The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
TEMPORARY WORK
At NEW STATION
Now Building Sheds and Wait
ing Room for Present Use
OTHER RAILROAD NEWS
New Passenger Station VIII Not Be
Ready for at Least a Year-Raii-
road Men Speak Well Of
Horace Baker.

Walter Harrison. engineer in charge OF
the construction of the new union pas
senger station, is bending all his energies
now to the completion OF temporary
structure to be ready by the first of next
year.
The railroads, which will use the new
station, were notified over year ago
that they would have to vacate the pres
ent station on the first of next year, and
they will be ready to make the change.
The tracks for the temporary arrange
ment are being laid, the sheds for the
trains and the waiting rooms, baggage
rooms and other necessities are being
rushed as rapidly as possible.
1t will be fully year before the per-
manent station building is completed in
GLIDING the tracks, interloeking switches
and other improvements.
As far as possible, the temporary ar
rangements are being made so as to be-
come part of the permanent structure,
such as the foundations and the tracks.
This will save time. money and labor.
The temporary arrangements are being
made so that they will interfere as little
as possible with the work on the perma-
nent structures They are being erected
as much off the site of the permanent
station as possible, so that when they
have served their purpose, all the parts
that are not needed for the permanent
structure may be torn down.
Mr. Harrison says that the temporary
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nent work but very little, if any at all,
and that the work on the permanent sta
ton will progress without any bitches aft
er the first of the year, even though
there are large number of trains in
and out Of the station daily, and also
many passengers and vehicles passing in
that neighborhood.
Innumerabe delays have occurred to
prevent the work on the station from pro-
crossing satisfactorily. There were de-
lays occasoned by inability to get GER
tain privileges, and also by claims for
damage on the part of many property
owners. After that there were heavy
rains which made work impossible. At
one time the steam shovels il the subway
were almost submerged as result of the
heaviest rain known in the history of Biz
mingham.
All the railroad people in Birmingham
Yesterday were discussing the appoint
ment OF Horace Baker to the general
managership of the Queen and Crescent
route. Many railroad men knew him in
the pastss They say that he is very
strong man, and that he will maintain
the high standard of the Queen and Cres-
cent route, especially In the transporta-
ton department.
1t is not believed that there will be
many changes in the operating or traf-
fic departments of the Queen and Cres-
cent as a result of the change. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that w. A. Garrett will
carry several of the Queen and Crescent
men with him to the Seaboard when he
takes charge on the first of next month.
In that case there will be vacancies to
fill.
f. II. Shaw, assistant general freight
agent of the Southern, who was formerly
stationed at Greensboro, knows Mr.. Baker
well, and he said yesterday that he con-
sidered the new general manager fine
railroad man. one of the best operating
men he knew
C. A. Cowles general agent of the Nor
folk and Western railway in Atlanta,
spent Yesterday in Birmingham. j. H.
McAIlister commercial agent of the same
road in Chattanooga, was also in the
city.
]. B. Henry, New York agent of the
Norfolk and Western railway, was in the
city yesterday.
Special rates have been announced on
account of the annual meeting of the
international Live Stock exposition In
Chicago. The rates are one fare, plus 81.
and are on sale November 20 to December
4, with final limit to December 10.
Small houses or shanties have been
erected at the two entrance gates at the
passenger station for the protection of
the gatekeepers. The shanties are about
2x4 feet and protect the gatekeepers from
the cold wind which sweeps through
the station in the winter. They are to
be to the left of each of the entrance
gates.
A change in the schedule Of the Sea-
board takes place today. The train from
the east that has been arriving at Il 10
D. M. will arrive one hour later, at ITO
p. m.
About 100 Harvard college cadets will
go to Marion, Thanksgiving morning to
attend the football game with Marion
Military institute A special coach will
be attached to Alabama Great Southern
train No. 7, which leaves at 5:45 p. m.
The 'Parisan Widows" and Busy
Izzy' companies left Birmingham last
night ON a special train over the Queen
& Crescent route for New Orleans.
RECORD OF THE COURTS
The only court in session yesterday was
the first division of the city court. in