The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-05

and Crescent to Chattanooga and the
Southern to Florida A special Florida
sleeper will be attached to Southern train
No. &c. which leaves Birmingham daily
at 5:15 p. M, and which will be attached
to Southern train No. Ii at Atlanta, maxi
ing through connection for Florida.
Southern train No. II takes the through
Florida train No. l Of the Queen and
Crescent at Chattanooga. Train No. IA
handles the entire business of all the
district west of Birmingham and At
lanta, as well as that which originates
in Chattanooga.
The Palm Limited" which starts on
Its initial trip at 1855 p. m. on the day
named, Is one of the most luxurious ever
operated on railroad and leaves moth
ing to be desired In comfort, convenience
and perfection of appointment
Running through solid and without
change, St. Augustine is reached early
the following afternoon. Only a trihe
over twenty-four hours from New York.
with its biting cold and drifting snow,
and one alights under skies of italian
blueness, amid palms and the perennial
greenness of land that knows no win
ter. In addition to it's through equip
ment this train also handles a Pullman
drawing room sleeping car for Aiken.
S. G.. and Augusta, Ca, direct.
L. b. Washington, whose appointment
as travelling passenger agent of the st.
Louis and San Francisco at New Orleans,
was announced yesterday will probably
leave for his new position Friday or Sat
ufday. He has been city passenger agent
for the same road in Birmingham for
some time.
j. N. Cornatzer, recently appointed
general passenger agent of the Frisco
w hos III - IA AIaf mn nd
Griffith travelling passenger agent with
headquarters in Birmingham, will arrive
in this city today or tomorrow. Impor-
tant announcements relative to additional
changer in the passenger department are
expected from Mr.. Cornatzer.
The appointment of Mr.. Washington in
New Orleans is the first tentative step
towards the Frisco getting into New Or
leans for passenger business. 1t has an
agreement with the Illinois Central by
which it goes into New Orleans over that
roads tracks, and the Illinois Central
comes into Birmingham over the Frisco
tracks Neither OF the passenger ar
Engagements have yet been put into effect.
1t is though that the operation of Frisco
trains into New Orleans and Illinois Cen
trail trains into Birmingham Is only
matter of a short time.
The freight contract by which the
Frisco goes into New Orleans over the
Illinois Central. has already gone into
effect, and the first trains were operated
about the first of the year. The promo
ton of Mr.. Washington was predicted
some three weeks ago.
Freight business is rapidly picking up
after the slump for the holidays, when
all the mines in the district we're closed
down. The various roads announce that
the movement of coal and iron Is as
heavy as 1t was before the holidays, and
that from day to day 1t Is showing
slight increase. Movement In other COM
modties is also improving rapidly.
M. M. Rchey, assistant general super
lntendent Of the Southern. left last night
for Mississippi to attend the annual meet
ing of the board of directors of the Delta
Southern, feed branch for the Southern
railway. All of the members of the board
have to sign the charter for the new
extensions Of the Delta Southern, which
will be completed this year. They will
amount to about fifty miles.