The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
E. M. McIllvaine, President of Lehigh Coke Co.,, at the Tutwiler
ALSO INTERESTED IN
 GULF STATES co.
Will Inspect Properties of Company While Here-Goes to Gadsden Ac- companied by Bowron Today.
 Expects 300 to Attend Institute

E. NJ. McIllvaine, president of the Le- high Coke company. with by-product operations at South Bethlehem, Pa, ar rived yesterday to attend the meeting of the American Iron and Steel Insti- ute, which organization is expected to fill Birmingham with distinguished busi- ness men during the latter part of this week. And from MT. McIIlvaine Birming- ham received it's first words of praise of the institute meeting. He arrived over the Southern railway and was accom- panied to the Tutwiler hotel by Leslie E. Geohegan, secretary to James Bowron. president of the Gulf States Steel com rany. The words of praise of MT. Me Illvaine were that the Terminal station was a gratifying surprise and that the Tutwiler hotel was such revelation that he believed at first that he was again in New York.
 q came down to Birmingham for three purposes, said MT. McIllvaine. First. to attend the American Iron and Steel Institute meeting; second, to attend a directors meeting of the Gulf States Steel company, and to pay my respects to President Bowron and his corps of assistants I am deeply interested in the destinies of Birmingham through my interest in the Gulf States company. have never been here before, so l shall take this opportunity of thoroughly in specting the properties of our company. have heard glowing reports of Birming ham from disinterested persons off and on for years, and I must say that I am very much gratified to be down here. The plans as outlined by MT. Bowron indicate that we will leave for Gadsden tomorrow morning and inspect the prop critics there. Until the institute meet tinue
 T have no hesitancy in promising you to discuss frankly what I think of our properties and Birmingham after have been around somewhat. From what all I know by hearsay and reports and from eulogists of this city and it's future, surmise that what I will say will be very tiattering
 From what could gather in New York, there will be at least 300 members Of the American Iron and Steel Insti- lutt utit TUT lAlS .inStllile. 4it lncIAl-+ bers are trying very hard to take ad-l vantage of this opportunity to meet in a southern city, which has done so much in an industrial way. I am sure that the attendance will be quite large. There will naturally be great many visitors here, attracted by the institute meet ing. that are not members, so 1t cannot be known by the officers of the insti- ute how many visitors you will have. personally think that there will be a most gratifying attendance all the way round'
 The arrival of Mir. McIllvaine marks the beginning of arrivals from today until Thursday of the members of the institute. Secretary McCleary is expected in from New York tonight or not later than to- morrow morning.
 The indications from what MT. Me- Illvaine says, are that greater num- Der of members will attend than was supposed in local circles as late as Sat urday. It was suggested by some of the local industrial men that about 225 would be present. Mir. McIllvaine expects more, his opinion being based on what is be- ing talked in New York.