The age-herald., 1901-06-05
|NEW OFFICERS OF TIE COMMERCIAL
 CLUB WERE INSTALLED LAST NIGHT

couragement and support
 Fifty new members have been added to the roll during the past twelve months.
 Plants Located.
 The club has been instrumental during the year In locating the Eclipse Manu- featuring and Plating company, with capital of S25.OO0, Carter Furniture com pany, with a capital of S15.000. the Ken nedy MerelocB Slave company, with capital of s25,OOO and a knitting mill, with a capital of $1o.OOO.
 An active interest was also taken in the location of the plant of the Southern Car and Foundry company. which Is to be built at Ensey, and it is believed that the work of the club helped to pre- vent one of our leading industries from leaving the city.
 We have given the free use of the club rooms during the year to the Birm- ingham Real Estate Association, the Jefferson County Brick Manufacturing Association and the Free Kindergarten Association, and on special occasions to the stockholders of the Hillman Hotel; committees interested in the proposed county sewer: the State convention of County Superintendents of Education; trustees and stockholders of East Lake Atheneum stockholders of Southern Mutual Fire Insurance company; the State Democratic executive committee; stockholders of the Alabama Christian Advocate; a mass meeting of the interest of new gas contract; and one to de- termine what steps should be taken to secure a permanent home for the local Y M. C. A; and another to provide re- lief for the cyclone sufferers, while hundreds of visitors and others seeking Information have been allowed the pri- vilege of the club and given such services as the merits of each case would justify
 Year. of Prosperity.
 A survey of the district shows the peri cd of twelve months just ended to have been one of general prosperity, in which increased demands have brought about industrial enlargements and extensions, rather than the launching of new enter prises The greatest new development seems to be in coal mining and the con struction of new buildings. Numerous corporations have been organized. but among them comparatively few manufac- turing concerns.
 Among the Improvements made the fol- lowing are most noted:
 The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company has added a rail mill. together with other Improvements, to its steel plant. It has made extensive improve ments on its Bessemer properties. It has increased the capacity of its coal and ore mines. built new coke ovens, new office buildings and tenement houses, at a total cost of q ,370,00o.
 The Austin Bryan Manufacturing Com paHy has under way enlargements and additions to their already well-equipped plant. which, when completed, will amount to S75,000.
 The Birmingham Water Works Com pany has extended its mains to Wood lawn and Ensley City put in new en- zines and other new machinery at an ex- pense of probably $50.0OO.
 The Means Fulton Iron Works have moved their plant to North Birmingham. constructed a new building. added new machinery. tools, etc, to the amount of about sS00o. .,l
 The Caldwell and Watson Company has installed new machinery and begun im- provements which will amount to $6O00.
 The Sloss Iron and Steel Company has expended during the year for the pur- chase of additional property, the improve ment of properties and for additions to furnaces, construction of coke ovens, etc, s1,127,O63
 The Republic Iron and Steel Company Is building one 990-ton furnace and 800 new coke ovens at Thomas; 1t is making additions and Improvements in Birming ham and the Gate City rolling mills; 1t has already increased the output of all the ore and coal mines; it has put in new machinery and hoisting machinery at the Dale limestone quarry all at total cost of s554, 900.
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