The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-01
PRESIDENT OF THE
SEAB0ARD is HERE
Mr.. Barr Arrived in Birming-
ham Last Night
WILL REMAIN TWO DAYS
Roadbed Between Birmingham and
Atlanta Settling, But 1t Will Be
Two Months Before Through
Passenger Service Starts.
WILL REMAIN TWO DAYS

President j. M Barr of the Seaboard,
arrived in Birmingham yesterday eve
ming and will remain here until Thurs
day or Friday. He is accompanied by
Harry Frazier of Richmond, consulting
engineer; W. l.. Seldom, assistant chief
engineer; and r. 1. Cheatham, assistant
general freight agent, and L. B. Par
sons, superintendent of the Birmingham
division. The party Travelled in President
Barr's private ear and Mr.. Barr will
be quartered in his car during his stay
here
In addition to the officials already
named there are here TO meet Mr.. Barr,
Chief Engineed w. w Gwathmey, who
has been in Alabama for two or three
weeks, and Engineer Jones, VINO is in
charge of the construction work between
Birmingham and Atlanta
Mr.. Barr said last night that the re-
cent freezes and rains had been very
helpful to the new line. There have been
a good many washes and Between now
and spring the roadbed will undergo the
necessary settling process. The construc-
ton has been of the highest class and
it is thought that in a few months the
roadbed will be in perfect condition.
Asked when a through passenger SER
vice between New York and Birmingham
would be inaugurated Mr.. Barr said 1t
would be fully two months. The Sea-
board is now operating a local passen-
ger train between Atlanta and Pell City,
and between Birmingham and Coal City,
a few miles north of Pen City.
Mr.. A. d. Lightner general agent of
the Frisco system. will go out over the
Bessemer branch of the Frisco today for
the purpose of looking into the situation
between Birmingham and Bessemer. 1t
will be remembered that there has been
scme question over the Seaboards using
certain joint trackage of the Southern
and the Frisco, between Birmingham
and Bessemer, and tie matter is to be
settled as soon as possible. The Frisco
has a contract to switch Seaboard cars
into B.ssemer, Ensley and Pratt City.
There is a temporary settlement in effect
now between the Southern and the
Frisco.
a. s. Blodgett, division ngineer, and j.
b. Hanna. assistant division engineer of
the Frisco system. were in the city yes
terday.
The Frisco will establish commodity
rate on boots and shoes OF any quantity
into Birmingham based on second-class
rating, effective February 1O.-The pre-
vious rate was on first-class basis. The
difference will be about 10 cents on the
100 pounds The following rates will then
be effective: Cincinnati, 70 cents; Louis
vile, Cairo and Evansville, 60 cents, and
Memphis, So cents.
Arthur Briggs, general counsel of the
Chicago Great Northern, and a party of
friends spent yesterday in Birmingham.
They will go to Chattanooga this morning
ON train No. 2 of the Queen and Crescent
Route. The party is travelling in private
car No. 101 of the Chicago Great North
ern.
s. A. Seelye, travelling freight agent of
the Southern Pacific, with headquarters
in. Atlanta, was in Birmingham yester-
day.
j. r. Smith, claim agent of the Hi
nois Central, with headquarters in Vicks-
burg. was in Birmingham yesterday
Beginning today the Southern Railway
company discontinues the sale of coupon
tickets reading from Birmingham to At
lanta. and from Atlanta over the Sea-
board.
Knoxville, Tenn, January 31.-A spe-
cial from Johnson City, Tenn, says:
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