The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-04

Il theFS htate0 that 1t WAS tue poAtSS cH the company to give to its emyioes every convenience possible by erect Ing and equipping association build- ings everywhere needed.
 The lY. M. c. A. at Decatur is one of the most complete in the country. In addition to the reading rooms a number of bedrooms have been equipped, where men can sleep for ten cents per night A splendid res- taurant Is also provided, and baths and other privileges are plentiful and free. The employees of the two companies here state that they will do their part and will do everything possible to get other support from the citizens ant churches. The policy of railroads is to first equip '. M. C. A. buildings in middle division points. where most of the employees only lay over Q 6ay or a night. In the larger places like | Nashville and Birmingham most of | the employees have homes and so there as soon as they get In town At places like Decatur many men run 'in there from Nashville and Birmingham and return the next day. In these points the Y. M. c, A. is of more | value. as 1t affords. the employees a comfortable and profitable place to spend their idle time.
 Reductfon i'm Freight Rates. The reduction of from five to ten per cent on freight tariffs to the Southeast Is causing a big revival of business, and railroads in this section will begin to call in ali their cars Montgomery and this immediate section is not affected in a very greae degree. local freight man saying yes- terday that the most sweeping reduce | Nr hM tariff on this commodity being cut | from $l.i4 to 90 cents.
 l Since the first rumor of the proposed Ireduction came in. December mer- chants, manufacturers and especially grain dealers to the north of Mont gomery have been holding back their shipments to the Southeast waiting for the rate, which was a reduction cs from five to ten per cent During u past week orders for grain and man. ufactured articles have come in from that section in volumes and freight began to move in earnest. While the time was not sufficient to make any great change in the operation of roads the orders for cars were liberal aDp railroads expect great revival in the next week
 The Southern roads that ordered so many cars from Chicago factories last years have delayed the delivery of the box cars to meet the rush of grain 1 from Chicago and points on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and 1t Is said that over 20.000 cars belonging to Southern roads are now waiting in Northwestern yards for grain. Tn . Central of Georgia alone had 1000 cars built in Chicago late last year and all these cars are scattered along the different roads between Chicago and Louisville. The rush of grain from those points and Nashville Is expected to be enormous in the next month.
 Railroad Notes.
 The Baltimore and Ohio has let con- tracts for thirteen-story once build ing in Baltimore.
 | J. c. KesheImer has been appointed Chief Train Dispatcher for the Louis. vile division of the Southern Rail- way.
 The Cincinnati Southern has created the ofiice Of Travelling Freight Agent at Jacksonville, Fla. and s. A. Will Hams is the first to fill Nthe place.
 R. s. Fife, General Southern Agent of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas at Atlsnta and B. F. BongIey, his Tray cling Freight Agent, are in Nashville on business,
 The Rock Island has broken ali re- cords by refunding $62,000 to the cit- isens of Dallas, Tex, that amount be- ing oversubscribed for the right of way for that company into Dallas.
 The Southern Railway has arranged to doubleI track it's line between Att lanta and Austell and between Spen- cer and Greensboro, N. c. Work on the line at Atlanta will begin next month.
 John Kilkeny, who has been Pas senger Agent of the Louisville and Nashville Road at New Orleans for twenty-one years. has been appointed passenger agent of the Illinois centrse at Chicago.
 The South Carolina Railroad Com pany has recommended a law fore! ing railroads to employ only white men as flagmen, claiming that the re- for negroes and that public safety de- mands the change.
 The railroads entering Kansas Citb have about agreed on e plan for u. . new union depot there. Thirty mill lion dollars will be invested in the new building and when 1t is com pieted It will be the finest depot in the world.
 The Georgia Railroad Commission has issued its reports showing that the gross earnings of the railroads of that State in 1904 showed an increase of $e,000,0Q0. In 1908. the earnings were s24oOo.OOO, and in 1904. they were s3O.000,00O.
 The Texas legislature has passed a law requiring all railroads to furnish passes to all officials of the State and to certain Individuals. The bill pro- vided, however, that no railroad should be permitted to issue a pass to ex-Gov. James s. Hogg, who has made a persistent fight against rail- roads issuing passes.
 MONTGOMERY THEATRE. Monday Night, l SSan Toy" With James IT. POTers. l San Toy" comes to the Montgomery ! Theatre Monday night and win he nve-