The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-31
LOCAL HOTEL CLERKS WILL BE SHOWN ALL
 POINTS 0F INTEREST
To Be Done That They May Intelligently Direct Visi- tors Who Wish to
 See City

Recognizing in hotel clerks one of the
 most valuable channels of boosting Blr-
 minsham and desiring that body of local
 men to seize every opportunity to in-
 terest visitors to take d trip over this district there is being formulated an ex- cursion in automobiles similar to the ene
 recently enjoyed so much by the visiting merchants.
 There has been countless numbers Of times when visitors here picked by mere chance and shown the beauties of this district which are unrivalled and they have gone away loud in their praise of this community. A notable instance was the congressional delegation that came here with the remains of the late Senator Joseph Foreny Johnston But for the timely interference of few newspaper reporters that congressional delegation would have gone away from here with out seeing what Birmingham really stands for Since that all of the visitors on that occasion have been constant boosters Of this city.
 May Be Entertained at Fairfield The hotel clerks in many cases are new men here, but there is tn organization composed of the clerks known as tho Greeters. The southeastern division of the national association will meet here within few months. It is therefore, be- leved that the local men should be given Il clear insight into what points of interest should be seen by visitors so chat in the future they will be thoroughly in- formed and can direct not only their own guests next spring, but the individual tourists who come here md often inquire where to spend an afternoon sightseeing. Invariably indefinite instructions arc given all to the ultimate loss of this city in advertising and foreign friends.
 The announcement was made yesterday that the local organization of boosters will be provided with | sufficient number of automobiles during the next lew days They will be carried to Roebuck Springs Golf club. From there they will go through Avondae park to Mountain ter race. Altomont road and the Country club. They will Chestnut Hill and Highland avenue and go Town Eleventh avenue to Idlewild park and Highland park. The next point visited will be Ensley and after visiting the steel plant they will visit Fairfield and the plants of the American Steel and Wire com pany, the Barrett Manufacturing com pany and the by-products ovens. A trip will then be made through Ensley, Oven ton, to Birmingham on Eighth avenue, thence to Norwood and back to the city
 Many Are New Men Here
 Although definite arrangements have not been made it Is asserted that the Commercial club of Fairfield will ar range to entertain the hotel clerks It is possible that desiring to impress the men who admittedly exercise wide influence. that Ensley and other sections will show them unusual courtesies.
 The importance of having men in po- sitions such as occupied by the hotel clerks interested in the upbuiding of this community is apparent, hence the desire to show them this city under proper and intelligent directions and in the journey point out the places of interest so that visitors may be correctly informed as to the points in this city which should be visited to gain correct impression of Birmingham's living conditions and her Industrial greatness.