The age-herald., 1899-12-18
I. H. ALDRICH GOES WITH THE SLOSS co. Will Become General Manager
 on January 1 Next. MAN OF WIDE EXPERIENCE One of the Pioneer Developers of the District-Engaged in Coal Mining
 Business Years Ago-A
 Successful Career.
MAN OF WIDE EXPERIENCE

It is unofncialy announced that Truman H. Aldrich will become general manager of the Sloss-Shefield Iron and Steel company, beginning on January l. 190O
 MT. Aldrich when asked last night to confirm the report, stated that he would go with the Sloss-sheffield company on the first of the year, but had not been advised as to the position he would hold.
 Mir Adrich is one of the best known de- velopers in the Birmingham district. He came to Alabama nearly a quarter of century ago and with others opened up coal mines near Montevallo, in Bibb county Later he and Cornelius Cadle bought a tract of coal lands at Blocton Bibb coun- ty, and opened mines there. They contin- -ued to operate these mines until eight or nine years ago when they sold out to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany. MT. Aldrich remained at Bloetoh with the Tennessee company few years removing to Birmingham in 1895. lie was elected general manager of the tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company on the retirement of H. F DBardeleben from that position. He severed his connection with the Tennessee company several years ago and shortly thereafter organized the South- ern Cahaba Mining company of which com pany he was the principal stockholder ana the president. The company opened a coal mine near Blocton which they are still op- erating.
 MT. Aldrich was one of the first men to engage in the development of the mineral resources of this district, and his twenty or more years connection with the mining and manufa curing companies of the dis trict has given him a knowledge Of the re- sources and products possessed by few men, He is thoroughly familiar with every phase of industrial Birmingham, of her resources, her products, her possibilities and her sociological conditions.
 He is vice president of and large stock holder in the Birmingham Machine and Foundry company, whose plant is located at East Birmingham.
 In 1891 MT. Aldrich made the race for con gress from this district against O. w. Un- derwood. He received the nomination from both the republican and populite parties At the election in November of that year his opponent, MT. Underwood, was given the certificate of election, but MT. Aldrich filed contest, and was seated by congress a few months before the term expired Since then he has kept aloof from politics and devoted all of his time to business MT. Aldrich is also largely interested in Clay county gold lands. Four or five years ago he purchased tract of land in the gold region of East Alabama, and spent several months in that section prospecting. He had mine opened and dug sosne gold, but for the past two or three years he has not attempted to develop the property any further.
 Mr. Aldrich is we'll fitted for his position with the Sloss-S Sheffield company, and that company is to be congratulated on secur- ing the services of one whose life and en- ergies for the past twenty-five years has been devoted to the very lines of develop ment in which 1t is engaged.