The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-03

agent of the Seaboard Air Line, has returned from lorida, where he has been for two weeks in search of rest and warmer climate. MT. Cantrell was with fishing party but says it is too early to fish in Florida and that they had little success. We didn't catch any fish, but we had q good time" said MT. Cantrell, 'and saw more ugly north ern women than I thought existed" |" He also says the orange crop of Florida was badly damaged by the freeze q few weeks ago, and that many groves were practically lost The trees were not seriously damaged. but the fruit was ruined in many fine fields.
 The following comparative statement of estimated gross earnings of the Louis- vile and Nashville Railroad company was issued February 27:
 For third week of February, 1905, $67S,- 65; corresponding week of last year, &26,SS0: decrease $4S,195.
 Total for three weeks of February. 1905, $1 1.966,9S5 corresponding period of last year. $2,22S,135; decrease $261, ,150
 July 1 to last date this year, $24. 6G5,596; corresponding period of last year, $24, 149 650 increase, $515,946
 Mileage, 19O4-1905, 3973 miles, mileage, 190S-1904 3622 miles.
 An equipment agreement has been filed in the Hamilton county registers office at Chattanooga, in which the Alabama Great Southern railroad purchases new rolling stock valued at S1141246. The agreement was made between the com pany and Blair & Go. of New York, and 1850 freight cars and twelve large engines are included in the deal, says the Chat tanooga News. The equipment as pur- chased and time of delivery ,s stipulated as follows:
 Four hundred box cars of 1000 pounds capacity each, to be delivered at Gin cinnati February, 1905.
 Four hundred box cars of 60000 pounds capacity each. to be delivered at Louis vile in March, 1865
 Two hundred box cars of 6O,000 capacity to be delivered at Mt. Vernon, H., in March. April and May, 1905.
 Two hundred and fifty gondola cars of 5000 pounds capacity each. to be deliv- cred at Mt. Vernon, H., in March, April and May, 1905.
 Two hundred coke cars of 6OOOO pounds capacity each. to be delivered at Annis- ton. in February, 1905.
 One hundred self-eleaning ore cars of 50-ton capacity each, to be delivered at Cincinnati in May, 1905.
 Eight consolidated freight engines weighing 3lS,000 pounds each with the ten der, to be delivered at Cincinnati in Feb ruary, 1905.
 Three switch engines weighing 234 900 pounds each. to be delivered at Cincinnati in February, 1905.
 One high-speed passenger engine weigh ing 292,000 pounds, with tender, to be de- livered at Cincinnati in February 1905.
 Of the total sum involved in the deal, s14f, ,245. 50 is to be paid in cash to Blair & Co. prior to the delivery of the first consignment. The remaining $1000,000 is to be paid in twenty equal semi-annual payments of $5O000 each, payable on tho first days of February and August of each year. The first will be due about August l this year and the last will be in August, 1915.
 It is understood that the Alabama Great Southern will pay for this new equipment by the issuing of $,000,000 in bonds, ne- gotiations for which are now pending.
 This road, which is part of the Queen and Crescent, is one of the most impor- tant in this section of the south, and has been enjoying an unusually big business in the past three years. It vas rumored last year that the company was prepar- ing to issue bonds for a big sum, and that the money was to be used for the purchase of new equipment, but at the time no attention was paid to the matter The road has been short of rolling stock for some time, and when the new equip ment arrives it will be up to the standard.