Evening star., 1905-03-17
followed into the hillsides strata of ore
and coal are uncovered by shoveling off the

followed into the hillsides or strata of ore
and coal are uncovered by shoveling off the
soil.
The Tennessee Company made the first
steel in the south in 1S99 and has the
largest steel plant, rail and rolling mills
south of Pittsburg. 1t also has various
other manufactures in this neighborhood,
which ceing increased and enlarged
every month. Last year 1t spent 1856, ,6I4
in new construction and 81 All 157 for re-
pairs.
1t was the first southern company to go
into the export business, which it has found
very profitable. Its iron now goes to every
nation of the earth.
Pioneers of Foundry Iron.
Next in Importance is the Sloss-Sheffield
Steel and Iron Company, the pioneers and
the largest producers of foundry iron in the
south. 1t was organized in 1882, but has
been enlarged from year to year until now
the capital stock is s14 200, 900, most of it
being held by local capitalists, although it
Is listed on the New York stock exchange
and there are some heavy holders in that
city. The Southern Railway Company and
the Louisville and Nashville both have rep
resentatives upon the board of directors. 1t
owns vast areas of coal and iron lands and
operates seven large furnaces, producing
nearly 100000 tons of pig iron last year,
1,5O0, 900 tons of coal, 100000 tons of coke,
100000 tons OF brown iron ore 100000 tons
The third in Importance is the Alabama
Consolidated Coal and Iron Company,
which was originally organized by the late
Abram S. Hewitt and his family are large
ly interested III it stin. At present, how
ever it is controlled by the International
Power Company. Its capital is s5,00O,000.
1t owns about 10000 acres of the richest
coal and iron territory in the world which
Is so conveniently located that the cost of
handling the raw material Is almost moth
ing 1t is now turning out about 100000
tons of pig iron, 10000 tons of coal and
100000 tons of coke. The experts estimate
It's property to contain not less than 20O,-
600 900 tons of coal and $4,000, 600 tons of
iron ore.
President T. G. Bush, perhaps the most
prominent financier in Birmingham, who
has held that Office since the present Or
ganization existed and to whose ability and
energy the greater part of its success Is
due.
The Republic Iron and Steel Company of
Chicago has extensive mines of iron and
coal. several furnaces and mills and has
recently erected a small steel plant here
as an experiment, including two rolling
mills with a capacity OF ZJo tons ana ioo
tons day, respectively.
One of the most extraordinary properties
in the world is that of the Woodward Iron
Company, which Is located in a narrow
valley where its coal and iron mines ad-
join each other, with aeep quarrles or lime
stone scattered around in a most convenient
manner 1t is perhaps the most unique
manufacturing establishment in the world.
All of it's raw materials is dug out of the
ground, within almost stones throw Of
its furnaces. 1t operates diminuttve rail-
way to bring them to the furnace door, but
has no freight bills to- pay. Several other
furnaces are situated In similar relation
to their mines,7 but none so conveniently
as this. 10 1t: