The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-15

BANQUET Ends Sessions a trip
through the manufacturing plants Of
the Birmingham district and a. banquet
Wednesday night at the Country club
will conclude the visit of the American
Institute of Mining and Metallnrgical
Engineers. The trip Wednesday will
start from the L. & N station at 30
o'clock on a special train which will
proceed directly to Ensley. From there
the trip will take the visiting engineers
through all the manufacturing plants of
the Tennessee company, ending the
journey at the Lehigh plant near BOyles
Wednesday at luncheon. The banquet
will be attended by most of the visit
ing engineers and afterwards dance
will be enjoyed. The toastmaster at
the banquet will be George G. Crawford.
Speeches will be made by WilliamrKel-
ly, J. v. r. Reynders and John Nc
Leash of Canada.
Former Congressman Attends-Wil-
liam Willette Cocks. former congress
man from Long Island, is a guest of
Secretary f. F. Sharpless at the con-
Tention. His most distinguished con-
stituent was the late Colonel Roosevelt.
He is enjoying every minute of the stay
in Birmingham The visit Tuesday was
one which interested Mr.. Cocks very
much, he said. He entertained some OF
the members by relating stories of the
late Colonel Roosevelt.
241 On Trip-The special train, con-
sisting of six coaches and 241 persons
made the trip. w. e. Parker, superin-
tendent of transportation, was in
charge, while the engineer was Walter
Payne, veteran in the service of the
Birmingham Southern. The conductor
was r. w. Black Many compliments
were paid the trainmen upon the sched-
ule maintained and the smooth opera
ton of the special.
Likes BayView Plants-R, V. Nor
ris, Jr., whose father is one of the most
widely known consulting engineers OF
Wilkes-Bar is attending the cOnven'
ton with his father. The young man
was very much interested in Bayview
especially when he was told that the
company removed all expert engineers
from the plant and sent them to wal
far ahead of the American declaration.
Sees Many ChangeS-W. A. Knopp
who is attending the meeting, was fol-
some time with the Alabama Power
company. Hesleft here in 1914 and is
with a large steel company in New
York. He recalled the changes that
have taken place here during the past
few years, and was very much impress
ed with the trip Tuesday
George COIlard Heretofore Col
lard, general superintendent of the Ems
| lev furnaces in 1907, is now vice presi
dent of the ShenangO Furnace company
at Pittsburg. He is well remembered
here, having directed some of the out
standing operations at Ensley during
his official station there. Mr.. COllarC
said Tuesday it was impossible to OBJ
tain by written articles or by lectures
the best impression of Birmingham. HI
said the district had shown amazing
progress and he was tremendously
pleased that he had come to Birming
ham ON this occasion.
Colonel Moore lmprCBSed-COl. Z. y
Moore Of st. Louis, attached to tn
geological survey of that state, was II
Bayview Tuesday He was one of tn
men who operated the old Tecumsal
furnace years ago, and was quite a
impressed as others in the materia
progress of the Birmingham district.
PathOs Is Added deep touch o
pathos was attached to conversation
between Charles f. DeBardeleben am
George G. Crawford Tuesday. Charlie
l wish your father had lived to see tn
changes here" Mr.. Crawford said t
the son of tine pioneer. Mr.. Crawfor
| have wished that a hundred times.
replied Mr.. DeBardeleben. There wa
a pause in the conversation and MI
Crawford turBed to J. V. w. Reynder
and told him that the late Colonel d.
Bardeleben, father of Charlie an
Henry. mad at one time owned til
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroa
company through whose properties tn
party had travelled all day.
Colonel Dwight Hereof. a.
Dwight, who is here with the CONVEX
tion party has the distinction of bein
decorated by the King of Spain fo
.ar,.icae ia that cnunfrV Inf is Yer