The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-22
THE RAILROAD NEWS
ANNIsTON WANTS NEW MODERN
 PASSENGER STATION.
Central of Georgia and Alexander Oity Clash Over Raiiroad's Right or Way--Master Mechanics at
 Atlantic City.

The Chamber of Commerce of the City of Anniston has through a com mittee made report in regard to the present condition of the union railway station at that place to Superintendent Brooks of that division of the Louis vile and Nashville Railroad and to the State Railroad Commission. The report states that the station is utterly inadequate, and that it does not furnish protection from the wealth CT for passengers or baggage. and that 1t is in q very unhealthy and unsan- itary condition.
 It seems that the present station was built many years ago when An niston was no more than a village, while now with a population of 10000 and with more than 800 passengers arriving ond departing daily. the peo- pie of the town think that a larger and better station Is due the city.
 Besides being too small. the station offers no protection from the weather to people arriving or departing, and be uncomfortable. uncleanly and in- convenient.
 The Central of Georgia Railroad and the town of Alexander City have clashed lately in a dispute arising over some land adjacent the railroad upon which have been built many city Improvements, and which the railroad company claims as their property, Many rumors are current that the rail- road will take legal steps to, confiscats all the Improvements. and one of the largest legal battles of the year ap- pears to be lowering over the city. The Central of Georgia Railroad in an effort to establish it's bounds to It's rArr xR Nl. ka.- ly had an engineering corps. measure or the fifty foot limit on either side of the line and set up ir0gT posts. It appears that stores, warehouses and dwellings have been built within this limit In the last twenty years, not knowing that the property belonged to the railroad company. Even part of the plant of the city's electric light and power company Is situated in this fifty foot limit.
 The City Council of that place held an indignation meeting and ordered the posts dug up. and since then noth- ing has been heard from the railroad company.
 One of the piers supporting the tres tie of the Western Railroad over Ca- toma Creek, west of this city, on the Selma division of the road, was un- dermined last week by the high wa ters of the creek and caused the conn pany quite a little trouble.
 O. c. Nelson. roadmaster of the Western in this city. stated last even ing that the trestle was repaired i'm. mediately and that the entire roadbed of the line was in an excellent condi- tion.
 R. c. Corey, master mechanic of the Louisville Id Nashville Railroad in this city, is in Atlantic City attending the convention of the Railway Master tion.
 W. N. Cox, Superintendent of the Western in this city, was in Atlanta yesterday on business with President Wickersham of the road.
 John Hughes, assistant in the local commercial office of the Seaboard Air Line. returned yesterday morning from Selma, where he has been in attend ance at a house party.
 O. c. Nelson, roadmaster of the Western in Montgomery, accompanied by his wife, will leave the city today on his vacation During the trip they will sojourn at New Orleans for a few days and then go to Stratford Springs. Miss.
 c. W. Robinson, Travelling Freight and Passenger Agent of the Burlington Route, with headquarters at Birming- ham, was in Montgomery yesterday calling on the several railroad officials.
 The Louisville and Nashville Railroad has announced very low Fourth of July rates from this section of the State to all points on their line south of the Ohio River