The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
Much Better Feeling Among Business Men as Result
 of Institute
UNANIMOUS AS TO
 VALUE OF MEETING
Do Not Think That Any Sum Spent in Advertising the City Over Country Would Have 0b- tained Like Results

ham during the latter days of last
 week has done more than any recent agency to make buoyant the business
 men of this community. The visitors
 expressions of optimism and astonish-
 ment as to this district have caused
 a. revival of that old feelig of aggres-
 siveness which has done much toward
 the creation of a genuine Birmingham spirit in recent years.
 1 Expressions made yesterday in finan-
 cial and business circles were to the
 effect that the only real trouble was
 talk and that as soon as the talk
 stopped there would be better tone to business. The opinion yesterday was
 that no meeting ever held in Birming-
 ham meant so much for the citys fu- ture.
 NO amount of advertising could ac-
 complish what Birmingham will have
 accomplished through the presence of
 those industrial men here" said Pres | ident George c. Crawford of the Ten
 nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad con-
 pany. They have been shown a won-
 derfui district. They were treated roy
 ally and are all deeply impressed. I am l
 meeting has been handled. It means great deal for Birmingham"
 l Robert Jemison, Jr.; Tn my opinion
 s5oo,000 worth of magazine advertising
 could not accomplish what the meet
 ing of the American Iron and Steel in- ] stitute has done. Those men were so agreeably surprised and learned SD | of I... I
 I think the results will be astonish-
 ing.
 William Webb Crawford: All of the
 visitors were deeply impressed with Birmingham. They left here as the old | saying puts it, with a good taste in their mouths. The meeting will result in no end of good for Birmingham. | That is my honest opinion. Great has been that meeting and great will be 1 the results therefrom.'
 Eugene F. Enslen: Money could not buy the opinion and impression that Birmingham made on those famous
 men here last week. They were deep ], ly impressed with our city and there will be little hesitation on their part
 when the time comes for big expendi- lures here. The optimism and the com ] pliments of Judge Gary and Mr. Far
 Tell to Birmingham as we'll as other
 captains of industry will be to the
 advantage of Birmingham in many and various ways"
 l J. H. Barr: "The visit of the steel
 and iron men here was a great sue
 cess. The visit will I am sure, re-
 dound to the great credit of Birming
 ham. There is absolutely no way of | telling how much Birmingham will
 benefit through the gathering" | Frank B. Fowlkes: Birmingham re- | ceived by that meeting an unpurchase- l able asset. Those men who are known as the best business men In the Uni | ted States will find room for fine opin- | ions of this district and unusual con- | sideration when that period approaches l for spending money in this section The | meeting will be of the most valuable aid to the continual growth of this district'
 | Al c. Garber: "The wonderful i'm pression made by Birmingham on those visitors will be worth millions to Bir- | mingham in my opinion. They have l been convinced of the greatness of Bir- mingham and are not in a position to | be independent of the regular boosting | impression. They have been shown the | real greatness of Birmingham and they will be of great value to this commun- | ity in years to come
 Robert Jemison, ST.: Birmingham could have well afforded to pay a great price for the steel and iron meeting, but | 1t did not cost a cent. So this impression hnf l, C.. l. 1 of greater value than if we had paid a huge price for it. If fact it is an un- purchasable asset for Birmingham. believe time will show that the inn pression made by Birmingham on these | steel and iron men will be worth a
 siege of advertising of unlimited cost | It was a great success and inexpressi- | bly gratfying.''
 1 Crawford Johnson: "Birmingham made a home run with the iron and steel men, from all accounts. It was a
 wonderful meeting, and this city has every reason to be proud of the impress sion made, and the district will be bet
 ter off by great deal for this meet ing" 1 John L. Raul: "As a matter of fact | there is no way of telling how greatly 1 Birmingham will profit by the iron and steel meeting. The object of course was not for gain, but business men of the standing of those here could not sue cessfully overlook the opportunities that
 are so obvious in this district While | the Inequalities extended were from | the heart and free from the idea of im- pression for gain, the fact remains that Birmingham will by this visit profit extensively. We have been placed in
 our rightful position by the visit of the
 steel men here and no campaign of years duration could have so effective
 ly convinced them, in my judgment" l D. M Drennen: ''The cordial recep-
 tion given the iron and steel men made
 a deep impression upon them. They are
 men who never forget and they will long remember Birmingham. They were they were deeply impressed. The benefit 1 Birmingham will secure from their visit | here cannot be measured"
 | R. D. Burnett: Tn importance that
 was the biggest meeting ever held here. The men present are so successful and so quick to grasp opportunities that Birmingham may conf1dentaly expect
 materiak results from that gathering. One cannot speculate properly upon what the results will be-"
 1 F. w Rockwell: "The iron and steel meeting, I am pleased to say, passed off with wonderful smoothness I am in- | formed that the visitors were deeply 1 impressed with the greatness of Bir- l mingham. I cannot see how they could Dc otherwise than deeply conscious of