The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
RAILROAD WORLD.

The Southern railway inaugurates a
 new schedule between Birmingham and
 Atlanta this morning The change means two through trains each way daily, mak-
 ing the trip in about five hours, two local trains each way, making every stop be-
 tween Birmingham and Atlanta, one local
 each way between Birmingham and Heiiin and one local train each way between Heln and Atlanta.
 The schedule which goes into effect this
 morning is as follows: No. 22-Leave Birmingham 5:45 a. m.
 Arrive Hehin S:45 q m. NocaD. No 3s-Leave Birmingham GAO q. n Ar rive Atlanta II 40 a. m. (Through). No 24-Leave Birmingham 4:05 D. m Arrive Atlanta 1o05 D. m. QocaD | No. 36-Leave Birmingham O:0o p. m. l Arrive Atlanta Il AS D. m. Cfhrough). No 9S-Leave Birmingham 11:3O D. m. Arrive Atlanta 5:S0 a. m. docaD. l No 23-Leave Atlanta 4:l5 a. m Ar rive Birmingham 10:15 a. m GocaD. | No 35-Leave Atlanta a. m. Arrive Birmingham 12.OO noon. CThrough). No. 37-Leave Atlanta 4:l5 D. m. Arrive l Birmingham 9:15 D. m. (Through).
 No. 97-Leave Atlanta 11:35 D. m. Ar rive Birmingham 5:20 a. m. OocaD.
 No 21-Leave Hehr 7:O5 p. m. Arrive | Birmingham ID D. h.
 | The through trains make only six stops between Birmingham and Atlanta, and | their schedule time is five hours or less
 The local trains make all stops. The new schedule wlh be of great ad- vantage to the travelling public. The
 morning train out of Birmingham leaves | at GAO o'clock instead of 6:10 o'clock, thir-
 tv minutes later. The afternoon train
 leaves at $50 D. m instead of 5:10 p. m. which allows the passengers to secure
 supper before leaving. | The Frisco is making some extensive
 improvements between Birmingham and
 Memphis, and President Davidson and his
 nartv. which was in Birmingham Friday,
 were inspecting these improvements. | Among other things the company is laying about 15Oo yards of slag every day | as ballast and 1t is thought that by the first of the year the ballasting VIII be
 practically completed. When this is done and the ballast settles the Frisco Will
 have one of the best roadbeds in the
 south.
 The Frisco Is also laying 80 pound rail along A great deal of the route, which
 will insure further safety and conven- fence in travel.
 The relaying with heavy rail will be completed about the first of next year. New crcsstes are being laid when the
 ballast and heavy rail is put down Paul McKinnon. travelling passenger ! agent of the Frisco system. with head
 quarters In Birmingham, Is in a very
 serious condition at the residence or w. II. Johnston on South Highlands | While west on a business trip about ten days ago he suffered a hemorrhage | and was confined to his bed. He recovered | slightly and was brought to Birmingham and carried to the residence where he lives.
 | The physicians fear that he will not he able to stand this climate and that | he will have to be taken to the mountains | of Colorado in order to check the di- 1 sease.
 MT. McKinnon was only recently ap-
 pointed as travelling passenger agent here He was at one time located here as | city passenger agent and has number
 of friends in the city.
 J. N. Merrill, general southern agent | of the Burlington Route, and w. J. Ros- | ser, travelng freight and passenger | agent of the same route. were in the city yesterday. Both have their Headquarters | in Atlanta.
 | Col. L.. B. Parsons said yesterday that 1t would probably be 60 or 90 days yet before the Seaboard could further re- duce it's schedule time between Bir- mingham and Atlanta. Colonel Parsons Is superintendent of the Birmingham-Atlanta division of the Sea- board and has a large number of labor