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

Tours Of industrial Atanta are to
be made permanent feature Of The
work Of the Industrial and Statistical
Bureau Of the Atlanta Chamber #
Commerce. Encouraged by the sue
ress OF the first excursion Friday,
when ESQ boarded the special tram
and spent the day sightseeing in Al
lsnta factories, Secretary w. w..
Leahy, OF the bureau. Saturday morn
ing began the formation OF plans -
make the trips regularly, and in such
number that every large plant in the
city can he visited during the year.
We expect to systematic :ic
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 ca IN
wear, the intention being to cover the
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 occd-
sion special efforts will be made 10
induce the ladies' 10 accompany as
Several made the trip Friday, and I
am sure they enjoyed it just as much
AS 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 I'M
dertaken in recent years. Robert r.
Maddox, vice president OF the Ameri-
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-
marksbls 7 ssvs ever taken.' Mr..
Maddox said. y nave always known
that Atlanta's manufactures wourd
rank With any in the country, but
nave never before seen them, or, at
least, very many OF them, in action.
The tour was educational TO me.
was amazed at the magnitude of some
OF the plants we visited, and | was
still more amazed al the cleanliness
of the factories and the up to- date
manner in which they were run. At
lsnta should be proud of her man
ufactorles. 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
10 the movement Saturday by some
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
If the Block Company, and others de-
rlared that the tours promise 10 be-
come one of the most notable features
Of the work of the chamber
Among the ladies who made tire
rip 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. ..
Malone. of Columbia, S c.: Mrs T.
VI. Horrine, Mrs. G. c. Webster and
Mrs. w. ]. Webb