The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
RAILROADS HAVE
 LARGE MOVEMENT Louisville and Nashville Moved
 1900 Cars Sunday. YARDS ARE CLEANED UP c. L. Harris, Trainmaster of Frisco, to Be Assistant Superintendent of Birmingham Division of South
 ern--Proposed Tampa Line.
YARDS ARE CLEANED UP

general cleaning up in this dstrici Sunday and the reports received from the various lines show that more cars were probably handled than were ever handled before in twenty-four hours. The railroads used all their available motive power and moved all the loads possible. As a result the yards were cleaner yesterday than they have been In some time.
 The movement of pig iron was especial ly heavy, as all the furnace companies are seeking to ship their iron before the increase of 25 cents per ton goes into effect March 1. The movement of iron was one of the largest recorded in long time.
 The Louisville and Nashville railroad alone moved 12OO loads" Sunday on the Birmingham division. This exceeded the movement of Sunday. February by about 200 cars, which Is equivalent to seven or eight trains The yards in Birmingham and a number of the sidings along the entire division were filled with loaded cars, which could not be kept go- ing during the week. These were pretty well cleaned up, although there is still a number of cars to be handled. The sit uation was greatly relieved and the Louis vile and Nashville is lin much better condition than it has been for some time.
 The other roads, especially the Frisco and the Southern, also had big move ments. The Frisco cleaned up it's yards completely and started yesterday morning with practically no delayed cars in it's yards. The exact number of cars han dled by the other roads could not be aseertalned, but the movement was rela- lively as large as that of the Louisville and Nashville.
 c. l.. Harris, tralnmaster of the Frisco in Birmingham, will become assistant superintendent of the Birmingham divi- sion of the Southern March 1. He has been located in Birmingham about six weeks and railroad men say that he is one of the best equipped railroad men hereabouts.
 MT. Harris was formerly superintend- ent of the Missouri Kansas and Texas at Parsons, which is one of the heaviest divisions on that road.
 The office of assistant superintendent Is permanently created and takes effect at the same time that the resignation of J. J. Cotter, superintendent, is effec- tive. w. M. Deuel will succeed MT. Cotter. He is at present acting as as- sistant superintendent of the Birming- ham division, having come here recently from the Knoxville division, where he was assistant superintendent.
 The application of H. M. Atkinson. Martin F. Amorous and Preston s. Ark wright of Atlanta for franchise to build a railroad from Tampa, Fla, to Brooks vile in Hernando county, Fla, probably means a through connection from Bir- mingham to Tampa. The Atlanta Con- stitution says in reagdr to the proposed road:
 Business men of Tampa were quick to enthuse over the proposition. which will give this city direct route to the west via Atlanta as well as a through line traversing the west coast counties of Florida with their abundance of unde- veloped resources.
 The men promoting the Tampa North ern'' represent the interests controlling the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic which is now in operation between Bruns- wick and Talbotton with branch lines extending to Waycress and Thomasville. The road is under construction between Talbotton and Birmingham and work, it is understood, will commence in a short time between Warm Springs and Atlanta
 The plan to be followed, 1t is believed, is to extend the Tampa Northern to Thomasville. Ga., thus giving a trunk line through the west coast counties of Florida and a direct line to Atlanta via. Thomasville, Fitzgerald and Warm Springs. A direct line to Birmingham via Thomasville and Fitzgerald will also be given.
 The construction of the Tampa North ern' to Brooksville and Thomasville will, when the main lines of the Atlanta. Bir- mingham and Atlantic are completed to Atlanta and Birmingham. not only give the only through lines to those cities from Tampa. but will open up for devel- opment a section which is rich in re- sources which have only waited railroad facilities.
 Heretofore it has practically been im-