The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-24
MOBILE DIVISION
DIVIDED At SELMA
LasSiter viii Be Superintendent
at Wilton
BENEFIT BY NEW SCHEDULE
Change Effective January 6. Trains
Leaving in Afternoon Made Up In
Selma. Through Trains From
Birmingham to Meridian.
BENEFIT BY NEW SCHEDULE

Selma, December 23.-(Special. The
dividing up of the Mobile division of the
Southern railway with its headquarters
in Selma and the change of schedule on
that system with the beginning of the
new year is creating considerable in
terest in these parts. The Mobile divis-
ion will be cut in twain and will then be
composed of the Mobile division, consist
, ing of Selma and everything south and
west, and the Selma division. consisting
of the line from Selma To Rome and from
Wilton to Blocton and Birmingham. j.
H. Stanfe will continue as superntend-
ent of the Mobile division, with his head
quarters in Selma.
lie will have charge of the yard and
/ terminals at Selma, Mobile, Meridian and
Akron, and of the lines running from
! Selma to Meridian and from Marion
| junction 10 Mobile and Akron. Mr.. West
Little will continue as train master, and
! b. b. Atwood will continue as road mas
ter, and S. A. Sans as supervisor OF
bridges and buildings.
Mr.. j. Lassiter, formerly of the Biz
| mingham division, will be superintendent
of the Selma division, with headquarters
at Wilton. His train master has not been
named, but rumor has it that Mr.. Stoup,
| once train master, is spoken of for the
place. However, this is mere rumor and
may not be true. A. p. Bradley will be
road master of the Selma division, and
l.. A. Beatty supervisor of bridges and
buildings.
The change of schedule goes into effect
ON January and from the figures at
hand Selma will be benefited rather than
injured in any way by the changes Ali
| trains south and west of Selma leaving
| in the afternoon will be made up in Sell
ma, and will leave on time, thereby get
| ting those who come to Selma to trade
| back to their homes on time. The con-
nection which has heretofore been made
with the train from Rome, Ga. will no
longer be made by the afternoon trains
| for Mobile, Meridian and Akron. This
| train is No. 10, and will arrive In Selma
at 6:45 p. m. No. % for Mobile will leave
at 4:25, No. II for Akron will leave at
435, and No 35 for Meridian will leave
at 4:4o, all three of these trains about
as a present.
No Is will however, run through from
Meridian to Rome, leaving Meridian at
| Clio a. M, arriving at Selma at 1880, and
| leaving for Rome at 1910, arriving at its
| destination at Gas p. m, increasing the
! running time between Selma and Rome
| by about two hours.
No. &c from Mobile will arrive at Il :30
p. m, leaving Mobile at $50 a. m instead
| of 800 a. m, as now, which will give one
~.
! No. Is, from Akron, will arrive at Il :45.
| being scheduled to leave Akron at $40
a. IN.
Through trains will be run from Biz
.mingham to Meridian via Selma, and
| from Birmingham to Mobile via Selma.
| No q will leave Birmingham al 1870 a.
M, arriving in Selma about a. M,
and reaching Mobile at II 90 No. % will
| leave Mobile at p. m, reaching Selma
| about a. m. and arriving in Birming-
! ham at $50 No. 10 will leave Birming-
| ham at $50 a. M, reaching Selma at
LEO, and Meridian at $3.50 p. IN. Return
ing as No. 20. 1t will leave Meridian at
lao a. m, reaching Selma at p. m. and
birmingham at II 90 p. M
The morning train to Akron, which re-
turns at 11:00 o'clock at night, will re-
main unchanged. Under these schedules
the Southern expects to have both its
arriving and departing trains exactly on
time.
Searching for White AssaiIant.
The police department has been search
ing for two days for the assailant OF a
young negro girl. stated by her to have
been white man of rough appearance.
man working at the race track was
arrested last night suspicion but the
girl declared he was not the man. The
assault took place Thursday evening.
For School Improvement.