The age-herald., 1899-01-11
SITE PURCHASED
 FOR PIPE WORKS AddyStOn Company Will Build Near
 BeSSemer. ONE HUNDRED ACRES LAND Laying Near Furnaces and Touching Five
 Railway Lines. WILL BE COMPLETED IN JUNE The Plant Will Cost in the Neighborhood of$4OO,Oo0 and Will Turn Out $50 Tons of Pipe Daily.
WILL BE COMPLETED IN JUNE

The Addyston Pipe Works company of Oho will build near Bessemer one of the largest pipe works in the United States.
 The plant will cost $4OO,OOO and will be capable of turning out $50 tons of iron pipe day, in addition to all sorts of iron castings.
 President Daniel McLaren of the Addys- ton company, has concluded the purchase of 100 acres of land between the Woodward furnaces and the furnaces of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Rob- ertson.
 The landed property of this new and gigantic industry is touched by the Ala bama Great Southern, the Southern, the Louisville and Nashville, the Central of Georgia, and the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham lines of railway, and is there fore most advantageously located.
 It is upon the lines of all the great rail- roads, and is at the door of five or six big pig iron furnaces.
 This new fact in the onward march in the way of progress of this district is ab- solute confirmation of the statement orgi- nally made by The Age-Herald weeks ago to the effect that the Addyston company would build a great pipe works and foun- dry plant in the Birmingham district. This much was stated upon the authority of MT. McLaren, who, on the day after his ar rival, gave an interview to The Age Herald.
 The statement that the land near Besse- mer has been purchased as a site for the great industry is also printed by MT. Me Larens authority.
 Work Begins Immediately
 Moreover, MT. McLaren states that work after the meeting of the stockholders of the Addyston company at Cincinnati, January 19; the object of that meeting as advertised, being to authorize the construction of the plant.
 The Age-Herald several days ago quoted MT. McLaren as saying that enough pledges had then been secured to assure the build ing of the plant in this district.
 MT. McLaren further says that it is ex- pected that the new plant will be ready for the moulding of the first pipe by June of this year; that is to say, within less than six months from this date.
 The company will operate here under it's Ohio charter, and in that respect there will be no change.
 It is recognized, or rather more compre- hensively realized that great pipe-making and foundry plant of the company in the Birmingham district is essential.
 So another great industry is added to the district, and it means much to Birmingham The services of hundreds of men will be required, and probably 2000 persons will be added to the population of Jefferson by this one industry alone.
 President McLaren has spent much of his time here during the past few weeks, looking about him and carefully observing the situation. He came here with the opinion that it would be good thing for his company to build a plant here. This opinion became a conviction; and now he has made his final decision, purchased a site for one of the greatest pipe and foundry plants, and tells The Age-Herald that he hopes to begin making pipe in June
 Successful Business Man
 MT. McLaren Is successful business man of marvellous energy, foresight and wisdom, and his action in this instance constitutes @ remarkable tribute to the pre-eminence of the Birmingham district in the matter of cheapness in iron manu- factures. He is a man who brings to bear upon all business problems a full measure of business requirements and knowledge, and his decision now means a great deal for the most promising mineral district in the United States.
 There is one great significance about 1t, which it is not unfair to advert to, and that is that Birmingham must become the center of the pipe-making industry of this country.
 .The makers of iron pipe have all got to l come to Birmingham, declared a million | aire pioneer in that industry who recently l spent few days in the city. l The Addyson company is one of the great l est concerns of its kind in existence.