The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-26
GREAT DEMAND FOR
 HOUSES ID RENT New Pipe Plant Will Increase
 Needs of Ensley BUSINESS MAN TALKS Lots Are Put on Sale at Ensley High lands-Extensive Improvements
 Are Being Made on the
 Property.

Ensley, October 25.-(Speeial)-"The an- nouncement in The Age-Herald this morning that the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company would at once begin the erection of q new cast iron pipe plant at this place is great news to Ensey,9 said business man today.
 The announcement has suggested need that is becoming almost mandatory in this city. That Is the need for more houses to rent to laboring people. What Ensley needs now more than most any thing else Is more three, four and five room cottages that can be rented req sonably.
 with all the building that has been going on for the past few months there are not near enough cottages of this description to supply the demand The new pipe plant, will of course, increase the demand very strongly, and those who i are said to do and have the vacant property would do well to consider the possibilities for investment in this drec- | ton.
 1T am sure that there are numbers of families in the district that would come l to Ensey to make their homes If they could secure the homes Ensley is a very dEsirable location for homes in many respects and I feel sure that the l population would be materially increased in a short time but for the disadvantage in finding proper accommodations. | q believe, however, that the official an- nouneement of the building of the new plant will have tendency to encourage tha htti1d fper nf at Ia, hi city, though I understand that all the contractors are busy and have more con- tracts ahead than they can complete with in the specified time with the labor avail able. Something must be done to sup i ply homes for the people who desire to come to Ensley and who must come to operate the manufacturing plants that are located here.'
 Lots on Sale. | The sale of lots at Ensley Highlands yesterday was very successful, about half the lots being purchased by people who will likely erect homes at once. The | lots sold are on the tract purchased some time ago by the Jemison Real Estate and Insurance company from Robert Terrell and contains 42 acres of the choicest prop erty in this section of the district A number of Ensley people attended the opening sale and several purchased | some of the choicest lots in the new division.
 Work of opening streets and improving the property is being pushed and when all the Improvements contemplated are completed, this will be one of the hand somest and most convenient residence sections in the entire district
 People See President.
 All the manufacturing plants and busi- ness houses of Ensey closed yesterday afternoon to give their employees an op- portunity to see and hear President Roosevelt
 Many of the people went to Birming- ham and others contented themselves with going to the fair grounds Everybody who heard the President seem to be greatly impressed with his personality and many words of praise for him are heard on the streets today Ey- erybody seems to be proud of the hearty welcome given the chief executive of the United States by the people of the Blr- mingham district.