The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-21
RAILROAD WORLD

NAlLNOiAO WONLO
A d. Lightner. general agent of the
Frisco system in Birmingham, said yes
terday that the visit of w. B. Biddle,
third vice president of the Rock Island
Frisco system Saturday. was not sig-
nificant in any manner.
Mr.. Bidde merely wanted to see Bir-
mingham and the line north of here by
daylight" said Mr.. Lightner yesterday.
HE was only recently given jurisdiction
over the Frisco system, and he wanted
to visit the principal cities on the line.
Herwas in New Orleans and came to Biz
mingham yesterday and spent the day
here. He went away this morning so that
he could see the line by daylight"
A deed of trust is being filed in the
counties along the Southern railway In
Tennessee to secure bonds amounting to
OO,O0OO 900. of which it is provided that
S5,OOO,000 shall be issued for betterrnents,
$16,O00,OOo to covering new bonds, $4,000
600 for the purchase of the Tennessee Gen.
trail railroad and $1S,OO0000 for redeem
ing trust equipment obligations.
In accordance with an agreement for the
sale of the Tennessee Central and Nash
vile and Clarksville roads to the South
ern and the Illinois Central companies,
majority of the stock of the first named
companies has been deposited in trust at
Nashville, Tenn, to be held and voted
for the city for period of ninety-nine
years against all proposals or schemes
looking to the sale or lease to or con-
soidation with either the Louisville and
Nashville or Nashville Chattanooga and
ST. Louis railroads. The city of Nash
vile subscribed for 100000 of Tennessee
Central stock, but refused to make pay
ment until these securities were deposited
as agreed Suit has been commenced in
the chancery court at Nashville by G.
w. Sweeney ct al. asking that the con-
tract for subscription by the city of Nash
vile to the stock of the Tennessee Cen
trail railroad be rescinded and that a
receiver be appointed for the company.
Walker d. Hines, who has. been APP
pointed general counsel of the Atehison,
Topeka and Santa Fe, with headquarters
In New York. was born In 1870. and at
the age of 10 years began work as
stenographer In the office of the local at
torneys of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad at Bowling Green. Ky. In 1888 he
graduated from Ogden college at Bowling
Green, and in 1890 became secretary to
the assistant chief attorney of the Louis
VILE and Nashville. In 1898 he was grad
uated from the law department of the
University of Virginia and became as
sistant attorney in the law department
of the Louisville and Nashville. He was
appointed assistant chief attorney of that
road in 1897 and was elected first vice
president with supervision of the law and
traffic departments, in 1901. He retired
from the last named position in 1904 and
became a member of the firm of Humph-
rey Hines & Humphrey of Louisville.
where he was engaged in the general
practice of law devotng a considerable
portion of his time to legal questions
arising in connection with the proposed
enlargement of the powers of the inter-
state commerce commission. His appoint
ment as general counsel OF the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe took effect on May
10. He will also engage in the general
practice of law in New York city.
The Seaboard is considering the pur-
chase of 1000 steel underframe ventilated
box cars of $4,000 pounds capacity, 800
steel underframe 40-foot gondola cars of
5000 pounds capacity, 10 first class wide
vestlbule passenger coaches. five combna-
toa mail and baggages cars and five 6f-
fon. express cars. The company still
have under contract the following cars
ordered some time ago, but not yet de-
hvered: Five hundred ventilated box 1000
plain box and one thousand 40-foot gon-
dola cars, all to have steel underframes
and to DC of $1,000 pounds capacity.
W FL. Stanley. trainmaster of the Sea-
board at Atlanta, has been appointed
superintendent of the fourth division,
with headquarters at Jacksonville, Fla
to succeed Walter Hale, resigned Mr..
Stanley was educated at the Lynchburg,
Va. High school and entered railway
service in 1866 as telegraph operator OF
the Norfolk and Western. He has served
successfully as agent. train dispatcher.
chief clerk to superintendent, chief clerk
to general superintendent and general
manager tranmaster of the Birming-
ham division of the Seaboard Air Line
and trainmaster OF the third division or
that road, from which position he is now
promoted
The Illinois Central has awarded to
Oliver Sollitt of Chicago the contract for
a one-story brick freight house, 80 by 500.
at Jackson, Miss. The building will have
pile foundation and east about $4,000.
G. b. Nicholson, chief engineer of the
Queen and Crescent route has been grant
ed leave of absence until January
next. owing to i'll health
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