The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23
RAILROAD WORLD.

"The Southern is spending immense amounts of money in the south on im- provements," said NJ M. Richey, assist ant general superintendent of the South ern, yesterday morning. "ln about tif- teen or twenty days We will open the new passenger station in Atlanta, which represents a large outlay.
 Besides this depot, the contract has been let for large station in Mobile, and work has already commenced on a station in Meridian, The tunneling of Lookout mountain will call for another large outlay of money, and that will probably commence at once.
 All the cities in the south are having new station wherever they are needed, and l guess Birmingham is the next place, although ] have never heard anything officially about one here. Of course there are rumors galore around the city, but so far as I know our company has never taken any official action in this matter" '"
 Mir. Richey left last night for Wash ington, where the time tables of the western district will be gone over and what improvements are possible will be made. He will return to Birmingham m about Wednesday or Thursday.
 C. l.. Stckney, industrial agent of the Alabama Great Southern, is in south Alabama taking pictures and securing information about the truck farms and vegetable industry in that section of the state This information and the pictures which he will take are to be used in folders to be distributed through the north and west in a general effort to se- cure farmers for this state.
 Mir. StickneX will also secure a list of all the good lands which are for sale, and large amount of general informa- ton which will be instrumental in secur- ing farmers and truck growers for Ala bama.
 A special train with 120 members of the International Ticket Sellers association passed through Birmingham last night on the Queen and Crescent from New Or leans to Cincinnati, The entire party was having great time and declared 1t was one of the most enjoyable trips they had ever taken.
 The train was running as second No. 4 and arrived at Meridian one hour and twenty minutes late on the schedule. More than B minutes was made up be- tween Meridian and Birmingham. as the train arrived here only A minutes late, and additional time was made mp north of Birmingham.
 Today will be spent at Chattanooga where the party will be entertained with a drive to Chickamauga and dinner on Lookout mountain. From Chattanooga the party goes to Cincinnati
 The association is the guest of the Queen and Crescent, and A. J. Lytle. chief clerk to General Passenger Agent Rinearson I. c, Conn. division passenger agent at Chattanooga; w. W. Dunnavant. travel ing passenger agent at Warren. Pa: and George F. Clark. southeaster passenger agent at Atlanta. are with the party to see that they have a good time.
 A telegram WIS received in Birmin gham last night stating that contract for 75 miles of the work on the Atlantic and Birmingham had been let to c D. Smith & Co w. l.. Smith, a member of the company, will arrive in the city today and will be at the Hotel Hillman.
 This indicates that the work of pushing the road from Montezuma to Birming- ham will he commenced at once and that the road will be finished as soon as pos sihlc
 IT. V. Luyster, travelling passenger agent of the Denver and Rio Grande. with headquarters in Kansas City, was in Bir- mingham yesterday.