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

The following came over the Associated Press .wire last night:
 Kansas City, February 1.-The St. Louis and San Francisco railroad today opened two4new lines for traffic, one between OKeene, Okla, and Vernon, Tex, and the other between Lawton and Snyder, Okla, the latter terminus having been named after Bryan Snyder, passenger traffic manager of the road. This lattcr line is to be further extended to Quanah, Tex, on the Fort Worth and Denver City railroad, although passenger service from Kansas City will be started at once over both lines. The road which has been ex- tended to Vernon connects with the Kan sas line of the Frisco system 15O miles west of the Missouri state line, and was known before it's acquisition as the Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern raii- road.
 James Barker, general passenger agent of the Missouri Kansas and Texas, died of Brights disease in San Antonio, Tex, late Friday night. MT. Barker was re- garded as one of the strongest passenger
  A run of 3O2 miles between Albany and Buffalo was made by the Empire State express in 295 minutes on January l. A telegram from General Manager C. S. Clarke of the Southern from St. Louis to one of the Mobile papers says that he has no information of the origin of the report relative to tho proposed reorgani- zatien of the Southern It is said that Southern officials believe the report to be correct,and that their belief was strength ened by the sudden departure from the city of General Counsel E. l.. Russell for Washington last, week.
 The Wall Street Journal says: It is stated on what seems good authority that i the Louisville and Nashville railroad will effect a junction of their line at Elba Coffee county Ala by connecting that place with Opp. It is also understood that the Central of Georgia will extend log road, which it owns. to Elba making that. point important center in the pine belt of Alabama.
 The New York Commercial says The plans of John Skelton Williams, presi- dent of the Seaboard Air Line, for the establishment of q flduciary agent of that railroad in Washington have resulted in an application to the comptroller of the currency today for charter for the American National Bank of Washington. The institution will have a capital of SOC, COG.
 xnhe incorporators are William L. Lynn. Ralph M. Harper, William IT. Sanderson. F. l.. Lynn, Benjamin S. Miner and w. B; IIibbs. MT Williams name does not appear in the application, but it is under stood that he will be elected president.
 Regarding the new bank. the Washing ton Post gives an interview with Robert N, Harper in which he emphaticaIly de- 1 nies that the Williams syndicate or any outside corporation or person will control the bank. He says: The bank will be | strictly a Washington organization con- | trolled by Washington business men. admit that the Williams interests will be represented in the organization and that they will hold stock. but the majority of the stock will be held by persons in busl- ness in this city. Although some of It will be helS by persons, outside of Wash ington, as is the case with nearly every national bank in this city, the bank will in no way be. an soutside concern enter prise to transact business in this city,"
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