The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-18
spects to the old friends here. He will leave this morning for Montgomery.

| spects to the old friends here. He will leave this morning for Montgomery. TO VISIT TENNESSEE COMPANY PROPERTIES-Th greatest interest Is being shown by the cotton seed crushers in the inspection to be made today over the industrial properties of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company. It was announced yesterday at the convention by G H. Bowen, chairman of the arrange ments committee. that through the kind ness of the executive officials of the Ten ressee company the trip would be made. The train will leave the Louisville and jNashille station on Twentieth street and Morris avenue promptly at 1:3o o'clock today and will return at o'clock, giving everyone time to dress for the Country club dinner dansant It is requested by the officers that everyone who can pos- sibly do so attend the excursion The properties are the most interesting in the south and represent type of construc- tior which is the most modern to be seen in this section of the country. The ladies are invited to take the trip although if was explained there will be quite a little walking.
 BROWN GIVEN FLOOR PRIvI- LEGES-Louis F. Brown of Milwaukee. secretary of the American Feed Manu- e'''O~ieatiCAit crushers' convention. He was given the privileges of the floor yesterday after he made ,short talk explaining the interest his association felt in the crushers MT. Brown pointed out some legislative steps that had been taken for the mutual bene- fit of the allied association ana at his suggestion a committee on conference was appointed from the seed crusbers which will confer with other associations about mutual interests. MT. Brown was greeted with unusual cordiality and seemed to appreciate very much the com piment shown by the privileges extended. MT. Brown was later guest of the News paper club. with which he was greatly i'm pressed He will be here until the com vention adjourns. He is very entbusi- astic over Birmingham and said vester- day it was certainly a city of great promise.
 LA TOURETTE VISITS CONvrN- TIoN-Phillip La Tourette of New Or leans, representing Samuels, Carnwell & Stevens. insurance brokers is here at- tending the seed crushers convention He said yesterday the convention wa. of greatest interest and was very larrelv attended MT. La Tourette added that Birmingham was certainly well prepar red to entertain large body of visitors.
 - z3- ward R. Collier of Dallas secretarv ma treasurer of the Trinity Cotton oil corn pany, Is attending the convention. Mr Collier is connected with one of the most important oil companies in Texrs Ha was very much gratiied yesterday over the large attendance upon the Convention and said the interest manifested in tbe work indicated cooperation that was very valuable. MT. Collier said yesterdav that Birmingham was one of the most in teresting places ever to entertain the con vention and that he was delighted to be here.
 PRESIDENT IVES PLEASED+c. I, Ives, president of the crusherss associa- tion. was nianifestly we'll pleased yester- day over the attendance of the meetine and the hospitality of Birmfnrham. Nr' Ives, who will retire as president at this meeting, is one of the most aooon,modat- ing members of the association and conse- Quently very popular. He was willing yesterday to do almost anything re- Quested by newspaper reportars and as- sisted them no little in getting all tho fn- formation they desired about the meeting
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