The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
RAILROAD WORLD.


 A bulletin issued by the interstate com mission on the railroad accidents in the United States for the three months end ing March 31, shows 300 persons were killed and 2s54 injured. Other kinds of ac- cidents. including those sustained by em- in getting on and off cars. erc., brings the total casualties up 10 S27 killed and 1.4S1 injured. In one collision, 22 pas- sengers were killed and in a collision of two freight trains 12 employees were killed
 Many items in the tabulation show an apparent increase as compared with simi- lar items in the preceding bulletin, but this is partly explained by the fact that the commission now secures more com plete returns of accidents. The total col- lisions and derailments was 2S3l, of which 1850 were collisions. There were 29l col lisions and 125 deraiments affecting pas senger trains.
 The damage to cars, engines and road way by these accidents amounted to B. 491 ,046
 c. D. Smith and company, formerly of this city. but now of Memphis, have taken the contract to build an extension of the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City railroad from Newton, Miss, to Pontalac, a distance of 150 miles, where connection will be made with the Gulf and Chicago railroad, which runs between Pontalac, Miss, and Middleton, Tenn.
 All of the work done on the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City railroad has been done by c. D. Smith and company. The road is in operation now between Mobile and Hattiesburg, Miss, and the line from Beaumont to Newton Is nearing completion. Work on the new line will begin within the next thirty days.
 Walter Smith is in Birmingham, look ing to the interests of the firm of c. D. Smith & Co.,, and making purchases of material to be used in carrying out these contracts.
 Two of the new S5-ton passenger loco motives recently ordered by the South ern railroad, have been placed in commits sion on the line between Atlanta and Bir mingham. The other eight will be deliv cred within the next two months, and their delivery will be closely followed by the delivery of the new equipment of freight locomotives. These engines are from the shops of the Baldwin locomotive works of Philadelphia.
 The twenty-seven freight engines weigh 100 tons each, and are designed to haul a load of one thousand tons. which is the maximum work now imposed on a locomotive engine in regular ser vice.
 In order to further facilitate the rapidly increasing traffic between Birmingham and Atlanta the Southern railway will in the near future double-track it's entire line between these points.
 C. s McManus. general superintendent of the western district of the Southern railway, with headquarters at Chatta- nooga is in Birmingham, having arrived yesterday over the Alabama Great Southern. Mir McManus is on tour of inspection. He states that his company is now handling business more easily and with less friction and delay thar. ever before. The new yards at North Birming- ham are progressing rapidly. and MT. McManus expects the work on them to be completed by the first of November. T. c. Cross, chief clerk in the office of E. A de Funiak general agent of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, has been appointed soliciting freight agent of the Central of Georgia railroad, with headquarters in Birmingham. -fIe will take up his new work on August l.
 Renfrew Jackson. travelling agent of the Monon Route was in the city yes terday.
 J. c. Conn, division passenger agent of the Queen and Crescent Route, was in town yesterday.
 E. Schryver. assistant general freight agent of the Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific railway spent yesterday in Birmingham. r
 G. B. Tyler. commercial agent of the Western of Alabama railroad, with head quarters in Montgomery, Is in the city.