The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
Twenty-Five Congressman Coming


 tees of Congress consists of 3S senator 9 will attend the meeting at Sheffield and the subsequent inspection of the Tennessee and Warrior rivers. Judge Garrison, Sec retary of War, will be the most interest," ing figure, perhaps, but among the other visitors are several with the names of whom the general public is familiar. Among these are Senators Fletcher of Florida. vardaman of Mississippi Shields of Tennessee Simmons of North Carolina. Clarke of Arkansas Nelson of Minnesota, Smith of Michigan. and Congressmen Humphreys of Mississippi. Gallagher of Illinois. scully of New Jersey, Kettner of California, Hughes of West Virginia. and Powers of Kentucky. In addition, there will be present government engineers on whose shoulders rest all the projects in which the government is interested and is yearly expending millions of dollars.
 The programme. if am informed cor rectly. will not be strictly formal. Sun day, May g. the party of visitors will reach Sheffield On the following day Muscle Shoals will be inspected The two
 
 inspecting the shoals. and the river as far north as Hales bar, Chattanooga On the night of May 12 the party will rearf BirmiHgha n .z- TSe- folloviiag day they will leave for Cordova, and will SC through lock No. IT, one of the largest in the world, lock which will form the largest artificial body of water in America. possibly in the world As the boats are being lowed through the lock h. .,f N-ar xrrfl ,,aJy fat, remarks and possibly others will be given opportunity to express themselves. We will arrive in Tuscaloosa just IS evening is falling, and will be there greet ed by the people of that city, and en- tertained with moonlight barbecue. |.
 We expect to show the members of Congress. the Secretary of War. and the government engineers just what we have accomplished with the money invested by the government in Alabama. and the possibilities to result from further invest ment. I believe the visft and inspection will make the members of Congress as enthusiastic as we Alabarnians are. and that in consequence. great good to the state will ensue'
 Unable to Reach Marshall
 Throughout yesterday Senator Bank head made strenuous efforts to get into communication with Thomas R. Marshall vice president. who Is en route east from San Francisco, and who will be in Me ridian May 10 Senator Bankhead was very anxious to extend the vice president an invitation to visit the state and with the Secretary of War and members of Congress, see Alabama rivers and learn what improvement has been made and of what other Improvement there is great possibility. He felt certain that had he been able to reach MT. Marshall the in vitaton would have been accepted. Fur ther efforts will be made today and the senator is very hopeful.
 Birmingham real estate dealers, to the number of about 100. have chartered a boat for the purpose of making the trip down the Warrior. and in addition, the Birmingham party will be representa- tive of the industrial life of the city A. H. Woodward will tender his launch to the Secretary of War. while the launch of the Pratt Consolidated Coal company will be used by the members of Congress. Demopois will have representatives on the scene, and other nearby Alabama cities will likewise be represented. Mo- bile. which sees great possibilities for it's bay will send delegates In the good boat" John Quill.