The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-21
TRAFFIC MANAGERS
 IN SESSION HERE
Prominent RaiIrsad Men Spend
 Day In the City
ACKERF AMONG VISITORS
Coapman of the Southern and Presi- dent Smith and General Manauer Starks of the L. & N. Here
 For a Few Hours.

An adjourned session of the traffic man.
 asers of the several railroads entering
 Birmingham was held yesterday. the nur-
 pose being the further discussion of "a F service. The meeting was in executive l sessions.
 Vice President c. H. Ackert and n
 coapman. manager of the northern and
 eastern districts of the Southern were
 here yesterday
 otner than the resignation of M M.
 Richey, manager of the western and mid
 ale districts, was simply matter of bus
 mess, neither of the officials had snv- thing to say.
 They, too, were reticent concerning the
 cut in wages to be made February 1.
 AS reported yesterday, while the original announcement statedthst only the admin
 istrative officials would suffer A cut
 In salary, it is strongly rumored that
 this cut will be general among all em- ployes4 4drawing more than $50 per month. M. M. Richey, whose resignation as
 manager of the middle and western dis
 triots of the Southern was effective re-
 
 morning.
 As stated, he was here Sunday on bus
 mess for the company. and on that &C., count spent his last days service in Bir- | mlngham.
 MT Richey stated that he had made no arrangements for entering into other busi-
 ness. He will remain for few weeks in , Atlanta. at any rate. according to his present plan
 It was learned that the request for MT. Richey's resignation came from Mr. Ack- ert direct. and was a great surprise. The middle and western districts will tempor- arily, at least, report to MT. Coapman, | manager of the northern and eastern dis tricts. The clerical force which was un- l der MT. Richey will continue in service.
 unless contrary instructions are issued The understanding is that Richey's re- | moval was another step in the direction of general retrenchment. l Milton H. Smith, president of the Louis vile and Nashville railroad was in Bir- mingham for a few hours yesterday. | While the state and the Louisville and | Nashville are fighting their great bat l tie in Montgomery. President Smith is l clinging very close to this state.
 President Smith did not discuss the | present litigation, though it was learned | indirectly that he indicated while here ] that he is satisfied with the trend of the I argument. The railroad interests, too,
 were pleased on learning that in Kansas City, the law preventing corporations 1 from carrying their suits to the federal I courts was unconstitutional, and that the
 2-cent rate law in Pennsylvania was l knocked out.
 l In addition to President Smith, General
 Manager B. M. Starks of the Louisville | and Nashville, with headquarters in l Louisville, spent yesterday in the city. He stated that he was here on official 1 business, and that there was no signifi- canoe in his meeting President Smith l at this time.
 1 H. B. Crawford, superintendent of the l Central of Georgia, with headquarters in I Columbus, spent yesterday in the city. | It was learned that no one had been appointed to succeed the late ". E.. Estes, general freight agent of the Cen tral of Georgia, whose death occurred last | week in Savannah.
 Superintendent Crawford reported the Central doing well although business was comparatively dull.