Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-03
BETTING THEIR STATION Viii Be the Reception to Blr--
 mingham's Guests. THE PLAN FOR THE DAY Tour of Inspection Around the Birmingham
 Mineral Road IN A SPECIAL TRAIN OF CARS All the Important Industries and Minirg Camps Will Be Thrown Wide Open for
 Their Inspection. Trip Around the City in the Royal Red" Electric Mogul-Public Reception at the Commercial Club at Night
 to Which the Public s4 is Invited.

day morning the gentlemen whose names appeared in yesterdays State Herald as committee of arrangements met in the parlors of the Commercial club to devise ways and means for a proper reception to Birmingham's honored guests, the house committee on rivers and harbors, who arrived here this morning at 5:S5 o'clock over the Alabama Great Southern rail- road from New Orleans
 Mr. Paschal G. Shook presented to the committee the programme of
 THE ITINERARY.
 At 9 o'clock a special train will leave the Union depot to carry the visitors and the local committee around the Mineral The itinerary of this trip will be as fol- lows:
 Birmingham to Graces Gap, thence to Greens Springs, thence to Ishkooda iron ore mines, thence to Bessemer to see the furnaces and the Howard Harrison iron pipe works. thence to the coal mines at Johns, thence to- Ensiey City, thence to Pratt City, thence to Thomas, thence to North Birmingham furnaces, thence to the Dolcito Dolomite quarries, thence to Birmingham. It is proposed to arrive home at to o'clock this afternoon"
 This will enable the committee to gaze upon the wealth of mineral in this dis trict, comprising coal, iron ore, limestone quarries, etc, and also the magnificent plantg dotting here and there the greatest district in the south.
 ENTERTAINMENT.
 MT. M. V. Joseph president of the Com mercial club, announced the following programme of entertainments:
 "A subcommittee of the entertainment committee will go to the car about o'clock this morning and meet the kl.N thA tGtt fx-Il1 be Invited to a breakfast to be served where the committee shall select, proba- bly, at the Morris. The committee shall also see to the serving of luncheon to the visitors and committee and guests on the trip around the Mineral. Returning to the city in the evening the visitors will be served supper, this also probably at the Morris. Then will follow the recep- ton at the Commercial club. Here there will be an address of welcome by the mayor and a reply by some member of the visiting party. Next on the pro- gramme will be an appropriate number of toasts. After the reception the visi- tors will be escorted to their private car
 The reception at the Commercial club is intended for the general public, of high and low degree, and the citizens of Bir- ningham and suburbs in every walk of life are invited to attend, where all will be introduced to the guests of the city.
 THE ROYAL RED CAR.
 It is intended in the event the party returns from the trip around the Mineral in time, to take them over the vast sys- tenn of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company in the Royal Red, the magnificent Mogul electric car, in order that they might have an opportunity or seeing a city scarcely out of her swad- ding clothes, yet magnificent enough in her proportions, buildings and industries to vie with any In the world.
 THE LADIES.
 Several members of the committee be- ing accompanied by their wives, the com mittee have arranged for the elegant and coumodious quarters for them in the Morris, where they will receive all possi- ble attention. In the event they do not care to take the trip around the Horn" other arrangements for their entertain ment will be provided
 THE SPECIAL.
 The special train which will make the trip around the Horn will comprise fine engine of the Louisville and Nash vile, baggage car, private car of the com mittee Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- way companyS private car, and two Louisville and Nashville cars. ..
 The train will be amply large Tor all who intend accompanying the visitors on the tour of inspection.
 SKETCH OF THE MEMBERS.
 Below will be found short synopsis of the life and work in congress of each visiting member of the rivers and har- bors committee
 Warren B. Hooker represents the Thir- ty-fourth congressional district of the state of New York. He has represented his district in congress for three consecu- tive terms. He is chairman of the rivers and harbors committee. Mr. Hooker was born at Perrysburg, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1856 He has lived in New York state all his life, with the exception of two years spent in the practice of law at Tacoma, Wash. He is a republican and defeated his dem ocratic opponent in the last congressional election by over l5,000 votes.
 Blnger Hermann Is a member of con gress from the First congressional district of Oregon. He was born at Homecoming, Md, Feb. 19, 1S43, and was educated at the Independent Academy (after Irving college) near Baltimore. Removed to Oregon and began teaching school, then the study of law. He was admitted to the bar in 1866. He has held many im- portant positions in Oregon, and has been a member of the Forty-ninth, Fifteth Fifty-first Fifty-second, Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth congresses. He is also chairman of the house committee of irri- gation of public lands. He is repub- lcan.
 Samuel M Stephenson was born in New Brunswick in 1881. In 1S46 he removed to Michigan and engaged in numbering; was elected to the legislature in 1877 and served one term; he served two terms as state senator also. He has served in the Fifty-frst, Fifty-second, Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth congresses. He is repub- lican. He is also a member of the house committee on public lands.
 John E. Reyburn. who represents the Fourth Pennsylvania district, is a native of Newcastle, o. He was born Feb [, 1Si5. He received his education in Penn- sylvania. He was admitted to the bar in 1870; was a member of the house of representatives of Pennsylvania during the sessions of 1871. 1874. 1875. and 1876 He also served four terms as state sena- tor In 1890 he was elected to serve the unexpired term of Hon. Wm. P. Kelly in the Fifty-first congress. He was elected