The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-16
SPENCER'S PARTY
 IS IN THE CITY
The Distinguished Visitors Ar
 rived Last Night
TO SEE DISTRICT TODAY
President F. M. Jackson of the Com. merclaI Club and Other Citizens Welcomed the R. R. Magnates.
 Today's Programme.

President Samuel Spencer of the South ern Railway company accompanied by prominent directors, officials and others of his company. arrived in Birmingham last night at 9:SO o'clock on a special train.
 The party is on a tour of inspection. 1t left New York last Sunday. made its first stop at Norfolk After looking at the Southern's terminals there the party visited Richmond From that city 1t came to Atlanta and from Atlanta to Birmingham, stopping a half hour in An niston.
 The train on which Mir. Spencer and his friends travel is made up of six cars two or three of them being as handsome as any built in recent years.
 The party is composed of the following: President Spencer, H. c. Fahnestock, first of New York; S. M. Inman of Inman, Swan & Co., New York; James T. Wood ward, president of the Hanover National bank, of New York; William But Ter Duncan, chairman of the board of directors of the Mobile and Ohio railroad; E. ID. Randolph, treasurer of the New York Life Insurance com pany; Reuben Foster of Baltimore. presi- dent of the Chesapeake Steamship com- pany; Col. A. B. Andrews first vice pres ident; w. w. Finley. second vice presi- dent, and J M. Culp, fourth vice presi- dent of the Southern; General Manager c. H. Ackert, General Superintendent c. s. McManus of the western district, and General Superintendent s. J. Collins of the eastern district; Solicitor Fairfax Harrison of Washington; General Agent J. S. B. Thompson of Atlanta, Superin- tendent M. M. Richey of Birmingham Division Freight Agent George R. Brow der of Birmingham. In the party were also the following Atlanta delegation: Mayor Evan P Howell, Frank M. In- man, j. K. Orr and Judge Atkinson.
 Third Vice President w. J. Murphy and General Manager w. A. Garrett of the Queen and Crescent came from Clncin- natl in a private car yesterday and join ed MT. Spencer here.
 Immediately upon the arrival of MT. Spencer's train President F. M. Jackson of the Commercial club, accompanied by number of representative citizens, boarded the presidents car and welcomed the party to Birmingham. MT. Jackson said the Commercial club was eager to show the visitors every courtesy possi- ble. and number of its members were desirous of entertaining the party at luncheon or banquet tonight MT. Spen- cer said he and his friends would be de- lighted to accept the proffered hospitality, but that their time here would be so linn ited 1t would be utterly impossible for them to participate in any social affair. He said that his party would leave for Chattanooga at 1 o'clock today. and that he would be busy inspecting the South ern's properties tomorrow up to the hour for departure.
 Robert Jemson called on MT. Spencer and insisted that he and his guests take a ride over his trolley line. Mir Spencer partially promised that the party would avail itself of Mir. Jemisons invitation.
 The visitors remained in their cars and about half-past ten o'clock Superintendent Richey had the train run out to a quiet siding east of the city for the night
 The train will be In the union passenger station this morning by o'clock and will leave for tour of the district about 9:3O MT. Spencer invited Mir. Jackson and the others who called on him to accom- pany the party.