The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-01
 CITY ITEMS
Discrimination of Fi-h-rhe most as


 tonishing fish story related in Birming- ham recently was told yesterday at the Tutwier by James Hood, the well known furniture merchant of this city. Accompanied by N. H. Fruttieher, Liee Chamblee and H. A. Hunt, MT. Hood went fishing on Lake Purdy The party caught in all 60 fish of very attractive size. Of that number MT. Hunt landed. 51, Mir Hood 8, MT. Frutticher and MT. Chamblee 1. The party fshed within close proximity and with the same bait and with the same kind of tackle. II was astonishing to MT. Hood and the others less fortunate than MT. Hunt why the fish singled that nimrod out for such excessive favor and saving only the most meager results for the other members of the party.
 This problem is respectfully referred to Dick Eggleston and ". B. Hayes for an accurate solution.
 Railroad Men Arrive Today-It is expected that 50 railroad comptrollers will arrive in Birmingham this morn-' ing from Atlanta to spend the dey 1 looking over the city. They have been in session in Atlanta, and accepted all invitation from the Traffic and Trans portation club 10 look Birmingham
 over. committee will have charge of the visitors. They will be. escorted ever the properties of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company this morning, and over the residential sec ton this afternoon. A luncheon will be served the visitors at the Tutwilci at o'clock. It is stated that those who desire to play golf will be taken to the Country club and Roebuck club, and those who prefer automobile rides rx-i1 ha lad t.rttl oayo for hot r,11t pose. The railroad men are expected to spend d very enjoyable day here. Mir. Ewing and Mir. Knox Here Frark Ewing of Nashville, genera, n dustrial agent for the Nashville Shat- tanooga and St Louis railroad. ami A. D. Knox. assistant general industrial agent for that line, were here yester- day. They were shown over Birming ham by George R. Knox, Jr., who is a cousin of Mir Knox of Nashville. They were very much interested in the trip over the district.
 The two visitors are in touch with the industrial development of cities along their line, but were not pre- rared to see the vast operations which were shown them here yesterday They said Birmingham was easily one of the most progressive cities they had ever visited and they went away greately impressed with this city's growth and the outlook for the su- ture. They left for Nashville yesterday at noon.
 The Kinney Store Opens-The newest shoe store in Birmingham will be opened today by the c. R. Kinney company of | Boston. After repairs to the Pearson Inn
 the company has stocked the place with a most extensive line of shoes. It is an4 nounced that the company will open this
 morning. The Kinney company is one | of the most extensive shoe concerns in | this country and when it was announced ! that a Birmingham branch would be opened there was much interest. The i company has in all about 40 stores in :, that many cities over the country. The officials of the company believe that
 one of their most successful operations will be in Birmingham.
 CrOckard in Chicago Frank H Crockard, vice president of the Ten.
 nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company,
 Is making trip over several industrial
 properties near Chicago. He will visit
 the South Chicago operations, Gary and
 perhaps other steel corporation proper
 ties While absent from the city. The req l son for the trip of Mir. Crockard has not
 been given out officially but it is be- | lieved he Is gathering data about benzol operations to be used in the construc~ tion and operation of the plant being erected at Fairfield. He will be away several days.
 Making Ready for New PIant--Work was started yesterday on raging the building now occupying the corner of 1 Twenty-second street and Avenue F to be used for the construction of a re- lr1geration plant by the Birmingham Ice factory. The plant was announced several days ago by J. Frank Rushton or the ice company. It is stated that Work Will be rushed to completion and that It will very probably be ready for operation sometime during the last of september. The plant will represent an investment of about $75.000.
 Y. G. Blair Here-F. G. Blair of Tus- caloosa. president of the Tuscaloosa Mineral railroad. which is a property Of the Louisville and Nashville, was here yesterday in the interest of the
 Warrior river opening He said yes tcrday that Tuscaloosa was preparing 10 welcome vast number of visitors at the opening, and very cordial inTi- tation 10 make the trip was extended tc Birmingham people Mir. Blair said the opening of the Warrior was easily the most important proposition to this city ana Tuscaloosa that has developed in a score of years.
 oof. Q. R. Hood Here-For the Dur pose of conferring with the counsel Tor two corporations Col O. R. Hood one of the. best known lawyers in Ala hama. was in Birmingham yesterdsy. He resides in Gadsden Colonel Hood was guest of Arthur Forsyth of the Gulf States Steel company They iunched at the Press club. Colonel Hood said yesterday that his visit was merely business proposition. He conferred with local counsel for the Alabama Power company. of which he IS counsel in Gadsden. and returned home yesterday afternoon.
 Iron Now s1O Per Ton-The iron makers of Birmingham have advanced the price of pig iron 50 cents per ton, the quotation being now s1O. The enormous tonnage that has been sold during the past few days has created the widest interest. Quite a few foun- dry operators have placed heavy orders here and the sales have been phe- nomenal. It was expected that the lower price would not long prevail in the face of such brisk demand.
 Henry Smith Arrivcs--Henry Smith of Pittsburg. one of the engineers for the American Bridge company, is Tn xrr