The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-27
WATERMAN STRONG
 FOR UNDERWOOD And Yet Fountain Pen Man
 Is a Republican WILL VOTE FOR HIM
Thinks Ultimate Effect of Trust Dis solution Suits Will Be Favora- ble to General Business
 Conditions

| T will vote for Oscar w. Under wood If he is the democratic nominee, although I am a republican. 1 do not believe MT. Taft will be the republican nominee. I believe the dissolution of all the trusts will help them greatly, | and I think business is wonderfully good" were expressions of l.. E. Water man of New York, whose father found ed the l.. F. Waterman fountain pen company and who is now at the head of that vast business
 | MT. Waterman makes trip through this section every year, which is part of his trip from Maine to California He is a close student of business and political conditions.
 MT. Underwood" said MT. Water man, 'is one of the leading men of America. l am a republican, but if Mir Underwood should be nominated, and I hope he will be, then I will vote for him. He has made a splendid record. His work has been appre- | ciated all over the country. He Is sure to be leader from this time on." | MT. Waterman said business was very good, especially in the south | "The south may not be getting the maximum price for cotton" he said. put you have a larger supply and the combined receipts will mean prosperous times for this section The Birming- ham district in my opinion cannot be | injured by any conditions over the country. Where city manufactures something and sends 1t away to bring back real money to the originating point, that city is in good shape. It is the district robbed of it's money by im- porting everything used that is hard up look for most prosperous sea- son, beginning forthwith.
 Ihe dissolution of the so called trusts do not believe will injure trade to any great extent. There may be a hysterical movement in securities that will soon spend itself
 In dissolving the alleged trusts and forming them into unit companies the. government may make a mistake, but dont think so. It will simply bo men swapping stock in a big company Tor that same value In several com paines all of which will be run by tbe same men.
 Where trust is dissolved into sepa- rate units the government of it is re- duced to several individuals who are on, the ground. These people come in contact With the plain people. It is localized. In 'iIal way the dissolution will do good as the return of business to the people is inc progressive spirit of the times. The TTnion ard Southern Pacific railroads. common " known as the Hartman empire. re- gently did such a thing. In order to get the company in direct touch with the pa- irons, Judge Robert Lovett disentangIed the companies and caused to be elected several presidents. These men represent the head or the roads in New York In that way the railroad business is han died locally. In my opinion that means tEat the localization of interests will do more to help those companies than any, thlng possible to be done. The patrons Will realize the desire of the company To treat fairly with them and good feeling, will result.
 Il believe that the country Is getting better all the while. Birmingham, the state or Alabama, the south and America are far to big to be largely injured by me criticisms aimed at the companies by the government, The conditions are getting better every day. Business is bound to be good and continue good. If IS getting to be fact that the business interests Of this country are fairly well able to take care of themselves under whatever conditions may arise. It is use less to be Respondent over some stock manipulation when it is recalled that fundamentally this country is good and sound''