The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-18
.SEABOARD PLANS
SOME NEW LINES
viii Spend S2,5OO,0OO in the
Birmingham District
OTHER RAILROAD NEWS
Meeting of the Alabama Car Service
Association Was Held Yester-
day Morning - Home
seekers Movement.

Alfred Walter, Vice President e. F. Cost,
in charge of traffic; General Superintend-
emit Tiix and Chief Engineer w. l.. Sed-
don spent couple of days in the dis
trict looking over the situation to see
what Improvements were advisable.
Among other things the officials decided
on entering, Admission. The road will have
to build only short distance to get into
Admission and get a slice of the tonnage
there. As has already been announced,
the road has secured it's terminals and
is now getting ready to enter Admission.
Another matter under consideration was
building into Gadsden. While no an
nouncement has ever been made in re-
gard to the matter, 1t is generally be-
ieved in railroad circles that the Sea-
board will go to Gadsden. At the time
Of the visit of the officials it was an
nounced that the road would go into
Gadsden, but since that time information
from reliable sources indicates that a
branch will be built from the mainline
to that city.
In connection with the Gadsden matter
1t was reported that the Seaboard was
after the Chattanooga Southern, line
between Gadsden and Chattanooga owned
by Russell Sage. This line could be
put into first-class shape for a reason
able amount and it would give the Sea-
board a good opening into Chattanooga.
1t is true that terminals would have to
be secured in Chattanooga, but it is
thought by railroad men that the business
which could be secured in Chattanooga
would justify the expenditure.
A third matter under consideration by
the Seaboard was building into the coal
fields west of Birmingham. As is well
known the Seaboard will be compelled to
go to the coal fields and also to build
feeders in order to get the tonnage in
the Birmingham district that it has rea-
son to expect and it is stated that the
company intends running a line into a
part of the coal fields which have hither-
to not been developed.
A meeting of the Alabama Car Service
association was held yesterday morning
in the office of w. A Moody, manager.
Only routine matters were considered at
the meeting, which was one of the largest
in point of attendance which has been
held in some time
Among those present at the meeting
were T. f. Brooks, superintendent of the
Louisville and Nashville; A. d. Lightener,
general manager of the Birmingham Belt
and general agent of the aFriseo; L. B.
Parsons, superintendent ofithe Seaboard;
H. B. Crawford, superintendent of the
Central of Georgia; r. e. Boswell SUI
perntendent of the Alabama Great South
ern; w. n. Cox, superintendent of the
Western Railway of Alabama; ]. d. Nc
Kinney, superintendent of the Louisville
and Nashville at Montgomery, and Mr.
Harding, assistant superintendent of the
Frisco.
C. f. Smith, general southern agent of
the North and South Dispatch, a fast
freight line. was in Birmingham yester-
day.
H. H. Vance, train master. and S. c.
Parker, road foreman of engines. of the
Alabama Great Southern, leave today for
two weeks trip to Asheville, Wash
ngton, Philadelphia and New York
The Frisco and the Queen and Crescent
route had good movement yesterday of
home seekers to Texas and other west
ern states. The rates were just In effect
and the tickets are good for thirty days.
The rain hurt the business in some meas
ure, but both roads reported a good move
ment.
The heaviest part of the Frisco move
ment was on the noon train yesterday,
while the Queen and Crescent moved most
troll No los
night
Hugh Keller, for some time in the office
of A. B. Freeman, travelling passenger
agent of the Alabama Great Southern
and at present in the office of E. H. Shaw,
assistant general freight agent of the
Southern, will become city passenger
agent of the Seaboard on August / in
the office of Capt. Jack w. Johnson, dis
trct passenger agent.
J. N Cornatzer. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Frisco in Memphis,
was in Birmingham yesterday. He arrived
yesterday morning from New Orleans
and left yesterday afternon for Atlanta.
D. w. Appler. division freight agent
VI llic SchAi"i VI pNCASio at ]Atidhtd was
in Birmingham yesterday.
Warren l.. RrAr, western passenger
agent of the Norfolk and Western at
Chattanooga, was in Birmingham yester-
day.
A special from Fitzgerald, Ga, has the
following to say about the shops of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, which
are to be located there:
The shops themselves will bring here
a small army of men, whose families
must have homes, there being even now
over two hundred laborers employed at
the shop site, many Of these having come
from other towns. The extent of the work
already under way assures the perma-
nency and Importance of this industry.
The shops and yards will cover 200 acres
and the buildings contemplated al present
would, If strung out in line, reach one and
a half miles
All the buildings will be of brick, ana
will sange from 100x150 to 150x3O0 feet, and
theft construction will require something
over four and a half million brick. A
thirty-stall round house with turn-table
in proportion will be a feature of the
shops, this building already being well
under way The company will put in a
complete system of water works, and the