The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
SOUTHERN PLANS
 ID CUT EXPENSES General Encouragement of Trains to Be Made In January HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAVEL ta-Birmingham Trains Discontin- ued Some Time Ago Will Be Re-
 sumed This Morning-Other
 Railroad News.
HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAVEL

An effort to gain the details of a plan for a reduction in train service by the Southern Railroad company met with no success, although Vice President J. M. Culp, in charge of traffic, spent yester- day in the city.
 MT. Culp refrained from making statement in way of explanation, although he was one of the officials of the road which met in Washington some days ago to frame up such a scheme. It was learned, however, that beginning January a number of trains throughout the sys- tom will be discontinued, and a number of schedules consolidated.
 It seems to be the object of the road to decrease expenses. and at the same time interfere as little as possible with the through mail, passenger and freight ser vice.
 It is possible, according to the general scheme as understood in Birmingham, that if business increases, few trains will be discontinued. Vice President Culp was optimistic yesterday, and stated his belief that return of activities in the iron and coal businesses would mean an increase in railroad tonnage. J. S. Barber Thomr- son, who was with MT Culp, also stated his belief in an early return to the noi mai. The officials were travelling in their private car, inspecting the line and shaking hands with the shippers of the district AS stated in The Age-Herald yes terday morning, MT. Thompson was au- thQrity for the statement that the hands 1aid nff af ba cta ago would be reinstated Monday. and that work would be pushed with the ut most rapidity.
 The holiday travel is as heavy as in other years, when times were considered boom times, and there were no calamity howlers in the country.
 Yesterday throughout the day there were swarms of people at both railroad stations and the trains arriving under the sheds were overburdened with hu- manity. Travel out of Birmingham, too, was exceptionally heavy
 At both stations additional help is ncces sary In the manipulation of the increased business Several additional ticket sell CTS were employed yesterday and several new baggagemen.
 Another indication of the heavy travel, thoroughly characteristic of the Christ mas season, IS that all the through are arriving behind their schedules.
 The night train of the Southern, discon- tinued several days ago. was renewed this morning, leaving Birmingham for Atlanta at 12:30 o'clock. The companion train which was also recently discontinued, and again in effect now, will arrive from At lanta this morning at 6:25 o'clock.
 Two local trains, hitherto operating be- tween Birmingham and Atlanta were dis continued yesterday. These were Nos. A and ST. arriving in Birmingham at l2 o'clock and departing at 4:45 in the aft ernoon.
 No. 36 hereafter will leave Birmingham at 4:25 D. m. No. II will arrive at 5:15 a. m. No. B will arrive at 12:15 D. m No. g will arrive at 10 o'clock p. m.
 w. c. Kilgore, formerly soliciting agent of the Central of Georgia in Brming- ham, received the appointment as com mercial agent with headquarters in Mem phis. The appointment is effective Janu- ary 1.
 Birmingham parts with MT. Kilgore with regret. He has been with the Gen. tral of Georgia for eight years. and has worked up from office clerk. He has been soliciting freight agent for two years, and was considered one of the best in this section of the country.
 . MT. kilgore will succeed L. B. Nefier. resigned.