The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-05
NORTHERN PARTY
VISITS THE CITY
Minnesota and North Dakota
Implement Dealers.
PLEASURE TRIP IN SOUTH
Sixty Leading Merchants of the North
west Spent the Day Sightseeing In
Birmingham, Ensley and
North Birmingham.

A party of about sixty people, composed
of members of the North Dakota anu
Northwestern Implement Dealers associ-
alton. the North Dakota Retail Hardware
association and the North Dakota
Grocers' association, spent yesterday IN
Birmingham looking over the various re-
sources of the district.
They arrived over the Queen and Cres-
cent from New Orleans yesterday morn
ing, and are on a pleasure tour through
the south.
The trip is under the direction of George
f. Carpenter of the firm of Larsen "
Carpenter of Cookstown, Mimi, and the
party includes some of the most promi-
nent hardware and implement dealers of
Minnesota and North Dakota. Several OIL
ficers of the associations are in the party,
among whom are G. w. Kurtz of James,
town, n. D., president, and J. J. Dough-
erty of Park River, N. D., secretary OF
the Implement Dealers association, and
II. n. Joy of Hamilton, N. D., president,
and c. N. Barnes of Grand Forks, N. D.,
secretary, of the Hardware Dealers as
ISOLATION.
Pleased With Birmingham.
They are pleased with Birmingham, and
say it reminds them more of their home
country than any place they have yet
visited The morning was spent in trolley
riding, the various members going to diff
ferent sections of the city.
In the afternoon a special train carried
them to Ensey where they saw the fur
naces and the steel plant, and later they
were taken to North Birmingham, return
ing to the city last night about o'clock.
Mr.. Carpenter says they are having the
best time of their lives, and that they
are particularly impressed with this Sec
ton of the country.
One member of the party said: Il have
bought many a carload of nails, but
never saw them being made until l went
to Ensley today We have been In New
Orleans four days and getting to Bir-
mingham seems almost like getting back
home. You seem to have cooler, purer,
fresher air here. l believe the elevation
of Birmingham must be much higher"
Various members of the party expressed
thems ewes as being greatly indebted to
]. B. Gibson, secretary of the Commercial
club, and to officials of the Southern rail-
way for courtesies extended them while
in the city.
Members of the Party.
The party is composed of he following:
George f. Carpenter and two children,
Cookston, Mimi, excursion manager; G.
w. Kurtz, jamestown. N. D.; o. a. Gal
lup, Edgery N. D.; August Lundgren,
Warren, Mimi; V. S. WisiIer and wife,
Larrimore, N. D.; II. 5. Diesom. Lee
Mcure, N. D.; Charles Burseth, Warren,
Mimi; C. N. Barnes, Grand Forks. N.
d.; II NJ, Turner, Cookston, N. D.; j.
II. McCollum, Hope. N. D.; ]. P. Foote
Cookston, Mimi; E, ]. Weber, wife
and daughter, Fergus Falls Mimi; A.
f. Swendseid and wife. Petersburg, N
D.; H. E Weber, Fergus Falls, Mimi;
Oscar II. Olsen, Fosston, Mimi; p. c..
Peterson, Willmar, Mimi. II. n. JOY,
Hamilton, N. D.; John ormland. Foss-
ton, Mimi; G. L. Heagaard, Mandan, N.
D.; John B. Fried, jamestown, N. D..
C. A. Heagaard, Mandan, N. D.; j. II.
Smith and wife, Minneapolis, MINI
j. ]. Dougharty and wife, Park
River, N. D.; B. H. Uglanr, Knox, N.
D.; L. K. Dougherty and wife, Duluth,
Mimi; T. ]. Smith and wife. Reynolds,
N D.; Mrs. l.. S. Hancock, Cookston,
Mimi: George Scofield, Fargo N. D.; f.
w. Carpenter, Maiden Rock. Wis; w. j.
Rowland, Fargo, N. D.; Beverly White,
Maiden Rock, Wis; II. w. Cassel and
wife, Groton. s. D.; w. e. Powell and
wife. Warren, Mimi; ]. M. Campion,
Angus, Mimi; Gus Kraft, Sheldon, n.
D.; L. w. Larsen and wife, Cookston.
Mimi; Mrs William campion, Angus,
Mimi; C. j. Mastrude, Nation, N. d.;
l.. Berg and e. Erickson. Cooperstown,
N. d.
The party left last night at 80 over
the Southern for Atlanta.