The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-19
4, B. & A. ID BEGIN PASSENGER SERVICE First Trains Will Run Into Tal-
 ladega Sunday CHANGES ON SOUTHERN Night Train To Atlanta Will Be Re- instated-L. & N. Will Soon Oc-
 cupy New Office Fronting
 Twentieth Street.
CHANGES ON SOUTHERN

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 The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, according to the announcement made yesterday in Birmingham, will be- gin it's passenger service ln.o rallaGega Sunday.
 The Talladega entrance was perfected about December 1. Passenger service will be begun Sunday, and will be operated from Atlanta to Talladega. The road en- tered Atlanta about December l.
 The rails of the track are all 80 pounds, the engines are among the largest and most modern, and it is announced that the passenger service will be unexcelled.
 The road is expected to enter Birmng ham in June. 1908. The finishing of the line will be a distinctive event in the n- dustrlal development of the south. It will furnish to the coal and iron fields of the Birmingham district the marble quarries of Talladega, the immense cotton acreage of Alabama and Georgia, and to the tur pentine districts a new outlet to the sea by the way of Brunswick and the Brunswick Steamship company.
 It was learned yesterday that an ar rangement had been perfected whereby the coal and iron companies of Birming- ham would furnish the railroad, the steamship company and the intermediate territory with their products, and that Tn return the bulk of material going to New York and other eastern points would be shipped over the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic and the Brunswick Steam- ship company.
 The president of the road is H. M. Att kinson, president of the Birmingham Coal and Iron company.
 W. T. Nall has been appointed agent of the Central of Georgia in Birmingham. He succeeds J. w. Meares resigned MT. Nall is well known here. He has been connected with the Central of Geor- 'gia for long term of years, and Is Thoroughly conversant with the district lThe appointment was announced yester- day by Superintendent II. B. Crawford, approved by J. T. Johnston, general SUI perintendent.
 The railway mail service has received information from the Southern railway to the effect that there will be important changes in the schedule between Bir- mngham and Atlanta, effective Sunday.
 The night train to Atlanta that was dis continued two weeks ago will be rein stated, and No. B. now operating be- tween Birmingham and Atlanta, leaving Atlanta at 63O D. m., will be discontln- ued.
 The schedule time of the departure of the night train that will be put on Sun day with such other time announcements as are incident to the changes Sunday will be announced in due form by the railroad.
 The Louisville and Nashville passenger office will occupy it's new quarters in the Louisville and Nashville station in the immediate future.
 The office will be in what is now known as the lgentlemen's waiting room. Work on renodeling that room was begun yes terday. The door opening into Morris ave nue will be permanently closed, and heW opeHihB iHto lWeHtletn street mas been cut
 The change in the office from Nine teenth street and Morris will be conveD- lent for the travelling public.
 The local force of the Illinois Central, under the charge of Whit Collier. conl- mercial agent, has occupied the passenger office of the Illinois Central on Second avenue The offices are among the neat est in the city, The appointment of pas senger agent is awaited with interest. It has been reported that J. D. Miller of At lanta will be the first passenger agent stationed herel and that he would begin his term January 1.
 As is known, the Illinois Central will eDter the Terminal station over the rails of the Frisco during the month of Janu- ary.
 -~~~~---~-~~--~~~-- they testified that his character was bad, and all. with one exception. stated that they would not believe him on oath.
 Courson's case came up before Judge Greene yesterday morning. the testi- mony was necessarily brief and the case went to the jury yesterday after noon about 5:30 o'clock. The jury re- turned its verdict of not guilty about five minutes after retiring. Only one ballot was taken.
 Courson is apparently a hard work ing man and of good appearance. He was at the time of his arrest work ing for one of the Texas railroads. He has with him from Texas an attorney. his brother and a cousin. His brother is in the banking and mercantile busi- ness in Texas.
 Capt. Frank s. White was the defen- dant's attorney here