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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
Cost of Production

Dr. Eugene A. Smith and Dr.. William B.
of Alabama and their mining. transporta-
ton, and treatment at the stack closer, per-
haps. and more impartially, than any other
two men in the country. and they say that
iron has been made In this district at a cost
as low as five dollars a ton-possibly in one
case as low at one time as four and one
half dollars ton, and that the cost today
does not exceed six dollars ton! The Age
Herald stands on the statement that pig
iron, whether of foundry grades or basic
pig. can be made, and is daily made in this
district, at a cost not exceeding six dollars
a ton. AS there Is no other place In the
world at which pig iron has been. is, or will
be made at equally low igures, 1t follows,
therefore. that Birmingham names the
price of pig iron throughout the world. This
is fact. especially in dull and trying times.
In booming times like the present, specula-
ton has a hand in naming prices.
When iron can be made here at about two
dollars less per ton than 1t can elsewhere
be made, 1t follows that the weight of ---e
industry must be conferred here just as soon
as Transportation facilities to tidewater can
be reduced to minimum. The Age-Herald
unhesitatingly asserts that when pig iron
can be barged to Underwater at twenty-five
cents a ton, Vulcan will establish his perma-
,t- F,trt
will be multiplied until product of ten mil
lion tons year is reached.
There Is no guess-work, no mere castle
building, no mere optimism, in this view oil
the situation. All there is of 1t is this-pis
iron that can be lad down at the sea at
cost of s6.25 a ton is simply invincible and
all-conauering. whether it be sold at $3.50 or
$3.50 or any other price. The power to UNI
dersell is all that is needed. and Birming-
ham holds tina. power to a limited extent,
and will hold it absolutely and to an I'M
is carried up the Warrior river to the Kan
sas City bridge.
There is little need to stop to inquire what
this means to ones Valley, first of all, and
to the remainder of Alabama afterwards.
1t means great state in every respect, CEN
tered In a metropolis greater in every re-
spect than the south has ever known. This
is what iron at $625 a ton at the shore
means. If rival anywhere devises any
cheapening of production, that cheapening
process will be as quickly applied here as
elsewhere The gap of two dollars, in other
words, between Birmingham iron and its
most fortunate rival can not be closed, or
even lessened, and this means that the iron
industry must have it's chief seat right here
in Jones Valley.
Nor is this all. Pig iron at Sc a ton means
open hearth steel-soft steel. that is, of
high ductility and widest use-at not ex-
ceeding So ton. Where else in the world
can open hearth steel be made at $12 ton?
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
OUR PROGRESS IN
RAILWAY BUILDING
Laying Of Roads for Speculation Pur-
poses Has Passed.
ABROAD PROGRESS RAPID
COeXtenSiVe With the Development Of
States Resources.
GREAT FUTURE FOR BIRMINGHAM
Ross G. Smith Predicts That Within
Two Years the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad VIII Be Built
Into This City.
GREAT FUTURE FOR BIRMINGHAM
BY ROSS @. SMITH.

o'ie" Va INC ~ e'e''' s'" % '-e
way interests throughout the United States
forces one to the conclusion that the great
wave of railroad building for speculative
and ilIeeitimata nurnoses Is somethina CT
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tai. must prove beyond peradventure OIL
doubt valuable reasons for their existence.
Such. at least. are the conditions today in
AIahar,a II 90 u,e,, raco,r,zad fact that
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
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Manufacturing
Advantages

When you have answered this question you
In this world, in the long run, of the steel
industry. Some time may elapse before the
transfer of such heavy works can be effect
ed, but in a valley that supplies within call
mite at fifty cents a ton and coke through Q
bi-product process at Sl25 ton,
1t Is simply question of time and patient
labor. Such prices for raw materials mean
dollars ton. now steel more than So ton,
with good possibilities that these prices can
be reduced one dollar in the former case and
two dollars in the latter case. Expensive
figures OF production possible at any time.
What this district has done in the manu-
facture of pig iron. it will soon do In the
manufacture of steel. Before the present
year is closed the manufacturing world will
know what steel costs in this valley. Mr..
Andrew Carnegie has already foreshadowed
He knows what capital and intelligence will
soon accomplish mere. All will soon sec
what he now Sees Pipe makers. foundry
men, machine shop proprietors, tube
drawers, sugar mill manufacturers, stove
makers and other consumers OF either iron
or steel will then know where pigs of iron
and billets and blooms of steel can be pro-
cured at the lowest possible cost.
What stands in the way? Only one thing,
, and that obstacle, which the government
will soon overcome under continuing con-
tracts, consists in the snags and rapids of
the waterway of the district to the sea.
When the dams and locks in the Warrior
are completed. Birmingham and this dis
trict. one and inseparable will march with
steady step to the top of the column. and
Alabama's name and fame will be heard the
world round.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
EXPORT Iron,

It may be stated that the export trade
commenced really in July, 1896. To be
sure previous to this date there had been
small shipments to various foreign ports,
which were more in the nature of sample
or trial lots than regular business. But
from that date to the present the export
trade has grown rapidly. and the markets
for Alabama iron have continued to ex.
pand. The iron goes to the markets of the
world, notably Liverpool. Hamburg, Bre-
men, Rotterdam. Copenhagen, Genoa, Tri-
este, Japan, India and Australia. The price
of the export trade has kept up on parity
with the prices for domestic consumption,
and have frequently been better; and not
withstanding the advances that we have
had in the last autumn and present winter,
the export prices have kept pace with the
Improvement in American prices, and as
large a proportion Of iron has been sold
for export recently since the advances In
prices as had been at any previous period.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19


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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
BIRMINGHAM FERTILIZER 90.
One of the Most Conspicuous Industries
of the District.

| Among the diversified industries of the
Birmingham district none are more con-
sDicuous than the Birmingham Fertilizer
company, whose immense factory Is To-
Gated on the main line of the Louesvilie
and Nashville railroad short distance
from East Birmingham.
What food is to the human stomach so Is
fertilizer to the soil, and this company,
which was established only two years ago,
has successfully assisted In enriching the
fields of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and
other states.
The plant of the company occupies twen-
ty-three acres and gives employment to
several hundred workmen, whose wages
are distributed among the merchants of the
city. The capacity of the plant is 10000
tons annually The company was organ
lied in June, 1897, and began operation in
October of the same year, and through the
able management of its officers has estab-
lished a large trade throughout the south.
Its products are high-grade fertilizers and
acid phosphates, and coupled with the
splendid facilities which the company en-
joys, it is able to compete with any point
in the country. a.
Culpepper Exum, the treasurer and man.
ager of the company, who is in charge Of
the business. enjoys the benefits of many
years experience in South Carolina. He
is young man of exceptional ability and
scrupulous integrity. He is a prominent
member of the Commercial club, and liz
identified with every movement looking to
the advancement and progress of the dis
trict.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
HongLong Dispatches Not Reliable

from q New YORK Dispatch. 80.
The japanese of this city are up in arms
against the paper that printed the report
that the Japansese were aiding theFHipinos.
The report was cabled here from Paris, and
have been given very plausible explana-
tion for its being put into circulation. ..Tha
French" said one of the Mikados subjects
to me, "have for many years been sore at
Japan. Before the war of 1S70-71 the Japan
ese government sent it's youth, or at least
q large part of 1t. to the universities, acad-
emies, seminaries, and polytechnical insti-
tutes of France to be educated. This meant
so many dollars and cents to the Gauls, but
when their defeat showed that they wee
not the fttest in the contest for survival
this ceased, and with it the French in
fiuence in Japan began to wane. The
French could never get over this, and 'un-
der the cover of friendliIess have been t.y-
ing to injure Japan whenever possible.
Not SO much, probably. in a political as q
financial way. The French capitalists who
are seeking investments in the farseast
maintain regular press agency system al
Hong Kong, whence they circulate all So Is
OF faisehoods calculated to injure the
Japanese. Besides" concluded my ac-
quaintance, "let me see--I believe YOU have
some places on Long Island from where
you are wont to get reports about gigantic
snakes and whales regularly, Well. Kong
Kong 10 just such a center. Never take any
stock In Hong Kong disnn t~h-"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
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Forging Ahead.

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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
Big BREWERIES
OF BIRMINGHAM
Two Immense Plants Engaged
in the Industry.
THEIR BREW Is FAMOUS
Many Thousand Barrels Are Annually
Manufactured and Sold-Local
Agents of Foreign Brews
Help Supply Demand.
THEIR BREW IS FAMOUS

Birmingham brewers like Birmingham
iron makers are famous for their wares.
The large influx of miners and mill men
from the north has given rise to an I'M
usually large demand for the '.amber
liquid which is supplied by two magnifi-
cent breweries and several local branches
of well-known breweries throughout the
United States.
The Phil Schillinger brewery was esta-
lished In 1884 by the late Philip Schllinger,
who removed to this city from Louisville,
together with his three sons, Louis, August
and Erwin. who have successfully carried
on the business since their fathers death.
The plant of this extensive brewery is
located in Avenue e. occupying the en-
tire half block between Twenty-first and
Twenty-second streets. The plant is equip
ped with the most modern machinery,
which in the hands of skilled brewers
turns out an article Of beer which is hard
to beat.
The Alsbama Brewery
The Alabama brewery, one of the finest
plants in the south, is located in Avenue D.
between Twenty-first and Twenty-second
streets. 1t is owned and operated by the
Alabama Brewing company, of which B.
+. Rodeh Is president and j. l.. Knoepffer
Is secretary and treasurer.
The plant was built some years ago, but
fell into the hands of the present company
in 1897 Extensive improvements were
made, and so great was the success which
attended the venture that at the present,
time the company is engaged in the work
of increasing it's capacity by many barrels.
Both the Schillenger and Alabama brew
cries operate their own ice plants and bot
Ting departments, and give employment to
a small army of workmen paying out large
sums of money for salaries.
The Anheuser-Busch Brewing assoeia-
tion, of St. Louis; the Christian Moerlein
Brewing company, of Cineinnati; the w. j.
Lemp Brewing company. of St. Louis. and
other foreign houses are represented in
this district by local agents.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

once insolvent roads-considered in connec-
ton with the phenomenal development dur
ing the past few years, establishes the COM
hdence that capitalists have in the ultimate
success Of our railroad property, and the
great future which awaits the development
of our state resources.
Furnishes an Attractive Field
Alabama, by reason of its varied soil, tim
Der and mineral resources, furnishes an at
tractive field for railroad development I'm
like any state in the union, she Is divided
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

into four distinct divisions. and each d.
vision holds acknowledged supremacy. The
northern tier of counties bordering the
Tennessee river are especially adapted to
the raising of live stock and the production
OF cereals. The next tier of counties on the
south is the rich mineral belt, in which is
stored sufficient coal to run the world for
several hundred years; iron ore and lime
rock In equally abundant quantities. South
OF the mineral belt is the black belt, whose
soil is fertile and respond to cultivation
most abundantly in the production Of COZ
ton and corn. placing Alabama In the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

assurance that the strong arm of the COM
monwealth will protect them in the full en-
joyment Of the rights and privileges ae-
corded them by the public. We ask and
demand that. inasmuch as they are a prod
uct Of the people by reason of valuable
franchises secured. that they regard the
public's interest and success as being iden-
teal with their own. share alike the, bur-
dens or prosperity Of the times, and pursue
the same liberal and conservative policy
that they in return expect and solicit.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

fourth rank as a cotton producing state.
Next and last is the timber district, run
ming from the eastern to the western ex-
tremity of the state, containing long leaf
yellow pine in almost inexhaustible quanti-
ties, and as the forests are being denuded
the lands are being put into cultivation by
thrifty citizens, many of whom are moving
into this state from other less favored Sec
lions.
The people of Alabama invite the invest
ment of capital in our railways, with the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
The Southern RAILWAY.

The Southern railway is deserving of
special mention in this number of The
Age-Herald, given over to transportation
and manufacturing interests of the Bir-
mingham district, because of the splendid
efforts it has and is making to build up this
district and the entire south. -
Through its efforts and concessions to
both large and small enterprises it has been
mainly instrumental in establishing many
in the south in recent months Its lines
reach almost every manufacturing plant in
the south. 1t has aided many of them in
establishing and it has given to them every
practical concession and encouragement.
Its policy is liberal, its management pro-
gressive and its officers, from president to
mere employe, enterprising and thorough.
The Southern railway is active in the Biz
mingham district. as in all other sections.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

From the Chicago Record.
He bounds along with a whirl and whirr.
For he has valentine from her;
And she steps out with unusual vim.
For she has valentine from him.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

There is not another town in the country
that has so few houses for rent as Birming-
ham has today, unless 1t be Ensley.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

| When East Lake becomes skating rink
| in single night, the Klondyke cannot give
| US many points in the freeze-up game.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

A porous soil and an excellent Warning
system of sewers renders the cemetery
business In this city very dull.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

Birmingham's school library, containing
nearly ten thousand well-selected Volumes
sadly needs new building. Carry. the
news to Mr. Andrew Carnegie.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

Smoke and population will thicken stimuli
taneously in Jones' Valley.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

A free high school becomes possible under
the new one-mill tax, but such school
would not be free to Elyton or West End.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

More first-class hotel room is imperative
sly needed in Greater Birmingham. A new
Caldwell house must be built.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

The true test of Greater Birmingham In
the census of 1900 will be the population of
Jefferson county.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

All southern railroads are headed to-
wards the mines and furnaces Of Jones'
Valley.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

1t is tonnage that attracts railroads, and
Jones' Valley has it almost beyond belief.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

A free high school becomes possible under
the new one-mill tax but such a school
would not be free to Elyton or West End.
When East Lake becomes q skating rink
in single night, the Klondyke cannot give
US many points in the freeze-up game.
A porous soil and an excellent Warning
system of sewers renders the cemetery
business in this city very dull.
More first-class hotel room is Imperative
T ly needed in Greater Birmingham. A new
Caldwell house must be built
!. The true test of Greater Birmingham In
the census of 1900 will be the population of
+ Jefferson county.
All southern railroads are headed to-
wards the mines and furnaces OF Jones'
Valley.
1t Is tonnage that attracts railroads, and
Jones' Valley has it almost beyond belief.
Population and capital are both coming
this way In increasing volumes.
Birmingham is the best advertised town
in the south.
Birmingham bills predominant in the leg
islature.
Talk, write and dream of Greater Bir-
mingham.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

Talk, write and dream of Greater Bir-
mingham.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

/ Population and capital are both coming
this way In increasing volumes.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

Birmingham is the best advertised town
in the south.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

birmingham bills predominant in the leg
islature.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-05-27

PROSPECTORS who are coming to Wrangel with the intention of going up the Stikeen or of pros pecting along the coast of south, eastern Alaska, should not make the mistake which so many made last year, and which was the cause of untold hardships: i e the mistake of bringing with them an outfit entirely unsuitel to the conditions. Last year merchants in Victoria, Vancouver and Pu- get Sound points, loaded pros pectors down with every conceiv able article from garden seeds to crOwbarS with which to pry up the nuggets, making them be- lieve each article was necessary to the trip. The result WIS ohlt before the diggings We're re tcl- ed more than half the outfits were thrown away. Tn, pit:e to buy an outfit is in WrangeI. where the merchants carry large stock of everything 'neces- sary for prospectors and wh ,re there is no danger Of being el- cumbered with needless articles The price of goods in Wrangel is not more than is charged for the same goods in Seattle and less than is chaged in Victoria or Vancouver. The prospector will save time money and worry by buying their outfits in Warl- gel
Stikeen River journal., 1899-05-27

THE inhabitants of the Yukon territory have made a demand for representation in the Cana dian parliment which will in all probabilities be granted. It is much more essential that the people of Alaska be given repre- sentation i'll Congress than that a like privilage should be grant en to our brothers across the line by the Canadians, and yet we are compelled to submit to the spectacle of a greater voice in government on the part of sub jects of a monarchy than is grant ed to free Americans.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-05-27

ATTORNEY F. P. Tustin has as yet made no reply to the offer on the part of the JOURNAL to submit the question of his hones- ty or dishonesty as U. $. Com missioner to an impartial tribun- al for adjudication. Tine natural inferance is that Mr. Tustin is not without fear of the result and the JOURNAL is heartily in accord with the unamious opin- ion which the people of Wrange' have formed: ie-"Guilty."
Stikeen River journal., 1899-05-27

THE United States govern ment has apparently gone to a needless expense in adopting a code of criminal laws for Alaska, at least so it would appear from the records in the Commission e7f (" 6f"qhte qhe tWFeSg2oan" tWFSg2a"9' code Ss"t{{6e is {{66e only law used by attorney Fred Page-Tustin and it is probably the only law he knows anything about.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-05-27

Glenora last spring, having left Wrangel May 4, 1898, and reach ing Glenora three days later. Of course it is not expected that there will be as grea. a volume of business this year as there was last, when the big rush was on, but still the business this year will amount to considerable. The Casca has more than one thousand tons of freight now waiting transhipment to Glenora and Telegraph Creek, and this will be but a small portion of the total tonnage for the year. The passenger travel this year will amount to considerable. Thirty passengers left on tho Casca, and steamers from below are eXpact- ed daily with a great many more prOSpectOrS bound for the rich diggings at Delse Lake and other points in the Cassiar and Ominica districts. The opening of navigation will naturally be a great benefit to Wrangel, which is the gateway to the interior.'
Stikeen River journal., 1899-05-27
THE grand jury is now in SC!

THE grand jury is now in ses- sion at Jnneau, but whether or not it will take up the cases of F. P. Tustin Commissioner at Wrangel, and Bad Mike Me Cane is not known. The cases should occupy their attention, at the same time failure to return indictments for both will not be an evidence of their innocence.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-05-27

THE fees allowed by law for recording location notices or other instruments required by law to be recorded has not been changed since the last mention of the matter in the JOURNAL. It is natural that Fred F. Tustin should try to delude prospectors into the belief that a recent law has been enacted which allows him to charge two dollars but such is not the case. The fee for recording is still ten cents per folio of one hundred words or less than fifty cents for each location. Any charge in excess of the amount allowed by law is a steal pure and simple, and sub- G{hGafget {fGtff tho htfo Rh{s4godmMaek ffhhee The fact that the illegal charge is made by Mir. F. P. Tustin Jus, tice of the Peace under the Ore- gon Code Is not a mitigating circumstance on the contrary it aggrevates the case and becomes a direct violation of Section 674 of the Oregon Code.