Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-26
COME AGAIN. GENTLEMEN
It PIeases Us Much to Enter
 tain You.
ST. LOUISANS SEE OUR CITY
And Are Delighted With lt-They Predict for Birmingham Much Prosperity and
 Great Future.

Birmingham entertained as her guests yesterday ninety-six citizens of St. Louis, who are on an excursion through the south.
 They came over from Atlanta Sunday arriving here about o'clock Sunday night. En route here from Atlanta they made several stops at the different towns along the Southern railway, the citizens of those places showing them many courtesies
 After arriving here Sunday night the greater portion of the visitors attended church and then returned to their cars for nights rest.
 They were not expected to reach Bir- mingham until s o'clock yesterday, and for that reason the committee appointed to meet them was not at the uepot to welcome them to the Magic City.
 The excursionists are members of the Interstate Commercial club, and are among the most prominent business men of that city, many of whom sell to the merchants of Birmingham. The party is composed of the following gentlemen;
 Cyrus P. Walbridge, mayor of St. Louis; E. O. Stanard, Stanard Milling company, ex-governor Of Missouri; Thomas Booth, president Merchants ex- change; H. A. Blossom H. A. Blossom & Co.,, insurance; Frank Gaiennie, manager St. Louis exposition; William Stx, Rice, Stix & Co.,; M. B. Miltenberger, H. T. Simon & Gregory; George Diehl, Fried man Bros. x Schafer, boots and shoes G. w. Milius, Wertheimer-Swarts Shoe com pany; J. H. Roblee. Brown Shoe com pany; A. c. Stanley, Goodbar Shoe com pany; J. B. Desnoyers, Desnoyers Shoe company; R. Knippenberg, Anheuser- Busch Brewing company; L. l.. Culver, Majestic Manufacturing company; l.. M. Rumsey, l.. M. Rumsey Manufacturing company; Gaius Paddock. Paddock Hawley Iron Co.,, George Wright, Will liam Barr Dry Goods company; Jack Gordon, Ely & Walker Dry Goods com pany; w. L. Bragdon, Willimantic Lin en company; A. G. Souther, b. D. South CT Iron company; J. c. Newberry St. Louis Iron and Steel company; Charles Blake, Sligo Iron Store company; Ali Bannantine, Bannantine Galvanized Iron company; c. H. Filley. Excelsior Manu- featuring company; Joseph Wangler. Joseph Wangler Boiler works; J. E. Cart wright, pig iron; w. G. Hagar. Western Iron and Supply company; L. D. Vogel Charter Oak Stove company; G. B. Hor- ner, general passenger agent Louisville and Nashville Railroad company; J. J. Webster, commercial agent Southern Railway company; E. W. LaBaume, gen. eral passenger agent Cotton Belt rail- road; Frank c. Chase, insurance: F. E. Fowler, F. E. Fowler & Co.,, insurance; F. E. Codding, capitalist; L. Herman. capitalist; w. F. Teller, capitalist; Will liam Albert Swasey,s architect; H. T. Kent, attorney at law; M. l.. Gray. ex- circuit judge; Thomas A. Russell, circuit judge; J. M. Wood. circuit judge; F. II. Comrades, Comrades Furniture com pany; c. W. Bullen, National Bank of the Republic: H. M. n O. han lore H. Koehler Jr, American Brewing Co.,; John Mullal1y. John Mullally Commission Co.,; Thomas Francis, D. R. Francis Con- mission Co.,; J. A. Warren John A. War ren Commission Co.,; J. w. Wray. Drum mond Tobacco Co.,; F. R. Rice. Rice Mer oantile Cigar Co.,; William A. Stickney, Stickney Cigar Manufacturing Co.,: l.. Schaefer, St. Louis Dressed Beef Co.,: F. A. Faust, Faust & Sons Oyster and Restaurant Co.,; H. w. Gildehaus, Fink. Nasse & Gildehaus Grocer Co.,; A. c. Blanke, c. F. Blanke &c Go. Coffee & Tea, Co.,; J. J. Kreher, Sickles Saddlery Co: : T. B. Boyd, president St. Louis exposi- ton; Lewis Perry. American Cotton Bale Improvement Co.,; J. w. Goodbar Scott Force-Goodbar Hat Co.,; Wm. Bagnell. Bagnell Timber Co.,; O. M. Schmidt. Q. M. Schmidt & Co.,; Reid Northrop Amer fcan Refrigerator Transit Co.,; H. N. Davis, Smith-Davis Manufacturing Co.,; i;
 
 featuring Co.,; A. G. Peterson. Peterson & Homes; J. B. O'Shea, state grain in- spector; Daniel Paule, Daniel Paule Mer- cantile Co.,; s. A. Bemis, Bemis Bag Co.,. G. w. Gunnison, Inland Oil Co.,: E. c. Donk, Donk Coal Co.,. L. o. Branch White, Branch & McConkin; w. M. Sen ter Senter & Co: James Tulloch. The N K. Fairbanks Co.,: John Manley, Manley & Thompson; W. s. Simpson, Christo- pher & Simpson; D. I. Bushnell, D. I. Bushnell & Co.,; B. J. Ehnts. B. J. Ehnts Lumber Co.,; Henry Wrape. Henry Wrape Coopering Co.,; Charles Aldrich. American Roofing Co.,; J. A. J. Shultz, & Sons, fish; P. P Connor, Connor Bros. Co.,. c. F. Schultz. ex-U. s. sub-treasur- CT; David Block, Block, Dean & Co.,; P P. Williams, P. P. Williams & Co.
 Birmingham's Committee.
 The committee appointed by the Com mercial club to meet the St. Louisans and arrange for their entertainment con- sisted of the following gentlemen:
 Rufus N. Rhodes, chairman; J. L. Mo Gowan, Charles Roy, Roscoe Mcconnell R. F. Kolb. s. Steiner, w. G. Estes, R. H. Hagood. W. B. Leedy, H. H. Sinnige. M. V. Joseph. w. K. Sawyer. Coleman Blach, Sid Lee, Mayor J. H. VanHoose, Kettig, J. H. McCary. o. Chalifoux. J. Beitman, R. F. Manley. Wayland Trssk, J Bowron, E. Wilkerson, A. c. Reck- ling, E. Lesser.
 This committee met the St. Louis party about o'clock yesterday and extended to them hearty welcome to Birming- ham.
 The committee and a few other citizens accompanied the St. Louisians around the Birmingham Mineral road on spe- cal train that left the union depot at 10 30 a. m. They first went to the Sloss Furnaces, and from there to North Bir- mingham. where a stop was made for an inspection of the furnaces there. Then they went to Pratt mines and to the Ensley furnaces
 After leaving Ensley the next stop was al Bessemer. where they spent some time at the furnaces and the Howard -Harri- son Iron company's pipe works and other places of interest in and around Besse- mer.
 Returning. a stop was made at Ish- kooda ore mines, and from there the special train came on to Birmingham arriving here between 3 and o'clock.
 A trip around the Highland Avenue and Belt road. where the visitors were given an opnortunfty to see some of Rir-