The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
RAILROAD WORLD.

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 c. S. McManus, general superintendent of the western district of the southern railway. has arrived in Birmingham. Ills staff has been installed in the general offices in the Woodward for more than week.
 J. J. Carter, superintendent of the Mo- bile division of the Southern railway With headquarters in Selma, is in Birming- ham.
 Thomas Barnard. engineer of mainten- ance of way on the Southern railway, is In the city His office was recently re- moved from Chattanooga to Birming- ham.
 D. c. Smythe, general freight agent of the Kansas City Southern with head quarters in Kansas City, is in Birming- ham.
 Mrs. c. o. Jackson, wife of the lately promoted travelling passenger agent or the Frisco returned from the north yester- day MT Jackson leaves Birmingham at the end of the week to take up his new duties in Kansas City. Frank Griritn, who will succeed him, is In the city and his new appointment will become enec- 
 tive on Monday next
 The Frisco system will bring the Wall lace shows to Birmingham from Memphis. It is handling them from Memphis to all the points at which they exh1pit along their line The shows will stop at New Albany and Amory prior to reaching nere and will pay the Frisco system $l5Oo for the trip. There are IS cars, which VIII De made up into three trains.
 l. g. Ialsk, district passenger agent or the Southern railway, is being inundated by inquiries regarding the rates 10 thls city during the reunion. MT. Lusk says that the one cent mile rate granted py all railroads to the public on that occa- sion will be the means of bringing record breaking crowd on November | and B.
 The St. Louis G1obe-Democrat says:
 The annual convention of the southern Railroad Commissioners association IS to be held in New Orleans, beginning on | November IF and continuing three days. | In addition to the railroad commlssioh- CTS of the fourteen southern states Tn the | association, there are expected 10 pc pres ent by invitation representatives or Var' ous commercial bodies and numper ol
 
 | Heptist has announced the appointment | of the following committees, whose titles | give an idea of the scope of the, reports l and discussions that will profitably oc- | cupy the convention:
 Executive Committee--L. J. Storey, Tex | as, I. N. Mckenzie. Tennessee; c. l.. de Fuetnes, Louisiana; C. w. Garris' south 1 Carolina; II. D. Day, Florida.
 Grade Crossings--C. c. McChord, Ken l .i.. u Iannton, Arkansas; W. T. l Sanders, Alabama.
 Taxation and Valuation of Railroad Property-C. l.. de Fuentes, Louisiana' J. c. Wood Kentucky; J. c. kincannon' Mississippi; J. A. Knott, Missouri; Hen | ry Fairfax, Virginia.
 Classification of Expenses Of operation | and Construction of Railways-John A. Vehb Missssippi J. H. Wharton, South Carolina: Franklin McNeil, North Caro- lima: O. B. Colquett. Texas; J. 5. | Browne Florida. - | Uniform Classification-John " Smith, | Alabana. Oyerton Cade, Louisiana; J. 1 p. Brown, Georgia; A. o. May, MISSES sippi. . ,s
 Statistics and Reports of Receipts ana Expenses for Conducting Iransporta.on l S R. Atkinson, Georgia; B. B. Hudglns' Arkansas; J. F. Dempsey Kentucky; w. T, Foster Louisiana; D. H. Abbott " Taais,ation--John D. McInnis, Mississip- | nj. ~ q. McChord Kentucky; c. l.. de Fuentes, Louisiana; Thomas l.. Wiihams' Tennessee Allison Mayfeld, Texas'
 Safety Appliances-John U. Mclnii5' Mississippi; Frank Avent' Ienhessee' 'h' | C. Stewart, Virginia
 Delays in Enforcing Orders of Railroad commissions-B. T. Crump, Virginia; w | M Barrow, Louisiana; D Arcy r. Duncah' l South Carolina. , pates and Rate-making-W. 10. McCui- ,v MIssissippi; John L.. Morgan fiort- | da: G. G. Jordan Georgia; A. '. scnerr' west Virginia; J. D. Massey 1eoIsla, "ss T,, ofacars for the association for the ,rasent year are: N. w. Baptist, Tennes- sae nresident; John V. Smith Alabama sdos nresident: John A. webb, Mississippi, sacretarv: w. M. Barrow, Louisiana as- sistant secretary. ~
 A snecial from New Orleans to the St. | Louis Globe Democrat says:
 | Several important announcements nave been made by President l.. 5. Berg oi the | New Orleans Terminal company. This Is inc s10,00O000 company which owns the terminals of the Frisco. one-half of which is shared with the Southern. Regarding the entrance of the Frisco. MT. Berg said that it was hoped to- have everything ready to get some of the business of tho Louisiana Purchase exposition. He said that it had been finally decided to build the line down the west bank of the river and the present intention is to cross the river at Baton Rouge and run into New Orleans over the tracks or the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley road. All the neces- sary rights of way have been secured, ex- cept for a short distance and the ones not secured are being secured as rapidly as possible.
 MT. Berg also announced the formal transfer of the terminal property recently purchased by the New Orleans terminal company. to take place on November g. President Spencer's visit here Is thought to have been made with the purpose of