The age-herald., 1900-06-08

Birmingham district; 1t sympa thized with the work of the Trades council and took up a subscription to assist them in their Labor Day celebration.
 It has given considerable attention to the adjustment of freight rates and freight rate discrimination: it took the initiative in the matter of entertaining Admiral Schley while on his visit to the city; it raised a subscription for the promotion of the Warrior river canal, MT Van Hoose having made several trips east in it's in- terest and a delegation having appeared before the rivers and harbor committee in congress to urge the improvement of the canal to the state and to the entire coun- tr.. It made a thorough and careful in- Vestisation of the conditions prevailing al the time of the fire which destroyed the Metropolitan hotel and other property, pre- venting the department from properly con- trolling said fire, and submitted certain recommendations in connection herewith. Which 1t is hoped will be productive of much good in the future It has favored, by the passage of suitable resolutions mat ters of legislation affecting various inter- es's, such as laying a competing cable to Cuba, the improvement of the weather bu- reau, service the perfection of a national quarantine system, etc. It secured the state populists convention for Brming 'de ana provided the same a hall for it's meeting; 1t obtained from the government one ol the Spanish guns which has been presented to the city and mounted in Cap ltol Park with appropriate ceremonies.
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 nioushout the district during the last twelve months plants have been comnleted ehidr9ed ana extended and new enterprises begun and improvements made as follows.
 The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway company at Ensley has completed it's new; steel plant, steel casting plant. machine shops and foundry made extensive inn pioVements and added new machinery to It's furnaces, completed furnace No , opened up coal mines Nos. 5 and s. built 70 new coke ovens and a new office build ing, It has extensively improved it's mines at Pratt City and opened up mine No 10; II has opened up new mines at Biossburg together with four red ore and two brown ore mines. and built the necessary dwell lnSs for its operatives; it has rebuilt Ox-
 "ir"ce adding new boilers and ma chlnery; 1t has repaired and rebuilt the Bessemer rolling mills, all at a total cost oI S-,oJV, 00U.
 a capital of $100,000, has completed and is obefseing It's pant at Ensley for the man. uiacture of Portland cement, with a ca paeity or 1C00 barrels per day
 ne Alabama Steel and Wire company, with capital of $2,000,O0O, has completed ard is successfully operating it's magnih- cent sutton plant at Ensley, and is turn lhS out hisn grade of wire, wire fencing, stdpies nails, etc.
 haible bros., with a capital of $20O0O hay completed and are operating their cooperaSe at Ensley.
 -Ae A-nsiey Lana company has graded streets and butt sidewalks and otherwise Improved it's property at an expense of S30 GOO.
 .publc Company
 The Republic Iron and Steel company has increased the capacity of it's mines, equipped same with utJmatic tipples and modern machinery, and is constructing a l,2OJ-ton coal washer at Sayreton; it is opening up seven new mines at Warner, to have capacity of 1000 tons per day, and to be connected by two branch roads with the Southern railway; it is building one 2O-ton furnace at Thomas, and is opening up two red ore mines, with a capacity of 1,200 tons, and two brown mines, with capacity of 800 tons, together with the necessary dwelling houses, at a total cost of $550,000.
 The Tutwiler Coal, Coke and Iron com paay has overhauled and repaired the old Vanderbilt furnace plant, built thrty-six coke ovens, 40tton coal bin and twentyA five houses at the furnace and 100 coke ovens at the mines, opening up new coal and ore mines and otherwise improving its property, at a total cost of $100,000.
 The Sloss-Sheffeld Steel and Iron com- pany has developed three new mines at Newfound, mine E at Coapurg, one new mine at Brookside, one large mine at Sloss near Bessemer, one ore mine at Iron dale, enlarged North Birmingham quarres, equipped both it's furnace plants with cleo tric lights, built S7 coke ovens at New found, 30 coke ovens at Blossburg, and has under construction 150 at West Blossburg, together with 50 dwelling houses, all at a total cost of $140000
 The Trussvile Mining and Manufacture ing company, with capital of $250, ,000 has overhauled and rebuilt the Trussvile fur mace, making extensive improvements on their coal and mineral properties.
 The Jones Valley Iron company, with d capital of $5O,OOO, has repaired and is oper- ating the Williamson furnace.
 Consolidated Company
 The Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company, while spending about a half million dollars on it's properties throughout the state, is making the following improve ments in the Birmingham district: Over hauling and repairing the Mary Pratt, the only idle furnace in the district; adding new boilers, machinery, coal bins, trestles, etc.; it has opened up new mines at Brook wood, equipping same with modern ma- chinery and appliances; building 400 coke ovens at and near Brookwood, together with houses for it's operatives, all at to- tai cost of $175,000.
 The Birmingham Machine and Foundry company has built magnificent new foun- dry and machine shop, and equipped same with the most modern machinery, electric cranes, tools, etc., at total cost of $15O,- 900.
 The Birmingham Railway and Electric company has put in double tracks. laid new rails, put in new crossings, switches and sidings built a new roundhouse and ma chine shops and added new rolling stock, all at a total cost of $100,OO0.
 The Consolidated Electric Light and Pow company has enlarged its plant, erected new buildings, put in new engines and boilers, dynamos, etc., extended their serv- ice for both light and power to almost every suburb about the city, making many additions and Improvements, all at total cost of $100,000.
 The Birmingham Packing company has enlarged its plant, added extensive im- provements to its buildings and equipment, together with a complete ice plant, making a total exDenditure of S55 000