The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-08
RUMOR SAYS BAKER WILL NOT BE MOVED Will Remain General Manager
 of Queen and Crescent MILTON H. SMITH IN CITY Arrangements Will Be Made Soon For Entertainment of Industrial Agents
 and Commissioners Who
 Come January 22.

Local railroad officials no longer give credence to the report that Horace Baker general manager of the Queen and Crescent, will be trans ferred to the Southern in the capacity of vice president.
 Nevertheless, there is the greatest in terest and speculation as to what will be the result of the conference of Southern, Alabama Great Southern. Queen and Crescent, Mobile and Ohio, and New Orleans and Northeastern of ficials which is in progress at Wash ington at the present time.
 From reliable sources, however, comes the report that MT. Baker will not be transferred. Mr Baker, him self. is not attending the Washington conference. I. W. Evens. superintend- ent of the Birmingham division of the Ala bama Great Southern, was called to Cincinnati yesterday, where he will en- ter conference with MT. Baker, gen eral manager. and w. s. Andrews, gen eral superintendent of the Queen and Crescent.
 Nothing of a positive nature con corning the Washington conference has leaked out, and, as stated, there is the greatest interest among local officials and agents of the, Southern and allied lines. F
 Concerning the nature of the confer ence of the Queen and Crescent of f1cials in Cincinnati, nothing is given out
 There is much interest centered in the meeting of the industrial agents and commissioners which will convene al the Hotel Hillman January 22
 John l.. Parker, chairman of the en- tertainment committee of the Commer- cial club, will call his committee to- gether in the immediate future and make arrangements for thes entertain ment of the delegates.
 J. c. Claire of the Illinois Central. president of the association, states that there will be large attendance of the members Much business of importance will be transacted.
 The body of railroad commissioners Is considered one of the best informed fin the country on the industrial condi- tions, and the actions of the body are always given consideration by finan- ciers throughout the country.
 Milton H. Smith, president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, trav- cling in a private car, arrived in Bir- mingham yesterday.
 Yesterday morning he visited several of the industrial corporations, and was in consultation with other coal and iron operators.
 MT. Smiths visit was a great sur prise to railroad officials. The pre- sumption is that he came to Birming ham on account of the pending hear ing of the cases against the Louisville and Nash vile in which Governor Corper the plaintiff, the suits in question having sprung into existence Nnen Governor Conner was a candidate for the railroad commission.
 H. E. Hutche ems, president of the Bir- mingham Traffic Transportation asso- citation, has called a meeting of the as- sociation for January 19.
 O. L. Mitchell, general southern agent of the New York Central lines, with headquarters in Chattanooga, and J. c. Coon, general passenger agent of the Alabama Great Southern with head quarters in Chattanooga, were among the well known visiting railroad of ficials yesterday.