The age-herald., 1901-07-28
ALABAMA CONSOLIDATED COAL
 6 IRON COMPANY TO THE FRONT

ovens at Brookwood is now well under way. About 300 new ovens have been completed. New mines have been opened on vein of coal and are now being oper- ated. The capacity of this mine will very soon be as much as 1000 tons per day. making the total output of the mines of the company at or near Brookwood 2OOO tons per day.
 l In Georgia.
 In addition to dhe vast properties above l Coal and Iron Company has acquired val uable brown ore lands in Polk county, Ga. on the line of the Southern Railway, which Is now being developed
 The Mary Pratt Furnace
 Also constitutes part of the immense | holdings of the Alabama Consolidated 1 Coal and Iron Company. This property l Is located Immediately adjoining the East ern city limits of Birmingham, and is | reached by all railroads entering this city. It consists of thirty-three acres of very valuable land, one furnace thereon, to- gether with tenement houses and other buildings. Es
 This furnace has been out of blast for 1 several years, from several causes, unnec- essary here te relate. Tt Is very valu- l able property, and while in operation proved great feeder to Birmingham. It l is fortunate for this city that the proper 1 ty passed Into the hands of a strong com- pany. The work of rebuilding and over hauling generally the Mary Pratt is now 1 nearly completed, and 1t Is confidently ex- pected that before many weeks her whis- l ties will sound and her wheels revolve. About 5000 tons per annum is the mini mum capacity of this furnace.
 1 An abundant supply of red ore and limestone Is to be supplied. this furnace from the Gate City property.
 Y At Gate City.
 The Gate City property comprises about 1900 acresiof land, located about six miles from the city of Birmingham. traversed 1 by the Southern. Alabama Great South ern, Central of Georgia and Louisville and Nashville Railroads. It contains large quantity of valuable red fossiliferous ore, l estimated by a well known expert to ag- | gregate. in quantity about 100000 tons, analysing from 39 per cent. to AZ per cent. metallic iron. Ut also contains a large quantity of limestone and dolomite for l fiuxing purposes, brownstone sandstone, | glass sand. chert, fire clay, molding sand and terra cotta- This property also has an abundant supply of water from arte- sian wells and springs with a flow of about 100000 gallons per day. It is stated t1,tn l ly increased.
 | These properties were acquired by the company before organization and were embraced in the consolidation. All of them have been found servlceable and all of them have been improved. They | came into the possession of the company on a cash basis and were bought for sthe actual value and service they would be to the company.
 The proximity of this property to the city of Birmingham makes all of thess minerals very valuable, and eventually they will become a source of large reye- nue. The Gate City property is wei; known as one of the most valuable and attractive mineral properties in the South. | There is there an abundant supply ot pur- est water from artesian wells and springs, with flow of 1,5OOOOO gallons per day. and it is thought this quantity can be greatly increased.
 | Perhaps there is no location in the world better adapted for furnace purposes than Gate City, as the material for mak- ing iron can be assembled here at the lowest possible cost, and 1t Is declared 1 to be practicable to discharge here ore | directly from the mines into the furnace. 1 Mary Lee Mines.
 The company will eventually be in pos session of the celebrated Mary Lee Coal and Coke properties at Mary Lee, six miles from Birmingham. This property consists of 22O0 acres of coal land under laid by what is known as the Big Seam, seven feet in thickness. and the Black Creek Seam. three feet in thickness. the latter being especially noted for its ex- cellent quality. The property also includes 150 coke ovens. miners houses, six miles of standard guage railroad, locomotive, ears, etc. The property is being success fully operated at the present time and is in prime shape. It is now in the hands of 8 receiver pending 0 foreclosure sale Meanwhile the Alabama Consolidated has acquired the majority of the stock and bonds and will. of course, come into final possession. This property will be found especially convenient for supplying the Mary Pratt furnace with coke and it's out put will also be available for the large general coal and coke market which cen ters at Birmingham.
 Strength and Intrinsic Values.
 The vast extent of the above mentioned properties. their intrinsic value and their great earning capacity naturally make I the stock of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company unusually attrac- tive as a permanent investment. This fact will be appreciated when the location | of the properties and the company's re- markable resources for obtaining raw ma- terial are considered, as this company is in position to compete with all others un- der any and all conditions.