The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-14
RAILROAD WORLD.

The Knoxville Sentinel has a lengthy superior court in Atlanta in regard to people purchasing tickets to get through getting their money refunded. The de- cision is of interest to all people who travel. The court rules that a person my purchase a ticket to some near sta- ton in order to pass through the gates to help friend on the train, and that the railroads have toFefund on this ticket by saying:
 The precedent established by litigation is interesting to say the least of it and at times might become valuable to the traveling public, in cases of emergency where 1t is necessary for persons to go to the trains who do not intend to travel on them at the time.
 friend of F. H. Hartman. pointing out some of the good qualities of the man who is made so conspicuous by the interstate commerce commission investi- gation. remarked: He has given thou sands of dollars for irrigation purposes, has voluntarily reduced passenger and freight rates in far western states where the laws allow high charges. In the San Francisco disaster Hartman did prob ably more than any one person for the relief of the city. Besides throwing the road open and going to San Francisco pesonally he gave $2OOO0O in cash. This alone popularized him in California. He numbers among his friends now many of the most radical thinking men in public life in this country. He has expended money literally to check the damage being caused by the Salton sea, and he has Hven the free use of his steam ship to carry Red Cross food supplies to famishing China"
 The Chicago Record-Herald quotes railroad official as follows on the subject of reciprocal demurrage, which is of so much interest at present:
 "If the shippers understood this ques- ton they would shun a reciprocal demur- rage law as much as we do. It would entail incalcuable injury. They say it is not fair to fine the shipper for de- tention of loaded cars when the rail- road goes free when damage is caused the shipped by the railroads detention or failure to furnish cars. They forget that the railroad would rather not collect a dollars demurrage and that our car service rules are in the interest of all shippers. If the railroads are te be penal ized when unable to furnish our cars or dered by a shipper we shall be obliged to keep our cars where we can control them-that is. on our own rails. This would not be retaliatory measure, but defensive one, and one that would be absolutely necessary, There are hun dred valid reasons why a reciprocal de- murrage law should not be passed. The railroads feel there must still be some sense of justice in the people and that when they realize what an ini1uitous thing such measure would they will not permit it."
 c. Clifford has been appointed master mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville It D. D. Briggs has been appointed master mechanic at Montgomery. Ala, in place of MT. Clifford.
 F. H. Benjamin, trainmaster of the Louisville and Nashville at Nashville, Tenn, has been appointed inspector of transportation at New Orleans, La. r. G. Bennett has been appointed to suc- ceed MT Benjiman as trainmaster.
 The Central of Georgia will build freight and construction yards at Atlanta, at an estimated cost of s50O,OO0.
 The Seaboard Air Line is having plans prepared for freight station and trans- fer facilities to be built at Monroe, N. C., at a reported cost of s6O,000.
 The Southern, reported some time ago fin the market for locomotives, is again asking bids on fifty engines.