The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-28
RAILROAD WORLD.

81 am the proud possessor of an auto
mobile" was the greeting that Col. L. B.
Parsons entered to all his friends yester-
day, and he was by far the happest pos
SCISSOR of a horseless carriage in the city.
Some time ago President Barr gave me
a beaver hat for opening the Seaboard
through to Birmingham, and now friend
has given me an auto.
"The boys ON the road heard that
was looking for a horseless machine
which l could put iron wheels on and
use to run up and down the road, and
then take those wheels off put on regu-
lar rubber tired wheels and use on the
streets.
81 had been writing around to several
of the manufacturers looking for patents
and asking information so the boys very
kindly gave me a machine.
II found 1t in my office when I went to
work this morning. and it is a beauty. l
will hardly get to use - though for l am
rather stout and the machine is rather
small In fact it sits on my desk. But
then I appreciate it as much as / would
a big one.
"Just to get even with these jokers l
am going to have me machine of suffi-
Client strength to carry me around. 1t
will be a combination"
Warren -. Hohr, western passenger
agent of the Norfolk and Western with
headquarters in Chattanooga, was in the
city yesterday.
Thomas Bernard, who has been super
intendent of maintenance of way of the
western district of the Southern railway,
has been promoted to a similar position
on the eastern district. p s. Fitzgerald,
who was Mr.. Bern-rd's assistant, has
been promoted to the position left vacant.
Mr.. Bernard was located IN Birming-
ham, his offices being on the sixth floor
of the Woodward building. He came to
birmingham when e general offices of
the western district were moved to Bir-
mingham.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick is well known In that
department of tho railroad work, and has
a number of friends. He is thoroughly
acquainted with his duties, having been
assistant for some time. He also came
to Birmingham when the offices were
moved The official circular making the
change arrived in Birmingham yesterday
morning. 1t Is issued from the offices OF
Assistant General Superintendent Richey.
The Louisville and Nashville will run
an excursion Saturday night from Mont
gomery to Pensacola and return on ac-
count of the naval rendezvous. The rates
of $3.50 apply from Calera to Pensacola
and return.
People in Birmingham desiring to take
advantage of this low rate can do SO by
purchasing a ticket from Birmingham to
Calera for 81 and leaving Birmingham at
s:15 p. m. Saturday. They will then reach
Montgomery in time to catch the special
train which leaves there at IL o'clock
Saturday night. Returning they reach Bir-
mngham at 10:4O a. m, Monday.
j. G. Mason. eastern passenger agent OF
the Louisville and Nashville, arrived
yesterday morning from Atlanta with the
special train which Is carrying the Par
sifal company from New Orleans to Gin
cinnati lie left last night with the special
going to Nashville and from there to Gin
cinnat
The special consists of five baggage
cars, five Pullman sleepers and three l6-
section tourists sleepers. The special left
Birmingham at 2 o'clock this morning
and will arrive at Nashville at s o'clock
this morning.
The special left Atlanta at o'clock yes
terday morning and arrived in Birming
ham at o'clock yesterday morning. 1t
came over the Southern.
The Louisville and Nashville will run a
special sleeper rom Birmingham to Kan
sas City, May on account of the South
ern Baptist convention which convenes
in that city May 10. The sleeper goes
via Nashville, st. Louis and Missouri
Pacific to Kanaas City.
The Louisville and Nashville will run
two special trains from Montgomery to
Louisville on June 10 on account of the
annual reunion OF the u. c. v. The train
will reach LouiGville early on the morn
ing of the 10. Other trains will leave
Birmingham as business is delivered to
the Louisville and Nashville at these
points.
Effective some time in the latter part of
May the Southern train to Selma and Mo-
bile which leaves Birmingham now at
1215 o'clock will be changed back to its
old schedule, 1915 o'clock This change
was decided on at a meeting of the
Southern railway officials held recently
in Washington.
M. NJ Richey assistant general super.
intendent, returned yesterday from Wash
ington and announced the change.