The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-16
Visitors Are Delighted.

whole entertainment was completed as successfully as might have been ex- pected.
 Visitors Are Delighted.
 The Southern Newspaper Publishers have been anxious to come to Birming- ham for several years and from their expressions they seem greatly surprised As men who know most about their own cities and other cities of the country their opinions are highly valuable, and Birmingham people only hope they will continue to express them when they reach home
 Leland Rankin of the Nashville Amer ican had not visited Birmingham in 20 years T visited Birmingham in about 1880 and at that time you were celsbrat- ing your twelfth anniversary of the founding of Birmingham. It was a viii lage then, and I never dreamed that would ever see such a magnificent city as 1 have been shown today.
 '1 returned to Birmingham in 1S90 just 20 years ago. During that time she has grown more wonderfully and more perrna- nently than any city I ever heard of.
 There is not town that I have ever seen-and I have recently travelled all over the United States-not one that i'm presses me as Birmingham has today. The city that I knew was a squatty lit tie town, and my eyes opened wide when I was shown over residence section that can rival any in the country. You have built for beauty and forever. Your business section seems ideal. In fact, can only advise that you keep on adver- Using Birmingham, and it will soon be- cone in reality the greatest city of the he south''
 Memphis Man Talks.
 ". M. Clemens, general manager of the Memphis News-Scimitar, spoke in terestingly of the reunion just completed I... Ill. t. dent, good will to everybody, feeling that has struck Memphis since the reunion which I understand is just a duplicate of your experience last year. "It does a city good to entertain a great mass of people, and do it we'll as have both Memphis and Birmingham Merchants and business men of all kinds are enthusiastic and are determined to work together as they never have be- fore.
 "I have done a great deal of travelling, but this is my first visit to Birmingham It has been an awakening for me be- cause you seem to have just started, and I will have to take home a warning to my people. We will have to hustle or get left in the race"
 HaIdeman of Louisville. Bruce Haldeman, general manager of the Louisville Courier-Journal, is one of
 
 the attending members. Birmingham from the railroad lines, and your city as have witnessed 1t today, are two very different subjects. I can see that you have only made a beginning and will double yourself within 10 more years. It is town of hustle. and we are beginning to hear more and more of you in Louis- vile. Birmingham is just at the begin ming of her rope.
 Lindsay Johnson On Rome. J. Lindsay Johnson of Rome. Ga., said: Rome is following your example and is improving her streets and beautifying herself in more ways than one. We are doing things over there, and are working up a spirit which see you have already by the keg."
 Frank P. Glass of Montgomery said: There Is strong sentiment in favor of the commission form of government all over Alabama and Montgomery wants it badly I do not believe there will be any trouble whatever in passing the bill. Montgomery is quiet now. We have had little squirt of prohibition enforce ment, and 1t seems to have put a stop to some of the fragrant violations, but I do not expect this to continue very long. Pro- hibtion in Mobile is a frost. We are very much interested in Bir- minghams recent progress. All Alabama Is proud of the Terminal station, while your office buildings rank among the greatest in the country. Montgomery Is glad to see you out after trade. although we intend to give you stiff fight for our part of it. Hlnman On Good Roads. F. W. R. Hinman of the Jacksonville Times Union said: Georgia and Alabama are now working on their greatest eco- homie problem-good roads. Over our way the whole state Is stirred up ~and I understand that a wave for better roads has already swept your state. The peo- pie of the south are beginning to under
 
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