The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-30
Theodore, Jr.," Here With Wife; Shown Over City
 by M. $. Sloan
SAYS HE EXPECTS
 TO COME AGAIN SOON
Is Employed by Banking House Which Handles Financial Affairs of the Birmingham Railway, Light
 and Power Company

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Mrs Roosevelt were in Birmingham yester- day for six hours. During that time young Mr. Roosevelt was given a pro- gramme of activity in seeing Birming- ham which would have caused his dis tinguished father to enunciate, "Bullyw
 The senior son of the noted ex-Pres- ident is employed by Bertman, Griscom x Jenks, bankers, of New York city, the financiers for the american Cities Railway company. The latter holding company owns the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company. While here MT. Roosevelt spent his time chief ly looking over the properties of the company with M. S. Sloan. assistant to President A. H. Ford. The visitor and MT. Sloan went to the car shops and barns early yesterday forenoon, where Mir. Roosevelt displayed unusual in- terest in the organization and oper- ations there. He was shown over the city offices of the company and was given every chance to see the vast ness of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company's physical operations here. At 1 o'clock Mir Roosevelt was joined al the Hotel Hill man, where he stopped. by President A. H. Ford, MT. Sloan and an Age-Her- aid representative. To the latter he was very cordial after warmly greeting his hosts. Later he was entertained at lunch by the street railway officials at the Southern club.
 After luncheon he was driven to Ems ley to Corey and other points of in- terest in the districl. At the latter place MT. Roosevelt was as enthusiastic as was his father when the latter was here at the opening. He marveled a. the greatness of the Model City and went into high praise over the con ditions there
 After a strenuous day spent in the Magic City MT. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt occupied the urawing room on the United States fast mail on the Southern railway, leaving at $50 for New York city.
 T am certainly amazed to see such fine city here." declared MT. Reose- welt. You know this is my first visit to the south. I am en route to New York city from San Francisco, where we have been for about two years"
 MT. Roosevelt. have you any objec- tions to discussing poltics?" he was asked by the newspaper man.
 'I cannot do that. you know" said MT. Roosevelt. My father does his own talking about political matters"
 Do you take any Interest in pol itics?" he was asked.
 "oh, yes, in a way" he replied. but I am a working man, you know. and political matters do not come first by any means with us..
 T was on my way to New York" he explained in reference to stopping off in Birmingham. and I grasped the opportunity to call upon MT. Ford and Mir. Sloan. They have both been very nice to me. This morning Mir. Sloan carried me about quite a little. This afternoon we are to go out again 1 like Birmingham very much and will perhaps come back here several times again before many years. This city strikes me as having |. great future"
 T am seldom interviewed" continued MT. Roosevelt, but do not mind talk ing about anything but politics. I have great many newspaper friends and would tell them most anything pro. vided they do not interview me-"
 MT. Roosevelt was very affable to those introduced to him and seemed to be very much pleased that several friends of MT. Ford and Mir. Sloan called to see him while in the city. He is very cordial in his greetings, in which respect he measures up to the former President. His hand clasp car rles q convincing stamp of his sin cerity. He does not evidence any de- sire to become free of auestioners.
 The resident of oyster Bay was dressed plainly, has a facial resem- blance to the colonel and while he does not wear glasses anyone familiar with TT. R.'s" likeness would easily identify young Roosevelt even n a crowd.
 Mrs. Roosevelt. who was a society belle of New York prior to her mar riage, greeted callers yesterday with marked cordiality but requested that no interviews be printed as coming from her