The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-26
NAIL MILL ID SOON RESUME OPERATION New Machinery is Being PIac-
 ed in Position NEW WIRE FENCE MILLS Business Men of Ensley Are Interested In the Organization of Board of
 Trade-New Buildings
 Being Erected.

Ensley, April 5.-(special.) )-Work of re- | building the nail mill of the Southern
 Steel company's plant at this place, which
 was destroyed by fire in January is pro- gressing well and the mill will be ready
 to resume operations again in about ten days,
 The machinery is arriving and is being
 placed in position as fast as the building Is ready for it's reception and as soon the building is done the machinery
 win ready for work. l. The capacity of the plant is being in- creased and improved machinery is being installed, which will greatly improve the importance of the local plant, which is already one of the most valuable and ex- | tensive in this section
 The new building is fire proof and much better than the one destroyed some time ago. The wire fence mill adjoining the nail mill is also being enlarged and is receiving ten new machines which will more than double the capacity of this | department.
 The products of the Southern Steel com pany's plant are in growing demand and the mills are kept in constant operation to keep any ways near up with the orders that are piling in.
 The great success of this concern is
 a matter of great satisfaction to the people of this city
 Board of Trade. Much discussion of the need of a well l organized board of trade or other business | organization in Ensley is about to bear fruit and it is very likely that an or ganization will be effected at an early date.
 Several of the business and profession l al men of the city have become inter- ested in the movement and it is possible l that a meeting to consider the matter | will be called in a few days. In discussing the proposition today a l prominent business man of Ensley said: | While Ensley is reasonably prosperous i and is getting perhaps its share of the consideration of prospective manufactur- | ing plants looking for new locations
 believe that well organized commer- | cial body would be of incalculable bene- | fit to this city and community. l Many questions arise almost daily eff | fecting the business interests of Ensley
 that could be best managed by CO., l operation of the business men of the 1 town. And while we will naturally get l a few of the manufacturing enterprises
 that may locate in the Birmingham dis
 trict we should not be satisfied with
 this alone. but should go after others I that might be persuaded to come to the l district if the facts relative to condi- 1 tions and the natural advantages we're laid
 before the promoters in a business-like manner.
 "Ensley should have more small in- dustries and I believe we could get them through the efforts of some well organized commercial body in which all the business
 and professional interests of the city are engaged.
 New Buildings. F. J. Lange has removed the old build ing on his lot next to the city hall, and will begin work at once on the erection of a new business house.
 The new building will be two stories of brick and will cost something like s5OoO. The contractors expect to have it com pleted early in the summer. MT. Lange will occupy the first floor with his grocery store, while the second floor will be fitted up with offices.
 There Is a demand for a good office building in Ensley and MT. Lange will supply part of this need It is under stood that most of the office rooms in the building have already been engaged.
 Work on the Charles Rouss building on Seventeenth street between Avenue D and Avenue D has begun and will be pushed as rapidly as possible. This will also be | two-story brick to cost about $5000 Notes and Personals. l T. F. West, who has been confined at l his home in Pratt City for several days threatened with appendicitis was able to 1 be out today for a short while. l Mrs. Felix Fuller, Jr., is in Montgomery l in attendance on the state Sunday school 1 convention, and is also visiting her par | ents, Mir. and Mrs. W. R. Sawyer 1 The local lodge Knights of Pythias held an important meeting last night and con l ferred the second degree on T. NJ. Hem don. After the degree work interesting speeches on Pythianism were made by Professor Walker of the Wylam public schools and J. H. Leath, editor of the Ensley Sun.
 W. R. Stewart is in New Orleans on Business.
 A. D. Atkins is in New Orleans attend ing the Confederate reunion and also on. business.