The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-22
BIG CROWDS VIEW
0. & c. EXHIBITS
Special Agricultural and
Live Stock Train to Be
Open All Day Today

The live stock and agricultural train
of the Queen and Crescent line arrived
in Birmingham yesterday afternoon
and during the evening and last night
was viewed by large crowds on the
team track on South Twentieth street,
Just south of the Louisville and Nash
vile station, where the train of II
cars has been parked
The train will be opened for inspec-
ton by visitors all day today and it
is anticipated that many local people
Interested in farming and live stock
raising will go through It, 1t con-
tains actual live stock exhibits, hogs,
cattle, sheep and also agricultural ex-
hibits of all kinds demonstrating the
results of proper farming and proper
live stock breeding.
The train is being operated by the
Queen and Crescent all along its route
for the purpose of encouraging farm
ing and live stock raising. 1t makes
stops every few miles, wherever any
persons Interested will gather.
Its schedule after leaving Birming-
ham tomorrow morning through
north Alabama will be as follows:
Arrive August 2s, $3.50 a. M, Truss
vile, depart $3.50 a. M, August 23 ar
rive August %, $50 a. M. Spring
VILE. depart 10 noon, August %; ar
rive August 23, 1920 p. M. Whitney,
deport $50 D. M, August 23; arrive
August 23, p M, Alfalfa. depart 6
a. M, August "a; arrive August a.
$50 a. m. Gadsden, depart II noon.
August "a; arrive August "a. 1890 p.
M, Alfalfa, depart 1890 p. M, August
"a; arrive August "a, l p. m. Keener,
depart 4 p. m, August "a; arrive Au
gust a. 4:2o p. m, Collinsville, depart
q. M, August rs; arrive August 25,
$50 a. M. Fort Payne, depart IL noon,
August %: arrive August %. 1920 p.
M, Valley Head, depart, 4;20 p. m,
August %; arrive August 25, 40 p.
M, sulphur Springs, Ga. depart a.
M, August %; arrive August rs. 6:15
a. m, Rising Fawn, Ga. depart 1915
a. M, August &c; arrive August 20.
1890 a. m. Trenton, Ca, depart 2:3o
D. M, August 20: arrive August 26.
s45 p. M, Morganville. Ga, depart
5.45 p. NJ, August 26; arrive August
26, 6:15 p. M. Chattanooga, depart G
a. m. August 81.
Suits Filed
Among the suits filed yesterday in the
city and circuit courts were the following:
Louie E. Roberts VS.. City of Birming-
ham, The plaintiff claims $1,000 damages
for alleged personal injuries received by
falling into a hole in the street.
Mrs. Julia Amos. Administrative of the
estate of William Franklin Amos vs. the
ST. Louis and San Francisco Railway
company. The plaintiff claims $4,000 dam
ages for the death of the intestate.
after which a short time will be allowed
for the delegates to inspect the great
dam and locks, the largest on canalized
river in the world. and then the return
trip will be started for Birmingham by
moonlight, the city being reached about
1920 o'clock that night
AS has been the rule at previous con-
ventioLs. all delegates to the convention
this week will receive rebate books and
the Chamber of Commerce will rebate
their railroad fares If they care to pur-
chase given amount of goods for their
fall stocks while in Birmingham. The
wholesale merchants at this time of year
have just laid in their new fall stocks
and will keep open house throughout the
convention for the delegates. A group of
them have mutually agreed to refund
fares. SO that when given amount of
purchase SEES is made from one or several
of those entering this agreement the fare
Will be refunded by the Chamber of Com
merce. The names of the firms thus re-
funding fares will appear in the rebate
books and in THE Alabama Merchant
the official publication of the associa-
ton. which is now in the hands of the
members.
The wholesale trade committee and the
various subcommittee in charge of the
entertainment plans. all of
which have been doing some hard work
the pa st two weeks, are as follows:
Wholesale Trade Commttee-Murray
Brown, chairman: r. d. Burnett r. II
Baugh. V. s. Gage. Joseph -Loveman
Glad Hand Committee-Harry Jones,
chairman: all travelling men for Birming-
ham houses complete this committee.
Barbecue Committee-F. NJ. jackson,
chairman r. D. Burnett. ]. p Phillips.
Lock II Supper Committee-J c.
Hodges chairman; Joseph Loveman, 8.
W. Lee, Fl, M Beck.
Theatre Committee-Culpepper Exurl.
chairman; Robert Mciester.
Baseball Commttee-R. II. Baugh.
Transportation Committee. F. Young.
r. II. Baugh, J. P. H. De-
Windt.
Admission Committee Capt II. b. Ken
nedy.
Registration and Badge Committee-W.
C. Phillips. Paul Earle. B. l.. Bivens
tatons and Stationery Committee
r A. Porter. chairman: Hudmon Hop
son. H. NJ. Mcclellan.
Music Committce-S,dney Laxarus,
chairman: j. d. Moore, Robert w. Ewing.
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