Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-22
ATLANTA TOURS
I D BE MADE
PERMANENT
Leahy Declares Future Visits to
Factories Will Be on a
Larger Scale.

Tours of industrial Atlanta are to
be made a permanent feature OF the
work Of the Industrial and Statistical
Bureau of the Atlanta Chamber Of
Commerce Encouraged by the suS-
cess of the first excursion Friday,
when $50 boarded the special train
and spent the day sightseeing in At
lanta factories, Secretary W. II.
Ieahy, of the bureau, Saturday MORN
tng began the formation of plans t.
make the trips regularly. and in such
number that every large plant in the
city can be visited during the year.
I'VE expect to systematic the
plan" said Mr.. Leahy Saturday
morning, and make the Industrial
tours one of the most important
phases Of our work. We will hold
from three to four of the tours each
year, the intention being to cover tho
manufacturing district and note the
development that is being made over
a previous visit. The date for our
next excursion probably will be an
nounced shortly, and on that occa-
sion special efforts will be made TO
induce the ladies to accompany as.
Several made the trip Friday, and
am sure they enjoyed II just as much
Is the men.
I'VE are planning also TO hold one
of the tours during the holiday sea
son. when the high school boys and
members of the Junior Chamber CT
Commerce will be given an opportu-
nifty to inspect Atlanta factories. On
all future trips we probably Will
shorten the itinerary somewhat, leav-
ing the city at 10 o'clock In order to
give the business men time to look
over their mail and get their bust
ness in shape before leaving.
Experiment Is Success.
THE trip Friday was in the nature
of an experiment, and, although we
are pleased with its success. the tours
we will hold in the future will be
more complete and therefore more
successful"
Prominent business men declared
that Fridays excursion was as i'm
portant and productive of as great
and far-reaching results as any move
the Chamber OF Commerce has un-
dertaken in recent years. Robert f.
Maddox, vice president Of the Amert-
can National Bank, was on the trip,
and was one of the most enthusi-
astic sightseers in the crowd.
The trip was one Of the most re-
markable ! have ever TAKEN" Mr..
Maddox saiS ~ have always known
that Atlanta's manufactures would
rank with any in the country, but !
have never before seen them, or. ut
least very many of them, in action.
The tour was educational to me l
was amazed at the magnitude of some
of the plants we visited, and l was
still more amazed al the cleanliness
of the factories and the up-to date
manner in which they were run. At
lanta should be proud of her man
ufactories, and she should be proud
of the railroads that enable great
plants to locate here at a minimum Of
cost
Tourists Enthusiastic.
Enthusiastic Endorsement was given
to the movement Saturday by soIne
of Atlanta's best known citizens. Will
mer L. Moore. president of the Cham
Der of Commerce; Nell r, Wilkinson.
the incoming president; v. II. Krieg-
shaber, vice president of the cham
Der; Brooks Morgan, general manager
OF the Block Company, and others de-
clared that the tours promise to he"
come one of the most notable features
of the work of the chamber.
Among the ladies who made the
trip Friday, all of whom were greatly
impressed with what they saw, were
Mrs. X. A. Young and Miss Florence
Young and their guest, Mrs. NJ. a..
NJ. Horrine. Mrs. G. c. Webster and
Mrs. w. ]. Webb.