The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
CHICAGO VISITORS . .GO ID NASHVILLE: . FROM BIRMINGHAM Spend Pleasant Day Here. Shown Over City in
 Afternoon TT FAR SURPASSED THEIR EXPECTATIOr,S Especially Impressed by Beauty of Residence SectiOns-Old- Fashioned Barbecue at ROebuck Springs
 Country Club
By ELLIS c. HoLLUMs

At II o'clock last night the special train bearing a delegation from the Chi cago Association of Commerce left the Louisville and Nashville station bound for Nashville. The members of the Chi cago party had been entertained by the local Chamber of Commerce, had made a tour of the city and enjoyed a real old time barbecue at the Roebuck Springs Country club. Every member of the party expressed his thorough delight at having been here and as the train left the sta- tion cries of "come and visit us; we'll make 1t pleasant for you," were to be heard from the observation platform.
 The Chicago visitors were met yester- day morning at o'clock by President Shook of the local chamber, and a dele gation. They were welcomed to Birming- ham, given cards to the principal clubs and made to feel at home. The entire morning was given over to them to do with as they pleased, and many mem- bers of the party motored out to the Country club and to the Roebuck club for a game of golf. President Shook of the local body accompanied party headed by Chairman E. E. Gore of the Chicago visitors to the Country club and played a foursome with them.
 Pictures Made of City
 Assistant Secretary W. Blanks Everett of the local chamber accompanied the moving picture men with the Chicago party to various points of interest and aided them in securing photographs for exhibit in Chicago and eastern cities. The party visited Ensley, Fairfield and some of the residence sections securing nega- tives of the steel mill. the wire mill and the by-product plant, as well as many views of the most beautiful parts of Birmingham.
 In the afternoon at 2:30 o'clock a fleet of automobiles belonging to members of the Chamber of Commerce bore down upon the private cars from Chicago at the Terminal station. Here the party embarked for a tour of the city Secre- tary Radcliffe of the Chamber of Com merce and John A. Lusk were the pilots and they were followed by second car. containing Vice Chairman J. D. Rosen- berger of the Chamber of Commerce en- 5ertainment committee, Neil Satterlee and Hugo Hartmann of Chicago, Wal lace Johns, and d local newspaper man.
 The pilots led the party first to Ensley, then to Fairfield, stopping at the Amer ican Steel and Wire company plant for a brief inspection, then hurriedly passing through the by-product plant and the steel mill, thence to the South Highland resi- dence sections passing by Elmwood cem- etery, out by Glen Iris, thense to Altamont road to the Country club and then to Roebncll Springs
 The trip proved to be continuous round of surprises to the visitors. who ex- pressed in no uncertain terms their pleas ure. The approach to the American Steel and Wire company's plant at Fairfield was declared to be one of the most beau- tiful drives they had ever seen. It is a wide shell road bordered with thick hedge of greenery. The grass grows lush and green and is kept in the best of trim, while flowers decorate the entrance on eithed side.
 Leaving there the party proceeded on the route to Glen Iris, passing many truck farms where everything was a marvel of neatness and order. On the right of the party was to be seen Red mountain and the ore mines were of great interest. The mountain being torn away on the right for the purpose of add ing to the wealth of the city and the green stuffs on the left being coaxed lrOIn Hdluit, loiiHtu d StllhlilS coHtIdSl and were provocative of comment from the visitors.
 Visit Glen Iris
 Passing Elmwood it was but a few minutes until the automobiles began the ascent of the mountain, first visit ing Glen Iris. Here the visitors found fresh objects for admiration. You have reserved the most beautiful spot for the last" observed MT. Hartmann. He was assured. however, that Glen Iris was by no means the most beau- tiful sight that would greet his eye before the passing of the day.
 The automobiles sWent into High