The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-03

gard to some new motive power which will soon be delivered to the road, and also number of other matters.
 w. H. Newman, division freight agent of the Monon Route. with headquarters in Louisville, was in the city yesterday.
 J. H. McAllister commercial agent of the Norfolk and Western in Atlanta, was in the city yesterday.
 President Barr, of the seaboard and officers who came with him to Birmlng- ham, left last night for Atlanta via Coal City. The party is traveling in Mir. Barrs private car
 w. L. Henderson, land and industrial agent of the Southern and the Mobile ! and Ohio railroads with headauarters in Mobile is in the city He is attending the meeting of the brick manufacturers convention.
 The railroads have offered special rates to various points of interest in the south on account of the national convention of brick manufacturers which Is in ses- sion in Birmingham.
 A rate of $3 to Pensacola. sS.O5 to Mo. bile, sl2,65 to Savannah, $132O to Jackson vile and $l075 to New Orleans has been offered by the l.. x N. and the Queen and Crescent and other roads have made special rates to New Orleans and to Mo- bile.
 Assistent General Superintendent M. M l Richey, of the Southern, who has re- 1 turned from an extended inspection tour of the western district, attended a meet ing of the board of control of the new union passenger station in Atlanta. "The station is rapidly getting into shape for the opening" said MT. Richey. which will l be very soon. We will have to hold another meeting or two to straighten out some matters, such as the election of the officials of the station. "I was in Knoxville and took up the matter of larger freight yards at that place. If we can get the land we want and the concessions needed we will prob ably enlarge the yards there, and also If the company desires to spend the money I sent in plans and specifications ''rhe matter of interchange of freight with the l.. & N. also came up while was in Knoxville, and we will interchange if they meet our demands, otherwise we
 will not. We are not at all anxious about it, md in fact do not care much whether we interchange or not. We will not interchange competitive business and | that is what the l.. Ss N most desires. D :, w. H. H. Terrel has been appointed chief clerk of R. 1. Cheatham. assistant general agent of the seaboard in At lanta.
 It is expected a number of important questions will come up at the meeting oi the Southeastern Passenger associa- tion which will beld in Mama beginning next Monday.
 l It is stated by the railroad represen- ] tatives that travel from the north and east on the Florida specials is 25 per cent heavier now than it was at this i time last year.
 | c. A. Acosta, recently appointed com mercial agent of the Michigan Central with headquarters in Birmingham, has arrived and assumed the duties of his i office He is located on the fourth floor of the Woodward buhding in the office with w. r. Greaves, general southern agent of the Big Four.
 | MT. Acosta was chief clerk in the office 1 of the general freight agent of the At 1 lantic Coast Line in Savannah. He re- signed last week from that position. The office he accepts here is a new one this