The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-01

The earnings of the Alabama Great Boutbern railroad for the third week Tn July of this year amounted to sSo'4aS e-ainst s52, ,329 for the same week last year. The increase in earnings for the "eeA amounts to $s1l4
 The earnings of the Central or Georsia railway for the third week Tn 1nly ol this wear amounted to S74's9O' agalnse s165. 500 for the same week last year. Ine increase in earnings for the week amounts to s9Os0
 The earnings of the Cincinnati, New Or leans and Texas Pacific railroad for the third week in July of this year amounted lno s131,332, against $135,246 for the same week last year. The decrease for the week amounts to $99l4.
 The earnings of the Mobile and ohio railroad for the third week in July of this year amounted to $1SO1l2, against ' s12s,751 for the same week last year. The increase in earnings for the week amount ] ed to slS61.
 Grand Army encampment traffic next month will be bitterly fought for next month by the lines operating in the west The firm stand taken by the Michigan Central in making as low a rate as any other line, and thereby deciding to carry messengers as cheap as the differenual lines has been followed by like acton upon the part of the Pennsylvania ana Lake Shore systems.
 A Chicago special to the St. Louis Giooe- Demierat says;
 .oThe Chicago and Eastern Illinois rall- I road-the eastern end of the Frisco sys- Hem-wil begin it's train service to St. I,ouis and the southwest Sunday night. The first train for St. Louis will leave Chicago at 9 o'clock Sunday night and reach St. Louis at the next morning. The east bound train will leave St. Lotus nt the same hour and reach Chicago the next morning. The cars which will make up this train were specially built for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois for this Chl- caro-st. Louis service. This gives an ad- l ditional line between Chicago and the ex- l position city"
 ! The interstate commerce commission IS lsatd to be about to take up the question lof ventilation of railroad coaches. It Is understood that various local boards or health have made frequent complaint to The commission that day coaches are con stantlv run long distances in crowded condition and are known to be breeders of many diseases. Before the comms- sion attempts to make any order thorough examination will be made. pr. Walter S. Green of Buffalo has taken the matter up at the request of the local board of health, and he is understood to he in favor of rigorous methods to cor rect the alleged evil.
 The Wall Street Journal quotes W. J. Nfurnhv of the Queen and Crescent route as saying:
 Affairs along the line of the Alabama Great Southern are in a particular flour ishing condition. The amount of cotton grown along this road will not fall short of 75,ooQ bales. The high prices that are being received for cotton do not affect the manufacturing end of that staple in the least. in that found all of the mills running full capacity. New industries are being located throughout the south giving the best evidence of solid growth. found that there will be a fine corn crop in the soufh this year, and that the yield of peaches will be larger than for years past. During the present Hull in the iron and steel business manufacturers are getting their plants into excellent shape, so that when revival comes which will be very soon, they will be able to compete with the manufacturers of the north. While there Is scarcity of farm labor now, the country in the south, as whole. is being well taken care of and is extremely prosperous"
 
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