The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-27
RAILROAD WORLD.

The railway Age of March "A contains figures regarding the railroad building in the state during the past 12 months, and also the building that is being con- tcniplated in Alabama, or which is under course of construction.
 The building last year was:
 Atlanta & Birmingham Air Line (s. A. L.)-coal City to Birmingham, 40 miles.
 Birmingham Belt - Birmingham to North Birmingham, miles.
 Central of rgia-Florala to Lock- hart, 1.22 miles.
 Lathrop-Hatton Railway-Gandy to Bear Creek, 3 miles.
 Louisville & Nashville-Cain Creek branch, end of track to Warrior river, IS O5 miles; branches and spurs to Cain Creek branch 1234 miles; Oneonta & Attalla branch, Altoona to a point 1z miles west of Attalla, 1856 miles; Tur- key Creek branch Fedora to Indio, on Turkey Creek, 2.95 miles; Hogeland branch. Hogeland Junction to Elvista. .s5 mile; Graves branch, North Birmingham north to Graves mines, 262 Ighiles; Boyles Gap branch, from Graves at North Bir- mingham northeast to Five Mile Creek. 2.Os miles; Demlng branch, Matrawana to Deming. 1.73 miles.
 Southern Railway-From near Daley to coal property of Bessemer Land and Im- provement company, S.s2 miles; extension on Reynolds spur of the Brierfie1d. Bloc ton and Birmingham to mines of Little Cahaba Coal company 1 mile
 Sylacauga and Wetumpka,-W Woodbine to end of track miles.
 Tuscaloosa Belt-Rivervew to Holt 2 miles.
 Vanderbilt Timber, Mining and South western-Tumlin to Hopewell, miles.
 The contemplated building and that In course of construction is;
 Alabama and Tombigbee-Lower Peach Tree. to Coffeeville, S7 miles, 10 miles com pleted, Fulton east G. R. Hannon, gen eral manager Fulton, Ala.
 Alabama Great Southern-Allen to iron ore mines, miles. George B. Nicholson, c. E., Cincinnati O..
 Alabama Central-Booth to Autauga- ville, s.5 miles. under construction and grading completed. Charles H. Scott. president, Montgomery. Ala; w H. Gar rett c. E., Booth. Ala.
 Alabama Northern-Pyriton to Ashland, 75 miles. under construction, to be oper- ated by the Louisville and Nashville when completed. c. B. Allen, president. and B. w. Pruett, secertary and treasurer, Ashland, Ala.
 Bay Minette & Fort Morgan (L. & N.)- Bay Minette to Foleyton, 37 miles. under construction and most of the grading com pleted; w. J. Oliver X Co.,, Knoxville, Tenn, contractors. T. P. Hamm, presi- dent, 509 Stewart building. Chicago. Ill. w. w. Olney, c. E., Bay Minette Ala.
 Birmingham & Lineville-Pyriton to Lineville, miles, under construction; be- ing built by the company's forces. J. s. Jennison, vice president and general man. ager, Lineville, Ala; H. Alber. c. R., Bir- mingham, Ala.
 Birmingham, Montgomery & New Or- leans-Birmingham to Montgomery, Ala Centerville Ala, to Meridian Miss. with a branch from Greensboro to Billingsly. Ala, total of 2s0 miles, partially survey ed. The Dallas Construction company incorporated to build the line. James H. Smith. president and J. 10. White, c. E., Birmingham, Ala.
 Central of s,labama-Decatur to Jasper, Ala, 76 miles, surveyed John Carlisle. president. Cincinnati, O. Chattahoochee Valley--Jasper to Marvin, IT miles. l.. Lanier, president West Point, Ga.
 Florence & Clifton-Florence. Ala, to Clifton, Tenn, 76 miles. Edward Watkins, Chattanooga. Tenn.
 Gurley & Paint Rock valley-Gurley, Ala, to Winchester. Tenn, partially graded number of years ago. Haynesville Railway-Haynesville to Ty- sons Station, S.25 miles, graded. W. Brewer, president. Haynesville Ala; R. A. Chapman. C. E., Montgomery, Ala. Manistee & Repton-Shiverville to Mon-