The age-herald., 1902-02-05
BIRMINGHAM BY
 LIGHT AND POWER
 COMPANY MEETS
The Stockholders Were Pleased With President JemiSon'S
 Report of Operations
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Birmingham Gets a $1oo,ooo Contract for Four great Engines to Be Used In Power House-An
 Outline of Improvements.

The annnal meeting of the stockholders of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power Company was held yesterday In the company's office on First avenue Among those present were MT. Robert Jemison, MT. J. K Newman, Col. A. M. Shook Col B. F. Roden. MT. Harry M. Atkinson, MT. M. V. Joseph, MT. John M. Caldwell, MT. George H. Davis, MT. T. Byron, Mir William A. Walker, MT. W. H. Kettig and MT. J. P. Ross.
 Col. Roden presided and MT. Ross, the secretary of the company ac:ed as sec retary of the meeting. President Jem- ison read report covering the six months of its existence and the executive com mittee submitted a report which outlined the expenditures that were being made for betterments of the properties. All items of expenditure and all contracts let were ratified by the stockholders.
 Directors and Officers.
 The stockholders elected this board of directors: B. F. Roden, A. M. Shook, H. M Atkinson, J. K. Newman, Nat. Bax- ter, w. H. Kettig. G. B. Mccormack N. E. Barker, M. V. Joseph, R. H. Pearson Gordon Abbott, Robert Jemison, B. H. March, George H. Davis.
 The only new directors are Mir. March which represents the great New York banking firm of Ladenburg Thalman & Co.,, and MT. Davis, the engineer and general manager of the company.
 After the stockholders meeting ad- tourned the directors met and elected the following officers: President. Robert Jemison vice-president, William A Walker; vice. president and general man ager, George H. Davis; secretary J. P. Ross; treasurer. c. O. Simpson.
 The stockholders were very pronounced in their expressions of qualification over the presidents report and regarding the companys general policy of develop ment Touching the question of Birming- ham they seemed to be all one way of thinking which was that this city had an uncommonly big future; and they were agreed to in thinking that they had made no mistake in investing their money in the securities of the Birming ham Railway, Light and Power Com pany
 What Is Being Done.
 MT. Atkinson. who is not only a large stockholder himself but who represents large Eastern capital invested in the plants owned and operated by the Rail-
 
 last night that the construction work be- ing done by the company meant a great deal for this city. In the first place. the company was expending here over 5000 day, besides paying out $500 to it's ope- rating force. In the second place, i'm provements already covered by contracts involved an expenditure of over s1, 800, ,00o Ir the third place. Birmingham has the right of way for all new equipment and all the supplies that could possibly be made are bought here.
 Four Great Engines.
 An order has been placed with the Bir- mingham Machine and Foundry Company of which Dr. R. W. Roland is president, for four immense engines for the power house, having a total maximum capacity of 7200 horse power. One pair of these | engines will be delivered next August and | the other pair next November. This is | the largest single order for home manu- l facture ever place in the South It re- | Quires high grade work and it will be matter for congratulation that this class of machinery can be produced here. The | pig iron and steel required for the en- zines will be made here and the coal, ore and limestone required in making the iron will come out of the ground hereabouts. Thus 1t Is seen that this or der for the four engines to produce light and power, involving an outlay of nearly $100000 in cash, will help pay the wage earner who mines the coal, ore and rock; that this money will help pay for making iron and steel as well as pay the mechanics who work in the Birming- ham Machine and Boundary Companys shops.
 Another point that will not be lost sight of Is this: The fact that these engines are to be made here. instead of in the North or East, will be a strong card for the Birmingham district. Many of the leading engine builders of the United States had bid on these contracts. But when the company found that the work could be done here 1t acted promptly on the line of It's established policy to give Birmingham the preference.
 Car Barn and Shops.
 The board of directors have authorized the building of f1re-proof car barn and shops to cost over S100. 00O The executive committee has not determined whether these buildings will be erected in the eastern or western end of the city MT Jemison says the western end would be preferable.
 The work of the company now under way is not only in the line of improve ment and extension, but 1t will result practically in the reconstruction of the entire plant-railway, light and power It will take from 12 to IS months to com plete the work.
 It will be the companys aim to serve the public, and as MT. Atkinson re- marked, all it asked was fair considera- tion. Here is a concern that voluntarily reduced the price of gas, he said. A sys- tenn of transfers will go into effect in September.
 The carrying out of all the plans of the company will, 1t Is claimed, certainly help not only the city and immediate suburbs, but the whole of Jefferson county.
 The company's money will find it's way into all the avenues of trade and the in- vestments made in this street car enter prise is sure to attract large capital for other enterprises here pr. Berkowitz at Temple Emanuel.
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