The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-14

that the traffic of Birmingham will ex- ceed S25. .000 600, This estimate is based upon the tremendous development of the Iron and steel resources of the district which is to follow the carrying out of well defined plans for the concentration of new interests and the massing in the district Of a large number of new enter prises.
 It is noteworthy, in connection with the great scramble Of the railroads to get satisfactory conntetions in the Birming- ham field that 75 per cent of all the ton mage in the state of Alabama in 1904 ori- ginated in the Birmingham district. and that this tonnage was greater than that of the entire state of Georgia and twice that of the entire state of Mississippi
 Practically seven trunk lines at present have a percentage of the Birmingham traffic and all are trying for a greater share. The Louisville and Nashville, the Southern, Alabama Great Southern, Sea boad Air Line the Frisco. and the At lantic Coast Line, together with smaller lines, have traffic facilities in the Br- mingham district and one or two new lines will be there within the year.
 The new plans for the development of the district include the working of Ala bama pig iron into finished products at home and the enlargement of this field by the establishment of additional enter prises there which will get their pig iron supply direct from the southern furnace without the long haul which heretofore has made the last cost so heavy.
 Through the development of the Ala bama Consolidated Coal and Iron com pany and it's allied enterprises, the dis trict will gain not less than three impor- tant users of raw material, coal. coke, pig ..r4k1. -4.r
 The improvements in the iron and steel district of Birmingham, under way and pending. aggregate millions of dollars.
 If the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company works outs it development plans as now outlined, the total new capital put into the consolidation of ex- isting properties, the construction of new enterprises. the location of manufactories, etc., this year, will range from S5e, ,000, QUO to S10O, GOO GOO.
 The Birmingham district is now arrang- ing for q larger water supply by bring ing the waters of the Tennessee river to Birmingham. The determination of the most feasible plan is now being consid- cred by the engineers
 The Lookout Mountain Iron company will issue ;400.Oo0 bonds. the proceeds to be used in the betterments at the new Iron plant at Batelle.
 The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company has commenced the ex- penditure of s75,oO0 in Birmingham and Bessemer on its car and light and power systems.
 The Diminick Pipe company will in- crease it's capital stock to s1,000,O O0o. and will spend s25o,6., of the new money en- larging it's water pipe plant at North Bir- mingham.
 The United States Cast Iron Pipe com pany. which has tho contract for sup plying most of the pipe for the Panama canal zone, will spend 1000 enlarging its water pipe plant at Bessemer.
 These are only a few of the specific Improvements to be made this year. The amount of new capital going into the ore, coal and timber lands around Bir- mingham, and into iron and steel com panies in the district is only suggested by the instances mentioned.