The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-24
CITY ITEMS

Jntx Visit. Atianta--J. Frank Jutz, chairman of the entertainment com mittee of the Birmingham Newspaper club. went to Atlanta yesterday To w.t. ness the work of two performers there. If Is probable that an engagement at inc Newspaper club will be offered the singers if Mir. Jutz passes favorao'y upon their work.
 Travellers Remain At Home--T. ;. Noise, general manager of the oentroi of Georgia, was here yesterday attend ing a conference of railroad executives He returned to his home in savannah yesterday. Mr. Noise said that bust ness would soon be better according to the best obtainable information, put that just now there was failing OIL in passenger receipts.
 F. ". GatIing Visits stanfieid--F. w. Gatlin of Washington. an official or the Southern railway. was here yester- day visiting I. Il. Stanfleld, superin- tendent of the Birmingham Atlanta ui- vision Mr. Stanfield and MT. 6atiin lunched at the press club. MT. Gatlin said the press club was easily the mos wonderful club of it's kind he had ever visited.
 Harry Jenkins Visits Birminx ham Harry S. Jenkins of Baltimore, was here yesterday comforting With Priestly Toulmin, business associate. Mir. Jenkins is interested In several coal properties in this district MT
 1I. 1r. min eham. where he Is very popular, paid that the indications were that business was improving. He VIII be here for few days.
 Meyer Opens the Wynkon-Ropert Meyer, the well known hotel man, mas taken formal charge of the WynkoH hotel in Atlanta. Telegrams were re- ceived here yesterday announcins the formal opening MT. Meyer Is now tho operator of the Hermitage and Maxwell in Nafhville, the Seminole in Jackson vile. bne hotel in Shreveport and one in Taj MT. Meyer received his busi- ness training in Birmingham and Is well knoWi here
 n. C. Ennis Here From Livingston R. e. Ennis of Livingston, one of the best known merchants and planters or south Alabama, was here yesterday on personal business. He returned home last night MT. Ennis said the stock raisers in south Alabama were greatly encouraged over the prospects, in this state, and that fine results will be se- cured there if the measures are en- acted providing for proper protection of stock.
 0. E. smith Here-O. F. Smith of Marion Junction, a we'll known planter and business man, was here yesterday visiting friends. He called to see H. e. Seibels and Robert Jemison, Jr. MT. Smith said that crops were getting along fine since the campaign for d. versification was started. He said the indications were that Alabama farmers would be far more prosperous in the future as a result of the advice and cooperation being given them in bet tering the agricultural conditions of this state.
 Riddle on Inspection-W. B. Riddle. one of the receivers for the Frisco lines, was here yesterday on an inspection trip. He was accompanied to Birming- ham by several Frisco officials who at tended " lIlettIuk ntto ycStciuste+ WI. Riddle seemed to be very optimistic over the general business situation, saving that he thought business was holding it's own.
 We are encouraged over the out look" said Mir. Riddle. "The tide is turning. The situation I believe will continue to improve from now on."
 MT. Riddle returned to St. Louis yes- terday afternoon.
 Meeting to Continue-The meeting of the Mississippi Valley Freight asso- citation at the Tutwiler will probably last the remainder of the week. The attendance yesterday was greater than at the preliminary meeting Monday and other prominent railroad men are expected in during the day for the con ference. It was stated yesterday aft ernoon that the officials were talking about technical propositions and noth- Ing of general interest was to be dis cussed. It was stated that the off cials were greatly pleased with Bir- mingham as a meeting place. and that The Tutwiler and other places Of in- terest here were coming in Tor quite little commendation from the rail road officials.
 Wood Attends Meeting Here---B T. Wood of St. Louis, assistant to w. c. Nixon, receiver and chief traffic officer for the Frisco lines. attended meet ing here yesterday. MT. Wood said that business was showing some im- provement, but that the old-time vol ume was not quite present. He said that the company had Just coppieted 25O miles of new track and would be in the market for some rails soon.
 We always make it rule to give our rail orders to Ensley wherever pos sible" said MT. Woods We arc very strong for the industries and people along our lines. and favor them above all corners Birmingham is evidently getting along pretty well from nll in- dications and l am glad of that
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