The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-04
RAILROAD WORLD.

end of his division on an inspection trip. Mrs J. W. Richardson, wife of Chief Clerk Richardson in the superintendents office of the Southern, who has been very i'll with typhoid fever at Copeland & Berry's infrmary for the past ten days, is reported to be recovering.
 Superintendent II. M. Fickright of the Frisco, with headquarters in Memphis, was in the city yesterday.
 Ollie Attrade has accepted a position as general foreman of the Eastern of Ala bama at Montgomery. MT. Attrade for merly held a similar position at Tracey City, Tenn.
 F. S. White, agricultural editor of The Age-Herald and connected with the in- dustrial department of the Frisco, was here yesterday. MT. White will be member of a party which will start out the 16th of this month from St. Louis, giving lectures on agricultural subjects in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and the two territories.
 J. H. Kinzie has assumed the duties of travelling passenger agent of the Central of Georgia here in place of w. D. Ham met, who recently resigned, MT. Hammet will travel out of Cincinnati for man. ufacturing concern.
 J. c. Armstrong is now travelling agent of the Louisville and Nashville with head quarters in Montgomery MT. Armstrong Is a brother of Mrs Sid B. Jones and was formerly in the office of General E. A. deFuniak of the Louisville and Nashville and later in the Pittsburg office of the same road.
 The famous Pennsylvania Flyer, which makes the run between New York and Chicago in 20 hours has been temporarily taken off.
 The move was made in order that the road may use every effort to break the freight conjestion which exists.
 w. K. Morley. superintendent of the St. Louis-Lousville division of the Southern has resigned to take effect inn nediately.
 President c. c. Harvey of the New Orleans & Vicksburg, and the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific railroads, accord ing to the Globe-Democrat, has stated that he knows nothing of the proposed requirement of the New Orleans and Vicksburg lines of the queen x Cres- cent by the Southern.
 As these properties are owned by Eng fish capital, and president Harvey is the representative of the English interests on this side of the water, 1t would seem that his statement is an official denial cf the report that the lines he manages are to become a part of the western di- visicn cf tic Southern railway and to be operated by the Southern railway off, clals.
 The rumors which have been current in New York for some time past to the effect that the St. Louis and San Fran cisco Railroad company-the Frisco sys- tem-was about to pass into the control of either J. P. Morgan & Co.,, represent ing the Southern Railway or the Penn SylVanld HdllrOdu cOilpdHy, nave DteH much discussed in this city. No railroad man here has any information in regard to the rumors, and some persons are in- clined to think that they are not well founded. The Seaboard Air Line and the Frisco have been regarded recently as very close allies. If the Southern were to get possession of the Frisco, the rail- road situation -in the Birmingham dis trict would be materially changed.
 Frisco securities have been very active within the past few days.
 The Southern Iron committee will meet in Atlanta next Tuesday. The question of further advance in freight rates in iron will be discussed, but it is believed in well informed circles that the present rae will remain unchanged. While the price of pig iron is now high the market is said to be In waiting condition and some maDufacturers are inclined to look for n eofte hing of quotations. But even f the market remains firm, the pro- cucsrs point to the fact that the cost of rreduction is high and on this account they protest against an advance in ship l.nS rates.