The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-06
SERMON PREACHED
TO THE STUDENTS
THE REV. J. H. MCCOY DELIVERS
COMMENCEMENT DISCOURSE TO
INCONSISTENCIES STUDENT
BoDY-ToNlGHT's PROGRAMME.

The Rev. J. H. Mccoy. pastor of the
South Highlands Methodist church.
preached the commencement sermon tc
the students of the Pollock Stephens in
stitute yesterday morning at IL o'clock at
the First Presbyterian church. large
congregation filled the church and the
sermon was regarded as a brilliant eff
fort
Tonight at $50 o'clock in the assembly
hall of the institute an entertainment con-
sisting of music and Rotations will be
given. The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Pollock Stephens commencement
season will come to a close next Wednes-
day night when diplomas will be award
ed The annual address to the senior
class will be delivered by Col. William Fl.
benson and the diplomas will be awarded
by the Rev: l.. S. Handley, D. d.
The graduating exercises will take
place in the assembly hall of the in
stitute.
and Southeastern railroad and the St
Louis and Gulf railway will be operated
hereafter as the third district of the
Frisco system, and the Luxora branch
between Big Creek, Ark, and Luxora
Ark is transferred to the third district
The Atlantic Coast Line has under con-
sideration extensive terminal improve
ments at Jacksonville Fla, which will
provide for the heavy traffic in phosphate
naval stores and lumber, which the COM
pany handles at that point. The COM
pany already has a frontage of a mile
and half on the st. Johns river. and
the national government is increasing its
depth.
For the ten months ending April, 1904
the total number, of American locomo-
tives exported was 1866, valued at 1884,. 225
compared with 266 for the ten months
ending April 1908, valued at s2,99S, 49l. For
the ten months ending the past April Isl
locomotives of American build were sent
to British North America, 1914 to Central
America 21 to Mexico, IA to Brazil. % to
other South American points, % to Japan
and to British Australia.
Statistics compiled by the Manufacture
ers Record show total mileage projected
in the southern and southwestern states
for the first five months of 1904 to be
sl0:.
The Central of Georgia railway is hav-
ing ten locomotives built at the Baldwin
work..
A special to the St. Louis Globe Demo-
crat from Mobile says:
For some time past the Louisville and
Nashville railroad company has had in
contemplation the building of a branch
from West Pascagoula, Miss, to VAN
cleave. thence to Augusta, and later to
Laurel. traversing one of the best tim
bered regions In the state. President
Smith and other officials will shortly
make a tour of the projected line The
object of the railroad company is to seek
its share of the timber business In the
Red Creek section and from the univer-
sity lands. which are heavily wooded, se-
curing ut Inc same time the passenger
and freight traffic now moving toward
deep water on the Mississippi coast. pre-
venting any interference on the part of
the Illinois Central through the Gulf and
Ship Island"
The Wall Street Journal says:
THE April statement of earnings OF
Southern railway fell short both in gross
and net of the showing for the cores
ponding month in 1908, but in this con-
nection 1t 10 well to bear in mind that
April last year was an unusually good
month, being the best in the fiscal year
with the exception of September, October
and March, the two latter having the adj
vantage of an extra day
Under the circumstances a decrease In
gross earnings Of $26,572 is not to be won
dered at and 1t Is understood that the
Increase of S11s194 in operating expenses
represents considerable betterment
Business in the south keeps up very
well, notwithstanding the comparative
dullness in the iron industry in the Biz
mlngham district. and in banking and