The age-herald., 1898-01-01
Forms the Product of the New Burns
 Process.
100 ACRES OF LAND AND $15O, ,OO0
Required 10 Locate the Plant in Birmingham Steel Now Sold at 40 Cents Can Be Made for ' Gents, Mir.
 Burns Claims.

James T. Burns, of Pittsburg Pa., Is in the city with view to establishing a plant to manufacture Burns steel' under a process owned by himself and associates, who have applied for a patent.
 By this process it is claimed that the highest grade of tool edge steel can be man. ufactured from any iron.
 MT. Burns has been in correspondence with Maj. J. w. Johnston, the agent of the Commercial club, who suggested that he come to Birmingham and see for him. self.
 In consulting with his associates it was decided that MT. Burns should come to Bir- mingham and lay the matter before the Commercial club. He arrived in the city Wednesday night, and on Thursday morn ing was met by Maj. Johnston. who ar- ranged for number of the leading iron manufacturers and other members of the club to call on MT. Burns at the Morris hotel yesterday
 To this committee Mir Burns submitted specimens of steel manufactured by his process, which he claims to be superior to Mustn't Austrian steel, the best known imported steel, which is used In the manu- facture of edged tools of all descriptions, and which is sold at 40 cents per pound. The Burns steel" he says, can be manu- factured at a profit at cents.
 Wants Citizens to Subscribe
 MT. Burns made a proposition in writing in which he agreed to erect plant to cost from $75O, ,OOO to $1, GOO 900 if the company was granted 100 acres of land in close proximity to the city and the citizens of Birmingham would subscribe from s150,OO to $20O,00O stock in the enterprise.
 MT. Burns claims to be a practical me- chanical engineer, being graduate from the Military School of Engineers at Cha than, England, which is maintained by the British government. He has served as in spector of Notifications in the Bermudas and at Gibralter and Malta under the Brit ish government He also served in the same capacity with the famous Chinese Gordon" at Gravesend, near London.
 MT. Burns was seen at the Morris hotel last night, and to an Age-Herald reporter said
 Will Revolutionize tho Industry
 I've claim that our process will revoiu- tionize the steel industry of the world, and while we will push it for edge tool pur- poses, its superior hardness will make it adaptable to many uses, even armor plate. I've are operating small experimental plant in Pittsburg, and have sent out many tons to leading manufacturers throughout the country, and the result has been that we have received the highest testimonials, besides orders enough to keep 1000 men en- ployed for some time, but of course we cannot fill orders, as we are not prepared to do so.
 "Our process is covered by a caviat and we have applied for a patent. The high grade imported steel that is now being used and sold at from 30 to 40 cents per pound will be knocked out, for by our process superior quality of steel can be sold at 2 cents at fair profit.
 To Foreign Countries
 "We can take the steel to England, Aus tria and other countries and sell it cheaper than they can make it.
 Tt has been suggested that If our process was so valuable that some of the big steel companies would buy it. We do not want to sell and have made no proposition, ex- cept the proposition made today. We de- sire to establish plant in favorable locality and reap the benefits of the pro- cess. We are prepared to fill any part of the proposition, and are willing to ship Alabama pig to our Pittsburg plant and defray the expenses of a committee of the club to make an investigation.
 "A plant of the magnitude which is men, tioned in the proposition would employ about 1,5O0 men, and would be the means of attracting many other industries here which would utilize our product in manu- featuring various articles"