The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
GOLDEN SPIKE IN
 SEABOARD'S LINE
New Road Between Birmingham
 and Atlanta Completed
NEW TRUNK LINE OUTLET
Ceremony of Driving Spike of Gold Witnessed By a Number of Rail- road Men-supt Parsons
 to President Barr.

The seaboard's last link in it's line be- tween Birmingham and Atlanta mas been finished and trains can be run through from one city to the other. The road was completed late Friday afternoon when A golden spike was driven by Gen eral Foreman J. D. Waddell at OdenVille' about thirty miles from Birmingham. The first car to come the entire dis tance from Atlanta over the new road was private car No of Superintendent L. B. Parsons, of the Birmingham and Atlanta division. It arrived yesterday morning and was placed on a track near the freight house of the road at Avenue and Twentieth street.
 The ceremony of driving the golden spike at Odenville was witnessed by seV- eral of the officials of the Seahoard. Among those present were superinten- dent Parsons, J. G. cantrell, assistant general freight agent; M. J. McDonough, soliciting freight agent; B 0. Watkins, general contractor; s. D. Carroll and P. M. McConnell. road masters; Civil bngi- neer French and General Former Milton and Carroll.
 Telegraphic connection has also been completed between Atlanta and Birming- ham.
 Superintendent Parsons sent telegram to President J. NJ Barr at Portsmoueh as follows:
 "rhe golden spike was driven at 4;45 this afternoon. Baby Is born ana the czarina is doing well. We move camp to Ropers tonight"
 The following reply was received:
 "Telegram received. Buy silk hat and send bill to me-"
 Accordingly the silk hat has been pur- chased and the friends of Colonei farsons expect to bid farewell to the familiar white felt slouch which IS known Iron end to end of the line
 The first regular freight schedule VIII be put into effect on December l. ana then Birmingham's new trunk line to the cast will be in operation. The passenger service will follow some weeks later | c K. Clayton has been made Seaboard agent at Pratt City; W. L. Settle agent at Ensley and D. !. stupns agent a' Bessemer.
 Y. M. Martin, trainmaster or une oea7 hoard, A. J. Mauran, travelling eualtor and Ferdinand Powell, claim agent are ,,, inc city to remain until the trains are run through.
 M M. Richey, assistant general super intendent of the Southern railway ieil last night for Washington In his private car. He will be gone several days, and while in Washington will be III cohiei- ence with the officials of the system Ill regard to the western district, or whieh he is in direct charge.
 MT. Riehey states that there Is nothing of special interest in his visit except that there are number of matters which can be discussed better In person than through the mails.
 c Conn. division passenger agent of the Queen and Crescent route, with headauarters in Chattanooga, was In the city yesterday looking after the roads s business in this district
 John W. Ward, travelling passenger agent of the New Orleans and Northeast ern, with headquarters in Meridian, ana K. B. Creagh, travelling passenger agent of the Southern in Birmingham. were out in the territory together yesterday. | Traveling Car Agent Higgins Of the Illinois Central was in the city yester- day.
 The remains of Will John Taylor, conn mercial agent of the Atlanta and West Point, with headquarters in St. Louis, who dropped dead Friday from heart failure, passed through Birmingham last night en route to Montgomery, where the funeral services will take place this afternoon. The deceased was one of the best known railroad men in Alabama having been connected with the Atlanta and West Point for the past thirty years He had many trends in this state ent also in other southern states.
 W. r. Greaves, general southern freigh agent of the Big Four, returned to tn city yesterday after four or five days il the territory.
 c. B. Compton, traffic manager of tn Louisville and Nashville railroad, wa in the city yesterday
 J. II. Andrews, travelling freight agen of the Southern railway, with headquar ters In Raleigh, N. C.. was in Birming ham yesterday.
 Now York November 26.-(Special)- The Seabord Is turning It's attention to the building up of tourist travel 10 NICK leo this winter. It's general traVeiihs passenger agent, Walter G. Coleman mas visited that country for the purpose or arranging rates with the railroads where- bv tourists from eastern states may nave the privilege of making circular trips from washington or New York via Tam na. Florida, thence to Havana, vera rrnz Mexico City and back to destina- ton.
 According to estimates given him the round trip from New York will approxi- mate Sl25 in gold. The question has yet to be taken up with steamship companies at Tampa, the water route not having been selected.
 Austin, Tex, November 2s.-(Special)- The Fort Worth and Rio Grande railroad company, which was charged with having issued in 1893 stock to the amoune oi s3sl 900 and in 1903 with having issued bonds to the amount of s994,0VJ and stock to the amount of $995600 all fin violation of the laws of this state, appeared be fore the commission today and an