The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-23

with best wishes, 7 am.
Yours truly, ]. B. BABB.
Secretary"
The fact that the President has fixed
the date for receiving the full committee
on invitation is taken to mean that he
will visit Birmingham,
his family, will leave this afternoon for
Mississippi, where they will spend the
Christmas holidays Mr. Richey will be
on the line of the road within easy
reach, and will combine pleasure and
business on this trip, which will be
taken on his private car
C. H. Morgan, travelling passenger
agent of the Texas and Pacific railway
Returned yesterday fro l the annual meet
ing of the American Association of TRAY
cling Passenger agent, which was held
in the City of Mexico He said:
I'VE were entertained everywhere that
our special train stopped, and among
others President Diaz and the government
entertained in our honor. The meeting
was the most successful we have ever
held, as there were over 800 in attend
dHGts w e ulScuSSeu NdTlOuS lbDitS per
tanning to the passenger business and
chose Portland, Ore, as the next meeting
point.
1.-THE passenger officials of the various
Mexican roads were with us from the
time we hit the border until we left
1t two weeks later, and they state that
we made the most thorough trip that
any party has ever made through Mexico.
We visited all the points of interest. The
American colony in the City of Mexico
gave us a ball which was the most ell
egant affair ever given there. There
were over 1000 persons in attendance"
DOC" Haylow, who was recently APP
pointed assistant superintendent of the
South and North and Birmingham Min
eral divisions of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, will come to Birmingham
tonight on Alabama Great Southern train
No. 1 from Chattanooga. He will travel
in a private car of the Louisville and
Nashville road, as he is still suffering
from the injuries received in the wreck
on the Southern railway some time ago
near Knoxville, Tenn. He will shortly
assume the duties of his new position.
He was formerly trainmaster of the two
divisions.
Major S. S. Fitzsimmons, fuel agent of
the Atlantic Coast Line, with headquar-
tiers in Montgomery, was in the city
yesterday.
L. C. Cardinal, freight agent of the
Mobile and Ohio, with headquarters in
Montgomery, was in Birmingham yes
terday.
r. s. Fife, travelling freight agent of
the Mobile and Ohio, with headquarters
In Montgomery, was in Birmingham yes
terday.
R. S. Fife, travelling freight agent of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, with
headquarters In Atlanta, was in the city
yesterday.
]. H. McAllister, travelling freight agent
of the Norfolk and Western railroad,
with headquarters in Chattanooga, was
in Birmingham yesterday.
J. C. Magness, travelling freight agent
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton,
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Birmingham yesterday.
c. E. Henson, stenographer in the Cen
trail of Georgia railway offices, will leave
today for Cincinnati, where he will spend
the Christmas holidays.
The Central of Georgia and the Louis
vile and Nashville railroads have COM
menced the shipment of 1900 tons of pipe
for the city of Montgomery The pipe
was manufactured by the United States
Cast Iron Pipe company at its Bessemer
plant.
T. Il. Brooks, recently appointed super
intendent of the South and North and
Birmingham Mineral divisions of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, has
returned to Nashville, where he is SUI
perintendent of the Nashville division.
He will come to Birmingham early next
week and go over the various portions of
the road with Superintendent B. M.
Starks, who has been appointed general
manager. Mr.. Brooks will probably as
sumo charge of the office in Birming
ham about January l, and Mr.. Starks
will go to Louisville a few days later.
J. r. Wheeler, assistant superintendent
of the South and North and Birmingham
Mineral divisions, will move to Nash
vile about the time that Mr.. Brooks
comes to Birmingham. He has been ap-
pointed superintendent of that division.