The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
.F|NANC|ERS ARE
SHOWN OVER CITY
Big Eastern Party Spends
Day in Birmingham
ALL NEW TO THEM
Pevear Is Host and Says Visitors
Simply Want to Become Edu-
Gated on Possibilities
in South
ALL NEW TO THEM

Capitalists and bankers, with millions
at their command, viewed Birmingham
yesterday.
the east and middle west were conducted
about the district and saw why Biz
mingham had come to the fore among
southern cities.
During the day they travelled all over
the city and the outlying districts At
noon, the inspection was punctuated with
luncheon at the Southern club, and
was resumed during the afternoon.
]. S. Pevear, president of the Birming-
ham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany, was host to the visitors. He di-
reeted the party about the city and ex-
hibited the big industries, the residential
districts and office buildings with pride.
Some of the members of the party were
big stockholders and directors in the
American Cities company, which controls
the Birmingham company. However
there was no particular inspection of the
properties of the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company, although a
short conference preceded the tour about
the city.
The visit to Birmingham was without
any special significance.
WANTED TO SEE SOUTH
THE financiers have toured the south
and are merely paying visit to Bir-
mingham," Mr.. Pevear said yesterday.
They are interested in the south and it's
them had never been in this section, they
awaited themselves of the opportunity to
see the country.
THE trip was for the purpose of be-
coming educated to the possibilities in
the south, but no special plan is in
view. The visitors expressed themselves
as being pleased with their stay here
and impressed with Birmingham
Some of the members of the party jour-
neyed to the local golf links and braved
the cold blasts of the afternoon, but the
greater number returned to the special
train at the Terminal station and en-
joyed the Indoor sports" They left last
night at 6:45 for Knoxville. Mr.. Pevear
did not accompany them.
THOSE IN PARTY
The members of the party were: II. III.
Almstead. Almstead Bros, Louisville; v.
A. Arnold, Madison Bond company, Mad
ison, Wis; F, H. Barclay, Townsend
Scott & Son, Baltimore; r. r. Barr,
Chase National bank, New York; c. C.
Bellows, G. ii. Burr e Co.; Lee Benoist,
American cues, New orleans; Arthur
Bettes, A. J.. Baker & Co, Chicago; S.
e. Boyce. Colston-Boyce & Co., Balti-
more; Sidney Boch, Reilly-Boch & Co.,
Philadelphia; William M. Candy. Phil
adelphia; ]. A. Caldwell, Berthan- Girls
com & Co., Philadelphia; Y. w. Caul-
well, Berton-Griscom e Co., Washing
ton; r. r. Clark, Clark & Co., Chicago;
NJ. w. Dodge, Berton-Griscom & Co.,
New York; H. c. Dulles, Werts-Dulles &
Co., Philadelphia; II. G. Durant. Jr.,
Baker, Ayling & Young, Philadelphia;
F. II. Titchell, Mercantile Trust COM
pany, Baltimore; Arthur Goodwille,
Councilman & Co., Chicago; NJ. B. Ges-
slit, Townsend, Scott & Son, Baltimore;
c. L. Harper, Harper e Turner Phil
adelphia; Byron billiard, ]. billiard &
Son, Louisville; w. i. Hutchinson,
Hutchinson, Aurora, ILL.,; o. II. P. John
son, National Metropolitan bank, WASH
ington; c. p. King, Allerton. Green &
King, Chicago; L. r. Newbold, Newbold,
Taylor & Gauss, Colorado Springs; j. e.
Newlin, Martin & Co., Philadelphia; G..
II. Reese, Townsend, Scott e. Son, Bal
timore; A. C. Robinson. Safe Deposit and
Trust company, Pittsburg; c. w. Stew
ems, A. w. Stevens & Co., Minneapolis;
r. w. Stinson, r. W. Stinson G. Co.,
Philadelphia; Joel Stockard, Joel Stock
ard & Co., Detroit; T. w. Stockhausen,
r. w. Stinson & Co., Philadelphia; Eu-
gene E. Thompson, Crane, Paris & Co.,
Washington; II. P. Vaux, Graham G. Co.,
Philadelphia; w. j. X. Vauston, White
Wells & Co., New York.