The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-10
ENSLEY GROWING
AT A RAPID RATE
Mayor Scott Has Great Faith in
Gity's Future
WILL GET NEW INDUSTRIES
Il Is said the Linn Iron Works Will Be
Moved to Ensley-Property
of the Tennessee Com
pany-other News.
WILL GET NEW INDUSTRIES

Ensley, May 9.-(Speeial.) -Ensley, the
Steel City, is well sustaining its reputa-
ton as a thriving. progressive, industrial
town.
Mayor Scott is very enthusiastic over
the prospect the city has for becoming
great manufacturing center as well as
an extremely desirable place to live In.
Choice residence lots are being purchased
rapidly by thrifty people and substantial
residences are being erected upon them.
The board of aldermen IS keenly alive to
the demands and appropriations are be-
ing made for the building of sidewalks
in the residence portions of the city and
matchmaking the streets. This work Is
to be carried on quite extensively, there
being an ordinance calling for at least
$4,000 worth of cement walks pending in
the city council at its meeting next week.
Probably the most extensive improve
ments being made in the way of building
is that by the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company. The great increase in the de-
mand for the products manufactured by
the company necessitates the building of
new power houses pumping stations and
furnaces. One power house is under con-
struction and their new pumping station
is almost completed
The Linn Iron Works.
The Linn Iron Works. owned by the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany, is to be moved from Birmingham
to Ensley and enlarged so it will cover a
space of between four and five acres.
When it is completed and ready for work
it will employ between 400 and 500 men.
Another great improvement being made
by the Tennessee company is the new
mixer and converter, which will more
than double the present capacity of their
steel plant. 1t will be completed and ready
for work within sixty days.
The capacity of the pillow works now
owned by the Empire Plow company of
Cleveland, O., is to be more than doubled,
and when this enterprise is completed
about July 1.-the company will employ
at least 800 men. New buildings are being
erected for it and new machinery INSTALL
ed. 1t will be one of the most complete
plants of its kind in the south. Various
kinds of agricultural implements will be
turned out.
Two New Industries.
In addition to the improvements being
least two new industries for which nego-
tiations are well under way. One of these
is to be a complete plant where all the
machinery necessary for the manufacture
of brick will be made. The other will
be devoted to the manufacture of steel
pointed tools of all kinds. These will be
installed by outside companies.
The new furnace now under course of
construction by the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company is said to be the
largest of it's kind ever built in the
United States. 1t is to be modern fur
mace in every respect. About 200 men are
now employed in its construction.
Real Estate.
That all this development is appreciate
ed by people who are seeking wide
awake communities in which to live is
evidenced by the general activity in real
estate circles. C. f. Sharpe Of the Ems
ley Land company estimates that the
value of the real estate deals made dur
ing the past three weeks is between $35, 600
and $4,000.
1t is estimated that after all these
plants are completed the list of wage
earners will be increased by at least Lotto.
The Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company also appreciates this bus
mess activity, and is giving the people
of Ensley a most excellent service All
the citizens express themselves well
pleased with this service. Cars run on
fast schedules in and out of the city in
each direction.
Many new residences and Improvement
of residence lots may be noticed along the
new South Ensley line, between Ensley
and Birmingham.