The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25
Carried 10 the Different Points
Of InterestOn a Special Train
SECRETARY SHAW SPEAKS
Favors Ship Subsidy Bill and Mica
raeua canai-Benefit to Alabama.
Party to Be Entertained Next
In Chattanooga, Tenn.
CONGRESSMAN Chas. w. Thomp

CONGRESSMAN Chas. w. Thomp-
Y sons party, after spending the
- day yesterday in seeing the
manufacturing plants of the district, left
at 6:15 o'clock over the Alabama Great
Southern for Chattanooga, where they
will spend today. They were greatly I'M
pressed with the district. Many speeches
were made during the day, and Secretary
Shaw said he favored building the Mica
ragua canal.
The party, which reached Birmingham
Friday night. started on a special train
furnished by the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad yesterday morning and were
taken around the horn" In the party
were Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M
Shaw. Congressman w. l. Smith of Iowa,
Congressman Charles E. Lttlef1eld of
Maine, Congressman w. e. Brown OF
Wisconsin, Congressman E. w. Rob-
erts of Massachusetts, Judge w. E.
Fuller of Iowa, Mr.. w. j. Hartford
Judge w. L. Chambers, Congressman
Charles w. Thompson, Mr. Hilderorand
and Mr.. Robert Armstrong.
Among the citizens who accompanied
the party were Mr.. B. F. Roden' chair
man of the committee on arrangements;
Ex-Governor Joseph F. Johnston Mr.
Frank S. White, Mr.. B. B. Conner MI
], H. Barr, Mr.. John L. Kaul' Mr. Jo-
seph Parsons, Mr.. ]. B. Cobbs Mr.. Jo-
seph H. Fits of Tuscaloosa, Mr W. b.
Ieedv. Attorney General Charles G.
Brown. Mr.. John Lewis, Mayor w. r.
Starbuck of Avondale, Mr.. George w.
Hayes and Mr.. w. e. Sausby OF AVON
dale. Mr.. William Thomas White Mr..
William n. Morris, Mr.. E. w. Barrett,
Mr.. Joseph Beitman, Mr.. George A. Es-
tes, Mr.. ]. II. Leath, Sheriff A w. Bur-
gin. Postmaster John w. Hughes, Mr. II.
H. Haygood, Mr.. Reinhardt of Germany,
Mr.. A. ]. Bowron, Prof. William Dudley
and a party of Vanderbilt students, Mr..
Alex M. CARRIER of Talladega, Assistant
United States District Attorney Davidson,
Mr.. William T. Huguley. and others.
First Visited Ore Mines.
The first point visited was the ore
| mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company on the top OF Red
mountain. The ride up the mountain,
with It's magnificent views Of the city
! and valley below, where the smoke from
the furnaces of Ensley, Bessemer Pratt
| CITY and North Birmingham could be
seen, was a revelation to the visitors,
who were also greatly impressed with
the vein OF iron ore forty feet thick on
/ the top of the mountain, where the first
| stop was made.
The party disembarked here, and after
strolling around for few minutes ex-
! Governor Johnston was introduced by
MIR. B. r. Roden and made a short adj
dress of welcome to the visitors.
Ex-Governor Johnston said in part: II
am glad of the opportunity to express
for the people of Birmingham hearty
| welcome to you to the city. am glad you
are here I am glad you are here TO study
these conditions In Alabama as patriotic
citizens of the United States. We have
conditions down here that we are trying
to work out for ourselves honestly and
| periodically. We want the help of our
friends north. We want their assistance
but not their direction. We are a good
| deal like this iron ore you see here. You
pick up a piece of 1t and 1t looks gray.
You have to scratch It to make 1t red.
We don't want to be scratched
The Governors speech was witty
throughout, and he wound up by remark
ing humorously that we were now "for
the government and an appropriation"
While the Governor spoke an ex-Confed-
crate held an umbrella over him to pro-
tect him from the sun, which was quite
hot, and the Governor remarked that he
| was covering him better than had been
done In several battles during the war.
Congressman LlttIefeld.
| Governor Johnson was followed by Con-
gresham Littlefield of Maine, who
spoke as follows:
at don't imagine 1t is necessary for me
to say that we are enjoying ourselves
very much on this trip We are making