The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
MAJOR HANSON CALLS
 ROOSEVELT MENACE
Business Waiting on Outcome
 in New York
TOO MUCH AGITATION
Underlying Conditions Are Sound
 and the Country Should Be Remarkably Prosperous

In talking here yesterday of business conditions and the future effects upon commerce of political agitation. Maj J. F. Hanson, president of the Central of Georgia railroad, put Col. Theodore Roosevelt into the center of the political maestrom and nominated the faunal nat nuralist for president of the Ananas club over all persons of the past or pres ne. He said Colonel Roosevelt was truly and internationally the most hazardous menace to commercial life in America to- day. and should certainly be given setback in New York next Tuesday when the race for governor takes place.
 Major Hanson has been i'll for several months ana visited Birmingham yester- day for the first time since early In the spring. in speaking of business he said the south is in better shape than any other section of the country, and that the foundation of business throughout America is sound He attributed the present Iethargy to the political race Tn New York and elsewhere, and said until the country settled down business would be well-nigh stagnant. He said;
 ''The founda ation for business here In the south Is unquestionabily sound. There is nothing wrong with our conditions. In America everything is healthy and rich The reason we are not enjoying this prosperity Is the political agitation over the country. Roosevelt in New York has unsettled conditions as no other man. He Is wholly unreliable, and I feel like nominating him for the presidency of the Ananias club, an organization of his own creation for persons who displeased hls radical will. Colonel Roosevelt in his attacks upon MT. Dix, the democratic nominee for governor in New York, has uttered many untruths, and has msled the people of New York as no other man. I do hope his man Stimson will be defeat ed next week. Politics can be the only
 ''The politicians have brought the con dition of business to state bordering on choas, and until we get steadier I cannot foresee anything encouraging. Our executive committee recently author ized us to buy a great quantity of rails. We would have bought them from Ensley as a matter of course. But I do not feel like spending a large amount of money when persons like Roosevelt can undo what it has taken years to create.
 ''I certainly hope that conditions will become more solid after the election in New York next week. We have been tied up so long now that many railroads in fact practically all of them-feel the need for brighter times. We have all been doing some business and we have shown slight advances. but when every thing Is taken into consideration, the railroads have been against a rather formidable enemy In the past few years.
 'As see it the political agitations may come to a close in a short time If that is the result we can hope for better trade relations. It seems to me that with political agitators a time for halt would soon be called. My friends in New York say that Dix will be elected next week. It Is to be hoped by us all that such will be the result"
 Major Hanson was not at all pessi- mistic about the south or Birmingham In talking of business yesterday. He re- ferred only to the general effects which as a matter of course are felt slightly everywhere. He said that the south is in better shape now than in many years, and with such a magnificent crop things will be even better this fall
 Major Hanson with several officers were in Birmingham to attend a confer ence with local coal officers. He said work of constructing spur tracks by his company to Sanie for the Alabama Fuel and Iron company costing about s125,oOO would be completed soon.
 we have the grading completed" said he, "and are now laying rails. We will be in position to handle traffic from the mine at most any time after this month. The coal seam near sanie Is one of the best that I have ever seen.
 Major Hanson returned to Atlanta yes- terday.