The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-08
RAILROAD WORLD.

c. H. Hix. recently appointed general superintendent of the Seaboard. paid his first visit to Birmingham yesterday and he stated last night that he was more favorably impressed with this city than any he has visited in the south.
 T was simply surprised at Birming- ham," said Mir. Hix. T arrived this morn- ing and this afternoon Colonel Parsons took me to drive over the residence DOT ton of the city. Undoubtedly Highland Avenue is one of the prettiest residence streets that I have ever seen, and when the present Improvements are completed and the street Is built up with houses 1t will be unsurpassed in the south.
 This is a great business city also. was surprised at the amount of business done in Birmingham and l predict, like others have done. that Birmingham will be the premier of them all within the next few years. The Seaboard is antici- pating this and is keeping abreast of the forward movement of Birmingham.
 q expect within the next month to come to Birmingham and stay as long as is necessary to become thoroughly ac- quainted with the entire district. This is the biggest city for railroad people in the south and it will increase faster than any other southern city in size and inn portance."
 Mir. Hix was born in Nelson county, Vir- ginia, forty three years ago and com menced railroading in 1880 as a rodman and levelman with an engineering corps on the line between New River and Cum berland Gap in Virginia. He ramained in the construction department for over a year and then entered another branch of the service and rose rapidly. He learn ed telegraphy in 1883 and was appointed assistant agent and operator at saltville, Va, on the Norfolk and Western.
 In 1886 MT. Hix was appointed relief agent between Lynchburg, Bristol and Po- cahontas, and two years later was ap- pointed train dispatcher at Roanoke. In 1891 he was promoted to the position of chief dispatcher, and five years later he was put in charge of the yards at Roan- oke in addition to his position as dispatch CT. A year later, in 1897, he was appointed trainmaster of the Radford division of the Norfolk and Western.
 On the 1st of July, 1900, MT. Iiix left the service of the Norfolk and Western and accepted the position of superintend- ent of the second division of the Sea- board at Raleigh, N. C., and he was trans ferred to the position of trainmaster of the first division on June 31, 1901.
 In September of the same year he was appointed superintendent of the first d. vision of the Seaboard, with headquarters in Richmond, which position he held un- til the 1st of the present month, when his appointment as general superintend- ent became effective.
 J. s. B. Thompson, general agent Of the Southern railway in Atlanta. tnd sec- retary of the Birmingham Terminal com pany, spent yesterday in Birmingham. He held several conferences with local people who are members of the board of directors of the Birmingham Terminal company relative to the plans and the commencement of the work
 There will be conference tomorrow in New York at which time the represen- tatives of the Seaboard and the Frisco will see the plans and which they" said MT. Thompson yesterday. we hope to get to work on the building soon, and in OrQer 10 uo tfdt WI "hA Nfo'S " ~~ on the plans"
 T. p. Daily, travelling passenger agent of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail- road In Atlanta, was in the city yes terday.
 Renfroe Jackson, general agent of the Monon Route, with Headquarters in At lanta, was in the city yesterday.
 H. c. Mordue. commercial agent of the Chicago and Alton. with headquarters in Atlanta, was in Birmingham yesterday.
 E. schryer, assistant general freight agent; G. F. Hobart. agent: Samuel o. Porter, travsiing freight agent. all Of the Queen and Crescent at Chattanooga, were in Birmingham yesterday.
 J. H. McAllister, commercial agent of the Monon Route in Chattanooga, was in Birmingham yesterday.
 D. H. Hillman. general freight and pas senger agent of the Evansville Route. with headquarters in Evansville, was in the city yesterday.
 s. l.. Rogers, general agent of the Route, at Nashville. Tenn, was in the city yesterday for a few hours.
 SPECIAL NOTICE.
 Get your moving signs painted at 22lh North 20th street. Cheapest in the city.
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