The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-08
W|NBURN PLEASED
 WITH SAME MINE Thinks It Means Much for the
 District TALKS ABOUT BUSINESS Vice President of Central of Georgia Believes Railroads Will Get Square Deal at All Times From In-
 terstate Commission
TALKS ABOUT BUSINESS

W. A. Winburn, senior vice president of the Central of Georgia railroad and party of officers spent the day in Birmingham yesterday. The officers have included the spur track that is now being constructed to the mine of the Alabama Fuel and Iron company near Sanie. MT. Winburn, after remain | ing in Birmingham until last night | left for Atlanta, to visit Col. J. F. Hanson, president of the company, who I Is i'll in that city.
 The inspection party pronounced con- ditions here excellent and MT. Winburn | was enthusiastic over the Thomas yards that are now occupied by his com pany along with the Frisco and Illinois Central. He said the occupancy of that plant by the companies would result in business being greatly facilitated and that traffic would be improved to a large extent by the roomy place for operations.
 In speaking of affairs generally MT. | Winburn said:
 "The Central of Georgia Is prosper | ing and we see only that the very best of conditions will prevail during the winter Business with us has been very good during the summer and we are exceptionally optimistic. The indus trial situation Is, of course, closely iden- tified with the railroads and from what I can learn every industry here expects good business this season."
 MT. Winburn was elated over an in-
 spection Of the new mine of the Ala
 and in speaking of that development
 he said: We spent the day near that | the Alabama Fuel and Iron company mine yesterday and I was never more
 surprised in my fife than over the pros- poets there. The company has a vein | of coal at least II feet in thickness and their tonnage will certainly be great when they begin operations. Our com pany thinks well of 1t for we are build ing a line about three miles long to the point of operations. That will cost us about $100,000 but as yet we have not | been able to see to the end of the work. expect great things for that mine and the company starting this
 work. To my mind 1t suggests pos | sible new era for this district. The southern part of this district has been handling the greater developments but it looks now as though the east would come In for great movement. The | conditions near the site of the de- veloping company certainly looks en-. | coura einp"
 In talking of business generally and the rate cases he said:
 l There seems reason to believe that the rate cases will receive a square deal. I would be slow to think that that interstate commerce commission would infict an injury upon anyone. They will very probably take a lot of all is said and done I think the rail- roads will be satisfied.
 "The cotton and corn crop of Ala bama and Georgia are very good and | we should and do expect a bumper crop. The farmety have diversified their crops a great deal and there seems to be an expansion of this move l heht' iho Aosu't at tHis tiihc IS tndt the farmers have produced great corn crop, which will assist materially In bringing prosperity upon us and will prove to the people that the south Is thoroughly capable of producing those commodities that have been in the past sought in other states. The railroads in handling the crops will reap fine harvest and this calls for an outlay of money that will find it's way into the various commercial chan nels which will In turn swell the bus mess of the country to large extent"