The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-06
BOND ELECTION
 VERY DECISIVE
Columbus Votes Bonds for a
 New Railroad Line
TELEPHONES ORDERED OUT
Many Subscribers Refuse to Keep Phones at Increased Rates, But Company Believes They Will
 Soon Be Put Back Again.

Columbus, Miss, August Especially The result of the bond election to de- termine whether or not the city of Co., lumber should issue bonds in the sum of $50,O00 or such part thereof as might be necessary for the purpose of securing right of way and depot fa- cilities for the Columbus, Memphis and Pensacola railroad, Is that the bonds were voted for by poll of 4S6 to 41. In order that the measure should be effective it was necessary for three fourths of the total vote boiled to be In favor of the bonds and as the result Is largely in excess of the necessary three fo urths, there will be no hitch or doubt in regard to the matter. This Is the new independent line from Aber- deen, Miss. to Columbus, Miss work on which has already been commenced and is being rapidly pushed toward completion. This will give Columbus a new freight line, making a most for midable competitor for the two lines we now have. and it will also make a through line to Memphis and the west Some people are skeptical enough to believe that the new line is a branch extension of the Frisco from Aberdeen and the story now in circulation is that the Frisco will operate a through service Columbus to Amory, connect ing with their main line. At any rate the line will be great thing for Co., lumbus and people of this section and every one seems overjoyed at the pros pect of having it in operation at such z v at inc xVi ba In ation in a years time
 Haley Hatcher Promoted.
 Hally Hatcher who has been assist ant superintendent of the Southern Railway company's lines in Mississip- pi with headquarters in Columbus, since the first of the year. has been promoted to the position of superin- tendent of the same territory With the promotion comes an increase of authority and Jurisdiction and now all questions which have formerly been re- ferred to the superintendent of the Mo- bile and Ohio t Meridian wal be, set tied at this place and great deal of time will be saved. MT. Hatcher has been in the railroad business for many years. He formerly lived in Mobile and was closely associated with Col. E. L. Russell of the Mobile and Ohio for some time Col. Russell gives him his
  fitness for the place and because of his splendid record as an executive officer.
 Chancellor In New Home.
 Chancellor and Mrs. Andrew A. Kin cannon. Miss Frankine Kincannon. MT. Kincannon,s younger members in his family and Misses Katie Boyd and Fan nie T. George, who have composed the family occupying the presidents man sion of the Industrial Institute and Col 1-z- 1.F4 terday for the university and are now formally domiciled in their new home. Mir Kincannon had everything in read mess at the university for them before they left their home in this city. Co., lumbus gives up this family with no small amount of reluctance and the absence of the Kincannon household was one of the many great reasons the people of this city regretted that MT. Kincannon was persuaded to accept the chancello orship of the university. Mir Whitefields family will come lo Co., lumbus this week and occupy the pres ident's mansion the Kincannon family vacated.
 Telephones Cut Out.
 About a hundred telephone renters had tn cir telephones removed on the 1st, when the new rates went into ef- feet. The rates on business phones went mp from $2.00 to s3.50 per month and the rate on residence phones was increased from $1.5O to $2.00 per month. The increases are the result of great improvement in the system in Colum- bus. The people agreed to the pro- posed increase some two years ago, when the officials of the company out | lined the work to be done and prom lsed the same kind of service now in operation in tie larger places. The new central energy service Is now used and the entire system has been rebuilt at this point. The general opinion seems to be that the company is doing l fair with the people so lcng a5 they dctft go any highc.. The local man ager of the teteL H.rs r:'tparY says | that several of tla phones removed are now being put bGcl. into tncr former aces at ths Te Ile~. and nrg"nr" of the former renters No further trouble