The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-26
RAILROAD WORLD.

E RAILROAD WORLD. } A~---~-~-~~-,>-~>~,~--,>-~ J. R. McGregor, travelling passenger agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, with headquarters at Nashville, was in Birmingham yesterday.
 c. P. Jackson, general agent of the Mobile and Ohio. and l.. c. Cardinal, travelling freight agent, both with head quarters in Montgomery were here yes- | terday.
 Haiden Miller, general freight agent of the Mobile and Ohio. with headquarters In St. Louis was here yesterday
 w. B. Henderson, Jr, has been ap- pointed agent of the Southern at Green wood, Miss MT. Henderson has been assistant cashier of the Southern in Bir- mingham for two years.
 It is announced that all class and com modity freight rates from points west of the Mississippi for Texas will be ad- vanced March 15. The advances will be as follows: First class, ' cents; second class, 8 cents; third class, cents; fourth l class, cents; fifth class cents; sixth | class. cents; class and B, cents; class c, cents; class D, cents; class E, cents. A corresponding advance will be made on commodity freight rates.
 The Pittsburg mills began rolling the rails for the double track that is being l built by the Louisville and Nashville be- tween Calera and Longview on Tuesday and 1t Is expected that the rails will be- gin to arrive between the first and fifth of March.
 Although the weather has somewhat retarded the grading beng done for this new line 1t is now almost finished and the work of laying the track will begin 1 just as soon as the rails arrive and by the last of March it Is thought the work 1 will be pretty well completed.
 This stretch of track between Calera and Longview is about eleven miles and when finished will give the Louisville 1 and Nashville a double track all the way 1 from Birmingham to Calera with the ex- ception of a stretch of fifteen miles be- tween Oxmoor and Silvia. | The spur that Is being built from the main line to the proposed mill of the Siluria Cotton Mill company and which is about a half mile long, will also soon be completed.
 John w. Gates is quoted as denying the report from Minneapolis that he and some | capitalists of the Twin Cities intended | to organize a company with capital of 00,000 to build a double track cleo tric line from Duluth to the Gulf of Mex leo.
 Very few realize, perhaps the import ance of the extension the Louisville and Nashville is making into the Warrior coal 1 fields north of Birmingham. The work when completed will involve an expendi- ture of more than million dollars and the road will enter one of the richest re- gions of the Birmingham district.
 Starting from the main line about eight miles north of Birmingham a track will be built straight west as far as the War rior river. There will then be four or l five spurs from this line and the whole will make a total of thirty-five miles of l new track
 l Work on the new road Is necessarily slow, because of the rugged and uneven nature of the country traversed, but it is expected that the whole will be completed some time next summer.
 The adoption of the Elxins bill recently and the provisions of the new law are a source of much comment among traffic | officials It Is said that western officials have not only agreed to abide strictly by the new law as they interpret it. but also | to see that their neghbors obey it. The interstate commerce commission has been instructed by the administration, according to the Globe Democrat to viz | orously enforce the law and it is thought the commission will have the CO operation of the leading lines. for under the new arrangement it is thought that informa- i ton of violations can be given to the commission without disclosing the identity | of the informant.
 | The following draft of the new bill gives
 it's moss important provisions and will be of interest to Birmingham railroad off cials;
 l 1. The law makes the common carrier subject to the penalties prescribed in the old interstate commerce law, as we'll as under this act.
 2. It declares it to be a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of 5000 to s2o, ,0O0 for l each offense. to:
 (a) Wilfully fail to file and publish tar ifs. both freight and passenger. l tb) Wilfully fail strictly to observe such tariffs while in force.
 l 3. It is made a nlisdemeanor, subject to a penalty of 5000 to s20.000. for any person, persons or corporation to offer, i grant, give solicit. accept or receive any rebate. concession or discrimination in re- spect of the transportation of any prop erty in interstate or foreign commerce by any common carrier subject to the inter- state commerce law. whereby any such property shall by any device whatever be transported at a less rate than that named in the tariffs published and filed by such carrier. or whereby any other ad- vantage is given or discrimination is prac- 1 ticed.
 l 1. Imprisonment provided for under the old law in cases of discrimination Is aboi- ished and affects offenses both before and | after the passage of this law. | 5. Violations of the foregoing provisions may be prosecuted in any court of the | United States having jurisdiction of 1 crimes within the district in which the