICE
CRESCENT NEWS COMPANY
 SUPERINTENDENT HERE.
Looks Over Lunch Counter Arrange ments at the Depot and Provides for Its Betterment-The
 Drayage Fight.

Superintendent Hamlin of the Crescent News Company. reached the city yester- day morning. and spent the day looking over the news stand. lunch counter and dining room at the Union Station.
 II am on my way now to headquarterg in New Orleans" said Mir. Hamlin, ''where I will outline certain improve ments that want to make, one of them being thorough equipment of the lunch counter in Montgomery. We have got to try and overcome the handicap. that will be placed on us by the new dining cars~that-will be put in service on the Louisville and Nashville on the first of August
 f"rhe dining cars that have been oper- ated on the fast trains did not affect us much as the fact that the train coming South arrived too late for breakfast and too early for lunch or dinner and the train from the South arrived too early for supper.
 "On train No. 8. arriving at 7:25 D. m, there is usually a good run for supper. and on train No. G. arriving from New Orleans at 6:15 a. m., there is a good breakfast list, this train staying here un-- tiI S:3o.
 By putting dining cars on both of these trains the effect. of course. will be 50 break into our arrangements. but I
  anyway we shall continue to improve sur service in every particular"
 
 The drayage fight between the Illinois Central. Southern and Louisville and Nashville is spreading. It started in Louisville and.has reached New Orleans. Speaking of it The States ~of that city says:
 "As anticipated, the big drayage fight NT- n the Illinois Central at Louisville, which has been convulsing railroad circles In that city and attracting the interest of railroad men throughout the South, has spread to New Orleans. When Memphis was drawn into the controversy, it seem ed only a matter of a short time when New Orleans would be affected by the trouble. The local clash was precipitated today with the announcement of the fol- lowing order from the freight offices of the Illinois Central in New Orleans:
 Effective Saturday. July 19 the Illi- nois Central will make a drayage allow ance of cents per 100 pounds on ship nlents moving from New orleans or 70 New Orleans from comp ,titivo points in territory on and east of the Mississippi River
 'The amour cement is of great interest to shippers and consignees in this city, and the move of the competing roa1s which will doubtless be made as soon as they learn of the action Of tSe Illinois Central will be eagerly awaited. The ac tual benefits of the row will of course. be reaped by the patrons of the roads until a flag of truce is hoiste1 and the old conditions restored.
 "Details of the declaration of the war by the Illinois Central reached the city yesterday.
 'The circular announcing that on and after July r the drayage charges m Louisville on every competitive commod- ity. inbound or outbound. would be as stunned by the Illinois Central. was signed by F. B. Bowes. The circular restricts the territory to which the outbound arti- cles may be consigned, or from which the inbound articles may be received to points in the southeast south of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers and east of the Mis- sicsippi. also the following States west of the Mississippi: Arkansas. Louisiana, California. Oregon, Arizona. Oklahoma and Indian Territories and Mexico.
 'The boundaries laid down in the cir cular does not eliminate the roads oper- ating through the St. Louis gateway to the southwest. The Southern Railway is already in the fight, so It's Louisville and St Louis lines will not be affected The Henderson route and the Louisville and Nashville are hand in Elove and will work in unison, inasmuch as the Hen derson road uses the Louisville and Nash vile from Evansville to St. Louis.
 "The Louisville and Nashville and the Northeastern will of course be the two roads here which will he drawn into the controversy with the Illinois Central It Ia anticipated that both of them will ac- cont the gage of battle of the I. c. before niqhtfau or at least by tomorrow.
 Local railroad men are deeply Inter psted in the hght, It has been some years since such a struggle as is likely soon to be on has been fought in this city, and the outcome will be watched with much intention.
 The fool who rocks the boat generally lives AD rAwret ft.