The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-25
NUMEROUS SPECIAL
RATES ARE OFFERED
Summer Travel from Birming-
ham VIII be Heavy
WEEK END CONCESSIONS
Boston, Milwaukee, New Haven and
Denver Are Among the Points to
Which Special Rates Have
Been Announced.
END CONCESSIONS

iAd AhlitVduS bdl VI AoiA ihAiA6 nam hofC
announced a larger number of special
rates this year for points in all directions
than ever before. The special rates are
attracting great deal of attention. and
the passenger agents declare that the
travel out of Birmingham within the next
few weeks will be unprecedented for the
summer season.
Among the rates advertised by the rail-
roads are the following;
Asheville, N. c., on account of the
meeting of the Southern Students con-
ference of the Y. NJ C. A and Y. w. c. A.
The tickets will go on sale June 7, and
8, with the final limit of June q. The
same rate is offered to Asheville on ac-
count of the annual conference of the
Youngs Peoples Missionary movement.
These tickets go on sale June $685. with
final limit July 10.
On account of the annual meeting of
the American Medical association, a rate
has been offered to Boston from May 81
to June 8, inclusive, with a limit to June
IS. and extension privilege to July 10.
Two dates have been set for the sale
of special tickets to Chatauqua, N. Y.
One is July 5, with hnal limit August 7,
and the other is July Is, with the final
limit August %.
A special rate has been offered TO Chat
tanooga on account of the spring festl-
val. Tickets are on sale June to 9,
with final limit June TO-
On account of the annual grand lodge
session of the Eks, rate of sS2 80 has
been offered to Denver and return. The
tickets go on sale July Ola, with the final
limit August 20.
A number of men from Birmingham will
attend the annual meeting of the South
ern Hardware Jobbers' association, which
will be held in Hot Springs The tickets
are on sale June Gil.
1t is expected that hundreds of Ala
bamaians will go to Louisville to attend
Homecoming Week for Kentuckians.
Tickets for this event will be sold June
lp-12, with the limit June %.
A rate is in effect to Milwaukee on, ac-
count of the meeting of the Grand Aerie
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles They
go on sale August la and the limit is
August %.
The rates to Monteagle have been an
nounced They are for the Montea gle
Bible Training school, the .Monteagle Sun
day School institute and the Womans
Congress. These tickets Will be on sale
off and on all during the summer.
On account of the knights of Coluni-
BUS National Council a special rate has
been offered to New Haven. Conn, the
tickets going on sale June 2-5 with the
limit June 9, and privilege of extension.
week end rates to number of sum-
mer resorts have been offered by the va
rious railroads The Queen and Crescent
has announced a special week end rate to
Lookout mountain, which will hold good
for the season. The tickets are good on
any train leaving Birmingham Saturday
and for return on any train leaving Chat
tanooga on Tuesday. This is much
more liberal concession than has ever
been made before.
j. N. Born, travelling freight agent of
the Merchants and Miners Transporta-
ton company, was in Birmingham yes
terday.
s. w. Wilson, travelling freight agent
of the Philadelphia and Reading, spent
yesterday in Birmingham.
]. N. Cornatzer, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Frisco in Memphis,
spent yesterday in Birmingham, and re-
turned to Memphis last night II. H.
Brown, superintendent of this division,
also arrived in the city yesterday and
will probably remain here until Saturday.