The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
THE HUSTLER" TAKES \ TRIP
IL. NJ. FOXwOrth Tells of His Visit to
Birmingham, Ala.

teresting trip to friends and rela-
tives il Alabama, and below has many
things to tell the readers of this pa
per, Of the many interesting places
and people seen on this trip. Ev-
erybody knows l.. Nj. Foxworth, 1.-The
Hustler" and he has been hustling
some on this trip as the following will
show.
| left my home for Sumter where
boarded the train August 11th on
an extended and long anticipated trip
to friends and relatives in Birming-
ham and vicinity. For years 1 had
been planning this trip as 1 had not
seen some of these relatives in eight.
cen years.
My destination was the home of
my sister, Mrs. ]. r. Phillips, we'll and
long and favorably known among the
prominent families in South Carolina.
My brother-in-law, ]. r. Phillips,
movde to Alabama eighteen years
ago, first to AnniSton, Ala, where
his two daughters, Misses Matte and
Sarah were soon after married. The
former to Rev. c. Wolford of the
North Alabama Conference of the M.
E. Church South and Miss Sarah to
Chas. Hilton, Secretary Treasurer of
the American Cast Iron Pipe Co. The
son, j. r. Phillips, Jr., married in
Birmingham, and is favOrably known
as a rising young business man Of
the city Of Birmingham.
reached Birmingham, Tuesday
18th, over the Seaboard railroad. I
went Immediately to the residence of
j. r. Phillips. Jr., and as my coming
was unannOunced, 1 had the pleas
ure Of cOnversing with him on a busi-
ness deal at some length before be-
ing recognized. So does time and
distance change our faces that even
our nearest friends do not know us.
The first thing which impressed me
was the magnificent terminal station
built at the cost Of more than a mil
lion dollars, and stands as the en-
trance way to this wonderful city,
alike the joy and pride of those who
reside within it's borders. 1t was but
one of the wonderful sights of this
great and growing metropolis, where
they are constantly doing things on
magnificent scale.
After spending the night with my
nephew 1 was taken out to Mrs Hill
ton and Philips summer home. Their
winter residence is on 36th Avenue,
but they summer about five miles
from the city proper. Here at Hill
ton springs they have a splendidly
arranged bungalow and a spring of
the best mineral water 1t has ever
been my privilege to drink. Here,
famed by cooling breezes which mod
crate the heat of the day and make
delightful the rest of the night, 1
spent the days surrounded by these
relatives which make up the fami-
lies. And how delightful it has been
to enjoy the love of the children and
associations of other years
From this place after a short rest,
made various excursion in and
about the city, and the many at
fractions which offer such a constant
variety Of pleasures, to be met no.
where else in the south.
One day was given to visit to
Avondale Park, one of the city's
pleasure SpOts-a most beautiful
place indeed with it's cool retreats
and many shady hooks. A crowd of
old COnfederates were there that
day for it was Reunion Day for the
old Vets. Part of this afternoon was
spent in viewing the great skyscrap-
ers built and in course of construc-
tion one Of which will be over 25
stories in height the tallest building
south of the Ohio river.
Great apartment houses are also in
course Of construction and the push
ing, hustling, moving throng of peo-
pie on the streets make necessary the
presence of a special traffic police
man, who make the people cross in
the old Masonic way.
Ar Lewisberg, Ala, near the sum-
mer home, l was greatly interested in
the mining of coal, and seeing it
drawn to the surface thirteen cars
coupled together and operated by
electricity. All about you are coal
mines. They make Birmingham great
and wealthy and it seems as though
it was in ineXhaustable quantities.
The next day, accompanied by my
brother-imlaw, we took trip to
c1n A ln