The age-herald., 1897-10-06
A PROGRAM FOR
 THE VISITORS Hill View the Districts Vast Mineral and Industrial Resources. EXPECTED ON OCTOBER 18 Will Spend Two Days and Then Go to
 Other Points.
COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENT
Will Report to the General Meeting This After nOOn--General Shelley Says Birmingham Stands an Excellent Show-RaI-
 road Men Are Interested.

Ths is the program of entertain- ment and places to be visited by the government armor plate board. Some minor change may be made by the general committee of the Commercial club this afternoon:
 First day-Leave union station at S:90 over Louisville and Nashville; visit steel works and rolling mill; thence to Gate City; then back over Red Mountain to Ishkooda; thence to Bessemer Pipe works; thence to Ensley City, Pratt mines, Thomas Furnace and back to Birmingham at 5 D. m.
 Second day-Leave at S.30 a. m. over Southern for Blossburg, Brazil and Coalburg, returning at noon over Ala bama Great Southern to Birmingham; then carriages around city.
 The visit of the government arInor plate board to Birmingham will mark one of the greatest epochs in it's history.
 It is understood among the members of the Commercial club committee that the board will probably reach here in a private car Sunday night, Oct. F and spend the 18th and 18th in the Bir- mingham district. If the committee does not reach here on this date it is thought certain that it win arrive on the 18th.
 Besides the members of the armor plate board there will be large num- Der of congressman, Gov. Johnston and prominent railroad officials present The armor plate board will visit places of interest in this vicinity and then go to Sheffield and other southern points.
 T think Birmingham stands splen- did show to get the armor plate plant" said Gen. Chas. M. Shelley last night 'We have the advantages if we display them right, and we have ample rail- road facilities for reaching the seaport with the plate. As to our ability-.to make the plate there is no question"
 Maj. F. Y. Anderson has been doing some figuring. We can save $1.57 per ton on coal alone not to spsak of other raw material" said he.
 The subcommittee on places to bs visited and entertainment named by the general armor plate committee of the Commercial club met in the rooms of that organization last night
 Chairman F. Y. Anderson, B. r. Roden, Charles M. Shelley, Superintendent Wickersham of the Alabama Great Southern, and Sueprintedent Frazier of hhe Southern were present.
 The matter of entertainment was fully discussed and Chairman Anderson will make a report in accordance with the above programme, at the meeting of the general committee today. The comm1J- tee decided to recommend an informal reception, to take place in ihe parloIs of the Morris on the second evening of the boards stay. This is only done that some of the citizens may be able to meet the distinguished gentlemen who will compose the panty, and will not be in the form of banquet.
 It is the sub-comm.ttee's idea that at least thirty prominent Birmingham cbt- gems, besides the visitors who will be brought here by invitation, should ac- company the armor plate board on the tour over the district. The Louisville and Nashville, Southern and Alabama Great Southern have all tendered spe- cial trains to the committee and from the programme all will be brought into requisitdon.
 Each mtenber of tine subcommittee expressed the opinion that the members of the board should be enterta ined in 1busiiness-like manner and shown the ad- valntages of the district with as lbdtle display as possible.
 '.'These men are paid by the govern- ment, they are on purely a business trlp and they have no time for whining and -------------------------- -----------@