The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-04
GIVES PROGRESS
 OF THE DISTRlG I
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twelve months ending May 1, 1902, but the following are given in order that some conception may be had of what has been accomplished:
 "The Republic Iron and Steel Company has enlarged it's stone quarries and pro- vided same with new machinery, boilers, crushers, etc. It has opened up five new red ore mines and equipped same with up-to-date crushers, drills, etc. It has ex- tended and enlarged Its coal mines, pro- viding same with new and up-to-date machinery; built new furnace at Thomas and $50 coke ovens, with bins, electric haulage, etc., and 1t has improved and remodeled both of its rolling mills. All at a total cost of $5SO,0O0.
 "The Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company has spent in rebuilding and re- modelling It's furnaces opening up new ore and coal mines and equipping same with new machinery, $725,0 900.
 Spent Nearly a Million.
 'The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company has spent in construction and the inn rovement of its properties $759. 600, and 1t has under way additions and im- rrovements which will cost when com pleted $1. 020,O00.
 "The Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company has spent in building new coke ovens, rtmodeling its furnaces, in- creasing the capacity of it's ore and coal mines, in opening new mines, building houses and otherwise improving its property, the sum of $1S20oo.
 "The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Comrany has spent in rebuilding its various lines of road, in the purchase of new rolling stock and making other ex- tensive Improvements the sum of $900, 900.
 "The Birmingham Belt Railroad has re- built its entire line, laying heavier rails and supplying new equipment, at cost of s5O,0OO
 The Hardie-Tynes Machine and Foun- dry Company has built and equipped one of the most modern and complete foun- dry and machine shops in the south at cost of $150000.
 The Avondale, Mills has put in no' looms and spindles, additional boilers alI engines, created new tenement houses, at a total cost of $75.000
 "The Ensey Brick Company has added new machinery and dry kilns at a cost of $100
 "A. J. Krebs & Co. have put in an up- lto-date blaming mill and wood working plant, including lumber yard, teams, etc., at a cost of s25.0O0.
 The Semet-Solvey Company has en- langed and increased the capacity of it's plant at a probable cost of s15OOOO.
 "The Daily Ledger has installed new equipments and made other extensive improvements, aggregating the sum of $100O
 Telephone Companies.
 "The Peoples Home Telephone Com pany has put in new switch board. with new instruments and extensions, and in- stalled new exchanges at a cost of s75, ,000.
 '"Thp Roll Talanhona ny has added to its building added to its switch board, opened exchanges at East Lake West End and Pinckney City, and Is building toll line to Jasper and intermediate points. together with other improvements at cost of $100,OOO.
 The Age-Herald Publishing Company has installed rev equipment at a cost of $12 900 more
 "The Birmingham Machine and Foun- dry Company has added new machinery and tools amounting to s15OOO.
 "The Lockwood Manufacturing Com pany has installed a box factory and woodworking plant at a cost of $50, ,000
 "The Copeland Brick Company has add ed new machinery and kilns at a cost of $10,O0O
 "C. E. Buck & Co.,, which company now operates the Trussville furnace property, has built 162 coke ovens, put in a com plete COdl-RaSnlnS pltrt put Tn new ma chinery and increased the output of it's mines, added new boilers engines loco motives and other general Improvements, houses, etc. at a cost of $160.000
 Making a total of extensions and im- provements amounting to si,OS3OOO.
 What the City Has Spent.
 During the same period the city of Birmingham has spent in the construc- ton of streets and sidewalks, sanitary and storm sewers the sum of $3SS, ,S6S
 "The suburban towns have expended in sidewalks and street improvements $25, O00 "The Birmingham Realty Company has ments and otherwise beautifying it's prop erty $15O00O.
 '"The Jefferson County sanitary com- mission has made permanent surveys for the location of the trunk sewer from East Lake to Bessemer, with necessary map. profiles and estimates at a cost of $10,000
 Making total of street, sidewalk and sewer Improvements of $573S6S.
 The Louisville and Nashville Railroad has completed and under construction 36 miles of new road; the Southern 42 miles of new road, and other roads miles of new road-making a total of s2 miles, at a cost of s1,476oOO.
 New Buildings.
 During a period of twelve months, ending May 1, 1902, new buildings have been erected n the city aud suburus. ss follows:
 'In the city. reporttd by architects, 2so