The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-14
RECORD is MADE
IN(HANDLING CARS
Alabama Car Service Report
Shows Big Increase
FEBRUARY A BUSY MONTH
Increase of 1000 Cars over Number
Hauled In February, 19o4t-Frisco
Official Resigns-vacancy
Is Not Yet Filled.
FEBRUARY A BUSY MONTH

The Alabama car service report for the
month of February will show that more
cars were handled during that month than
any previous February since the associa-
ton was established The record gives
an increase of 1000 cars over the number
handled during February, 1904, which was
the banner month, and an increase of
20 coo over the number handled in Feb
ruary, 1905, when the movement of pig
iron, coal and coke was short on account
of the strike
Last month about 6SOOO cars we're ham
died. which is just about 1900 less than
were handled the previous month with
thirty-one days as against twenty-eight
for February.
r. c. Westcott, who was appointed as
sistant superintendent of the southern di-
vision of the Frisco system with head
quarters In Birmingham on March /, has
rendered his resignation. superintendent
II. H. Brown stated yesterday that he had
not appointed a successor to Mr.. West
colt, and could not tell exactly when the
appointment would be made
1t Is understood that Mr.. Westcott went
to Little Rock, where he has accepted
a position with the Iron Mountain.
H. H. Brown, superintendent Of the
southern division of the Frisco system
with headquarters in Memphis, spent yes
terdav in l3irninpham
A, J. Arrant, stenographer in the city
passenger office of the Frisco, has been
transferred to the office of A. d. Light
ner, general agent.
W. Shipley, travelling freight agent of
the Texas and Pacific railroad with head
quarters in Louisville, spent yesterday in
Birmingham.
H. I. Pigham assistant general immi-
grafton agent of the seaboard with head
quarters in Atlanta, spent yesterday in
Birmingham
II. b. Crawford, superintendent of the
Birmingham Columbus division of the
Central of Georgia, was in Birmingham
yesterday.
Horace F. Smith, who was chosen vice
president and traffic manager of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis,
has been at the head of the traffic de-
partment of that road for nearly eight
years past He began his railway career
in 1877 as general agent and superintend-
ent of terminals of the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Re at Kansas City, Mo-, and
after leaving that road was division
freight agent of the Louisville and Nash
willie at Louisville. KY, until February.
1887, whe he was appointed general agent
at Birmingham. In June, 1887, he was
made assistant superintendent of termi-
nails of the south and north Alabama d.
vision of the Louisville and Nashville
at Birmingham. and In November of the
same year was appointed assistant gen.
era freight agent He resigned the latter
position in May. 1890, to engage in other
business, but later returned to the Louis
willie and Nashville and was superintend
ent of terminals at Louisville until Au-
gust, 1891, when he accepted the position
of general agent Of the East Tennessee,
| Virginia and Georgia at Louisville. From
January, 1892, to May 1893, he was divi-
| sion freight agent of the Louisville South
| ern at Louisville. He resigned from the
| latter road in May, 1898, to accept the
| general freight agency of the Queen and
| Crescent system, and in November. 1895,
| was appointed general freight agent of
| the Southern railway system. He left
| the Southern in August, 1898, to become
| traffic manager of the Nashville, Chatta-
| nooga and st. Louis.