The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-10
RAILROAD WORLD.


 . The latest statement made in St. Louis in connection with the Frisco situation is that none of the four new directors elected last week is in any way con nected with the Morgan interest, though it is pretty well understood that Morgan men will take their places on the board in the C grse of time
 Of the new directors, H. H. Porter has for years been prominent in the aitalrs of Chicago and eastern Illinois, the road purchased by the St. Louis and San Francisco last summer, while w. K. Bixby goes on the board to represent his own holdings of the stock of the company, which are very considerable.
 MT. Bixby is probably best known as president of the American car and foun- dry company. J.. s. Ford has been for some time the representative of St. Louis and San Francisco in New York, in the office of assistant secretary, and is pres ently to leave for the west to take the position of secretary in the offices or the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
 It is flatly denied that the election of H. H. Porter to the board has any sig nificance in connection with Evansville and Terre Houte. It is well known that Mir Porter is deeply interested in Evans vile and Terre Haute and a strong ef- fort has recently been made to make capital out of the fact that MT. Porter's connection with Frisco might lead to the sale of Evansville to that system. There seems to be no color of truth in the story.
 w. K. Bixby, president of the Ameri- can Car Foundry company and one of the new directors of the Frisco will ar rive in Birmingham this morning with a party of friends and will be here for several hours.
 There was an apparently well ground ed rumor some time ag1 that MT. Bixby was interesting himself in Birmingham with view of locating car and foundry works here. The nature of his visit at this time is not known. but it is thought that he is still interested in a car plant for Birmingham and that the trip may have some connection with his plans along that line.
 J C. Armstrong, travelling freight agent of the Louisville and Nashville was in Mont gomery over Sunday. ss7
 c. o. Jackson. travelling passenger agent of the Frisco spent Sunday in Springfield, Mo.
 J. c. Lusk. district passenger agent of the Southern was in Selma yesterday.
 R. A. Dugan, assistant general man. ager of the Southern with headquarters in Washington, was here yesterday look ing after matters pertaining to the coal supply of the road. He expected to have remained for several days but was called east and left at 4:10 p. m.
 A dispatch from New York says that rumor Is current in Wall street that the Frisco has under consideration the pur- chase of the Chicago and Great Western, so as to secure a connection with Omaha and St Paul. The report was circulated that the success of the Frisco line in securing a New Orleans terminal would be followed by an invasion of the north western territory. The Great Western has long been a disturbing element in the Chicago-St Paul situation, and is today. President Stickney has been very independent from the time he started to build the road. It is said that announce ment will be made in a few days of the completion of deal by which the Frisco will secure a large freight ton- mage now controlled by the Santa Fe. While none of the details are made pub lie. it Is the impression that the deal is In the nature of acquisition of trackage by the Frisco Tn connection with the foregoing report 1t Is said that the Frisco Is about to secure from the Southern Pacific trackage rights over the San An tonic and Arkansas Pass to the gulf.
 A conference was held in St. Louis Sat urday between committees of employees of the Frisco and Assistant General Man ager Charles H. Beggs, at which some important advances in wages of em- ployes were granted By the agreements reached all conductors and brakemen