The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-14
RAILROAD WORLD.

promltlon from superintendent of the South and North and Birmingham Mineral divisions. He has been over portion of the system getting familiar with those divisions that were new to him. He went north last night on No 1, which left Birmingham at D:1S o'clock.
 Mr starks said yesterday afterneoni
 q am only here to see what. changes have been made since 1 left Birmingham, l have also been out going over some of the roads on a little inspection tour 1 am like a drummer wno was travelling on Q jerk water up in Kentucky.
 "The train only had twelve miles to go, but it started before breakfast and arrived for late dinner. A drummer for a hat concern was making the trip one day and the train stopped often and long. Finally he went to the conductor and saidi
 Have you telegraph blank7 The conductor said yes, and asked what the drummer wanted with 1t. He replied:
 I travel for hat house and wanted to telegraph to the house and ask them what were the latest styles since we left that village,'
 "I am down here finding out what changes have beeen made since l loft"
 J. c. Halle, general passenger agent of the Central of Georgia railway, Is ex- pected in Birmingham to-day. He tele- graphed ahead yesterday that he would arrive this morning. There Is nothing special in connection with the trip so far as is known.
 Two trains loaded with bananas passed through Birmingham last night from Mo- bile to northern points. The trains carry perishable goods and travel with almost the speed and regular schedule of a passenger train. They carry many thou sand punches of bananas.
 G. Wakely, depot ticket agent at Rome. Ga. was in the city yesterday.
 J. R. Murray, superintendent of bridges and buildings of the Queen & Crescent route, was in Birmingham yesterday.
 Assistant General Superintendent M. M. Richey yesterday explained what has been called the fight" of the Southern and Louisville and Nashville at Knoxville He stated that the Southern had refused to furnish team tracks for the Louisville and Nashville, as it had refused to do everywhere else for any road.
 The Louisville and Nashville only re- gently entered Knoxville, and it's ter minal facilities have not yet been made as complete as is desired by the road.
 Mir Richey says furnishing team tracks for a competing road Is similar to 8 dry goods firm furnishing counter space for a rival firm. That statement was made by Mr Richey when shown the follow ing Associated Press dispatch from Knox vile:
 Tn consequence of the Southern rail- ways announcement that 1t will not place freight consignments coming to Knoxville over the Louisville and Nash vile, the latter road announces that 1t will deliver in wagons carload lots or more consigned to establishments located on the Southern railway, and will pay all charges of drayage. The Louisville and Nashville is said to have similarly de- clned to handle Southern shipments into Louisville, and this Is the sequel.'
 J. H. McAllister, commercial agent of the Norfolk and Western at Chattanooga, was in the city yesterday.
 Chicago. January 13.--Arrangements are being made for the installation of wire less telegraphy on the New York Gen. tral and Lake Shore railroads. 1t Is pro- posed to equip the limited trains so that passengers on them may send or receive messages at any time, whether the train is standing still or running at the rate of ninety miles an hour.
 Preliminary tests have satisfied Presi- dent Newman that this Is possible with the wireless system of telegraphy. To provide communication at will with trains in motion Is only part of the New York CaDtra1c Eynarifnanf haUn hhan made of the present automatic block signals in combination with the equip ment for wireless telegraphy whereby signals of danger have been given in the engine cab. It is believed that this system of double warning to engineers will be a most valuable safeguard against accidents.
 The new system Is said to be an im- provement on the system now in use and will make collisions almost an irnpossi- bility.
 New Orleans, January 13.-tspecial.)- Within the next three days the Frisco will begin the delivery of the materials which are to be used in the construction of the terminals of the company at Chal- mette. Tracks have been built on a spur from the main track, and every arrangement has been made to supply the materials as fast as they are needed. James Stewart & Co.,, who have the con- tract for the work, are purchasing the materials daily, and when work actually commences they will have enough on hand to run for several months.
 The officers of the Terminal company say that there are to be no further de- lays in the work. and that It is hoped to have one of the proposed slips ready for use by the first of next year. All of the officers who attended the conferences between the Southern railway people and those of the Terminal company on Tuesday have left the city. It is ex- pected that a similar conference will be held with the Frisco officials during the next week