The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-14
Personal Touch Adding
Greatly To Pleasure
Of Visiting Engineers

no one glories in your achievement more
than those of us who have gone away
and are privileged to come hack from
time to time and see the transfOrma-
tions. am meeting many old and de-
lightful friends and am pleased indeed
to be i'm birmingham ON this occasion.
Sportsmen Listen In--It developed
ut the meeting Monday that sludge dis
missed from coal operations in this
district is not as injurious as in the
past. 1t was brought out by III. 3.
Geismer aud others than plans had
been made to correct the damage which
played havoc with lands, vegetation and
fish in past years. The sportsinen pres
ent were anxious to know IL fish suf-
fered from the nudge and were appar-
emily relived when told that the old
havoc had been eliminated.
s. p. Hebson Hers. i. Hobson,
geologist OF wide reputation and
brother of the hero Of the Merrimac is
offending the meeting. He discovered
the Fayette gas wells and has many
friends among the mctallurgists.
Mr.. Hobson attended all the session
Monday.
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Crawford To Preside-George G.
Crawford will preside at the banquet
Wednesday night. The speakers viii be
President Kelly, Il. e. v. Reynders of
New York, vice president. and John
NacLeash, director of mines for the
Dominion of Canada. The banquet will
be attended by about 300 persons 1t is
believed. The hour is 7 80 promptly.
Dancing win be enjoyed later.
Appreciate Age.Herald-The issue of
The Age-Iler,.ld of Monday morning
was complimente6 highly by home folks
and visitors alike. Many we're high in
heir praise of the special articles deal
ing with the district. Commentator
was given by President Kelly, George
q. Crawford. James l.. Davidson.
Lowell Yerkes, I.anders Server, Henry
DeBardeleben, Prestly Tulman. Frank
w. Miller, II. S. Geismer. and others.
Seeks Local Data--John MacLeash,
director of mines for the Dominion OF
Canada, is one of the distinguished guests
at the convention. He is engaged In
some new and interesting Developments
in the Dominion and says he ay~be
able to get some valuable data here for
his work in that section.
Birmingham is terribly interesting"
said Mr.. MacLeash. Its growth has
been phenomenal, am glad to be
here"
Best Dressed Man-Frank II. Crock.
ard, president of the Woodward Iron
company, was easily the best dressed
man at the convention Monday. He wore
IL boulevard blue shirt with a collar to
match, requiring a courage not unusual
~ associated with captains of big in.
dustry, He also wore blue flower
which blended with matchless accuracy
with the collar and shirt.
Mr.. Crockard is one of the most wide.
ly known constructing engineers of the
association, and was greeted Monday
by the leaders of the convention an ons
of its outstanding members. His phop
critics at Woodward will be inspected
Tuesday.
Much Interest ShOwn-George q
Crawford, president of the Tennessee
company said to the members of the
institute that he had never attended d
meeting which developed such interest
ing discussion as the Monday sessions
ut was in many respects remarkable, :
said Mr.. Crawford. ''The interest was
very high and the discussion was in
every way indicative of the deepest in
terest OF the members"
Lands Safety WOrk-Dr. Geo. S. Rice
and one of Birmingham friends of Ions
standing Is attending the institute. He
said Monday he was interested to hear
that the work of the James A. Holmes
safety council was taking so we'll here
He said the work was of paramount i'm
portance. He is director of the ma
| tional board.
Ellis Is Missed-Wide disappointment
was expressed at the meeting Monda,
over the failure OF Sir William Ellis t.
attend the meeting. He is president o.
the British Iron and Steel institute. i
was announced by William Kelly tina
Sir William Ellis missed his boat Thu
association received cable that b,
would come to America some time latel
to meeting with the engineers.
Advises YOungsters-A. Thacher, whC
I came on the special train, is an apostle
OF getting acquainted. He delivered 81
imprOmptu lecture to some of the young
err engineers Monday in the lobby of thu
T'utwiler. He deprecated the DISPOSE
tion of some Of the members to stant
| back and failed to make themselves
known to others. In this opinion man!
of those who heard Mr.. Thacher shared
interested In GOIf-R. r. V. Reyn
ders, Jr., of New York. who accompanies
his father, who Is vice president of til,
Institute TO Birmingham. The yOuni
Mr. Reynders, Is an engineer in charg
of some important properties and wa
thoroughly interested in the papers rea,
1T the technical session. He is quite
golfer and will try out some of the loca
links while i'm Birmingham. So far
however. he has remained at the sessions
Talk Old Times President William
Kelly brought Charles Fairbanks, man
ager Of the Republic Iron and Steel
many greetings from old friends. TIL
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