The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-06
MANY NEW DEPOTS
IMPROVEMENTS REPORTED
 RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Better Accommodations by L. 4 N. at Flomston, Brewton and Ey-
 ergrcen--DispositfO of
 Several Cases. 4-


 The Alabama Railroad Commission. at its regular monthly meeting held at the Capitol yesterday morning. re- ceived reports that several new de- pots for the accommodation of the public are to be built by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company.
 Superintendent ]. I. Mckinney, of the Montgomery and Mobile Division, reported to the Commission that depots are building at Flomaton and Tyson and that plans are being drawn for a depot at Brewton. He said that in the fall the Louisville and Nashville would build a handsome railway station at Evergreen. It was also reported to the Commission that the Louisville and Nashville officials had agreed to build an adequate depot at Morris.
 The meeting of the Railroad Commis- sion was marked by harmony, although President Conner and Superintendent Mckinney of the Louisville and Nash vile engaged in a brief passage of words toward the close of the meeting in regard to the building of physical connections at Andalusia between the tracks of the Louisville and Nashville and the Central of Georgia Railway The three Commissioners attended the nseting and the business was de- spatched with celcrity.
 
 Thomas H. Robinson of Fayette. who petftioned for more side track room at that point. The railroad company was ordered to provide the facilities.
 D. Q. Vaughn, Mayor of Geneva. pre- sented petition for better train ser vice on the Alabama and Florida branch of the Louisville and Nashville road There was conference be- tween MT. Vaughn and officials of the ra which a. quest was made that the petition be continued which request was granted
 Officials of the Louisville and Nash vile and the Central of Georgia Rail- ways, cited by the Commission to an- swer a complaint from Sampson as to railroad crossing at htat point. promised to remedy the condition.
 Local freight tariff No. of the Syl- acauga and Wetumpka railroad. a lumber road, was submitted to the Commission and approved as was local sreight tariff No. of the Alabama Northern Railroad.
 The matter of better train service on the Central of Georgia Railway for Motts station was taken up. It was agreed that the Commission could not remedy the situation because one train now stops at Motts station. The other train Is an interstate train and the Commission has no power to require 1t to stop at that station.
 At this point President Conner and | Superintendent Mckinney of the Louis vile and Nashville had some words as | to connection of tracks of the Louis vile and Nashville and the Central of Georgia at Andalusia. President Co., i mer asked MT. Mckinney if the Louis | vile and Nashville would not make | the connections which the shippers of l Andalusia so much desire.
 l Mo. Mckinney replied that the cost 1 of the connections would not justify | the railroad company in making the 1 improvements. However, he said, a | connection had been made there by the | lumber road of the Pearson Lumber | Company. which tracks were used | during the fertilizer season. The Louis vile and Nashville, MT. Mckinney l said. had made such a connection al not believe the friends of his compa- ny at Andalusia were especially anx- | ious for the connection.
 | well, MT. Mckinney" said MT. Co., | mer, in his choppy style, "If had the power would order you to put ir that crossing"
 If you did we would put 1t in,' replied MT. Mckinney quietly.
 Continuing. Mr. Mckinney argued that 1t would not be right to force the | Louisville and Nashville to open the way for it's competing line at Anda- lusia into a rich territory which his | company had developed and was still developing.
 Announcement was made that as a l result of the recent inspection by the | Commissioners of railroads in AIaban,a g number of depot improvements would | be made at minor stations.