The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-03-15
THE NEW PROCESS
For Making Steel Dates a
New Epoch South.
Decatur in the Best Position to Prof.
it by the New Discovery.

~ NY viz ANVW 0b6O0VSAJs
Other Facts and Figures With Reference to
the Rushing City.
The most momentous event in the
history Of the south occurred at
Birmingham last week. 1t was The
final demonstration of the success OF
the Henderson process for making
steel. The reader is aware that
steel is quite expensive as compar
ed with iron ard the process of its
manufacture under the old methods,
and later by the Bessemer process,
is tedious and doubtful. BY the
Henderson process the very finest
steel is made in simple way and
in short time and at very little
advance in cost over the iron. The
steel made at Birmingham was test
ed in knife blades, files, etc, and it
is pronounced first class. A pro-
cess that will make good steel so
cheaply out of such low grade ores
as exist around Birmingham is re-
markable and it dates a new epoch
in iron production.
Decatur stands in better attitude
to profit by this new discovery than
any other place in the south because
of her proximity to high-grade ores
and the diversity of manufactures it
will necessarily lead to there. De-
catur is only 45 miles from Iron
City, which is the front door to the
finest deposit Of brown hematite in
this country-an ore that will al
ready make iron that approaches
steel itself. Out of this ore as fine
steel as the world needs can be
made by this new process at mini
mum cost. Decatur is already NOV
ing to build a railroad across
through Iron City and the ore-beds
Of the river counties. There are
two companies contemplating a road
along this line and Decatur will
have it at all events. We know
that the Land Company thinks this
the most important road Decatur
can have.
The Murfrees Valley ores are of a
like nature and they are also tribu-
tary to Decatur by river and will be
by railroad. She thus stands be-
tween two of the finest steel-produc
ing ore deposits known with the
facilities all combined to make the
most of it and every energy intensi-
fed. The Henderson process will
be boon to the south and Decatur
will be the center of its operations.
Last Friday the writer spent two
hours in Decatur and was amazed
at the growth of the new city since
his last visit. Our Mr.. Grigsby was
there the day before and he was as
tonished and upbraded US for doing
injustice to Decatur by not singing
her praises in tones halfloud enough
The reader may gather some idea OF
the rapidity with which building
progresses by an incident related to
US by Mr.. Jim Buford. He said he
was over in certain quarter Wed
nesday and no signs of building
were apparent, and on Friday be
went back and there were ten houses
founded and the lumber all on the
ground to complete them by next
week. We stopped in the street to
listen to the din orce and we could
/ hear at least a hundred hammers
and saws right around US. Every
thing is rushing.
There is a continual stream OF
excursionists. Every hotel is jam
med and all the restaurants and
boarding places. In any direction,
turn where you will, you will see
strangers looking at lots and gaping
at the busy hum around them.
A year ago Decatur got perhaps a
Car of freight daily. She gets 200
now. Mr.. McGrew, our express
agent, tells US that our shipments to
Decatur are growing enormously.
She is hungry for anything we have
to eat and will pay a round price.
Mr.. M. G. Fitzpatrick of Bufords
shipped in January $1,000 worth OF
butter and much of it went to De-
catur. Mr.. Robinson sends the
product of his dairy to Decatur
| We are building up fine trade
there. 1t may got be amiss in this
connection to give spcctnct history
of a former Giles countian;
| About 13 years ago a man named
Corey was working at dollar day
at saw mill near Campbellsvile
4 Giles county, Tenn, and got the
tips OF several fingers sawed off
CITIZEN readers in that vicinity vii
doubtless recall the circumstance
He weHt from there to Michigan
and went into the Lumber business
and made q fortune and . few
ID onths ago he salG out his lumbel
interests there for $40o, COS end wen
to Decatur where he has invested
very largely. He is building larg
block of fine business houses be.
4 sides Is residences. He is youn.
!, man yet, comparatively. 1t show
= what energy and pluck WILL do, ant
it shows also the kind Of men Deca
tpr 10 getting.
Il There was an old gentleman il
In --r last week from New Eng
Deoa'4- million lookinI
.ano worth o'eA -.~aa son
for place to plant his s-.,
and he decided on Decatur.
/ DR.. johnson of Fredericksburg
| Va, the purveyor general of the
confederate army, man of big rep
utation anc. fortune, has decided tc
locate in Decatur.
The prettiest hotel the writer evel
set his foot in Is the Tavern at De
catur. We eat dinner there last
Friday with Judge Bond and be
showed US over the entire house. Il
is one of the most picturesque
structures from the outside we ever
saw, a combination of architecture
that is amazingly symmetrical and
attractive. Within it is COM
plete in every detail. We wen,
through the kitchens, the laundry,
store rooms, offices, parlors, ETC.,
and found it complete in every par
ticular, finished throughout in the
most elaborate and expensive style
and furnished without stint of mon.
ey and with a wealth of tasty ele-
gance. The magnificent dining
room, lit by electricity, is one OF the
most spacious and handsomely
equipped in the south and the table