The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13

Under the leadership of the amiable
chief mine inspector of Alabama. Charles
II. Nesbitt, and his corps of assistant
mine inspectors, there was not dull
moment during the days trip. 1t was an
educational and enlightening journey, as
well as an entertaining one. Besides the
regular delegates to the convention Of
tn Mine Inspectors Institute Of the
United States, which is now in session
| here, there were many visitors and friends
who took part in the picnic, barbecue and
excursion.
Left at $3.50
The special train left the Louisville and
Nashville station at $3.50 o'clock yester-
day morning over the birmingham South
ern and went to Ensley and on to Docena.
one of the model mining towns of the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
| pany in the Birmingham district. During
| 40 minute stop there, the plant was in
| spected by the excursionsts and pedes-
| trian side journey was taken up to the
| mining village and the civic center,
| where a model town has been laid off
| by expert landscape artists and presents
! a beautiful effect to even the unframed
| eye, although the place is still new In
| the big store at Docena, called the
| "Marcado," the guests We're served re-
| freshing lemonade after which they re-
| turned to the train, were brought back
to Ensley and shown through the great
! steel mill.
| The steel mill was probably one of the
most interesting features of the trip.
| While the majority of the party had seen
J 1t before or at least something like it, the
/ great throbbing steel maker impressed
! them probably more than any other one
i thing. the tremendous importance of the
II
| center With guides stationed at frequent
| intervals the party marched through the
mills in a long line, seeing the great ma
chimes in full operation in many instances.
Leaving the steel mill at 12 o'clock,
| the train headed for Edgewater where
| another model mining camp was shown to
| the visitors. One of the most impressive
things to many of the excursions at Edge
water was the immense pumping station
at that place, by which the water from
the immense lam at Bayview is pumped
to the steel mills al Ensley.
See Pumping Station
| This is probably one of the largest
pumping stations in the district, with two
units already in operation and third
being installed. The average cost of
| each unit is something like $1500O0, it Is
said. The ponderous engines of these
! enormous pumps appeared almost like
| some superhuman agent, calmly and si-
| lently in motion from no visible source
! of powder. Edgewater impressed the Wis.,
/ itors with its clean and orderly appear
ance. Certainly good impression was
| secured Of the mines of Alabama through
| Docena and Edgewf ter, which are adj
| mitted to be two of the most modern and
| best equipped in the district.
| The next stop was Bayview itself, where
| as the excursonists poured off the train
they were greeted by a serenade, from
| the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
| company band. A short space from the
| train was the lake and on the edge of
the lake stood the big long tables ready
| for the party, every member of which
was hungry, and mighty hungry at that.
They swooped down on the tables and
barbecued pork and lamb and other re-
freshments had soon appeased all hungry
| stomachs.
| After the barbecue the ladies of the
| party were taken for a ride in the launch
| on the lake. while the men smoked. Later
several other launch parties were formed,
with both men and women. About 3:SC
| the baseball game between the Jefferson
| Powder Works and the II. C. l. team
started on the Bayview diamond about
a half mile from the lake. The visitors
watched the game until about o'clock
when they boarded the train again and
few minutes later were back in Bir-
J mingham.