The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
BARON De V|ELLE
SAYS HIS COMPAN
MAY INVEST HERE
Investigating Situation on
Behalf of French Steel
Corporation
MUCH IMPRESSED
BY CITY'S FUTURE
Visitor Charmed With Birmingham
Ladies and Delighted to Find
Many of Them Speak
French Fluently

That experts in the employ OF Baron
French Steel corporation, are engaged
here in an investigation of local con-
ditions with the view of possibly locat-
ing a plant here was yesterday learned
from the Baron. He could not state at
this time what the decision of his COM
pany would be. He said, however, that
the experts were here and that while
he could not yet announce anything, he
hoped to make stateemnt shortly.
Baron De ielle has been here several
days ostensibly for the purpose of look
ing over the properties of the Birming-
ham Railway, Light and Power com
panys However, he has been out several
times with local Industrial men engaged
in other developments, and from that
| it has been rumored from day to day
that the French baron had an Idea that
Birmingham was place for some fine
developments.
That Baron DIS Vielle thinks Birming
ham is wonderful place Is welk un
derstood. He admitted yesterday that
he did not come down here expressly
on a pleasure trip or vacation, but
| to study the local district He was TO
spend two days here and has been In
| the city over a week. He said yester-
day for the first time that he had some
experts working here on the general
situation and If the reports they made
were in line with what he believed there
| would possibly follow some announce
ment of interest concerning Birming-
ham from the French Steel corporation
Is Wonderful District
This is a wonderful district" he said
II have been more impressed with Bir-
mingham than any city L have been In
so far as the future Is concerned.
think the future of Birmingham is Won
derful to contemplate.
| 81 have no hesltency In saying that
I am here to look over the situation
with the ultimate object in view OF
making some investments here. 1t goes
without saying that l cannot at this
time make any stateemnts about what
we intend to do here If anything at all
We have experts engaged In Investigate
| ing the situation. If they make reports
| i Mine with what l believe about the
/ district then we may make some an
nouncement However, 1 cannot at this
time go into any details.
| II am connected with the French
Steel corporation. We own steel plants
in France, but not all of them.I an
| frank to say that If we make any In
| vestments In Birmingham 1t viii be foI
! the French Steel corporation. So fan
as l am personally concerned | am en-
thusiastlc about Birmingham. 1t is q
great place and 1 have enjoyed my
visit here wonderfully. The entire out
look Is excellent and | hope to be here
often in the future"
Will Leave This Morning
| The Baron De Vielle will leave this
! morning for New York. He will come
| back en- route to New Orleans Novem-
! Der 9, but will not stop. He is to at
tend a meeting there on November IL
The baron concurs IN the oft repeated
opinion that the ladies of Birmingham
are matchless in beauty and wit even In
mis- own Paris. He also remarked in
! passing that he was extremely graft
fed to find so many ladies of Birming-
| ham so cultured as he had been In con-
! lersation with many ladies who spoke
his native language huently, much to
| his delight.