The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-25
DISTRICTS BIG TONNAGE

The railroad executives we're graft
| fed when they were told that Bir-
mingham provided more tonnage for
ton crop of the south. When Mr.. War
field was told, in response to his query
as to business conditions, that a load
was awaiting every car available, he
said: That's fine. This is a wonderful
city w. J. Harahan, president of the
Seaboard, was not with the party, be-
ing in Washington.
In 20 automobiles the developers
viewed the district. No stops were made
during the three-hour tour, but prom
inent industrial men of the city cited
figures and pointed out the various
plants. Inasmuch as a great number of
the bankers were interested financially
in the Sloss-S Sheffield steel and Iron
company, the United States Steel COM
pany and the Republic Iron and steel
company, they inspected closely the va
rious properties of the companies.
POINTS VISITED
After viewing the business section of
the city, the party looked over the Sea-
board Air line freight station, and then
saw the first industrial site-the Sloss-
Sheffield furnace on First avenue.
Other properties inspected were North
Birmingham Sloss-She ffield furnaces;
American Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry
company: United States Cast Iron Pipe
and Foundry company North Birming
ham); Illinois Central and Frisco shops
at East Thomas; Ensley steel plant and
furnaces of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company; plant of the
American Steel and Wire company at
Fairfield: Barrett company; by-product
benzol plant of the Tennessee company;
furnaces of the woodward Iron com
pany; United States Cast Iron Pipe and
Foundry company (Bessemer); Besse-
mer furnaces of the Tennessee com
pany, and ore mines of the Tennessee,
Sloss- Sh effield and Woodward COM
|panieS; South Highlands residence sec
ton and the Altamont road.
The South Highlands residential sec
ton was declared to be the prettiest seen
by the financiers, who then returned to
the Terminal station shortly after noon
and prepared to leave for Atlanta at 2
o clock.
THOSE IN PARTY
The bankers, who have seen Charleston,
S. c., Tampa, Jacksonville. Macon and
other southern cities, are: F. E. Baker.
W. 4NtWDOld x oOHs, nildQclpuld,
Sidney S. Liggett. Union Trust Co., Pitts
burg; r. III. Carleton, Blodgett & Co.,
New York; Mr. Macy Bambleton & Co,
New York; f. G. Hawkins, Kissell, Kin
nicutt & Co., New York; E. H. Williams
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York;
Harry M. Wykes Millett, Roe e Hagan,
New York; Edmond Ray. Remick, Hodges
& Co., New York; Mr.. Laid, Tilney Ladd
& Co., New York; w. III. Clark, H. M.
Byilesby & Co., Inc, Chicago: Fl. F. Clip
niger, Fletcher Savings & Trust Co., In
dianapolis; George G.. Thomas, Continent
tai Trust Co., Baltimore; Claude w. Will
hide Baker, Watts & Co., Baltimore;
Thomas E. Gannett, Parkinson & Burr,
New York. A. HI. Gilbert, Merrill, Old
ham G. Co., Boston; A w. Loosely, Trust
& Dep. Co., of Onondaga, Syracuse; A. M.
Newton. Hayden. Miller & Co., Cleve-
land; H. C. Quarles. Second Ward
Savings Bank Milwaukee,; Henry H.
jenkins, Hambleton & Co., Balti-
more e. A. Waters, Townsend, Scott
& Son, Baltimore; e. w. Freeman.
Halgarten & Co.. New York; w. s.
Brickman, Continental Trust Co. Bal
timore; A. C. billiard, Westman, Dill
lion & Co., New York; N. B. Henrotin,
Galloway, Fish & Co., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
w. NJ. Lloyd, Jr., Meller & Jetry, Phil
adelphia; w II. Babcock, Butcher Sher-
rord & Mansel, Philadelphia: H. r. Lob
man, Lehman Bros, New York; ]. w.
Ryan, National City Co, New York; j.,
w. Ryan, National City Co., New York;
III. B. Baker, National City Co, New
York: l.. B. Franklin, Guaranty Trust
Co.. New York; H. Stanley, Guarantee
Trust Co.. New York; A. s. Blodgett.
Guaranty Trust Co., New York; II. ID.
Bentley. Guaranty Trust Co., New York;
J. #. Bush, Guaranty Trust Co, New
York; c. r. Banks, Guaranty Trust Co.,
New York; III. C. Ward, Guaranty Trust
| Co.. New York; J. F. Patterson, Guaranty
| Trust Co., New York; d. Romer, Guar
anty Trust Co., New York; A. Shriver.
| Guaranty Trust Co., New York; kirkland
| A. Wilson, New York News bureau. New
York; L. B. Childs, Guaranty Trust Co,
| New York; Mr.. Newllirk Wurtz, Dulles
| & Co.. New York; ]. II. Ober. Gustavus
| ODER & Sons, Baltimore; j. M. Duval,
Gidden, Lyon & Co., Baltimore Sidney
Lansburgh, Continental Trust Co., Balti-
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