The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

l confess that when I first heard that there was bare chance that the Amer ican Electrochemical society might be persuaded to visit Birmingham in May was not fully aware of just what q great body of men it included.
 
 My eyes as to the significance of the societys visit to the south were first opened by that verY wide-awake Shef- feldian, J. W. Warrington, who is al- ways jealous that this section of the southland shall have the attention of all far-seeing men, and none in these United States have wider range of vision than the members of the body who are to be our guests today
 
 It would take prophet to foresee all that the south holds as a situs for electrochemical industries and the in- f1uence of electrochemistry upon it's in dustrial life. This is why the tour of the American Electrochemical society, April 29- May 4. is of so far-reaching importance and why Birmingham should be so pleased to have so dis tinguished men look over it's achieve ments and possibilities.
 This society numbers in it's member ship the leading experts who have made possible America's supreme position in electrochemistry and electrometaHurgy. This supremacy has been secured through developments largely center ing around Niagara Falls, but future expansion there has become practically impossible, because nearly all of the power available at that point has been taken up. Consequently, new locations have been sought to meet the require- ments of these rapidly expanding in- dustries. Some of them have gone to Canada, and even to Norway to secure the necessary hydroelectric power, and America's supreme position in these industries.
 At the last National Exposition of Chemical Industries the attention of a large number of electrochemists was directed toward the Appalachian south through the various exhibits of south ern railroads. They were so impressed with the possibilities in the south as a future situs for these industries that they determined to make their spring meeting in the nature of tour through oJ,c H; +1 x-sa ,sf at first hand. The Age-Herald recognizes the great significance of this tour and believes it to be one of the most important gatherings that has ever visited Birmingham since it was founded.
 They will arrive early this morning and will be met by large committee from the Chamber of Commerce and other civic organizations and will breakfast at the Tutwiler The welcome will be delivered by Wallace 2. Caldwell, chairman of the reception committee. A luncheon and barbecue will be given the visitors at Bayview. while tea will be served at the Country club and dinner at the~Tutwiler.
 The party will make trip to Besse- mer, where they will inspect ferro- maganese blast furnaces of the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany, also the duplex-steel process, Bessemer and open hearth combina. tions. They will also visit the Wood ward Iron company's plant, the by product coke plant at Ensley as we'll as other industrial plants here. It is fortunate that this district has so many things of interest to show them
 Their visit may not only hold all urements along industrial develop ment lines, for am sure that they will see many things while here to inter- est and excite their curiosity and will take back to their respective homes new and broader conception of what the Magic City has done tor earn the name; but that like all other visitors. they will learn that it is no mere Pittsburg of the south but one of the