The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-25
EpsIey Expecting Much.

All Ensley is on expectancy concern ing definite announcements about the the present year. Last week and the early part of this week, c. F. Perrin and Julian Kennedy of New York city were in Ensley going over the property of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company. It is generally understood that both these gentlemen. who are experts, are gathering up data to sub init suggestions to the executive de- partment of the reorganized company for improvements and new plants.
 There has been for some time well . defined rumor that the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company expected to double the capacity of the steel works and rail mil, erect an extensive ma chine shop, build two or three more blast furnaces of ultra modern plans There Is much reason to believe that the large appropriations already made for Improvements and new plants will be spent in Ensley and for this reason there has been an air of expectancy for some time.
 Some of Ensley's business men who watch the movements in the large in- dustrial affairs, reason that as it now stands, practically all of the iron made at the blast furnaces is converted into basic steel under the original melting and any enlargement of the steel works will call for more pig iron. To use cold pig iron is an unnecessary expense when the molten iron can be had direct from the blast furnaces with a very EIIldlI percentage or JOSS DY and no transportation expense.
 In the same breath the reason Is brought out that an enlargement of the steel works Is inevitable by virtue Of the fact that 1t is paying proposl- tion as 1t now stands. To the casual observer it is readily seen that any in- crease of the capacity in the steel m9TKs nrntf nm means ans I greater percentage of which has been driven by one of the largest and most powerful engines ever erected in the South, will soon have this capacity of power. doubled. One of the most modern of engines is all most completed on the opposite side of the present engine. The new stripping a capacity sufficient for more than twice the present amount of steel mold ed into ingots. f+
 There is belief among great many is to be done will be made in the next thirty days.
 State Teachers to Meet.
 The joint committee of the city and the Jefferson County Teachers Asso- citation, appointed to arrange for the Alabama Educational Association April 12-15, held a meeting his morn , ing at the high school and outlined the work in preparing for the state
 It Is believed that between 400 and 500 teachers from all parts of the state will be here for the convention The sessions will be held in the high school building and will commence on Thurs day afternoon. April 18th. at 2 o'clock.
 pr. Penniman. of the University of Pennsylvania, will speak to the teach CTS on Thursday evening during tho
 In attendance at the meeting this morning were the following:
 City Teachers-Prof. J. B. Cunning ham. Prof. A. A. Lyon. Prof. C. A. Brown. Miss Mary CanaIan and Miss Hortense R. Thornton.
 County Teachers Association-Prof H. P. Burriss. E. A. Handley. Prof C. B. Glenn. Prof. E. L. Patton
 Miss Cahalan was named as chair man of the committee on reception for the convention. Miss Thornton will have charge of the decoration commit tee; Profs A. A. Lyons. C. A. Brown and E. L. Patton will look after the hotels and boarding houses, and Pro- lessor Burriss and Professor Cunning ham will be in charge of other work attending the preparations for the