The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
EDITORS ARRIVE
THIS MORNING
Excursion En- Route to New Or
leans for Mardi Gras.
WILL VIEW THE DISTRICT
Special Arrangement for Them to Visit
AL the Big Industrial Institutions
Will Go Over the City in
the Afternoon.
WILL VIEW THE DISTRICT

VIII FURNISH an unlimited supply VI cur
torial material for the members of the par
ty of northern editors who will spend. the
day in the city en- route to New Orleans
on AN annual southern tour.
The party, about one hundred and fifty
in number, will arrive al 6:22 o'clock this
morning on a special train from Louisville.
After breakfast the editors will be taken
in charge by the entertainment committee
of the Commercial club of which j. d.
Kirkpatrick is chairman, who has through
the courtesy of the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad company arranged an exeur-
sion over the Birmingham Mineral rail-
road, taking in some of the principal in
dustries of the district
L. Delvin, of Detroit, who is travelling
ahead of the editors arrived in the city yes
terday. The party is travelling under the
personal direction of Colonel w. H. Marvin
of the Utica. (Mich.) Sentinel, who is gen
eral manager of the southern tours.
Cars VIII be Free
The Birmingham Railway and Electric
company and the Birmingham Traction
company have both thrown open all their
lines to the northern editors, and any one
of them wearing purple badge reading
"Press Excursion to the Mardi Gras at
New Orleans.-Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and
Pennsylvania.-Feb 10 to Is, 49," will be
allowed to ride on any cars free of charge.
Indeed, the city is thrown open to these
purple badges.
At 8 O'Clock special train will leave the
union depot for Bessemer, Ensley and
other points of interest the Mineral rail
road. At Bessemer the plant of the Ameri
can. Pipe and Foundry company will be Wis
tied, as well as other industries. The party
will then proceed to Ensey, where the i'm
mense steel plant, rod mill and furnaces
and the coke ovens of the Semet-Solvay
company will be visited. Refreshments
will be served on the train, consisting of
sandwiches, beer and other eatables and
drinkables. The return trip will be made
via North Birmingham and Boyles, arriv-
ing at the depot about 8 p. m.
The editors and their ladies will then be
given an opportunity to see the city and
visit the suburbs. At :42 p. m. the party
will leave for New Orleans, arriving in
that city at 12:40 p. m. tomorrow
The party is made up of the following
newspaper men and their ladies:
Michigan
Athens, Bee, ]. F. Culp and wife; Cas-
novia, Herald, F. E. Alderman and Ora
R. Alderman; Detroit, Sun, w. E. San
born and w. q. Weick Detroit, Illustrated
Sun, Frank Barr; Grand Rapids, Review
Charles Hull and 1. Lewis; Hudson, Post
G. l. Thompson and wife; Hudson, Gazette
o. r. Pierce and wife; Inlay City, Times;
Charles F. Gee and wife, Kent City
Times, L. M. Broman and wife; Niles
Daily Star, F. d. Cook and F. w. Cook;
e. Novess; Ovid, Registor-Union Frank A.
Bement and wife; Perry, Journal, David
Pringle and wife; Prairievine, Press, John
q. Cairns and Donald McLeavy; Sparta
Leader, w. S. Ryness and wife; Spring.
port, Signal, c. w. Krathwohl and r. b.
Hoag; South Haven, News and Journal, e.
3. Thompson and partner; Trenton Wis.,
itor, Mrs. F. A. Keller and Mrs. J. Reid:
Utica, Sentinel, w. Fl. Marvin and daugh-
ter; Warren, Waterman, Charles D. Hast
ingS and wife.
Ansonia, Climax, Charles Tilden; BRYAN
Press, w. w. Morrison and c. s. Rowe:
Canterbury, Gazette, H. b. Rusler and Sa-
ran E. Rusler; Cincinnati, Christian Lead
er, Fred L. Rowe; Dayton, Sunday World
George Z. and Edmund Albert; East Liver
pool, Crisis, ]. c. Deidrick and wife, East
Liverpool, American Pottery Gazette, d.
E. McNicol and wife; Findlay American
Farm and Fireside, Galen Olderkirk;
Georgetown, Gazette, Frank Leeds and
Richard Andrews; Jefferson, Gazette, e. c.
Lampson; Johnston, Independent, W. H.
Ford and wife; Macarthur, Democrat, D.
Steele and H. s. Hamilton; Macarthur, Re-
publican, V. r. Sprague and H. W. Coul-
trap; Macarthur Enquirer, D. A. Martindl
and I. M. Lautz; Middletown, Journal, W.
M. Sullivan and John Pritchard; Marion,
Mirror, Mr. and Mrs. o. Wollenweber; Mel
sonville, Buckeye News, Guy Dew and J. c.
Baird; Pauding, Democrat, w. E. Decker
and John s. Shook Ripley, Bee, ]. C. New
combe; Sandusky, Demokrat, William F.
Sem; Springfield, News, d. t. West and
wife; Urgana, Champaign Democrat Chas
E. Gaumer and wife; Wauseon, Democratic
Expositor, C. H. Masters; Waverly, Courier
Waterman, j. w. johnson and l.. D. Nc
Laughlin; Wooster, Jacksonian, ]. F. Mar
chand and wife.
Pennsylvania
Bellefonte, Keystone Gazette, 7. II. Har-
ter and wife: Bellefonte, Centre Democrat,
Charles r. Kurtz; Bellevue, News, w. w.
Mcbride and john Grayburn; Braddock,
Daily News, Frank E. Louis; Cambridge
Springs, Semi-Weelzly Enterprise, A. f.
Moses and William Rider; Carnegie News
paper Talk, G. Geerlings and ]. A. Reese;
Connellsville, Daily News, L. A. Carroll
and Edward Murphy; Franklin, Venan
Spectator, Richard Irwin; Meadville, Tri-
Monongahela. Daily Republican, C. w. Haz-
zard and wife; Monongahela, Valley Week
ly, T. s.. McCurdy and wife; Mount JOY,
Star and News, ]. II. Missioner and lady;
New Kensington, keystone, w. 1. and j..
G. Alter; Sharpsburg, Herald, e. A. Schultz
and II. ]. Bellman; Shickshing, Mountain
Echo, r. M. Tubbs, wife and child; Taren-
tum, Telegram, George II. Mexican and
George w. Bright; Uniontown, Democrat,
Charles D. Conner and John H. Todd;
Waynesburg, Republican, J. II. Knox; York.
Dispatch, Hiram Young and Ed s. Young.
Indiana
Alexandria Times, Mrs. G. R. Browning
and Mrs. A. e. Otto; Ashley, Times, Mr.
and Mrs. George Strayer; Auburn. Dis
patch, H. c. Henry and T. c. Wickwire;
Aurora Dearborn Independent, Mrs. M. E.
Cobb and Miss Inez S. Cobb Columbia
City. Mail. c. A. Kepner and e. e. Kicker;
Garrett, Clipper, 8. Ellis and s. c. Shafer;
Hartford City, Times, Henry Geisler; Hud-
son, Banner, r. H. Wearner; Lebanon,
Daily Reporter. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Martin;