The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-01
JACK ", JOHNSON
 GOES ID SEABOARD This Popular Gentleman Ap-
 pointed Dist. Pass. Agent OTHER RAILROAD NEWS
When the New Depot Is Erected the Southern May Run Trains Through Ensey and Thomas on the
 Mobile Junction Addition.

Capt Jack W. Johnson, one of the best known and most popular citizens of Bir- mingham, has been appointed district pas senger agent of the Seaboard, with head quarters =in Birmingham. The creation of the office is coincident With the inau- guration of the through service between Birmingham and New York tomorrow morning.
 The appointment came yesterday morn- ing and was accepted by Captain John- son after he had rendered his resigna- ton as tourist agent of the Southern. He will assume the duties of his new office this morning.
 Capt Jack" as he is known in rail- road circles and among his friends, will have his office the first floor of the Woodward building, where the freight office of the Seaboard has been located. The freight department will be moved to the eighth floor of the Woodward.
 It is really remarked that the Sea- board could not have made better choice for passenger representative just as the line is commencing its through business. Captain Johnson knows every one in Birmingham, is well acquainted with all the railroad men who visit the city, and is personally esteemed by the travelling public.
 For many years Captain Johnson was ticket agent in the union passenger sta ton, and since he retired from that posi- ton he has been associated with the Southern as tourist agent.
 The first through train on the Seaboard leaves Birmingham tomorrow morning at 6;20 o'clock and the first afternoon train out of Birmingham on that road will leave Sunday afternoon at 4:10 o'clock.
 The first train into Birmingham from New York will arrive Tn Birmingham train on the new schedule will arrive in Birmingham at 9:25 tomorrow night. These trains will be daily
 Indications are that quite a large num- Der of people will avail themselves of the new service. The trains will be composed of vestibule coaches and Pullman equip ment of the latest styles. Most of the equipment is new.
 The morning trains leaving Brming-
 
 the through trains for New York. and the train arriving in Birmingham at night will bring the through sleepers.
 w. E. Christian, assistant general pas senger agent of the Seaboard, with head quarters in Atlanta, will be in Birming- ham the first of next week.
 When the new Union passenger station is built 1t will probably mean two trains daily each way from Ensley and Thomas, and possibly a connection with Pratt City on the Southern.
 It is probable that the Southern trains from the south will enter the new sta- tion via the Mobile junction extension, which is now being built. This extension, wrich runs from Mobile junction near Bessemer to the North Birmingham freight yards of the Southern. passes through Ensley and Thomas If this is used for the passenger trains to and from Selma and Mobile, stops will be made at Ensey and Bessemer.
 Bird M. Robinson. president of the Mo- bile, Jackson and Kansas City, spent yes- terday morning in Birmingham. He came from Chattanooga early yesterday morn- ing and left at noon over the Southern for Mathiston, Miss, which is the cross ing point of the Southern and Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City.
 MT. Robinson is in his private car, Brunswick He stated that work on his road was progressing rapidly. The road is an air line from Mobile through Beaumont, Laurel, New Albany and Bol- ivar to Jackson, Tenn. portion of the road Is already completed and large con struction gangs are at work making con nections.
 F. J. Eagan, superintendent of the Southern with headquarters in Selma, was in the city yesterday
 J. N Richardson chief clerk to M M Richey, assistant general superintendent of the Southern, will take his vacation next week.
 Huntsville, June .-(Special)-Thomas McAllister, local ticket agent of the Southern railway, has resigned that posi- ton and accepted a position as ticket seller in the Union depot at Birmingham.