The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-12
PRESENT STATUS OF ALA, FURNACES Thirty-four Stacks Are Now in
 Blast WILL HAVE F0RTY-SEVEN Six Old Stacks Are Now Out for Re- pairs and Six New Ones Are
 In Course of Con-
 struetion.
WILL HAVE FORTY-SEVEN

| At the present time there are thirty coke furnaces stacks and four charcoal stacks in blast in the state of Alabama, and within ten days one more of each kind will be lighted. This will make thirty-six stacks.
 There are six old coke stacks now out for repairs which will go in within the next few months and six new ones in course of construction. Besides all these, three stacks in the state are en- tirely dismantled and have not been operated for a number of years.
 When the new ones are finished and repairs on the old ones are completed. the state will have a total of forty-seven stacks not counting the three that are dismantled. Five of these will be charcoal furnaces.
 Summary. A summary of the condition of the furnaces of the various companies at the present time is as follows: The Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad company has a total of fourteen stacks in Alabama, and three in Tennessee. Of those In Alabama there are five at Ensley, five at Bessemer, two (Alice) at Birmingham, and two at Oxmoor. Twelve of the Alabama stacks are in blast. No 1 Alice Is out for repairs, and No. 1 oxmoor, which has not been oper- ated for several years, is fast being put in condition to make iron.
 The Sloss- Sheffield Steel & Iron com | pany has seven stacks two at Birming ham, two at North Birmingham two at | Sheffield and one at Florence. The Phil l adelphia stack at Florence is out of blast at present but the torch will be applied to it April 20. | The Republic Iron and Steel company | has three stacks at Thomas, No. is out of blast for repairs, and will remain out for about ninety days. The Alabama Consolidated Coal and | Iron company has three furnaces In blast, two at Ironaton and one at Gads- den. A new one is being built at Gads- den, but as the company has power for but one at that point, the old one will | have to go out when the new one is ready | for operation. This company also owns the dsmantled Mary Pratt stack at Bir- mingham.
 The Shelby Iron company. of which Col. | r. c. Bush Is president. has two charcoal stacks at Shelby, one of which is out at present Abut will go in within the next | ten days.s M
 The Lacey-Buek Iron company has one stack at Trussville, which is in blast, and is averaging 15O tons of iron ped day. It was in a diapidated | condition when the present owners took possession. but it has been improved un- til 1t Is among the best in the state. The Tutwiler Coal, Coke and Iron com pany has one stack, the vanderbilt, at East Birmingham
 The Williamson furnace at Birming- ham, which Is owned by the Williamson Iron company is in operation, and is l working smoothly.
 | The Woodstock Iron Works has two stacks at Anniston, one of which is out at present
 The North Alabama Coal Iron and Railway company, which is controlled by Ladenberg, Thalman & Co.,. of New York has one stack at Talladega, ] which is in blast
 At Woodward.
 The Woodward Iron company has two stacks at Woodward, one of which Is now out for refining. This will be blown in as soon as possible. The foundation has been built for new stack at Wood ward, but nothing is being done on 1t at present on account of the repairs in pro- gress on the old one. 1t is said that the l In the next eleven months l The Jenifer Furnace company has one stack at Jenifer, which was recently lighted.
 The Bass Foundry and Machine com pany has one charcoal stack at Rock Run which is alternately in and out of blast, but Is at present in.
 The Eagle Iron company has one char coal stack in operation at Attalla.
 The Southern Car x Foundry company ! also has one charcoal stack in blast at Gadsden. This is the one known as the old Coosa furnace.
 Two new stacks are being built by the | Schulers at Gadsden, but the work is not yet far enough along to name any date. for their completion. but they will proba- bly be making iron in less than year.
 new stack is being built at Batele by the Lookout Mountain Iron company, formerly the Valley Iron company. Part | of the machinery for it has arrived and more is in transit It Is stated that this furnace will be ready to light by. Janu- ary l. 1904,
 The Central Coal and Iron company which is controlled by the Central Foun- dry company. is building a new stack at Tuscaloosa which is nearly finished No definite time has been set for blowing it | in. however.
 l There is an old dismantled furnace at Brierheld, in Bibb county, which has not been operated for more than twelve years It was originally built by the old Alabama Steel and Iron company. There Is also a dismantled charcoal | stack at Round Mountain which has not been used for fifteen years. It was re- gently rumored, however, that some | Chattanooga men had taken over the property and would put it into blast. ------.s"---------