The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11

the International Cotton Spinners Con gress were entertained at luncheon by the citizens of Birmingham. That the visitors were well pleased with Birming- ham was plainly evident. and their ex- pressions of thanks for the hospitality bestowed upon them fairly bubbled.
 Arriving in Birmingham at 9:95 yester- day morning they were met by large number of Birmingham's prominent men and taken on trip through the Con- tinental Gin company's plant and the 1 Warrant warehouse, and then carried to the Hotel Hillman where luncheon was served
 Bush Is Postmaster. | Col. T. G. Bush was toastmaster of the | occasion, and in words of eloquence he welcomed the visitors, his address being | broken into by the cries of Hear Hear! | Hear Colonel Bush read telegram | from Governor Conner expressing his re- great at being unable to attend. and | wishing the visitors pleasant and profit able stay while in Alabama Colonel Bush's address covered every phase of the cotton situation. He praised l the visitors and also took occasion to 1 punch them a little.
 1 AIIuuT huuleT, president or ln6 &Aus | trian Cotton Spinners' association, fol- | lowed Colonel Rush. his arising causing | round after round of applause and yells | from the delegates, which resembled very much the war whoop of the Indian. MT. | Kuffler spoke of the trip and of the great benefit which the visitors had already 1 obtained from it. He also took a jab at the way the American farmer baled his cotton, stating that the bales were in- | decently attired
 Mir. r>uffler is a linguist of great ability, | speaking several tongues 6uently. his | How of English being exceptionally good. MT. Harding Speaks.
 w. P. c. Harding spoke on the rela- tion of the bank to the cotton man, stating that the price of cotton fluc- tuated less in Alabama than any other place in the world.
 J. R. MacColl, president of the con | ference in Atlanta, and one of the most prominent cotton men in America fol- lowed MT. Harding. MT MacColl told of the trip from New York to Bir mingham, and leased the delegates a little, telling how each one was all | most crazy to get up and make speech.
 J. B. Tattersall of England made 8 happy speech in which he praised the " them. He also spoke of how this state will produce almost anything and yet how 80 per cent of the tele- grams received by him in England from Alabama were to the effect that climatic conditions had damaged the cotton crop.
 The finish of MT Tattersalls address was greeted with the song of For He's Jolly Good Fellow" topped off with three cheers.
 MT. Wood Talks.
 Sterling A. Wood. president df the Commercial club, told the visitors a few things about the other great pro- ducts of Birmingham He also ad- vised the visitors not to go to South Africa and blow with an ostrich, but to come to the south and get mule. Adolf Waibel of Germany spoke of the great similarity in the soil of Ger many and the soil of Alabama. He praised the American people for their hospitality, and told of how each one of the visitors appreciated it away down in their hearts.
 w. D. Nesbit then spoke on the war rant warehouse question. He also apologized for the non-appearance of Mayor Ward. who had sent his regrets for not being able to attend the luncheon. He told of how the Mayor had taken a little trip and how, when he came back he found things all changed about, and that now he was afraid to get off of the mayors chair for fear somebody might slip in.
 Talks in French.
 Monsieur G. Duvilier-M -Motte made the last talk, speaking in French. As only Frenchman can talk, he spoke of the great country God had given to the Americans and thanked them for their many courteses extended to them on the trip.
 b The party travel in a special train of 10 cars, which Is composed of diner, bag gage car and eight sleepers. .Each mem Der of the party has a full stateroom.
 There are about 125 in the party, who are composed of representatives from Austria, Belgium, France Germany, Italy and England, who represent more than 125.O0O.O0 spindles. Every member of the party is man of great prominence in his own country.
 Macara Is Absent.
 c. w. Macara of England. and pres ident of the International Federation of Cotton Spinners, president of the Eng llsh Federation of Spinners and Manufac- turer, and prominently connected with several other large organizations was | i the trip around Birmingham on account of illness Mir Macara is also father of the llfeboat Saturday movement in Eng land.
 l. R. Barlow is one of the most prom inent Englishmen in the crowd. He is a nephew of Sir Thomas Barlow, phy- scan to King Edward and also a med- cal advisor to the late Queen Victoria. Mir Barlow said he could not understand Just where the different between the dem ocartic and republican parties here came in; that 1t appeared to a case of bred in the bone" and that man was either just as it happened to be born In him. He was also very much interested in the negro question.
 Another EngIishman.
 F. Latimer, who is at the head of the Manchester ship canal which runs for 30 miles from Liverpool to Manchester, added another prominent Englishmen to the list Mir. Latimore Is a nephew to the prime minister of England.
 J. B. Tattersall, representing the Old ham Federation, which controls 15.000, 900 spindles, is also a very prominent Eng lshmen in the party.
 Camille Lion was one of the prominent Frenchmen. Mir. Lion represents tre- mendous French interests.
 Arthur Kuffler of Austria is one of the brainest men in the crowd. His ability as linguist is remarka ble.
 Adolf Waibe of the German delegation represents large spindle interests in the Fatherland.
 Ladies in the Party.