The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-21
CARNEGIE ON THE SOUTH
GREAT FUTURE OF THE ALABAMA
IRON FIELDS.

A Belief That Foundry Iron Can Be
Produced at Cost of $40 Per Ton
Those Fields the Most Formidable
Rivals of Pennsylvania-Shelb to
Be Doomed.
BALTIMORE, March 20.--The Mdnufac-
tVTeFS Record of this week will publish a
letter from Andrew Carnegie giving his
views upon TIE iron interests of the south.
based upon his recent Investigating tour.
Mr.. Carnegie states that the first feature
which impressed him was the general ex.
cellence of the plants in the SOUTH The
modern blast furnace is product of evolu-
tioD. The pioneers in the business have
had TO build and rebuild theirs Our southern
brethren have reaped the advantage, and
have become possessed all alone of the
modern type This remark applies also to
the machinery in the mines aud the mode
of opening, handling facilities. etc. All is
of the latest pattern. The character of the
coal, iron ore and limestone, and the ease
and cost of mining are all better, he says,
than he had expected to find.
THE COST PER TON.
Upon the much disputed question Of the
cost of pig iron production in Alabama Mr..
Carnegie says that $40 ton for foundry
iron, which Is the highest grade, is liberal
estimate. With good management, and for
series OF years, some of the best located
and best managed furnace may be able TO
do even better than this figure The
ability to manufacture at this price must
give the southern manufacturers a
large market for their pig iron. When
the next stage comes, and they seek
to manufacture pig into more advanced
forms, believe IL will be done by convert
ing zig into steel by means of Bessemer.
and the open hearth basic process S, and I
advised our southern friends when there to
make some experiments looking to this de-
sirable end. 1t was to have been expected
that speculation has entered more or less into
this southern field. Some ill-advised enter
prises have been undertaken and considera-
bic reaction may take place. But this is
only frOth upon the wave of solid wealth,
and legitimate manufacturing, prudently
| carried on in Alabama and other districts :
will meet its due reward. In closing his
letter Mr.. Carnegie says that he regards
the south as Pennsylvania's most formida-
BILE industrial enemy in the future.
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
In referring to the Industrial activity
throughout the south and the investments
that northern capt. lists are now making
III LhaI secIlOn, bne MunHJdctuTe1'S RecOrd
says never was the union of northern aud
southern resources in the development of
this section better illustrated than in the
fact that New England men are to build a
| great city at Shelby, Ala, where 200 peo-
| pie are now living, having as nucleus the
Shelby furnaces, railroad shops, etc,
because it was from Shelby ore that
| Shelby'S furnaces made the iron
| for the plates that covered the confed-
crate gunboat Tennessee, whose armored
sides withstood the incessant cannonading
OF Farragut's feet at Mobile bay during
the memorable naval engagement Of Aug.
5, 1864, as few iron gunboats have ever
DONE In this same town, New England
capital, backed by New f gland brains, is
TO build a great industrial city--north and
south no longer fighting against each other,
but uniting to develop the wonderful re-
sources OF this country.
SALISBURY GETS THE FEVER
SALISBURY, N. c., March 20-A large
and enthusiastic public meeting was held
here last night under the auspices of the
Salisbury Chamber of Commerce, the OBJ
ject being to boom Salisbury. At least
! twenty free sites will be offered to manu-
facturers, and all other encouragement ex-
tended. A large cash fluid was raised to
| advertise the town aud its merits. Sails
bury proposes to walk right to the front as
an enterprising town.