The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11

of Ensley. The people were massed in q perfect multitude on the principal corner as the car containing MT. Exum, MT. Jemison Colonel Roosevelt and MT. Kaul stopped. After being introduced by Mayor Exum, Colonel Roosevelt said:
 T am proud of having the opportunity of addressing this gathering here in Ems ley. You have unlimited natural advant- ages here and the possibilities of unlim- ited achievements. You have men who are leading a great fight to harness the forces of nature and render them sub servient to the will of men, It Is proper that you should have the right kind of machinery, but most important of all is the right kind of women and men. You must lay the foundation of living and working conditions in order to make | , happy, contented people, and I well know that you will not overlook this most inn portant of all questions for the future of the great American country. I have only time to say howdy, glad to see you, and I must go, but the brevity of my remarks does not lessen their sincerity"
 The streets of Ensley were decorated for the visit of Colonel Roosevelt and although he stopped only for short time his welcome was perhaps as sin cere and enthusiastic as was ever accord ed him in the south. The citizens of Ensley almost declared it a holiday and they made the most of the brief visit
 Corey Is Bully"
 Accompanied by ex-Gov. R. M Gun ningham, Judge N. w. Scott, pr. Fields, R. E. Chadwick, M. H. Mcdowell and others, the party continued to Corey, where the well-known phrases of Colonel Roosevelt such as "Extraordinary,' Bully" "Fine!" "Wonderful" "Great.' were dispensed with striking rapidity as he viewed the marvellous changes that have been made In what was formerly field of corn.
 the Jemison company and Postmaster Joseph H. Montgomery ueurped the lead ing position of Harry Jones and Chief Bennett and directed the journey through the model industrial town.
 Colonel Roosevelt said while going through, In his two-minute speech, and while at the luncheon. that the work at Corey was a foundation for the solution of one of America's greatest questions, that being the living environments and working condition of the people
 He visited the plant of the American Steel and Wire Mill and while he did not go in spoke a few words of encour- agement and advice to the men who are engaged in the work on that plant Returning to a platform erected near the First Bank of Corey Colonel Roosevelt arose in the automobile and said to the assembled crowds
 Speech to WOrkmen
 ''This work for the betterment of the conditions of the men here and the en- vironment of their everyday life Is truly remarkable. I am very glad of the op- portunity of seeing it and shall account this trip through Corey among the most pleasant of my trip to this section.
 q am glad to see you men, for 1t mat ters very little how good the machinery of your plants are unless you have the right kind of men. I want to say howdv to you men behind the guns and tell yoi that place my trust in you for tho ultimate greatest achievement of the American people,"
 The cars then began their return to the city. Colonel Roosevelt made his next speech at Capitol park, where, massed against the trees, statues, houses an1 on the grass were several thousand peo- pie His reception was decidedly cor dial as he arose to address them in answer to an introduction from former Conrressman Sydney J. Bowie