The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-13
HENRY R. CARSE ON
 BUSINESS IN SOUTH
Birmingham has Every Ad-
 vantage Over the East
BIG CROPS ARE A FACTOR
President Of Birmingham Realty Com pnny Says Politics Will Make Things Uncertain in East
 for n Time at Least

Henry R. Carse, president of the Bir- ningham Realty company and vice presi- dent of the Hanover National bank of New York, arrived in Birmingham yes- terday on a regular trip of inspection of his local interests He was taken in charge yesterday by Crum Beatty. gen eral manager of the Birmingham Realty company, and carried over the district in an automobile. A trip was made from Bessemer to Ensley, thence to Birming- ham, through Norwood and out Pinsou road.
 MT. Carse looked over the improvements being completed in Norwood with crit ical eye and went into many details of the work that Is costing about S25o 00O in Norwood.
 He said last night that the work would gc forward without any interruption and would be completed probably this sum mer. He said the properties would not be placed on the market at time when home builders were short of funds but would await an suspicious time.
 He said in talking of the conditions Of the country that the south Is in much better shape than any section of the country and while business is somewhat slack in the east as far as investments went, the south is showing rare health fitness.
 'The enormous cotton and grain crop in the south has turned a larger stream of gold in this section than in many years' he said. "The south a few months back was flooded with insurance com panes which sold the stocks to the farm CTS and people in the small towns The notes were taken and discounted sold at local banks. These have been paid at the banks after becoming due and the spree of yesterday has been paid for. Now the farmers are turning their attention to the collection of money on cotton delivered at the plantation at an enormously healthy price. So conditions here are humming.
 'The conditions in Birmingham, accord ing to my view, are splendid. You have every indication of strong backing which should push the district through any dis comforting periods.
 "The east is not so sure. The election was so strong that we cannot analyze the results. Here We have the democrats In power. We rebuked Roosevelt, but placed
 
 copied. What was the good of rebuking Roosevelt whom we considered danger ous. only to place the democrats in con- trol? Congress will do nothing at this session They will adjourn and the un- certainty of business up east will con- tinue. The speculative period will pass into spring, when we will all be wonder ing how the democrats will take their new glory. Summer will then set in. After that we will wonder what the December term of Congress will do. And, sc on down the list of uncertain things and events. Least, by no means, are the decisions of the supreme court on the fa,- nous cases now pending. We cannot dis count what will be done l like the per scnnel of the new court. but business cannot be too careful.
 No manufacturer feels like bros den ing his interest now until a period of stronger certantes enter American com merce None of this will. however, in my judgment cause any interest to re- frain from doing business down here. Birminghani offers too many advantages and the town is too highly regarded to be upset by the uncertainties of the east. However, money will be easy after Jan uary 1 as sure as anything. Securities may be borne up and the market kept in strong tone. However, that remains to be seen.'
 Mir Carse will continue today his in spection of the district, going over care fully all the developments that are be- ing made here He Is enthusiastic about Birmingham and agrees with great many public men that the census re- turns assisted Birmingham wonderfully