The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-31
RAILROAD WORLD

w. A. Garrett. general manager c. P.
Biles. general freight agent, j. P. Nc
Cuen, superintendent of transportation,
all of the Queen and Crescent route,
spent yesterday in Birmingham. They
visited a number of he shippers in the
city and also saw several of the repre-
sentatives of the road regarding a num-
Der of matters. The party, accompanied
by Maj Frank Y. Anderson, land and
industrial agent, and Supt. \. Grggs of
the Alabama Great Southern, went to
Chattanooga yesterday afternoon at $40
o'clock
Mr. Mccuen gave the particulars of the
large order for equipment placed by the
Alabama Great Southern and the Cincn-
natl, New Orleans and Texas Pacific this
week amounting to a0000o0. Among
other things the Alabama Great South
ern will have a second huge passenger
locomotive, a duplicate of 1SS, which has
become famous all over the south for
some of the record-breaking runs it has
made. The new monster will be No. 1879,
and will be run between Birmingham
and Chattanooga on two of the fast
trains.
The order for the Alabama Great South
ern includes 2Oo0 freight cars. four con-
solidated freight engines of the large
large switch engines, four passenger
coaches and two baggage cars.
For the Chattanooga, New Orleans and
Texas Pacific the portion of the Queen
and Crescent from Chattanooga to Gin
cinnati. the order includes 300 freight
cars, eight passenger coaches, four bag
gage cars, ten freight engines. two pas
senger engines and two dining cafe cars.
A portion of this order is for October
delivery and the entire order will be de-
livered by the first of next year When
the order Is completed the Alabama Great
Southern and the Chattanooga. New Or
leans and Texas Pacific will have more
freight equipment per mile than any
other road IN the country, and will be
better equipped to handle its rapidly in
creasing freight traffic, as we'll as the
passenger business.
Inc fulnOF cunning from TO
the effect that the Pennsylvania Railroad
company is about to purchase the Louis
VILE and Nashville railroad is not cred
tied in railroad circles in this part of
the country.
H. C. McFadden, general freight agent
of the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic,
with headquarters in Atlanta. spent yes
terday in Birmingham. He was EN- route
from Louisville to Atlanta. He will leave
this morning over the Central of Georgia
on his private car.
James Menzies, general freight agent
of the Atlantic Coast Line south of
Charleston, spent yesterday in Birmng-
ham. F. w. Kirkland, commercial agent
of the same line, with headquarters in
Montgomery, was also in the city.
William A. Winburn. second vice pres
ident of the Central of Georgia, in charge
of the traffic department, spent yester-
day in Birmingham He is EN- route from
Louisville to Savannah. He is accompa-
MED by j. S. Graham, assistant general
lItiBnl d6thl stiiu - L. <ANtiN, dSSiStdilL
general freight agent. also en- route to
Savannah from the meeting of the South
eastern Mississippi Valley Freight asso-
citation held in Louisville.
Jim Corbett assistant to Second Vice
President Winburn. of the Central of
Georgia, was in Birmingham yester-
day.
o. Howard Rayer. manager of the
Southern States Dispatch. with headquar-
tiers in Roanoke, Va, spent yesterday in
Birmingham.
On account of inclement weather Pro-
fessor Mcconnell will postpone the open
ing of the new dancing pavilion at East
Lake, and will give the regular Saturday
night dance at his academy, 2O2ll2 First
avenue. and will continue Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday nights of each week.