The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
|MR. BROWN REFUSES
TO COMMENT ON THE
MEXICAN SITUATION
President of National Rail-
ways of Mexico Arrives
in Birmingham
MET AT TERMINAL
BY HIS SISTER
Mr.. Brown Will Leave This Morning
for Old Home at Hurtsboro.
Entertains at Dinner on
Private Car

A shrug of the shoulders and running
jump onto the platform of his private car.
was the answer of e. N. Brown, pres
ident of the Mexican National railways,
to question about the fate of Huerta
at the Terminal last night The ex-Au-
burn man. who has been president of the
Mexican National railways for some years
and who has been in this country four
months trying to float large sized loan.
did not want to talk at length, when
after several hours delay he arrived on
the Seminole limited over the Illinois Cen
trail railroad. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Brown and his secretary, a Mexican
Luis Riba.
Mr.. Brown will leave here this morning
at o'clock for Hurtsboro, where he
will visit his parents He will go to CO.
hmbus, Ca, and from there to Hurts
borol over short line railroad. He is
travelling in a private car of the National
Railways of Mexico. Mr.. Browns sister,
Mrs. r. c. Reed of this city, and her hus-
band, r. C. Reed, a trainmaster of the
Alabama Great Southern, met the dstin-
guished railroad president when his train
reached here last night.
Greeted by Sister
He glided from his palatial private car
onto the platform before the air brakes
were in good working order and cordially
greeted his sister and then the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Reed was embraced
by the gray haired railroad veteran. At
that moment in the semi darkness he
spied Tom Gordy, conductor of the
Central Of Georgia, who was to take the
Seminole on to Florida.
why, hello Tom, how are you?" he ex-
claimed.
Hello, Brown. ] am glad to see you."
said Mr.. Gordy. They hadn't met before
in 10 years.
1t appeared that the conductor and the
president of the Mexican National rail-
ways had been boyhood friends
and had been associated for long num-
ber of years. The two friends exchanged
few words when Captain Gordy intro
duced a newspaper man.
Mr.. Brown said that ON account of his
train being late and the children being
out In the cold he would have to decline
to be interviewed. However, he was
asked several questions and it was only
when Huerta was mentioned that he be-
camo silent
Al am not going to resign the presi-
dency of the Mexican National railways
said Mr.. Brown. Il cannot understand
where such report could have started.
| cannot becomingly comment upon the
situation in Mexico for | have been away
four months and am really not well in
formed about the situation. OF course l
cannot discuss possible American inter-
vention or the policies of the Wilson adj
mnistration."
How about Huerta?" He was asked.
when will he be silenced like Madero?''
continued the reporter.
Will Not Talk of Huerta
oh my dear sir" exclaimed the rail-
way executive. and he dashed up the
steps and into his car.
Mr. Brown entertained his sister and
Mr.. Reed at dinner in his car last night
and remained there because of his leaving
early this morning for his old home He
will visit his father at Hurtsboro, and
will perhaps spend the holidays in this
section. He said last night that he was
In Birmingham four months ago.
Mr.. Brown has had an interesting career
in Mexico. Going from this state to that
troubled republic some years ago after
leaving Auburn he was an engineer in the
service and assisted in the construction
of quite a great deal of additional mile
age. He was gradually promoted until he
was made president, a post he has filled
for some years He created intense in
terest some months ago by rendering his
resignation, which was not accepted, and
he announced short time later that the
matter had been arranged. The railways
in Mexico are owned by the government.