The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-30
RECENT REPORTS
STRONGLY DENIED
Richey Talks of Rumors About
Railroad Changes
RUMORS VERY ANNOYING
Hrloht Outlook for Truck Freight on
A. @. s.-lnoreased Acreage In
Vegetables All the Way From
Tuscaloosa to Meridian.
RuMORS VERY ANNOYING

M. NJ Riohey. assistant general superin-
tendent of the Southern, last night denied
most positively the rumors of contem-
plated change among the higher officials
of the Southern.
For several weeks these reports have
been circulated. First Mr.. Richey was to
60 to the general managership of the
Queen & Crescent to relieve General Man
ager w. A. Garrett who was going to the
Mexican Central. Mr..Garrett's most pos
tive denial of this rumor a week ago In
The Age Herald quoted It,
The next rumor floating about. and to
which the newspapers have given much
space, was that C. II. Ackert, general
manager of the Southern, was to resign,
anu c. s. McManus. general superintend-
ent was to succeed him. Mr.. Richey was
to Succeed Mr.. Garrett on the Queen &
Crescent, and w. M. Foreacre, superin-
tendent of the Atlanta division of the
Southern was to succeed Mr.. Richey. J.
j. Cotter, superintendent Of the Blrming-
ham division of the Southern, was to sue
coed Mr. Foreacre.
All these rumors Mr. Richey denied last
night most emphatically. He said:
Il wish that The Age-Herald would de-
ny these reports, and deny them officially
from me.
LAS far as l know there is not even
change contemplated l saw Mr.. Ackert,
Mr.. McManus and Mr. Garrett in Atlanta
a couple of weeks ago, and the matter
was not even brought up. 1t was not inn
portant enough to be discussed.
"These rumors are an Injustice to Mr..
Ackert, Mr.. Garrett, Mr.. McManus and
myself They tend to demoralize things.
l want the rumor denied most positively"
L Sewer, general freight agent of the
Alabama Great Southern. has returned
from trip to the trucking section trav-
ersed by his line He says the outlook
for vegetables is bright. There has been
an increased truck acreage all the way
from Tuscaloosa to Meridian.
The Seaboard has contracted to move
the Nancy Brown company, with Mary
, Marble at the head, from Richmond to
Birmingham in time to open a weeks
engagement at the Bi1ou next Monday
night The company will be moved from
Birmingham to Atlanta week from
Saturday night.
A special train will be run to accom-
modate the company from Atlanta to
Birmingham and from Birmingham back
to Atlanta.
Special rates have been announced by
the roads from Birmingham to many
important points in Texas. They are the
new homeseekers' rates and are to be
sold April and is. The maximum rate
is 500 and this rate carries the home
seekers into the farthest points in the
Lone Star state. Even the distant cities
in the Panhandle district are included
The tickets are limited to twenty-one
days from the date of sale and stop
over privileges are allowed.
S. A. seelye. travelling freight agent
of the Southern Pacific, with headquar-
tors in Atlanta, was In the city yester-
day.
J. II. McAllister commercial agent of
the Norfolk and Western with headquar-
tcrs in Chattanooga, was in the city
yesterday.
f. j. Parmalee, travelling passenger
agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton, with headquarters in Atlanta,
was in the city yesterday.
John w. Wood, travelling passenger
agent of the Queen and Crescent route.
with headquarters in Medrian. was In
Birmingham yesterdays