The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
DISCUSS PLAN FOR
 NEW STEEL PLANT
BeSSemer Citizens Enthusiastic
 Over the Prospect
PATENTS TO BE AMIN D
Nineteenth Street Offers a Good Ex- ample of the Prosperity That Per vades Every Section of Bes-
 semer at Present Time.

Bessemer, October 2.-(Special)-A num- Der of representative citizens met this afternoon in the office of the Bessemer Land company to consider the proposl- ton of eastern capitalists relative to the construction of steel plant. Great en- thusiasm was displayed and there seems little doubt but that the new industry will locate in this city.
 After going over the matter thorough ly it was finally decided to appoint committee of four to confer with the cap itallsts, examine the responsibility of the company and it's patents, and if they ma everything as represented, to act accord- ing to their best judgments, prepare Tor the transfer of stock and the issuance of bonds.
 It is proposed to raise a capital stock of s1OO.OOO. half of which will be taken by the promoters and the other half by resi- dents of the district. Several men of Birmingham have become interested and all agree that Bessemer is the best place for the plant.
 The process is an entirely new one, and is said to be a great improvement over the old open-hearth method it not being necessary to use basic iron, but merely pig iron from the furnaces. which it is claimed, makes a higher grade of steel.
 Example of Prosperity.
 Nineteenth street is again torn up. The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company is putting in new track and erossties on the siding in First alley for the use of Gallagher and O'Garra.
 There has hardly been a time this year when some improvement has not been in progress on this street. First came the brick street crossings which have proved themselves well worth the cost during this tropical weather Then the new wa ter mains were laid, followed by the new track at the car line depot and the Jonesboro line. the storm sewer and in a short time the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company will begin to lay the double track down the whole length of the street. This is good eX- ample of the progress of the Marvel City Dr. Ed Kendrick of Greenville, Ala who suffered severe stroke of blindness while visiting T. R. Fulton in this city has recovered his sight and returned te his home in good health.
 The friends of Miss Margaret Camp bell and Henry Perry, both of Bessemer will be surprised to learn that they were | quietly married Saturday night in Aber- deen Miss There were only few friends present at the ceremony. They will make l their home in Woodlawn. | Mrs w. N. Burgin has returned aftcl | six weeks visit to St. Louis. | Harold Rogers who has been working with the engineering corps of the Tide ! water Development company encampet at Adger, has returned to Bessemer anC will leave in few days to enter tn, Medical college in Birmingham, where h' will study dentistry.
 D. E. Dutton for some time connected with the Forbes Plano company, ha: moved to Ensley.
 D. w. Campbell and family has moved to the Old Briggs house, 1923 Second ave nue.
 l Miss Carrie Cockrell, one of the teach CTS in the public schools who has beer | quite sick for the past week. will be able to take up her duties in few days