The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-24
COULD NOT SELECT PLANS FOR STATION Seaboard Not Represented at Meeting of Terminal Co., MANY OFFICIALS ARE HERE Notable Gathering of Men High In Railroad clrcles-second Vice.
 President Finley of the
 Southern Here.
MANY OFFICIALS ARE HERE

As the seaboard was not represented at the meeting of the Birmingham Terminal company yesterday the plans for the ne" union passenger station could not De se- lected
 The meeting adjourned subject to the call of President G. B. Mccormack. A meeting probably will be called within the next ten days or two weeks.
 A majority of the members of the board of directors of the company were present. at yesterdays meeting which was helo shortly after 12 o'clock in the offices or the company in the Title Guarantee build ing Those present were G. B. McCor- mack, president; J. s. B. Thompson or the Southern. secretary; A. Griggs repre- senting the Alabama Great Southern' A. D. dghtner, representing the frisco' ana James Weatherly. representing the cen tral of Georgia. Beside those members of the board. c. II. Ackert fourth vice president of the Southern, who has charge of the company's construction work and especially the construction or the terminal, and Walter II. Harrison, engineer in charge of the construction of the Birmingham station, were present. The board was not in session more than half an hour Designs for the station were submitted by half dozen architects. The next meeting will probably be heid in Birminham and an effort will be made to have all of the five roads which are to use the station. represented at the meeting, in order that a decision can be reached and the bids from the contractors for the work may be secured.
 There was notable gathering of rail- 1 road men in Birmingham yesterday. Be- l side those who were attending the meet ing of the terminal company several high officials of various railroads were here in conference Among those in the city were w. w. Finley, second vice presl- dent of the Southern; H. B. Spencer, 1 general manager of the Southern; c. $. McManus, general superintendent of the 1 Southern; w. A. Garrett, general mana ger of the Queen and Crescent route; l.. Green, freight traffic manager of the Southern and Haiden Miller freight traf- hc manager of the Mobile and Ohio.
 Seven private cars belonging to the va rious officials, are in Birmingham. The entire train of private cars was taken to Woodlawn last night and the officials spent the night in the yards at that suburb.
 | This morning at 10 o'clock a special i train will be run over small part or the Mobile division. and the officials will make short tour of inspection.
 The officials will remain in the district until tonight. when they will separate and go in various directions. Conferences will probably be held during the day with several of the large shippers of the district.
 1 MT Finley, second vice president of the Southern. with headquarters in Wash ington, D. C., does not visit Birmingham very often, but he keeps in close touch with the district and appreciates It's won derful resources and rapid development. He will spend today here inspecting the company's properties and before leaving will meet personally the principal ton- mage producers of the district
 "The Southern's traffic has kept up well this summer" said Mir. Finley. While the quarantine has affected our passenger business in the southwest, freight traffic Is active throughout the south. The country is wonderfully pros porous and we look for rush of busi- ness throughout the fall.
 | Birmingham Is growing fast" con- l tinued MT. Finley, "and every time come here remark the solid improvements that are being made. Birmingham has a great future and the Southern Railway com pany Is making large plans for develop ment with a view of meeting the traffic demands of this district"