The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
Nearly 50 Officials Have lG- cepted Invitations to Fan
 quet Tomorrow Night
PARADE PROMISES ID. BE
 GREATEST ATTRACTION
Indications Are That Thousands of Visitors Will Be In. the City Tomor- row for Opening of the Big
 Terminal Station.

The railroad men are Joining With BIT mingham to make the Terminal opening tomorrow the real success which the Bus mess Mems league thinks so great an occasion deserves. Nearly 60 have already accepted invitations for the banquet and a great many more will be on hand for the opening exercises.
 Acceptances are expected today from number of important officials, who were uncertain about their being able to make proper connections. By noon today all railroad men and citizens should have given their names to W. T. Cox, secre- tary of the Business Mems league, as after that time the list will be closed.
 Developments yesterday made it eyi- dent that the parade tomorrow afternoon will bear comparison with no rival, eN- cept the floral parade during the Con federate reunion. It will be immense in every way.
 The programme, which includes band concerts balloon race. speaking at the Terminal station and many other features has been spread broadcast over the state and thousands are expected today and tomorrow morning.
 The merchants of the city join in a pressing invitation to every out-of-toWn man and woman. They have not only prepared day and celebration, but real bargains, and they want to enter tain the visitors at their stores as well as at the Terminal.
 Tuesday, April G. will be an epoch marking event In the history of Birming-
 !, n the most beautiful Terminal in the whole south the railroads have shown their ap- preciation of the greatest city in the south. and at a cost of over s2000,O00 have given her a wonderful push toward the goal.
 All the roads are now cooperating with Birmingham This city is becoming more and more the center of all southern and western travel. It is hardly possible for a person to come south without passing through Birmingham and now that the Terminal is opened, the roads will spare no efforts toward helping the city and bringing people here.
 The banquet tomorrow night will not only be time when good will and CO., operation will run between the people and the railroads, but things will be said there which may count afterward Every road which enters the Terminal will be represented, among the officials being: J. T. Harahan, president Illinois Central, Chicago; H. Baker, general manager Ala bama Great Southern, Cincinnati; W. c. Rinearson, passenger agent Alabama Great Southern. Cincinnati; H. F, Lati- mer, travelling passenger agent Alabama Great Southern, Birmingham; ;---H.-=H Vance, trainmaster Alabama Great South ern, Birmingham; J. w. Evens. superin- tendent Alabama Great Southern, Bir mingham; J. c. Con, Alabama Great Southern, Chattanooga; w s Meroney, trainmaster Atlanta, Birmingham and Att lantic, Birmingham; Alex Bonnyman, general manager Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlanta, Atlanta; H. c. Hunt, Atlan- ta, Birmingham and Atlantic, Birming ham; A. D. L.ightner, general manager Birmingham Belt, BirminghamH J. N Merrill, general agent Burlington route, Birmingham; H.. B. Crawford, superin- tendent Central of Georgia, Columbus; As'R. Lawton first vice president Central of Georgia SavannahAJ. F. Hanron, Gen. tral of Georgia, Atlanta; E. A. Gauld- ing, city passenger agent Frisco, Bir- mingham J. N. Cornatzer, assistant gen eral passenger agent Frisco, Memphis; J. G. Lorton, assistant general passenger agent Frisco, Birmingham; w, A. Gar rett, Seaboard, Portsmouth, Va; Jack w. Johnson, Seaboard, Birmingham; c. D. Wayne. assistant general passenger agent Seaboard, Atlanta; O. M. Watts, Seaboard. Birmingham; L. Sevier, Sea board, Portsmouth, Va; c. B. Ryan, Sea- board, Portsmouth, Va; c. H. Ackert, Southern. Washington; J. s. B. Thomp- son, Southern, f Atlanta; H. E. Hutchens, Southern. Washington; M. H. Bone, Southern. Birmingham; T. E. Brooks, Louisville and Nashville, superintendent, Birmingham; W. l.. Ma pother, Louisville and Nashville, first vice president, Louisville; w. A. Becker, Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas, gen eral passenger agentr Cincinnati; T. c. Powell, Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas, vice president, Cincinnati; C.. R. Gray, St. Louis and San Francisco, St. Louis J. Lewis, St. Louis and San Fran cisco, St. Louis; John M Beall, Mobile and Ohio, general passenger agent St. Louis; D. D. Curran, Illinois Central. president and general manager, New Or- leans Joseph Hattendorf, Yazoo and Mis- sissippi Valley, freight agent, Memphis; F. V. Anderson, Illinois, Central, land commissioner. Birmingham c. H, Snrth, Illinois Central, New Orleans; c. B. Me Cormacks Birmingham Terminal, Blrming ham; James Bolton, Birmingham Ter minal, Birmingham; ". L. Cameron, Bir- mingham Terminal, Birmingham; l.. c. F'retcR, Illinois Central. Chicago; E.. F. Stoyall, Illinois Central, Chicago; JIG, Ra@n Illinois Central Chicago;s F. B. Harrimah, Illinois Central, Chicago; T. L. Dubbz, Illinois Central Corinth, Miss; H. E. Warrington, Cincinnati; J. l.. Ed wards, .Birmingham l.. w. Collier Illi- nois Central, Brmingham c. B. Harper, Birmingham; w. o. Chears. Birming- ham; P. Thornton Marye architect, Att lanta. le4