The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-05-30
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IN THE SOUTHLAND.
Some of the Towns Visit
ed by the Ohio Edi-
tOrS.-H0W the
Yanks We're
Treated.
A Look at a Portion Of the New
South.

ATLANTA, GA, MAY 2Srd, 1859.
Especial to the Sentinel.l
Our party arrived in this city
last night from Admission. Ala.
Monday morning, after resting
quietly in Birmingham over Sun
day, our party took a special train
and Travelled over what is known
as The Mineral Bolt r. r, touching
at Bessemer; Ensley and other no.
table points in ths great iron and
coal fields adjacent to Birmingham.
Over $l0,0O0.0OO are invested in
the industries of Bessemer. which
are composed mainly of iron. steel
snd fire brick plants. The town ia
. child of 1887, but her buildings
are of the most substantial and
magnificent character, fitting mon-
sments of the lobor of the restless
and energetic citizens that 90 to
make up the town. We touched at
this point at noon and were received
with open arms. A lunch was
spread at the depot. while the ses-
tive champaign bottle sang merriIy
his lay for good half hour. The
Mayor made a speech that was re-
sponded to by Col. W. A. Taylor
of the Enquirer. Our visit to this
place, though as feet,ng as dream
was one of the most pleasant of the
trip. Her king is iron, her domain
ct minerals OF untold wealth. No|
visitor in tho south should miss the
town of Bessemer. What is known
as the big four furnaces are located
at EnsieY, the combined output be
iag between five or six hundred
tons per day. The plant is one of
the most complete that l ever looked
at, but go far as construction goes,
no better than many others IN tie
same region. Everything is mod
ern and the builders have stopped
at no expense. They claim to make
IRON there, as at other points visit.
ed, at from $S so to $1,000. That
may aeeeun: in part for the closing
down of SO many furnaces in Ohio.
The best foundry iron / looked at,
vas bright in color, and l judged
weak, though I did not see any Of
It broken. A chemist in the party
said: "Granting that it is weak.
will not science eradicate that evil
and give this iron the place of a
more costly article IN the markctH
It is probable. 1t is estimated that
here are 9000 square miles of coal
eelds in this section of Alabama,
,overing In many places series of
Ieams showing a vertical thick ness
,f 40 to 80 feet. The limestone {
shows e percentage of 96 to SO pure
lime. |,
One furnace at Be.semer, two
stacks, capacity of each 125 tons.
yets It's iron ore from veins IA feet
,hick and less than a mile away !;
To coal two miles away and its lime
.tone between the two mines. Can
hey help but make cheap iron?
But 1 must pass this point. for it
would take q volume to tell all that
,onId be said of the district. &,
In the afternoon we returned to
am and looked upon her
industries. The town is the county
eat of Jeffers on county and has
including suburbs, of {
'etween forty and fifty thousand !
'eople. The total tax, including
tate, county and city, is 81 35 on 7
he 500. There are 20 furnaces t
! blast in tho vicinity of the town J.
nd FIVE others that will be COM {
leted this year. The 25 will av- e
rage 100 tens Of pig iron each. per d
ay, and iftl,ey were run 800 days of 81
le year, the output will be 750, 900 is
ms, at an average cost of S14 per n
N on cars at that place. The steel u
orks has daily output of q tons. N
he monthly pay roll of the indus RI
les in the district Is 81 s1,313,l10.- +
he TOWN is surrounded by perfect lie
It work of railroads. The indus si
les of the town number ninety. A
,e has four schools. There are re
ne parks in and around the city. be
ally outpu: of coal in the county. N
$50 tons; has 2.5S5 coke ovsns fe
I! is building l50 more; she ors is