Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-28
STILL ANOTHER INDUSTRY Fertilizer Factory to Be LocSted
 at East Birmingham. WORK TO BEGIN JUNE | Factory to Give Employment to One Hundred People and Use Home Products as
 Far as Practicable.

Yc1te13ay afternoon a deal was olsssd whereby Birmingham gains another new industry of mammoth proportions. A fertilizer manufacturing plant will be erected at once, and will be in active operation not laterthan Aug. next
 Messas. c. Exum and r. Burbridgz, of Charleston, s. C., and l.. Cohen, of San disrsville, Ga, have been in this city slV- eral days inspecting locations and con ferring with home gentlemen. Many sites were examined and a plot.of ground finally selected at East BT'mt.gha on the Louisville anll Nashville, Alabama G.aat Southern and Southern railroads.
 Several weeks ago these glntlennen quietly came to this city and were taken in hand by MT. w. N. Ma one, the hus- tlinlg real estate agent. He was tlrefsGs in h4s effoits to shlW the visitors the ex- celle,t locations and great e edit Is cue him for the final selection or the slte. Mir Malone has more .han once demon- strasted his confidence in Birmingham, future afll his ability to induce clC5ital- is,s to invest here. Yesterdays achieve nent was only another stroke CT t-nt business policy which has made him prominent in gigantic transactions.
 Whdn seen last night MT. Exu.n was very enthusia stic over the outlook for the future In the course of an Interview the following faeI.S were CDt9lneC.
 The plant will consist of two great buildings, besides the usual smaller olt- houses, boiler rooms, etc. One Of the main budldii.gs win be 400 feet long and 100 feet wide, while the ether wifi be 300 feet in length and fifty feet wide. They will be very large buildings and. if pos s,ihle, only home contractors and work men will be employed. Work will com mance by the frs. of June.
 When in operation the plant will em- ploy 100 men the year round and during cail ain seasons more Ghan thnt number. All the labor will be secured at home. as the promoters of the enterprise are ardent advocates of the principle of patronizing homo people.
 The cost of construc ing the plant will exceed $60,000 and .he captal stock, all of which has been taken by the three gentlemen above, has been placed at $100000. As much of the material as can be procured at home will be gotten here and not cme unnecessary dollar will be s mt broad.
 Offices. of course, will be maintained at the plan-, buh the main office will be established in tine city under the direct supervision of MT Exum, who will be the resident manager. He expects to be located here permaTrently after the Is. of ,he coming month, but at present is domiciled at the Morris. He was con- nected with the Chicaro Fertilizer conn., pany, of Charles on, for several years as their travelling agent for Alabama and Georgia, and is thoroughly up in the de- mands of his business. Besides being the general manager, he will be the com pany's treasurer. He is a clever, affa ble gen]lsman, who will be a welcome addi-' t'o- to Rirmingham's host of clever bus iness men. ,.-,
 MT Burbridge the vice-presdenlt of the company, was for many years he super intendeTt of the Baldwin Fertilizer Man ufacturing company, of Port Royal, S. C., and is at present filling the same im- portant position with the Chicara Fertil- iZing company, of Charleston. He Is con- sidered one of the best fertilizer men in the south; in fact, iS is said that he has no equal He too, Is very clever gen. tleman, but do5s not think that he will locate in this city.
 The president of the new company is MT. L. Cohen, Sandersville's most prom irent banker and the largest fertilizer dealer in Georgia, He is heavily inter esiled in many ventures, and is considered one of the Cooler Sta.e's most subytan- 'tial capitalists.
 Ere the month has waned the merry sound of the workman's tools and the busy hum of of activity will be noted at Eas: Birmingham and the Fertilizer Manufacturing plant will be under way of construction.