The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-05
MOBILE AND OHIO MAY USE PROPERTY Said That Hardie Property Will
 be Freight Depot OTHER RAILROAD NEWS Louisville and Nashville Will Ask Bids This Week for Addition to
 Building on Morris
 Avenue.

According to the latest information in railroad circles the Hardie property and the Steiner property on First avenue be- tween Twenty-ifth and Twenty-seventh streets, bought recently by c. c. Hanson of Memphis, who is at the head of the Gulf Compress company, is to be used for a freight depot for the Mobile and Ohio railroad
 The announcement was made some time ago that the Mobile and Ohio, which is recognized as a Southern railway holding would come into Birmingham. The line of the Illinois Central to be built from Corinth, Miss. to Haleyville, Ala. will be used by the Mobile and Ohio; the Northern Alabama, another Southera railway property, will be used as far as Jasper, and the Southern railway from Jasper to Birmingham.
 The property seems to be in an ideal location for a freight house for the Mo bile and Ohio. The Southern to Greenville comes into the city through North Bir- mingham and the tracks are already with In short distance of this property.
 One piece of property is on First avenue near Twenty street. It faces 4s0 feet on First avenue and runs back BOT feet This brought $65,O0O The Hardie proper ty, which also lies between First avenue and Morris avenue at Twenty-ffth street. brought $145,0O0, and the Steiner property brought S35,0O0,
 The new schedule of the Central of Georgia went into effect yesterday Train No. 2 leaves Birmingham at ' a. m. in- stead of GAO a. m. as in the past, and train No. 1 arrives at 9:50 p. m.
 The new arrangement between the Queen and Crescent and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas for through connection between Birmingham and Dallas went into 'effect yesterday.
 Queen and Crescent train No. l, which leaves Birmingham at 1925 p. m., con- nects at Shreveport with q train on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas. No. l reaches Shreveport at 12:45 noon and the Missouri Kansas and Texas train leaves fifteen minutes later.
 Returning the Missouri, Kansas and Texas train leaves Dallas at 6:SO a. m. and arrives at Shreveport at 3 D. m. Queen and Crescent train No. leaves Shreveport at $40 D. m. and reaches Bir- mfngham at 5:45 a. m This is the quick est time to Dallas by twelve hours.
 The connections at Shreveport are sure. The Missouri Kansas and Texas train is held for No. 1 every afternoon, no mat ter how late the latter train may be, and in turn No. ? is held for the Dallas con- nection every afternoon.
 The Louisville and Nashville will ask bids this week for the construction of the third story of the office portion of it's building on Morris avenue between Nine teenth and Twentieth streets. It was announced some time ago that a story would be added to that part of the build ing used by Superintendent Brooks for his otnce and the offices of the operating department of the road The present quarters are so cramped that more room is badly needed It is also probable that the contract will be let this week. R. C. Brooks commercial agent of the Central of Georgia, has been transferred to Montgomery to succeed F. B. White, resigned. H. A. Jordanl succeeds MT. Brooks.
 The gross earnings of the Southern rail- way for the last six months of 1905 show an increase of $1,6746l0 over the same period of 1904 me net earnings show an increase of $406, 135~ for the same period. The gross earnings for December, 1905 show an increase of $363,0s1. and the net increase for December over the same montn of 15sf was $l4i,s9S
 The stockholders of the Alabama Great Southern, limited held a meeting in Lon don recently and adopted a plan for the liquidation of that company and the transfer of the assets to the American company, the Alabama Great Southern.
 L. Sevier, general freight agent or the Alabama Great Southern, and A. Griggs, superintendent, accompanied w. A. Gar rett to Chattanooga Saturday and return ed Saturday night.
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