The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-18
PLANS T0 ENLARGE UTILITY BODY ARE ZINC DISCUSSED
Four More States Invited To Enter Tri-State
 Association

Plans for enlarging the Tri-State Water and Light association, original ly including North and South Caro- lima and Georgia, to take in Alabama, Florida. Tennessee and eastern Mis- sissippi, were discussed at the open ing session of the thirteenth annual convention of the association at ! o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the as sembly room of the Hillman hotel The Tri-State convention is being held in Birmingham this year with the idea of cnlarging it's scope. In vitations were sent out to members and prospective members in the seven states and 12 registrants Tuesday night. representing the entire ter ritory. had answered the call. Ar engagements to complete the new or ganization will be made later during the convention.
 The initial session opened Tuesday with the invocation by Rev. George R. stuart President J. E. Gibson of Charleston, s. C., delivering his an nual address. spoke of improved busi- ness conditions and commended the spirit of the organization. He called attention to the valuabl knowledge to be derived from listening to the
 
 The oil engine as prime mover. and it's application to the electric plant was the technical subject on which Glen H. Corlette of Atlanta spoke. discussing types of mechanical equipment best suited to smaller cities. He Illustrated his talk with slides
 A. A. Passolt Newman, Ga fol- lowed with !, brief talk on. "EX- perience: How it guides us in look ing ahead" Advantages of eXchang- ing ideas and experiences were stressed. He said increasing cost of labor and materials made greater ef- ficiency necessary.
 Under the head of discussion. A. J. Sprole, veteran water department man of Greenwood, $. c. spoke of prac- tica benefits the smaller and unex- perienced man might obtain from listening to experiences of men with technical knowledge and broader ex- perience at the convention.
 After appointment of committees on auditing, nominating place of next meeting. exhibition. enlargement of rganization and new resolutions. the meeting adjourned.
 Program for the evening session included the address of welcome by l.. Sevier, president of the Alabama Manufacturers association, witS re-
  the system of the Birmingham Water Works was scheduled for William F. Wilcox. while the Alabama Power company's plants and methods were to be explained by Chief Engineer Thurlow E. F. Linthicum was slated to talk on "Brming gham Pipe Indus tries" and T. L. Bissell was to speak on a "Power Survey of the Birming- ham District
 Delegates Reeistered.
 The list of delegates registered at convention Headquarters is as fol- lows:
 J. E. Gibson. F. B. Mcdowell, Charleston, s. C.; J. S. Robinson. Co., lumbia Tenn; II. w Schumpert, Newberry, s. C.. T. W. Chapman, La wrcnce, S. C.; J. F. Pearson, Or- angeburg, S. C.; W. r. Steiglitz, Columbia, S. C.; J. W. Vaughan, A. T. Auston, Adam W. Jones. Atlanta, Ga; A. K. Akers, Birmlngnam; B. F. Kitchen, Jacksonville, Fla; F. l. Leighton, Birmingham; T. C. Taylor. Columbia, S. C.: l.. s. McCullohs, Chattanooga. Tenn; Clay J. Smith, Cleveland, O.: 0. S. Anderson, Drew, Miss; W. A. Mattice. Chattanooga. Tenn: w. J. Lyman. Birmngham; J. h. Hodgson, G. N Brown, J. L. Phil Phi lips. Atlanta, Ga.; John Wistar, Phil adelphia Pa: II. F. Davis. Newark, N. J.: G. A. Wright. Birmingham; T. E. Dwyer, Wakefield, Mass; w. II. Flint, Birming gham; A. A. Pas.olt, H. II. North H. C. Arnoll. Jr., A. w. Powers, Newman, Ga; M o. Allen, Newport, Tenn; w. F. Wilcox, At lanta, Ga.: J. A. Wright. Birmingham. F.. Earl Evans, Charleston. S. C.; Clar- ence Lloyd, Birmingham; Glenn H. Corlett, Atlanta, Ga: Frank SchwSb- el, Clearwater. Fla; J. A. Milligan, V. F. Knapp, Boston, Ga. F. C. Nor risson Bennettsville, S. C.; J. w. Britain, Boston. Ga.; A. J. Sproles, Greenwood, S. C.: w. M. McKagen, Sumter, S. C.. F. G. Swaffield, Colum- ba. s. C.; George Mckay. IT,, Phila- delphia. Pa: x. l.. Cary. East Orange, x. J.: Hoyt Baker. Hartwell, Ga; k. C. Horton. New York, N. Y.; H. s. Kerby, Albany, Ga; A. c. Basenberg, Birmingham; E. c. Knowlton, Annis- ton. Ala: A. J.Salmon, Jasper, Ala; L. C. Boykin, Carrollton. Ga.: U. A. Clifford Cairo, Ga.: E. N. Edwards, Bainbridge, Ga.: D. l.. Gaston, Gains vile, Ga M. M. Griffin, Rome. Ga.; c. l.. Karner, T. B. Snodgrass, Char lotte, N. C.; J. H. Thompson, New AL. banv Miss T. W. McCreery, Bir- mingham R. B. Tarleton, Charlotte, N. c: P. B. Hale. Albany-Decatur Ala: W. NJ. Harling, Edgefield, $. C.; N. H. Homer. Birmingham; o. r. Parselius. c. D. McAllister, Chatta- nooga. Tenn: E. M. Foster, Green vile. Miss; H. I. Carson, Tom M. starnes, Ralph R. Silver, Birming-