The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
COCHRAN'S ROAD
WILL ENTER YORK
Expect to Operate Trains By
October 15
PEOPLE ARE JUBILANT
Citizens of York Feel That They Have
Won Big Victory in Securing
the RaiIrOad-CoRstructi
Crews Arc Busy
BY r.. s. M'KNIGHT

York, April 24.-(Special. )-Official en-
ncuncement of what has been expected
for the past several days was received
over long distance telephone this morning
from John T. Cochran. the president Oh
tie Alabama, Tennessee and Northern
railroad, that the new railroad would IN
tersect the Southern railroad and the Ala
lama Great Southern road at this place.
aud trains would be running in here by
October Is at the latest.
John r. Cochran. the daddy of the
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern rail-
road, better known as "Cochran's rail-
road" placed a long distance call TINS
morning from Mobile to the committee
here, advising that the new railroad would
enter this town not later than october
Is and daily trains would be entering here
not later than that date. He also advised
that additional crews for grading would
be sent here to begin work from mere
north in a few days. There are three
crews. each having about 30 men, now
working on the grading from the north
end, which is about 10 miles north Of here,
working in this direction, and additional
crews will be put to work here, work
ing north, to meet the other crews. AS
soon as the north end is completed here,
then, the entire force will start from here
ant work south in Choctaw county to
meet the other end, which IL being built
from Mobile north under the name or
the Tombigbee Valley railroad
The people of this place are rejoicing
today over the victory that they have
won, and are already planning great
things for York, as this road passes
through some OF the richest lands in tim
her and soil in the south, and will add
another outlet for shipping and receiving
purposes. Lots are cheap here, in pro-
portion to other places, and a number OF
investors are expected, as well as a num-
Der of families, as this will be about the
center of the road when completed, and
no doubt shops for this new road will
he built here, headquarters for bridge
gangs, section gangs, extra gangs of all
kinds, besides number of employees of
ether kind who will be located here.
York is an ideal place to live, being high
ami dry very little sickness and an eco
nomical place to lire. An idea of the
tonnage of this place is 81, en- below for
last year. which was a bad year so far
as railroads are concerned. There were
received and shipped so cars of fertilizers.
80 cars of meal and chops. 10 cars cotton
seed meal and hulls. 600 cars miscel-
ianeOus merchandise. cars steam coal,
lJ0 cars manufactured lumber, 20 cars ice,
6 GERS brick, cars crates and hampers
50 cars Irish potatoes, 10 cars green beans,
1 cars furniture, 10 cars flour from mills,
20 cars hewn crossties, 400 bales cotton.
50 cars corn, rs cars hay and oats, SO
| cars cotton seed, Is cars domestic coal,
| Is cars live stock, 10 cars hardwood logs,
! 6 cars lime cars cement, % cars straw
| berries, cars wagons and buggies, cars
p.owers and rakes, besides numerous
other things.
The prospects are good for wholesale
grocery store. weekly newspaper will
soon he started and York Will grow in
lears and bounds,
There were several places in line for
this railroad, and the next most active
was Cuba, six miles south of here, on the
Alabama Great Southern. while it is stat
ed that Meridian offere 800, 900 for ii and
[ livingston was also active in trying to
get il there, but owing to the location of
this place and the Inducements offered II
was decided to bring it here as stated
abcve. 1t is not officially stated, but Is
the general belief. that a handsome union
station will be built in the next year or
two by the three roads that enter and
will enter here, viz: Alabama Great
Southern. Southern and Alabama, Tennes-
sec and Northern.
The Curl hotel has lately been fitted up
with acteline gas lights, making It even
more one of the best hotels on the South
ern railroad.
Owing to recent rains the truckers of
this and adjoining places report the crops
in the prime of condition. and a nice
yield OF beans. potatoes. cabbage and