The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-17
 ENTERTAINED President Spencer and His Party SHOWN OVER MONTGOMERY Distinguished. Railroad Off. cials and Capitalists.
 They Spent Three Hours Here and Were Given. Reception by Busi- ness Men-went to Y Mobile.

erful party of railroad officials. capital. ists and business mon that Montgomery
 ever had within its portals, spent threS
 hours here yesterday. The party reached
 the Union Railway Station at 3 ocioch
 yesterday afternoon on a special train
 over the western Railroad, and left at
 o'clock for Mobile.
 cer of the Southern Railway, who ia ac.
 companied by officials and guests over the great system.
 The special started from Columbus. Ca. yesterday morning and went by way n, 1 Opeltka. from which point the Western Railway brought the >train into Montgom. 1 cry. Conductor Powers and Enrinee, Hicks had charge or the train which con. sisted of six private cars, two Pullman sieepers and baggage car. The trair was a magnificent one, vestibuled. cleo. trio lighted. steam-heated and all mod, ern improvements that make traveling 6 | luxury.
 Capt. D. A. Graham, local counsel of thu Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company, witt ! a committee from the Commercial and Tn. dustrial Association, met the party at tho station. Carriages were in readiness. and after driving the guests over the princi. pal points of interest. including the his. toric old, Capitol building and a cali or II N-Vp~AA0k $CAASS btAeEe was an l6IOrm3l re. ception at the rooms of the Comrnercia and Industrial Association on BibR Street. The committee from the business l mems organization consisted of E. A Graham, R. E., Steiner, Alex Rice, ], B Gaston, w. F. Vandfver, H. C. Davidson w. w. Screws and M. B. Houghton. The property ok the Mobile and ohit Railroad in Montgomery was thorough, inspected, especially the triangular blocl bounded by Tallapoosa, Jefferson and Per " Streets. These two blocks were pur chased about two years ago very quietly Capt. B. A. Graham buying them foi 1 unknown parties. The unknown partiel were the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, though it is not known what disposition they intend to make of it.
 The party divided In Montgomery Pres ident Hanson. Vice President Winburn General Superintendent Sid Noise ant other Central Railroad officials returning fto Savannah last night, the Central talk ing out the special consisting of thre, private cars at 8 o'clock.
 At 6 o'clock Conductor Ed Markle O the Mobile and Montgomery division O the Louisville and Nashville, with En gtneer Wicker and engine No 270, wen | to Mobile with the special of five privat, cars. two Pullmans and. a baggage car. After leaving Mobile, the Southern of
 8cials win visit New Orleans, Memphis Chattanooga and Chicago in the ordsl A complete list of the party in Mont gom yesterday was as follows: Georg, F. Baker, President First National Bank i New York; Adrian fselin, Jr.,, banker New York; James T. Woodward, Presll dent Hanover National Bank, New York, H.. c. Fahnestock, Vice-President Firs National Bank. New York; Thomas E JevoHs, shipping merchant. New York s. M. Inman. capitalist Atlanta, Ga Major-General Randolph. Chief of Artil. lery, U. s. A.. Washington, D. C. w. Gordon McCabe,l Richmond, Va Samuel Spencer, ' Presiden. ,Southetn Railroad New York. Fairfax Harrison Assistant to President, Washington. b. C.; A. B. Andrews, First Vice President Raleigh, N. C.; W. w. Finley, Second Vice-President, Washington, D. C.; J. M Culp, Fourth viee-Presldent, Wash. ington, D, G.; C.. H. Ackert. General ManagerN Washington; D. C.; W. A. Turk, PassengergTratfic Manager. Wash- ington, D. C.; T. c. Powell, Freight Traf. fic Manager Washington, D. C.; J. $. B. Thompson, General Agent, Atlanta, Ga: Major J. F. Hanson, President Gen. tral of Georgia Railway, Macon, Ga.: Col. A. R. Lawton, General Couneel Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Ga: w. A. WinbJ Tn. Vice-P President, and Traffic Manager, Central of Georgia Railway, SavannaiI; T. s. Moise, General Superintendent Central of Georgia RAil- way, Macon. Ga.; s. R. Jacques; Director Central of Georgia Railway, Macon, Ga. J. T. Johnson, Superintendent Transpor- tation. Central of Georgia Railway, Sa- vannah; W. E. Estes, General Freight Agent Central of Georgia Railway, Sa- vannah; G. L. Candler. Superintendent Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah. Ga.; J. H. Hall Superintendent Central of Georgia Railway, Macon, Ga: If. B, Crawford, Superintendent Central of Georgia Railway. Columbus, Ga; H. NJ. Steele. Chief Engineer Central of Geor- gia Railway, Savannah, Ga.
 President Spencer of The Southern Rail- way. was the center of interest at the informal reception givons by business men. He is smjll man, affabie and pleasing in conversation.
 No speeches were made. at the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Also. citation. .~.-u
 Several of the visitors expressed them- selves as having formed most favorable Impressions of Montgomery.