DAILY BUSINESS EDITORIAL
No Whimpering; Nothing To Whimper About
By RICHARD F. JOHNSTON
PUBLISHER of an industrial journal visiting Birmingham clientele last
week said he heard no whimper or note of depression in any worth I
while quarter or from competent authority. There was no wail or whim- !
per because there was no occasion for one.
The outsider comes here with desire to know and he investigates. That
is why so often the non-resident is at! to tell residents that which the
latter do not realize. It is a good cue for the resident, when ho feels
himself sliding into the doldrums because some one thing has gone wrong,
it were good for his equilibrium that he inquire of others how it goe3.
Called up Kilby Frog and Switch company. What did they say? “On
full turn in our railroad track material mills. Have orders to keep us
going for three to four months.” .Standard railroad switches, crosses,
frogs and other track material going out on a capacity production scale.
Called up the Roper-Straus-Ferst company, makers of hollow tile.
