The age-herald., 1900-01-20
LUMBER DEALERS
 SEE THE DISTRICT Party of Indianians Who Are
 Touring the South.
WELCOMED BY THE MAYOR
Taken in Charge by Committee of Local Dealers~Trip to Ensley, Bessemer and Ore Mines-Members
 of the Party

The members of the Indiana Retail Lum- Der Dealers association, who are touring the south, were guests of Birmingham yesterday morning. They arrived on a special Louisville and Nashville train of seven coaches, about o'clock, and were met at the Union depot by a delegation of local lumber dealers and others, who took charge of the visitors
 w. B. Dickerson and W. c. Fellows met ghe special at Blount Springs and returned to the city with the party.
 The lumber dealers were welcomel to Birmingham by Mayor Drennen, who in vited President Stroup, of the Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers association, and Mrs. Stroup to take breakfast with him at the Morris hotel. The other members of the party took breakfast at the Union de- pot and the Morris cafe.
 shown the District
 As soon as the visitors had gotten their breakfast the special train was switched onto the Birmingham Mineral track for a run to Ensley, Bessemer and the ore mines between Birmingham and Besemer. The Indianians were shown the steel mill, the steel and wire mill and the blast fur naces at Ensley. the pipe works at Besr semer and the ore mines along Red moun- tain. They returned to the city shortly before noon and at 12 o'clock departed for Montgomery, where they were due to ar rive at 4:35 D. m.
 w. J. Ruffner, city ticket agent, and J. H. Barriekman, traveling freight agent of the Louisville and Nashville a Louis- vile, accompanied the lumbermen. G. Mortimer Williams, passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville in this city, went to Montgomery with the party.
 Members of the Party
 In the visiting party were over 200 per sons, members of the Indiana association, and their wives as follows:
 Brannum Lumber company, Alexandria,; Mercer & Brannum Lumber company, Montpelier; R. E. Gregory, Zionsville; o. A. Rawlings, Portland; T. M. Layne, Clover dale; F. Fitzenberger, Middleton; Bosworth & Peleng, Anderson; w. w. Evans, Fowler; Jacob Klett & Sons, Fort Wayne; Union Hardware company Seymour; H. Knip- tasch, Terre Haute; L. G. Murphy, Con- verse; A. J. Winters, Elwood; Hamer Lum- Der company, Greentown; J. E. Eaglesfeld, Indianapolis; R. D. Voorheis, Flora; H. H. Wiley & Son, Fairmont; H. O. Thomas, Hartford; l.. N. Schofer, Argo; L. c. Lil- lard, L. M. Whiser and G. c. Harwood, Marion; Clinton Lumber company, Mulber- ry; Wm. Woodward, Lapel; J. O. Parrish, Shelbyville; c. c. Foster, Indianapolis; Bar ley & Spencer, Marion; w. H. Hunter La Salle, Ill.,; s. T. Stroup & Son, Waldron, Ind; Pinnell & Doolin, Lebanon, J. w. Pin nell, Indianapolis; George D. Springer, An derson; L. H. Jones, Bloomfield; the Withame & Bowen Lumber company, Union City; William Lumber company, Hartford City; E. H. Eldridge & Co.,, h. dianapolis; Albert Greedy & Bro, Muncie; Logansport; Geo. R. Diks, Richmond; Wm. Lehman, Linton; Bosworth & Polling, An- derson; Ballweg & Co.,, Indianapolis; Smith & Jackson, South Bend; Cicero Lumber company, Cicero; CrozIer & Brown, Madl- son; Buddenbaum & Co.,, Indianapolis; Tay Tor & Brown, Pendleton; w. D. Ta.lbert, Greensburg; George H. Palmer, Sheridan; w. F. Gwin, Vincennes; J. w. Long, Ke- wanna; Charles Schraum, Lawrenceburg; Henley Bros, Carthage; M. c. Rankin, Terre Haute; A. c. Kies, Jonesboro; Tuck CT, Moore & Co.,, Cromwell; M. s. Huey & Co.,, Indianapolis; E. Gilmartin, Fort Wayne; E. A. Enos, Connersville; J. N. Rogers & Son, Indianapolis; Austin Reedy -Connersville; c. D. Benedict, Peoria, H.. l.. E. Hazen, Philo, H.; J. H. Beckman, Ferdenand, Ind; Al Golding & Son, Marion; F. J. Fralich Tipton; Bake & Brauss, In- dianapolis; M. A. Bosworth, Vincennes; El- wood Flaming Mill company, Elwood; Wm. Clancy, of the Red Book; Greenfield Lum- Der company. Greenfield.
 The officers of the association are as fol- lows: s. T. Stroup, of Waldron, president J. w. Pine1l, of Indianapolis, vice-president; R. H. Willman, of Hartford, secretary.
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