The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-24
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS


 Frank G. Carpenters visit was a hur- ried one and he had time only to see certain things, but in going around from place to place he took interest in much that he saw.
 He had to go in the First National bank and expressed surprise at it's commodi- ous and handsome interior. MT. Wells said: It's alreay too little and we are nearly ready to move across the street while we enlarge our present quarters.
 
 We went up in the new home of the Birmingham Civic association and met ful rooms. The auditorium caught his fancy, but it was the view that brought forth the exclamation, '"This is one of the loveliest pictures I have ever seen. You are shut in on both sides by mountains filled with riches. The Lord has been mighty good to you Birmingham people :"
  Brown Marx building struck him all in 8 heap: My" said he, this is some building fYes," I replied, 1t has over 800 rooms and Is the largest office build ing in the south, and the Jefferson County Bank building, which you have just left is the highest"
 oi,, I wO have carried him by or through number of stores. The ones mentioned below were passed on our way back to the Tut wiler from the Chamber of Commerce, where had taken him to see Blanks Ev- erett, who put himself out to see that the city got honorable mention in the great correspondent letters.
 Passing the Saks corner he said: Here is familiar name. You know, I live in Washington. Saks' place is one of the most noted in the Capital City.
 He insisted on walking through the arcade and stepped inside to get view of the store This Is truly metropoli- tan," he said.
 We passed by Loveman, Joseph &s Loeb This Is your biggest department store, is it not?" he asked. When I told him 1t was he said, Let's take a look inside" and we did. His comment was, .'It would do credit to any city,
 He was struck with the way that J. Blach & Son had handled the big show window at the entrance to their biz store.
 We dropped into Bromberg as he wanted to pay for some films he had left to be developed. MT. Bromberg was out but the young lady said, There is no charge" He couldn't understand it. You southerners are great said he. He greatly admired the beautiful stores.
 I introduced him to Bob McDavid, Jr., as the secretary of the Real Estate ex- change Carpenter had suffered so much at the hands of real estate boosters that l called ms atleilioA eo @iiS AAS" ' "Realtor."
 And what does it mean?' he asked. "Oh." said T, there's a world of mean ing in it." The realtor looks down on the mere real estate dealer. He is profess sional man. I also said an expert linguist interpreted 1t in this wise: It's com no,,nd word. Tor is an abbreviation of taurus which, translated with the prefix added means real bull" 'Oh, I see," said Carpenter.
 It was hard for him to decide whether Joe Otis could outtalk the New Orleans man who acted as his guide Sometime, as Joe warmed to his subject, Frank would turn to me and say q believe your (Bir- mingham) man deserves the blue rib- hon. Then he would say, What do you think. Frances?" She was neutral but admitted that both were star performers. A later visit to the Jemison Real Es- tate and Insurance company brought fourth the remark that even the real estate men of Birmingham had offices fitted up like bankers. The Alabama mar ble caught his fancy. Evidently MT. 1enoison is a ..realtor,' said Carpenter.
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