The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-14
VISIT OF WEEKS
 TO BARGE LINE
 EXPECTED SOON
Secretary Of War To See
 Developments Here Expansion Sought

Announcement Is expected daily of the impending visit to Birmingham of Secretary Weeks of the war department on an inspection trip over the Warrior barge line and other inland waterways. The trip was announced here by Gen. eral Ashburn, general manager of the Inland Waterways corporation, as be- ing scheduled to start soon after the election. It was reported here Thurs day that the route was being worked out and formal announcement would be made in few days.
 From available information, Secretary Weeks intends to see for himself just how necessary the waterways are. He has been convinced, it is stated, that the Warrior line is ok paramount impor- tance and has indicated that 1t will not be reduced, but on the other hand, will be promoted just as speedily as possible.
 The party will arrive at Birming- port on var department vessel and will visit in the Birmingham district for several days.
 Plan Safety Meetings
 Safety meetings from November 9 to December Il were announced Thurs day by the James A. Holmes safety council with central offices in Bir- mingham. The meetings are to be held at the various mines and will be di- rected by experienced workers in an ef- fort to enlist the aid and interest of miners in preventing accidents.
 Milton H. Fies, chairman of the Bir- mingham council, in letter to the va rious units, pointed out Thursday that explosions and "big" accidents are not the only ones that sEould be guarded against but says that 16 per cent of the accidents are caused in the haul age which should receive the closest attention of the various mine workers.
 The schedule of meetings follows:
 Sayre .(colored), November 20, Mau- rice Walsh, manager American Mine Owners Mutual; Holly Grove, Novem- Der 21, H. l.. Stewart, inspector South ern rating bureau; Acton (colored) :, November 21, s. J. billiard, principal Margaret colored school; Beltona, No vember 9, J. M. Cobb, safety inspector DeBardeleben Coal corporation; Elm pire, November 26, H. s. Salmon, con- sulting engineer, Birmingham; Carbon Hill, November 26, John Thomas, gen. eral superintendent western division, DeBardeleben Coal corporation; Acmar (colored), November 27, mine inspector, American Mine Owners Mutual; Mar garet (colored), November 28, c. E. Saxon, United States bureau of mines ; Altoona, December 2 J. J. Forbes, United States bureau of mines; Gorgas, December 3, Dan Macdonald, mine su- perintendent Parrish Mine, Railway Fuel company; New Castle, December 3, William Goodwin, associate mine in- spector state of Alabama; Shannoon, December 4, John Gray, mine superin- tendent, Majestic Coal company; Par rish, December 4, F. R, Bell, general superintendent of mines, Alabama Fuel and Iron company; Acton, December 5, Oscar Simpson, mine foreman, Empire, DeBardeleben Coal corporation; Over ton (colored), December 8, W. H. Gar. rett, principal Acmar colored school ; Majestic, December II, J. J.. Forbes, United States bureau of mines; Acmar December Il, William Neill, associate mine inspector state of Alabama; Mar. garet, December 12, W. P. Smith, asso- ciate mine inspector state of Alabama Overton, December 9, Maurice Walsh manager American Mine Owners Mu' tual.