The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-29

The Age-Ueralds s Northern Alabama Flyer was inaugurated yesterday, and il was a fine success in every sense of tho term. A new passenger service was es tablished between Birmingham and Shef field. Florence and Tuscumbla.
 The first trip will be remembered foi a long time to come by the group ot Birminghams business and professional men who made the run to Sheffield and back. It will also be remembered by the people who live between Birmingham and the Tri-Cities, for it was the begin ming of a passenger and newspaper serv- ice which means unlimited advantages tc the country traversed.
 This train established by the Age-Her- aid, is operated over the Southern to Par rish. and over the Northern Alabama tc Sheffield It Is destined to be one of the best and most popular trains out of Br- mingham.
 Thousands of copies of the Age-Herald were distributed to the people between Birmingham and Sheffield Sunday, and at every station crowds gathered eager tc receive copies of the paper.
 Among other things the Sunday Age. Herald contained a full account of the new train, which went into effect yester- day. It also contained all of the latest telegraphic news up to a. m.
 Fresh News.
 Tine new train carries the Age-Herald to every city and town between Birming- ham and the Tri-Cities before noon every day. and by the inauguration of this serv- ice the Age-Herald reaches that terri tory in advance of all other newspapers which publish complete reports up to a late hour.
 On the trip yesterday were some three score and ten of Birmingham mer- chants and business men, and all of them declared that the new train would be a great benefit to them, praised the Age Herald for its enterprise in getting the train established by the Southern rail way and the Northern Alabama, and they extended the paper a vote of thanks unan- imously.
 The trip was made in special cars pro vided for the occasion. The equipment consisted of Southern railway private ear IA and passenger coach 126S, one of the newest Both cars were literally full of guests of the Age-Herald Breakfast lunch and dinner were served on the train, and a more enthusiastic crowd could not be imagined.
 Among the number were many travel ing men, and they were particularly warm in their praise of the Age Herald and it's new train. They said that it would be of more benefit to them and the houses for which they travel than any train out of Birmingham. It will enable them to leave Birmingham in the morning, work any town between Bir- mingham and Sheffield, and return the same night.
 The train is scheduled to leave Bir- mingham at a. m. and arrive in Tus- cumbia at 12:05 D. m; Sheffield, 12:15 p rn.. and Florence, 12:45 D. m. Returning the train leaves Sheffield at 12:15 p. m and Tuscumbia at 1925 D. m. It arrives at Parrish at 4:15 p. m., and in Birming- ham at 630 p. m.
 The first train left Birmingham on time Sunday morning and arrived in Sheffield A few minutes late. Returning the train was held in Sheffield for 45 minutes at the reouest of The Age-Herald. and through inc courtesy of the Southern railway of- fcials. and arrived in Birmingham about two hours late. This was due to the extra equipment that was carried on the Northern Alabama and the delays natural to a new service. Jack Lasseter, assistant superintendent of the Southern, personally arranged the schedule, and when he round that the party would be several hours late into Birmingham if the train was held at Parrish for the regular Southern train from Greenville. Miss, he made ur a special and ran 1t into Birmingham as a double-header.
 History of Train.
 The train on the Southern from Bir- rningham to Parrish is No. 35 which for rnerly left Birmingham at 1925 p. m. and reached Parrish late in the afternoon where it connected with train No. or tbe Northern Alabama. which arrived in Sheffield about p. m.
 The Age-Herald induced the Southern tc run No 35 out of Birmingham at a m. and have it connect at Parrish with Northern Alabama train No. 2, whiof reaches Sheffield at 1915 D. m. In this vay that entire portion of the country vas brought into closer touch by six koj1r1 with the outside world. through