The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-26
STRONG PROTEST FROM MONTEVALLO Change of Railway Schedule Is Detriment to Town APPEAL TO COMMISSION Citizens Do Not Relish Idea of Town Being Left Mile Away From Depot as Southern Railway
 Proposes.
APPEAL TO COMMISSION

Montevallo, July 25.-(Special.)- Montevallo is protesting vigorously against the recent action of the South ern railway. For nearly 20 years, ever since the road was built from a point mile and a half below Montevallo to Birmingham, the trains to and from Birmingham have come up to the Mon tevallo station.
 Thousands of passengers year have been landed in our town. Thousands and thousands of dollars of freight charges have been collected from our merchants. School girls for Alabama's great industrial school have been land ed at the schoors doors.
 Now 1t Is all to be changed. Passen- gers leaving Selma for Montevallo will either have to get off at Wilton, a mile and half below Montevallo, and walk up or pay a dollar for self and bag gage to the livery teams. Passengers from Birmingham will be compelled to get off at Aldrich and do likewise.
 The Age-Herald. heretofore practi- cally a breakfast visitor, will be carried by mile from Montevallo, or to Selma to come up on the afternoon train about 2 o'clock The express which al- ways reached here before g o'clock in the morning will now get here in the afternoon, after having been carried by Monteyallo on to Selma 55 miles, and back again. Perishable stuff will Of course be cut out
 The reasons given by the Southern railway are that they fear collision from backing up to this station from Wilton. For nearly 20 years they have backed up to Montevallo, and during that time one COW has been killed. In nearly every city some trains are nec- essarily compelled to back in.
 The people of Montevallo have not as rule indorsed the stringent anti railroad legislation to the extent of cutting rates to where there is no profit to the road They do, however want and think they have a right to expect good service. Looking to that end they have appealed to the railroad commission to see that they have rights, privileges and accommodations to which they are entitled.
 It is rumored that the prejudice and antagonism of some local officials near by are responsible for the proposed change.
 The state at large, by reason of its great state school, Is interested and Q powers that be to "stop. look and listen" Montevallo wants trains coming within mile of its borders to come Into Montevallo as they have always done. Her toll to the Southern railway is sufficient to demand 1t. If the rail- road company, through its officials. think otherwise, the citizens rely on the railroad commission to see that they have justice.
 The proposed change of schedule is billed to go in effect next Sunday. In the meanwhile strong letters are be- ing sent to the railroad commission to hold the matter up until Montevallo can appear before them at their regular meeting.
 Montevallo, through it's Masonic lodge has perhaps the best chance of securing the state Masonic Home for orphan children. This radical change of train service practically eliminates her from the race. Montevallo is one of the Southern railways best paying stations and there is no justice or req son why 1t should be eliminated from service to which 1t Is entitled.