The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-06
RAILROAD MAY SOON
HAVE NEW OWNERS
Chattanooga Southern May Be
Bought BY the L. q N.
EXTENSIONS IN VIEW
Travelling Men VIII Meet In chrtts-
peoan In June In National Convcn-
ton and Pine Programme
Has been Arranged

Chattanooga, Tenn, April e.-tSpeoialA
1t Ia generally believed in Chattanooga
railroad circles that the chattanooga
Southern is soon 20 be the property of
the Louisville & Nashville road, This
belief is based upon the recent order of
the louisville q Nashville, which routes
all Birminsham-Ch Chattanooga freight via
Gadsden line, The praotieahillty of such
contamination Is easily seen. hut there
are other reports current here and tn
other cities interested which support
more interesting story. one report comes
from Philadelphia that the New York
and PENNSYLVANIA capitalists. who eoush,
the Chattanooes southern, have bought
The Vanderbilt road between Tallapoess.
Ca, and Hepeweli. Ala IN so doing, Il
lie positively stated that they have acted
for the New York Central In carrying
out a plan TO extend the Ann Areor
Inc.
According to the revised programme for
The national convention Of tho r. ?. A,
this city, week Of June IS. the sieht-see>
ing event OF the session will be the trip
10 chiesamaasa park and Fort osie-
thorpe. Al day Wednesday will be de-
voted to this purpose. tentative plans,
as vet in an diminished condition. pro-
vide Tor day fall Of great Interest to
TIE visitors Refreshments wsll be served
At some feasible place. Coneeysneos of
every kind viii be on hand to take tho
visitors around the park
Chattanooga Typographical Onion, No.
s., has enlisted it's help 10 worthy
cause by voting a permanent monthly
donation toward The support of the Chat
tanooka tuberculosis sanitarfpnh This
money. TOT the present at least. plll
probably be used IN defrasang the eS~
penses OF nurse maintained BY tho as
sociatfon to care Tor tire Tuberculosis
patients and give Instructions regard
ing measures to prevent spread OF The
disease.
General Clement A. Evans OF Atlanta.
commandments OF the Initea Con-
federate Veterans, has written to Cap
tain j. +. Ship oaat1erma ster general.
Of This city. and one OF the principal
veterans to Chattanooga in 5g1a, on that
sab1ect. General Evans letter is an elo-
auent expression Of his appreciation OF
invItation. lie H. bound
Is precedent not to express afaS pref
erence in such ma atef's, where more than
one city is seeking to get the ressnion.
c'hattanoogass health is in an excel~
Tent condition, Al present there are no
tS'1hoid Or dinhthefis cases on record. Only
ohe death from tsrhosa fecsf has bern
reported so far this year. Only twenty
cases of SINS ilpox are on hand. the situas
tion being held under control by the
authorities All eases of small pox are
kent well under strict surveillance. Sew
efsl cases Of niunlps ana measles have
been reported but these sre on the de-
crease d'he sfty is about 20 enter the
summer with q clean bin of health
Gen. D. +. Wilder. who rs on his way by
boat 70 Shiloh, was in washington re-
GENTLY and while IN this city seid TINT an
appropriation of s456o0 has been niatte 70
tx up the national park at Shiloh. Dur
ing tie recent storm nbout 10.ooo trees
war blown down, many buildings de-
sfs6ved and other damage done Including
The destruction Of The iowa monument.
General wilder eafimntes chat Il Will re-
t,iire $1,000 70 replace sfiis monument THE
DESTROYER buildings VIII also be Replaced.
At this writing the spark OF life sti1l'
fingers with Jeremiah r'elkner the szvsar-
old hoy who Sustained 81 frHeftire OF the
nizull last Saturday by falling from a
1'he parents still persist H. re
fusihf to allow b pllysieifsn 10 eare for the
hoy. No enc but tfoiy Rollers are at
bowed 70 cross the threshold of the Felix
mr. horne. 1fhe parents confess thnt he
Is more reatless 'thah at first, But he r
ssli iineonAcioiis. 1l,e parents, however.
sf1I he is recovering rapidly