The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-15
.SPENCER'S PARTY Is DUE HERE TONIGHT Prominent Men Coming to See
 Birmingham District SOUTHERN BY. OFFICIALS Party Reached Atlanta Last Night. President Spencer Says He and
 Ills Directors Are on Tour
 of Inspection.
SOUTHERN BY. OFFICIALS

President Samuel Spencer of the South ern Railway company accompanied by party of directors and others, will ar- rive in Birmingham this evening. They are travelling on a special train, which Is scheduled to reach here at 6:30 o'clock, but it may be few minutes later when it rolls into the Union passenger station. The party reached Atlanta last night. As MT. Spencer is president of the Cincin- natl Southern and the A. G. s., as well as the Southern Railway company. Third Vice President W. J. Murphy and Gem eral Manager W. A. Garrett of the two roads comprised in the Queen and Cres- cent will meet him here.
 Representative citizens of Birmingham will tender the party either a luncheon or banquet, but no arrangements will be made until MT. Spencer has been con suited and his pleasure in the matter as- certained.
 The following dispatch was received by the Age-Herald last night:
 Atlanta, October H.-(Special.) )-Presi- dent Samuel Spencer of the Southern rail- way and party composed of several of the directors of the system and num- Der of eastern capitalists who have been for the last two or three days on tour of inspection of the property, arrived in Atlanta this evening at o'clock and will spend part of tomorrow here meet ing the business men of the city and inspecting the Southern's terminals
 The party will inspect the Southern's terminals and shops in Atlanta and the site of the new passenger depot at Mitch ell street and Madison avenue. The trip over the property will be made by the use of an engine and coach, and when that is concluded the party will take carriages and drive to the capitol, where they will call on Governor Terrell at noon.
 Tour of Inspection.
 'we are merely on a tour of inspection of the property" MT. Spencer said, in speaking of the trip. Such a tour Is made every year. The directors are de- sirous of seeing what has been done, the progress that Is being made and of becoming more familiar with it's general conditions"
 The members of the party, besides Pres ident Spencer and Sam Inman, are H. c, Fahnestock, first vice president of the First National bank of New York; E. D. Randolph, treasurer of the New York life Insurance company; James T. Wood ward, president of the Hanover national bank of New York; all of whom are di- rectors of the Southern; W. Butler Dun- can, chairman of the board of directors of the Mobile and Ohio New York; G. Bruce Webster, agent of the Chartered bank of India. Australia and China, New York; Reuben Foster, president of the Chesapeake steamship company, Balti- more; A, B. Andrews, first vice president; w. w. Finley, second vice president, and J. M. Culp, fourth vice president of the Southern; Fairfax Harrison, solicitor; c. H. Ackert, general manager; S. J. Col lins. general superintendent western dis trict, and H. Baker, superintendent of the Charlotte division. The party will leave at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow for Birmingham