The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
TWO RAILROADS WILL
 BE CONSOLIDATED
Chattanooga May Have New
 Line to Birmingham
NEW INCLINE PLANNED
Business Nren's League of Chattanoosa Is After Better Transportation to the Top of Lookout
 Mountain

Chattanooga, January 7.-(Special.)-An nouncement has been made here of the consolidation of the Chattanooga South ern, Gadsden and Birmingham and the Chattanooga and Atlanta railroads, all o1 which will be operated under the name of the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia railroad with connections with other large trunk lines giving through service from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
 The roads above mentioned are now owned or controlled by the stockholders of the Chattanooga Southern. The new schedule has been under consideration for some time, it Is stated, and dennite information was only announced after va rieus legal formalities have been accomp- lished, and charters, rights of ways, op- tions, etc., obtained.
 The consolidation will in no wise efrect the operation of a motor car service be- tween Chattanooga and Gadsden, which will have direct connection with trains for Atlanta. It is probable that this ser vice will be continued as far south as Bir- mingham if it proves profitable.
 With a hope of attracting more perma- Business league of that township is mak- ing strenuous effort to secure better pas senger and freight transportation to the top of the mountain. At present there seems to be an excellent chance for the of another passenger incline which will be ample to take care of this feature of the business. Freight traf- fic is what. bothers the residents, how ever, and a movement has been launched to secure better service for this feat ure.
 The local Y. M. C. A. will shortly inau- gurate a bowling contest, and the winners will issue challenge to the best bowlers of the Y. M. c. A. teams of Birming- ham, Memphis, Atlanta and Nashville.
 
 Following almost two weeks of suspen- sion, due to heavy rains, and more re- gently the severe cold weather, the con- of new streets which is in pro- gress in this city began again today. The indictment weather has made work almost impossible for about two weeks, but 1t Is expected that conditions will be better in the future. Several hundred men are af- fected.
 Hamilton county Chattanooga has made bid of more than $100,00O for the Colored Normal school which is soon to be located by the state educational au- thorities. Included in the s10O,OOO bid are school buildings valued at $20,0Oo, which could be used for normal purposes next fall It is believed that the bid of the local authorities will be accepted and the school located here.
 John w. Faxen, for years prominently identified with the business interests of has been reelected presi- dent of the local Humane society
 Lon A. Warner, for more than 25 years engaged in newspaper work in the state, has retired 10 enter the insurance field. For more than five years MT. Warner has been managing editor of the Tradesman. a monthly trade magazine.
 Railroad contractors who are engaged on the work, say that the new double track of the Atlanta division, Southern between Chattanooga and Oelte- wah Junction, will be completed within the next 60 days. This work has been in progress for almost four. years. A lit- tic more than half of the double track has been completed and is now being used.
 Excellent new stations have recently been opened by the Southern railroad at Cleveland and Athens, and work is rap idly progressing on another new station at Oeltewah Junction, IT miles east of 
 E. M O'Rear, for many years a passen- ger engineer on the Alabama Great South ern railroad, died here yesterday. For five years he has been on the pension list of the railroad, and was one of the few veterans whose services have been so remembered by the railroad
 President Ben T. Howard of the alder manic board of the city council, who was one of the victims of the recent Icy sidewalks, is reported to be much better, and will soon be able to be out.
 Following the freezing weather was a thaw which bursted a large number o1 pipes throughout the city, and plumbers have been working overtime for the past A hours. There were many bursted pipes, and it is estimated that the dam age of the cold weather will run we'll into the thousands of dollars.
 Judge R. L. Simmons of Mississippi, wht came here to take charge of the loca poultry show, has been having strcnu. ous time. Judge Simmons expected to nnt about 600 or zoo entries, but instead ther. are more than 1200.
 The local show Is attracting more at tention than was ever before accorded to similar event, and the rooms wher, the exhibition are being given have beer crowded morning, noon and night sine, the event started
 After a vacation during the Christma holidays the regular January sessions O the criminal and the circuit courts vii be started on Monday. The cr,mina court will empanel the grand jury Monda, and then adjourn for one week. The cir cult court will a3art it's regular docket a once, however. fs
 Brave Women Are LOst
 Lisbon, January 7.-(Special.)-A de structive fire broke out in dwellinl house at Mourisoa, near Tondella. wher an invalid girl lay in bed helpless. Fou lady friends courageously endeavored t. effect her rescue. Rearing ladders to tn upper windows, they entered the blazing house and presently were seen to return to the window bearing the girl in thei arms.