The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

be run each way and that the schedule time will be saved several hours.
 At the same time the announcement was made that the road would run through trains for the south via Mem phis, Birmingham and Atlanta, as soon as the condition of the road-bed per- mitted. New equipment will be used by the road on its Birmingham-Atlanta division.
 A number of officials of the Seabord are in the city looking over the termi- nals and the conditions here, as well as getting acquainted with many of the big shippers in Birmingham with whom the road expects to do considerable business, now that its fast freight service to the east has been announced. Those pres ent yesterday were:
 Charles R. Capps, general freight agent, headquarters at Portsmouth, Va; R. l. Cheatham, assistant general freight agent, Atlanta; E. D. Kyle, assistant gen eral freight agent. Jacksonville, Fla; l.. D. Chalenor assistant general freight agent, Savannah, Ga.: Charles Rippin, commercial agent, St. Louis; R. W. Dan iel, commercial agent. Memphis.
 An important conference was held in Washington Monday at the bureau of inn migration, the parties to it being Frank r. Sargent, commissioner general of i'm migration, and a delegation of railroad officials representing the passenger de- partments of railways of the south. The conference was held for the purpose of discussing the distribution Of immigrants. The railroad men present were; A. II. Hanson of the Illinois Central, c. l.. Stone of the Louisville and Nashville; Gf1it of the New Orleans and Northwestern; Francis E. Guldrey district passenger agent of the Mobile and Ohio at St. Louis; W. l.. Danley of Nashville, F. w. H. Taylor and M. V. Richards of the South ern Railway, w. l.. Craig of the Atlantic Coast line w. L. Glessner of the Georgia Southern Florida and w. J. Whitehead of the Seaboard.
 Primarily, the railroad men desired to consider with MT. Sargent the distribu- ton through the south of immigrants arr irving at the port of New Orleans, and, If possible, to arrange for the facilities for the handling of a large number of im-
 migrants at that port. Mir Sargent told his callers that such facilities as were necessary would be provided at New Or leans; that consideration has already been given to the problem of increasing the facilities tkere, and that the question was in a fair way to be worked out satisfac- torily.
 Commissioner Sargent embraced the ops portunity to outline to his callers his views regarding the distribrtion of im-
 migrants, not only through the south
 hut also through other parts of the United States. He proposes if congress will give him the power, to establish at the Ellis island immigrant station in New York bay d bureau where arriving imm - | grants may obtain authentic information l regarding the possibilities of employment 1 in all parts of the country. lnformaf''h | will be ob.sinable at the bureau concern l ing not only all sorts of employment | which immigrants are likely to want put also concerning the cost or land III tht 1 various states where it IS located ana | what its products are. lt Is Commissions | CT sargent's idea that states desiring im-
 migration be invited to make displays | of their produce and advantages in the
 bureau. and If deemed desirable. to have
 agents at the bureau to supply the immi- | grants. under the direction of United States off cers, such detailed data as may
 be needed.
 He informed his callers that the gov
 ernment would not sanction any adver-
 Using by Americans in Europe for immi- l grafton to certian sections.
 While no definite conclusions were 1 reached at the conference, the railroad
 men expres sed their satisfaction with the | suggestions of Commissioner Sargent and l cordially approved of his plans. They will 1 lend their aid to secure the enactment of 1 the nee >ssary legislation by congress. MT. Sargent informed his callers he thought | the south afforded excellent opportunities | for immigrants.
 It will be remembered that this com
 mittee was appointed at a meeting of the | National Association of LanG and Indus | trial Agents of the various railroads held 1 in Birmingham last month
 | The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says: 1 President Davidson of the Frisco re- l turned to headquarters yesterday from
 a tour of inspection of the Southwestern