The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-03
MORNING NEWSBOY PLEASES DECATURS New Accommodation Train on
 L. & N. Very Popular GIVES PEOPLE STATE NEWS Leading Men of the Two Decaturs Say It Will Bring Much Trade to Those
 cities-Eforts of The Age
 Herald Appreciated.
GIVES PEOPLE STATE NEWS

Could the officials of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company have seen the crowded cars and the smiles of pleas ure depicted on the faces of the crowos who greeted the initial appearance or the Morning Newsboy' accommodation train from Birmingham to Decatur they
 would have felt greatly gratified over the result of their efforts to serve the patrons of the railroad in north Alabama. 1 For the first time in years the people of Blount Springs. New Castle, Falkvilie'
 Hancevi1le, Hartselle, Cullman, the two
 Decaturs and others towns of smaller
 population are able to read the morning paper from Birmingham before noon. Hardly before their breakfast Is digesteo | they are able to have thoroughly absorp- ed the news of the day from all parts or Alabama and the world.
 I After months of untiring efforts the Age-Herald has succeeded in getting
 train out of Birmingham on the LoulsViile
 and Nashville north in the early morning
 The train leaves Birmingham at oIa
 o'clock in the morning and arrives at De- catur at $40.
 Unqualified Success.
 1 By persistent argument the LouisVlile and Nashville officials were prevailed up-
 on to add this train to the passenger ser
 vice and though the move was made with
 some misgivings 1t has proven an un-
 qualified success. On yesterday morning
 while the train was yet new to the travel
 ing public it carried over fifty passengers
 into the two Decaturs besides large
 number who only went part Of the way
 Captain Hobart, the veteran LoulsVlie
 and Nashville conductor, who is in charge
 of the new train, was not only surprised
 but delighted at the showing made on
 the first trip "This will not only be profitable for the Louisville and Nash
 ville," he said, "but one of the greatest accommodations the road has ever furn- ished it's patrons in the small towns Captain Hobart has been in the service of the Louisville and Nashville for thirty-one
 years and despite his age is one or the
 youngest and most affable conductors on
 the Louisville and Nashville or in fact any
 other road.
 Decatur People Elated.
 l The people of the two Decaturs are l highly elated over the new train and
 are unstinted in their praise of the Louis
 vile and Nashville officials and the Bir-
 mingham Age-Herald in securing this l train.
 "It is one of the greatest things that
 has ever been done for this section' said Mayor Blackwell of New Decatur. 1 and the people are not slow to appre-
 ciate the favor. It will bring lots of trade | to the Decaturs and at the same time | it will give the people an opportunity or receiving the state news soon after 1t is printed in the daily papers. We appre- ciate the efforts of the Age-Herald in helping to secure this train and that paper should be able to more than double | its circulation. While this train helps the Decaturs immensely it does not hurt
 Birmingham as people living here can go down to Birmingham in the afternoon, see the various attractions at the thea tres and return home early next morn ing"
 Gratifying to Commercial Bodies.
 "The introduction of this new train by the Louisville and Nashville Is very grati- flying to commercial bodies of the two Decaturs," said W. T. Mulligan, man. ager of the Decatur Land company, and the people should be very grateful as 1t
 will bring an immense amount of trade into our two cities that was heretofore
 inaccessible. Aside from this the people for the first time in many years will have the opportunity of reading the morning paper from Birmingham soon after it is l printed. We feel very thankful to the Age-IIerald for it's assistance in securing this train and I am candid in expressing the opinion that Birmingham, the two l Decaturs and the Age-Ierald will be | benefited"
 L. w. Borton, president of the New Decatur Commercial club expressed great pleasure at the arrival of the new train and when told of the number of pas- sengers he felt satisfied that his pre- dictions of the venture as a ,financia, success for the railroad company had come true. 'It will be of great benefit to every town on the road to Birming- ham and the Age-Herald," he said, "and you can say that we all appreciate the efforts of the Age-Herald in assisting our commercial bodies to carry this project through" MT. Borton is at the head of one of the largest cornice work and roofing plants in the south. Thrift is shown in every part of his immense plant. Mayor skeggs JubiIant. Mayor Skeggs of Decatur is very iubi- lant over the new train and says it will be a great thing for the Decatur mer- chants. Tt will also be good thing for Birmingham and for the Age-Herald. We have wanted a state paper delivered in Decatur in the morning for long time, and now that this wish is realized the morning paper at Birmingham ought to double it's circulation. In addition to this we will all have chance to go down to Birmingham and see a good show occa- sionally." Mayor Skeggs says the Decaturs are very prosperous at present, and with this new train to bring in more country trade it will add greatly to the general