The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-21
RUPTURE BETWEEN
R, RS PREVENTED
Seaboard and Birmingham
Southern Temporarily Agree
A CONFERENCE IS CALLED
Trouble Arose Over Fact That Sew,
eral Roads Have Joint Trackage
Agreement-Atlanta Has
New Rates TO the East.

The Birmingham Southern and the Sea-
board have effected a temporary arrange
ment by which the former road is to
switch the feight cas- of the latter. Until.
yesterday no agreement had been made,
and there was some danger, 1t was I'M
derstood, of an open rupture, but a con-
ference was held yesterday between the
various roads interested in the matter and
/. was adjustd temporarily. Another con-
ference will be held Monday at which
representatives of the Frisco, the Bir-
mingham Southern, which is owned by
the Southern and Louisville and Nash
vile, and the Seahoard will be present.
and a final adjustment will finally be
made.
The trouble arose over the fact that
the Southern, the Alabama Great South
ern and the Frisco have many Joint pieces
OF tackage between Birmingham and
Bessemer, Pratt City and Ensley and the
Southern and Alabama Great Southern
objected to the Frisco switching Sea-
beard cars over this joint track, claiming
that the Frisco did not have the right
t, do so without the permission or the
other two partial owners.
II is believed the Birmingham Southern
will make some contract to switch Sea-
board cars on a basis similar to that
with the other roads.
F. o. Becker, formerly general agent
OF the Frisco in Birmingham and his
wife were in Birmingham yesterday. Mr.
Becker has been attending a meeting of
the weston classification committee, of
which he is chairman, in Norfolk, and
III returning to Chicago, he stopped in
Birmingham.
General Agent Lightner of the Frisco,
was showing Mr.. Becker the completion
of about two miles of track in North
Birmingham, which the latter commenced
and the former completed.
Several representatives of the Southen
were in conference yesterday in the Hotel
Hilman, called together by Division
Counsel James Weatherly for an annaul
conference to discuss matters of interest
to the road.
Among the officials of the road present
were Col w. A Henderson, assistant gem
eral COUNSEL Mr.. Weatherly' Superinten-
dent ]. ]. Cotter, Birmingham; Superin-
tendent A. Ramseur, Asheville division,
Asheville, n. c.; G. G. Thompson divis-
ion freight agent; II. Il. Hutchens. SUI
pcrntendent Memphis; 4. j. Eagan, SUI
pcrintendent Mobile division at Selma;
]. N. Harrison, district passenger agent,
birmingham; and several local attorneys,
including j. 7. Stokely' law partner VI
Mr.. Weatherly.
No information regarding the confer
ence was given out further than that
an informal discussion was held.
Atlantas new rates for all rail and rail
ard water from the east have been pro-
mulgated They were made as result
of the recent agreement regarding the
freight rates reached between the roads
and the Atlanta freight bureau.
These rates give Atlanta an advantage
over Birmingham. The following COM
parative table shows first the Birming-
ham rate then Atlanta's old rate, and
third Atlanta's new rate, with the diff
ference between the Birmingham rate
and the new Atlanta rate
Rail and Water.
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