The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-29
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lperintendent R. E. Roswell of the Abama Great Southern yesterday an- pnced the completion of arrangements vich will improve the service north of fmngham on train No. ?. due to leave fmingham at 5:45 a. m. for Chattanooga i'd Cincinnati.
 In the future whenever No ? is three purs or more late from New Orleans a iain will be made up in Birmingham and i'll leave on time, running as first sec on of No. 2. It will carry sleeper -lhich Is attached here to No and will lso have dining car and all other con eniences of the regular train It is oper- ted in order to make connections at ihattanooga
 s. B. Bennett has been appointed su Perinendent of the Montgomery division bf the Atlantic Coast Line, vice w. R. Beauprie. who has resigned. MT Bennett lwas formerly superintendent with head quarters at Waycross. Ga, and he will be succeeded there by R. A. McCraihe, Superintendent of terminals at Jackson yille.
 The Woodstock and Bloeton Railway company was organized yesterday after 1 noon at a meeting held in the offices of A, G. and E. D. Smith, attorneys, in the Woodward building. The company was Incorporated with capital stock of s24O.- GOO and officers were elected as follows:
 President-A G. Smith.
 Vice President-W. L. Mapother, Louis vile.
 secretary-E. D Smith
 Treasurer-George W. Jones, Montgom- cry.
 The Louisville and Nashville Railroad company is named as one of the incorpor- ators. A. G. and E. D. Smith represent the stock of the Southern Railway com pany in the Woodstock and Blocton, and MT. Jones and MT. Mapother represent the Louisville and Nashville.
 Those present at the meeting yesterday were A. G. and E. D. Smith. MT Jones, Lee c. Bradley and Hugh Morrow, the latter two attorneys.
 The Woodstock and Blocton road was created to take over that portion of the Birmingham Southern between Woqdstock and Blocton. This is portion Of the main line of the Birmingham Southern that the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road company did not need or want. Re- gently the Tennessee company bought the Birmingham Southern from the Southern railway and the Louisville and Nashville railroad for $1,40O.OOO and the portion be- tween Blocton and Woodstock was ap- prized a s240,0O0 in the repurchase.
 The officers of the Woodstock and Bloc ton company went to New York last night to perfect company for operating the road.
 Articles of incorporation were filed in the probate court yesterday by the Wood stock and Blocton Railway company which proposes to maintain and operate 8 railway for the purpose of doing a general freight and passenger business and 10 enjoy the other rights granted rail- roads.
 The railroad in question runs from Woodstock to Blocton and is at the pres ent the property of the Birmingham Southern Railroad company, running from its connection with the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company's track at Woodstock to Bocton. The authorized capital stock of the new company is placed at s24OOO0 being divided into 24O0 shares of $10O each The central offices Sf the company will be in Birmingham. Y Tho incorporators and officers for the first years business are the following: A. G. Smith, president: w. L. Mapother of Louisville, Ky. vice president; Edward D Smith. secretary, and George W. Jones of Montgomery treasurer
 R. D. Toben who has been roadway Eengineer of the Birmingham division of thc Southern hallway at Birmingham, has been promoted to assistant engineer, un- der the chief engineer maintenance of way at Washington. D. c. MT Tobien en- tered the service of the Southern from the offices of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad at Chicago about d year ago.