The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-10

The browning affair for the National
Electrical Supply Jobbers association
since their meeting beginning here Tues
cay last, will be the trip over the prop
critics of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company, beginning this after
noon at 2:15 o'clock sharp. The train will
leave the Louisville and Nashville station
on Twentieth street and Morris avenue
promptly at the hour mentioned The re-
turn will be equally as prompt and those
who make the excursion may count upon
being back by 6 o'clock easily.
Foundation of City
The visitors to Birmingham have been
shown the beautiful homes of this city,
the golf links that are fast becoming fa-
nous, and they have shared in the hospi-
tality of the Birmingham people to an I'M
limited extent. On the trip today they
will be shown the substantial foundation
of the city. The great industrial plants
that have made unrivalled records and ex-
cited the admiration of national experts
lately at the American Iron and Steel in
stitute, will be shown the visitors. The
train will be operated over the tracks of
the Birmingham Southern railroad, which
is controlled by the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company. George Gordon
Crawford is president of both companies.
The schedule is as follows:
Leave i. & N. Station......... Gals p. m.
Arrive EdgeWater ................ 300 p m.
Leave Edgewater s..-............. 1880 p. m
Arrive By-Product Plant ........ 3:45 p. m
Leave By-Product Plant ....... 4.05 p. M
Arrive Wire Co. Plant .......... 4:15 p. m
Leave Wire Co. Plant .......... 500 p. m
Arrive Birmingham, J.. & NJ. $50 p m
The points to be visited are among the
most interesting Industrial operations in
the south. The opinion is entertained that
all those who take the trip will be inter-
ested and instructed. The leaving time
and the return time according to the pro-
gramme. indicates that the trip will not
acting person.
Will End Meeting
The trip this afternoon will bring to a
conclusion one of the most successful
conventions ever entertained in this city
and one of the most successful and en-
joyable that has been held by the elec-
trical jobbers' association. The latter is
vouched for by some of the most promi-
nent men of the convention. They are
enthusiastic about Birmingham.
The programme has been as varied as
anyone would care for, and has been filled
with events that have held and interested
the visitors ever since they came here al
the beginning of the week. The affair OF
yesterday is an example of the variety
o'clock special cars over the tracks Of
the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow
er company started for the Roebuci
Country club with the delegates and tn,
golfers. The ladies remained in town ant
at II O'Clock they were escorted to tn,
roof garden of the Birmingham Newspa
per club, where they were informally en-
tertained and shown the city of Birming
ham from the highest point not only o.
this city, but in the entire south. Will
the club the ladies' were charmed and die
| not hesitate to shower upon that place
the expression of their approval and com
mendation. At ] o'clock the ladies lef
| for Roebuck. The golf tournament be
tween the manufacturers and the jobber,
| was started shortly after the arrival o.
the party at Roebuck. The entrants wer,
as follows:
| JOBBERS.
| Frank S. Price, j. b. Terry, Loui'
| schwab. c. f. Brown. c. j. Litcher, G. w
Johnston. T. c. RinggoId, Charles White
Tom Tebeboise. r. B. Oblinger. II. v