The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

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 said. q like to see good times stamped on the faces of the people on the streets and I do like good golf course ana good fellows. l must say you nave an ample supply of all the above named things. I don't like to talk about busi- ness, but will anyway" When asked if he did not like to avoid talking with reporters he said: Not on your life. l Hike reporters as well as any one else. I suppose they may come under the cat- egory of good fellows, so I will say that business Is much better and the present outlook indicates that will be getting better all along. ] is sike all the rest of the people you have interviewed. I am an optimist and proud of it. Besides the American people can afford to be optimistic these days when nearly all the world is fighting and we are at peace. Besides We are making l lots of things for the European powers and getting our price for it.. "Shouldn't we be thankful for all these things? l am, and hope we will stay out of tho war and continue to prosper"
 w. A. Winburn, president of the Cen 1 tral of Georgia, was no exception to the
 rule when 1t came to being booster of the good times.
 I There can be no doubt but what times are better all over the land.' he said, and consider the south one oi | the spots where we have been unusual ly fortunate Certainly Birmingham IS fortunate in having all her big indus
 tries running full blast night and day This means money to the whole com munity and am glad to see that every one here seems to realize they are on 2 good footing at present and are bound l to have even better times in shor,
 while. As for the railroad business can say we have noticed big improve ment recently, and l am of the opinion
 the increase in business is permanent. Vanderbilt Visits Plant
 Cornelius Vanderbilt. with Ross smith, Frank Nelson, George Gordot Crawford and F.. W. Barrett. made 6 | tour through the big Ensley plants ol 1 the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroae company, the by-product plant at Fair field and some of the mines near by. NIT Vanderbilt expressed his surprise ant depreciation of the magnitude of thes' Industries. and spoke highly of the rapit development the coal, iron and steel in ldustries had made in the Birmingham district He declared he noticed an i'm mense Improvement in Birmingh Ina n jduring the interval since his last tril here two years ago. He was very frani in his declaration that in his estima tion times were resuming their norma
 aspect and that prosperity was to be tn Hot of the American people MT Van derbilt Is apparently in the best o health and spirits. He is very cordia and thoughtful in his attitude toward every one. It was apparent that he wa
 highly interested in the entire Birming
 ham district
 A special train bearing the railroa
 officials left last night at 6 o'clock fo
 IAtlanta. where most of the director
 and several of the officials will leav
 for New York. President Markham. Vic
 President Parks. Chief Engineer Bald
 win and the Central Of Georgia off
 cials will continue to Savannah, wher
 a directors meeting will be held. It wa Istated that nothing of unusual impor
 tancs would come up ct thIs meeting