The age-herald., 1901-11-12
Atlanta Man Interested in Iron Property and Street
 Railways
TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
Georgia Iron and Coal Company to Erect Furnaces and Will Prob. ably Locate Them Near
 Chattanooga.

Joel Hurt a director and large stock holder in the Georgia Iron and Coal Com pany and we'll known through his con- nection with the Consolidated Street 1tail- way of Atlanta, was in Birmingham yes- terday. MT. Hunt was here in the inter- est of the Georgia company's brown ore, red ore and magnesia mines situated in the northern part of Georgia.
 Mir Hunt is enthusiastic over the pros- perity of the South. In speaking of Birn- ingham he declared the city had great future.
 His visit to Birmingham was to affect sales of his ores and to consult with prominent iron men relative to plans he will In future mature and announce. Dur ing the day he was in consultation with officials of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. MT. Mccormack, of the Woodward Iron Company, and other prominent mining officials.
 owns Large Mining Properties.
 The Georgia Iron and Coal Company owns 4600O acres of mining properties in Barlow and Dade counties, Georgia. The properties are considered the most valuable in the state of Georgia and contain deposits that are recognized as being the equal of Alabama's famous mines The company has been at work developing the mines for a number of years and now contemplates making marked Improvements.
 Among the Improvements will be the erection of furnaces, which will probably be located in Chattanooga, though the full plans of the company have not been formulated. Tn talking of the companys plans yesterday, MT. Hunt said:
 To Discuss Situation.
 My visit here Is solely for the purpose of discussing the Iron situation with the officials of Alabama companies and to make arrangements for supplying them with larger quantities of ore than we now sell them. I also desired to talk about possible plans we may mature during the coming year.
 For a number of years we have been selling the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company a quantity of ore. and my visit to the office of the com pany was to further the relations which have existed between the two com panies. also talked over the situation in general with the gentlemen and se- cured valuable information which I will use in continuing our plans for work.
 Our company now owns 16.000 acres of land in Barlow county. near Cartersville and 90,00O acres in Dade county. The latter mines are the famous Dade mines in which former Governor Joe Brown was for many years interested in and which are known throughout the entire country because of that fact.
 "We own railroad properties and have modern facilities for handling all of our ore. We have spent considerable money during the last two years in extending these facilities and adding more valuable and modern Improvements to our equip ments. We are now arranging to make further improvements.
 To Erect Furnaces.
 ''The most important and far-reaching work we will do will be the erection of furnaces for handling our own ores The site of these furnaces has not yet been decided upon, but 1t will probably be near Chattanooga, where we own prop erty now being improved, which pos sesses exceptional facilities.
 ''When the furnaces are erected we will enlarge our mining facilities. Our ore is of an excellent grade and makes a fine iron. Along with the deposits of red ore and brown ore we have a de- posit of magnesia ore that promises to be larger than any in the country. We have worked very carefully with this deposit and every indication goes to show 1t will be equal. if not larger and more extensive. than the famous magnesia de- posits in Virginia, which were worked for years by MT. Carnegie
 Accompanying Mir. Hurt was MT. Will Glenn. purchasing agent for the com pany. They will leave at o'clock this morning.