The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-15
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still unsettled, ana 1t is not thought that this will be undertaken this year. The survey has been made and the Frisco has right of way men at work along the entire proposed route.
 The Southern is preparing to build a track of ten miles from Knoxville to the Ross quarries in South Knoxville for the purpose of handling the output. The marble has formerly been floated to the city on boats.
 Information from responsible sources states that the Louisville and Nashville will not fill the vacant office Of Wee president at once, anu that J. H. Ellis. secretary of the company who was slated for the place, will not get the appoint ment.
 The reason of this change is said t, be that the president has sufficient assistance and that an attorney is needed in that position. The lines go through many states and an attorney Is needed in the position to settle many of the questions arising.
 A telegram from Washington says:
 The usual fight against the special ap- propriation for fast mail service over the Southern and associated railways to the south was made in the House com mittee on post offices and, post roads, but the committee by 8 vote of eleven out of sixteen put the item in the post office appropriation bill. In the com mittee the item was especially cham pioned by Judge Griggs of Georgia.
 in Itc fhta xyaq a stronger than ever before. The fact that this appropriation goes toward the spe- cial mall train now run over the Southern has greatly strengthened 1t. While 1t Is anticipated that there will be the usual fight in the House, its supporters are confident it will be held In the bill.
 An important change in the schedule of the United Fruit company, by which It's steamers sail from New Orleans for Pan anna and Colon on Wednesdays instead of Fridays, Is of far reaching effect, and a big factor in competition between southern and eastern goods for Central American traffic.
 It's object is to enable the steamers to reach Colon at the same time as those sailing from New York on Monday.
 
 able to take a train for Panama the fol- lowing day. In this way close connec- tions are made with lines delivering goods on the Pacific coast of the Central Amer ican republics.
 The great amount of transportation that will have to be done before the Panama canal Is completed adds to the big trade constantly carried on with Central Amer lea and at the present time the contest between New York and New Orleans routes has become intense. The Illinois Central has contracted to move carloads of sewer pipes from the Akron, O., dis trict to New Orleans, to be shipped from that point to Panama for the canal. The same road also has contracts for large shipments of machinery. It will take thirty trains of forty cars each to trans port the sewer pipe. The initial haul will be by the Pennsylvania The goods will be turned over to the Illinois Central by which route the trains will move through to New Orleans. where the pipe will be turned over to the United Fruit company steamers for movement to Colon.
 This contract is important because 1t emphasizes the influence which the gulf railroads are beginning to have on the movement of material in that direction.
 Remarkable speed was attained by the New York and Florida special of the At lantic Coast Line on Its first trip between this point and Jacksonville. Engine 27O an exact duplicate of 271, which has a record for fast runs, pulled the train from Sa- vannah to Jacksonville, a distance of 154 miles, in two hours and fifty minutes
 There were four stops en route. Ac- tual running time was as follows: Sa- vannah to Jesup, 57 miles in 59 minutes; Jesup to Folkston 54 miles in 5l minutes Folkston to Jacksonville, 43 miles in 46 minutes. Actual running time for the 154 miles 156 minutes. Time of leaving Sa- vannah 1245; time of arrival in Jackson vile 3:35; total time consumed, ITO min utes. This may be considered a remark able run.