The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-22
WERE IMPRESSED
WITH BIRMINGHAM
Prominent Railroad Officials
Look Over the District
TALK OF CITYS FUTURE
President Trumbull of the Colorado
Southern and General Counsel Ly-
ford of Friseo.Rock Island
Systems Were Here.
TALK OF ClTYS FUTURE

Frank rrumbull. president of the Colo
RADIO and Southern railroad, and w. H.
Lyford, general counsel of the Frisco
Rock Island system, arrived in Birming-
ham yesterday at noon and left last night
for New Orleans.
Mr. Trumbull and Mr.. Lyford, whose
homes are in New York. are travelling in
Mr. Trumbulrs private car, and yester-
day afternoon were escorted over the dis
trict by A. D. Lightner +. general agent of
the Frisco system. The party visited
Ensley, Bessemer and North Birmingham.
There is no significance attached to our
trip through the SOUTH" said Mr.. Trum-
bull last night. I'VE are travelling from
New York to Texas, where the Colorado
and Southern is building an extension. We
shall meet President Yoakum of the F'ris-
co-Roek Island system in New Orleans,
and he will likely accompany us to Texas.
First Visit.
This is my first visit to this section
of the SOUTH" continued Mr.. Trumbuli
land having formerly been extensively in
terested In mining properties, 1t seemed to
me that l could not afford to miss this
opportunity of investigating, even in a
slight degree the conditions In the famous
Birmingham district. At present I have
no mining interests, but having been con-
nected with that industry for many years
l am in position to be greatly impressed
by the wonderful evidences of prosperity
and progress that l saw this afternoon.
1.-THE coal mining business is extensive
in Colorado, and the mining of ore is one
of our great Industries. We have great
rolling mill at Pueblo, and during our trip
over the Birmingham Belt Line this after
noon I felt very much at home. as the
sights seemed familiar to me-"
Mr.. Trumbull while here asked many
questions regarding the mining situation.
He desired to know especially about the
quantity of coal and ore mined, the OUT
put of the rolling mills, the blast fur
naees and the steel plant, about the labor
situation and the condition of the finan-
cial institutions in Birmingham.
Wonderful Future.
From what l had read previously and
what 1 saw this afternoon said Mr..
Trumbull, Birmingham has a wonderful
future, and 1 am sufficiently we'll in
formed in mining matters to appreciate
the fact that Birmingham appears to have
almost limitless quantities of coal and ore
right at her doors. The appearance of
Birmingham itself is most striking, and
impress the stranger as indicative of a
great prosperity and progress
Mr.. Lyford spoke at some length of the
great improvements and extension being
made by the Frisco-Rock Island system
in the southeastern territory. He spoke
particularly of the establishment of the
new line into New Orleans, and the great
benefits which he said would accrue to
that city because of the coming of the
railroad and the erection of the new union
passenger station in the very heart of
the retail commercial section of the Cres-
cent City.
He also expressed the belief that Bir-
mingham had a brilliant future, and said
that with the passing of each month the
advance of Birmingham in a commercial
and financial way would show more clear
ly Each advance would bring more money
and more people of high class into the
Birmingham district, and thus he pointed
out there would be a continual growth.