The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-29
|ST. AUGUSTINE FLYER
NEW ROUTE SELECTED FOR THIS SEASON.
will Run from Nashville to At- lanta, Then Via Albany to Jack sonville. Other, Railroad
 News.

The very close traffic arrangements ex- isting between tho Louisville and Nash vile and Chicago and East Illinois it seems means more than has been ap- parent on the surface. Last winter the St. Augustine fier was brought put of Chicago by the East Illinois road. the Louisville and Nashville bringing It to Montgomery, where the Plant System received it. This year the fiier is brought out of Chicago as usual by the East Illinois road, but the Louisville and Nashville only brings 1t as far down as, Nashville. The fier is taken from Nash vile to Atlanta, where the Central takes it to Albany. the Plant then taking 1t to Jacksonville
 The following concerning possible sale of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois will be of interest to all railway men in this section:
 It is stated that the directors of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois were this week offered s1oo per share by the Louis- vile and Nashville for control of the property. Control Is vested with Presi- dent Porter and his friends. The close traffic arrangements existing with the St. Louis and Southwestern have led to the belief that the Chicago and Eastern illi- nois would be sought in the interest of the Gould system. The Southern Rail- way is another road which could use the | Chicago and Eastern Illinois to great ad- vantage. It Is believed that the Louis ville and Nashville may get the property, | although the owners are indifferent about | disposing of it, saying they can afford | to wait.
 1 Chairman Joseph Richardson, of the l Southeastern Passenger Association, an- nounces that exsdrsion rates have been arranged on the certificate plan for deie-. gates and members attending the follow ing meetings: State Federation of Wo- mems Clubs, Crescent City Junction, Fla, January 2S to 3l; Alabama field. trials, Athens. Ala, February 3 to s; Merchant Tallors' National Exchange of the United Ststes of America. Norfolk. Va. February to 6; institute and con- ference of Sunday School Superintendents Louisville Conference Methodist Bpisco- pal Church. South, Owensboro. Ky, February to z; Retail Shoe Dealers As sociation, Boston, Mass February and :; A. o. |. w., grand lodge of Kentucky Louisville. Ky, February il to 13; Church of Christ Missionary Society, DeI4and, Fla, February IS to 20; Johns Hopkins University anniversary, Baltimore, Md, February 21 and P; State encampment Grand Army of the Republic, Orlando, Fla, February P and g; Tristate Medi- cal Association of the Carolinas and vir- ginia, Asheville, N. C., February 25 to 2; fourth annual tabernacle Bible con- ference and school of methods. Atlanta Ga. February 2S to March Q; grand lodge Knights of Honor of Louisiana, New Or leans, La, March 10 to I3; Mississippi division Sons of Confederate Veterans, Meridian, Miss, March Il and 12: Prince, ton Presbytery of the Cumberland Pres- byterian Church, Sturgis. Ky. April [ to II; Alabama State Teachers Association, New Decatur. Ala. April 9 to II.
 The war against scalpers Is still on at Charleston. A recent issue of The News and Courier says:
 "The result of a case of more than ordinary interest before Magistrate Levy yesterday morning establishes a prece- dent regarding the right of the joint ticket agency to confiscate scalped tickets. w. D. Kirk. recently arrived at this city from New York. When he reached Charleston he left his round trip ticket in the hands of a scaIper to he sold. purchaser was found, but when he appeared at the joint agency with the ticket it was confscated. The purchaser hurried baGk to the cut rate establish ment and the scalper fell hack on Kirk The New Yorker settled with the man who failed to pull the wool over the eyes of the railroad people. and then asked the joint agency to return to him the ticket he bought at New York. The re- quest was not complied with. The joint agency had posters and placards on all sides proclaiming the fact that a ticket presented for validation by other than the original purchaser will be held up. Kirk swore out warrant before Magis- trate Levy against the joint agency. charging that concern with larceny. When the matter came up for an investi- gstion the magistrate dismissed the de- fendants
 The following story illustrates one of the many reasons that induced the Bur- lington Railroad to change the system of operating it's dining cars from the fixed price per mAal to the la carte plan. whereby the passenger orders what he wants and pays for what he orders. Under the old plan some travellers had the idea that it was necessary to order a very elaborate meal in order to get the worth of their money. and the hero of this little anecdote was among that number. After seating himself in q Bur lington dining car, 1t is related that he ordered three kinds of soup, with celery, Tausnes, plckles- two klndS or Hsh ana two varieties of meat. After disposing of this array. the stranger found that he had almost reached the limit of his capacity, but still had an unsatisfied longing for pie. He called a waiter and said in q hoarse whisper. as he pointed to the menu card: Say. mister, If 1t ain't agin the rules. I'd like to skip from thar to thar"
 aa f.s- S. Rfz 10000 young cattle for one concern In- side of seven months, hauling each an average of 400 miles, not crIppling a single head and getting each shipment to it's destination on schedule time. Yet this is She record made by the Burlington in the last seven months of 1901 for the American Live Stock and Loan Company of Denver. The cattle were shipped from points in Texas. Arizona and New Mexi- | a AsaE. .l--