The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-06
RAILROAD WORLD.


 Garrett A. Dobson, travelling passenger agent for the Santa Fe," with head quarters in Atlanta, was in the city yes terday.
 W. L. Beasley, passenger agent for the Louisville and Nashville railroad in Mont gomery, accompanied by his wife. is in Birmingham.
 w. J. Rossen, travelng passenger agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad. in Atlanta was in Bir- mingham yesterday.
 H. c. Mordue, travelling freight agent headquarters In Atlanta. was in Birming- ham yesterday,
 The rate conference which Is being held in this city by the representatives of all southeastern roads, has not yet finished it's work. As stated in yesterdays Age Herald, new rates to western points are being discussed. These rates will soon be promulgated, and considerable interest
 
 The Southern railway has made a special rate to Selma from Birmingham November 15 to 2l, inclusive. The fall festival, which will be held in that city during the third week in November. is responsible for the cheap rate.
 The St. Louis Globe Democrat says:
 A joint conference of the leading freight and passenger traffic officials of the Rock IslandFrisco systems was held here yesterday at the Frisco general of fees. It was largely in the nature of a family discussion of joint measures of economy in conducting the traffic depart ment of the two systems and developing the policy of the management in that re- gard The Rock Island and the Frisco will cooperate for the best interests of both systems, and there will be strong representatives at the leading business centers and joint agents at remote points. In this city, when the Frisco building. Ninth and Olive, is ready for occupancy, early in the coming year. all the officers of both systems. including the ticket and commercial agencies, will be located un- Der one roof.
 There were pjresent at the conference yesterday Passenger Traffic Manager John Sebastian of the Rock Island and General Passenger Agent Allen; Passen- ger Traffic Manager Snyder of the F'ris- co, Freight Traffic Manager Holden of the Rock Island; II. II. Embry, general freight agent, Kansas City; Freight Traf- fc Manager Dodge of the Frisco. ana General Freight Agent Middleton. and the traffic representatives of both systems at many leading points.
 special from Chicago to the New York Commercial says
 Tralnmen and enginemen of the Rock Island system are complaining of the amount of statistical work they are com pelled to do in connection with train op- eraton. The company is requiring re- ports to be made on all freight trains for the purpose of showing what percent age of the total power of the engines is used on each haul. The men have been given to understand that anything under 90 per cent of the total engine power will not be considered good work.
 For the purpose of gathering and keep ing the statistical information each train is provided with dynamometer, and the conductors of freight trains must give the dispatcher accurate accounts of . -, tonnage hauled during all portions of the run. By this method 1t is expect ed to increase the efficiency of the mos tive power of the company and increase materially the average train load.