The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-22
RAILROAD WORLD.


A. G. Smith. attorney for the Alabama
Great Southern railroad, has returned
from the conference of the railroad attor-
neys at Atlantic City.
He states that the meeting was not
of fighting the new rate bill, but was
called to decide certain matters that the
freight traffic people wanted to know He
says that the railroads will obey the letter
of the law and that there is no movement
on foot so far as he knows to fight tho
bill
The attorneys are reporting to the traf-
fie men this week their decisions on GER
tain questions that had to be decided by
legal minds.
Thomas McGill, travelling freight and
passenger agent of the INSTRUMENTATION
Steamship company at New Orleans, was
in Birmingham yesterday.
I'VE are providing new amusments for
our patrons this year" said Mr.. McGllI.
I'VE furnish them tackle on the boats for
tarpon fishing at Tanpieo, where the
fishing is said to be the finest in the world.
and some extraordinary fine specimens
have been caught. We are having them
mounted and sent to all parts of the
country.
Travel will be heavier to Mexico this
year than ever before. This is due to
the condition of things in California, and
especially in San Francisco, and people
who usually go to the west coast are go
ing to Mexico this year"
L. p. Smith, travelling passenger agent
of the Cotton Belt Route at Atlanta, was
in Birmingham yesterday.
The Satlla, the first of four steel screw
freighters for the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad, (the Brunswick
! Steamship company, was launched yes
terday at 1908 o'clock at Quincy, Mass
Mrs. Charles f. Aver acting as sponsor.
The other vessels being constructed are
the Ocmulgee, ogeeehee and the Ossabaw.
Following is a description of the four
ships:
They are being conducted on mild steel
from designs prepared by the Fore River
Shipbullding company and are of the fol-
lowing dimensions:
Length, over all, 313 feet.
| Breadth, amdshp, 40 feet.
| Depth of hold 25 feet
| Displacement In tones. 5000.
These vessels have been designed to car
ry the maximum of freight an unusual
ly light draft and consequently are ar
ranged with the propelling machinery at
| the after end of the vessel, the ramainder
of the ship being devoted to the stowage
of cargo To minimize broken stowage
the pillaring of the cargo holds is being
carried out on the girder system with two
large columns in each hold connected az
the head to a continuous deck girder Spe-
cial consideration has been given to the
strength of these vessels which Is in ex-
cess of that usually provided in ordinary
freighter constructions. They have d
straight stem and semi-elliptical stern.
! There are three large cargo holds having
four hatchways suitably arranged for the
expeditions handling of freight. In addl-
ton to these hatchways the cargo can be
manipulated through four cargo ports on
each side of the vessel which are about
10x7 feet in the clear and arranged with
sliding trolley doors. These cargo holds
are isolated from each other by steel wa
tertight bulkheads, which with the col
lis,on, machinery space and stern tube
bulkheads divide the vessel into seven
separate watertight compartments which
will insure the vessel floating with any
two of the compartments flooded by the
sea and in addition to this will insure
greater isolation in the event of fire, to
one compartment.
The Satilla has been rugged with two
steel pole masts having four derricks fit
ted to each, with a working capacity of
| seven and half tons per derrick. These
derricks are stepped on strong steel ta-
bes and are suitably rugged for working
the cargo by means of powerful winches,
/ in the most expeditions manner possible.
These winches are of the most up-to-date
type and are arranged in pairs at the for