The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
RAILROAD WORLD.

L. Sevier. second vice president and traffic manager of the Seaboard is in Birmingham for several days. He will probably be here until Friday morning. as he expects to meet W. A. Garrett, first vice president and general manager in Birmingham Thursday
 In talking of the Seaboard yesterday MT Seyier stated that there was noth- ing that could be given oH just at pres ent in regard to the plans of the com pany. He came here en route to Mont gomery to attend session of the rail- road commission, but that has been post poned, and he will wait here or in the district until MT Garrett arrives
 R. F. Boswell superintendent of the Alabama Great Southern is in Cincn- nati attending a meeting of the malnte- nance department of the entire Queen and Crescent route. They are discussing the various improvements that are in progress on the Alabama Great Southern and the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific, and also discussing the plans for the future.
 E. T. Wilcox, division freight agent or the Frisco. has returned from St. Louis, where he went to have conference with the freight traffic officials of the sys- tenn.
 E. Schryver, general freight agent of the Alabama Great Southern. is in Chat. tanooga, and will go to Atlanta before re- turning to Birmingham.
 
 The Railway Age says:
 Now that the railways are being at tackled from nearly every source and in nearly every conceivable manner. it IS gratifying to note that some few business interests are beginning to realize what the ultimate effect must be and to make protests As notable examples of those bodies representing the commercial inter- ests of the county which have refused to join the indiscrimnate movement against the railways are: The Chicago Conner cial association which has gone on re- ord as opposed to reciprocal demurra6c. The Northwestern Lunbermen's associa- ton, which has taken a similar position and is trying to handle controversies in harmony with the railways. The Ma tional Board of Trade, which on January 16, at it's annual convention at Washing ton, adopted the following resolutions:
 Resolved. that the National Board of Trade deems that it would be highly in expedient for the government, state or federal, to take under consideration at this time any proposition looking to he acquisition or operation of our railways.
 Resolved. that the National Board of Trade recommends to the congress of the United States such amendments to the 'n- lerstate commerce act as will permit proper railroad traffic agreements, such agreements to be imperative if disap- proved by the interstate commerce com mission
 It is believed that these instances mark the beginning of reaction in the course of which railways will receive the fair consideration 10 which they are emitted.
 At meeting of the Traffic club of New York on January 29, C. C. Riley, super intendent of transportation of the Erie railroad, gave an address upon the sub rect of car shortage in which he said: "The one remedy proposed which will most likely receive trial is the pooling of equipment, If the car pool were uni versally adopted the advantage would be with the line that owned a sufficient num- Der of cars 10 transact its business as under the provisions of the pool it would be entitled to as many cars on it's line 1t all times as it had in the pool The bor- rowing lines would be the sufferers. 1t IS from this source that the benefits would accrue. as the roads which do not own q sufficient number of cars in which to handle their business would be required to obtain them. Unfortunately, too many patrons of the railroads have expended most of their energy in production and failed to make provision for the storing the output until ready for shipment. Nor has proper provision been made for in- coming raw material, the railroads being expected to furnish facilities in both ln- stances
 The Mobile and Ohio will shortly place an order for 200O freight cars of various kinds.
 The Frisco has placed an order with he