The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
COAL L,RONANDS
WEEKS REVIEW OF MINERAL sDrs-
 TRaCT CONDITIONS. 5f
Better TEmes Are Anticipated h All IJephrfnaents Of the Indusfry--
 Several Bis Pianfs Win
WENIflaes

Several HAw Plants VIII
 Resume.
 The southern pig iren market Is lock ing up wonderfully and all indications point to better time all down the
 The Republic steel and Iron Com pany' has two furnaces In operation at Thonias near here, The Aiabama censoiideted Coal and Iron Company will blow in one of the Gadsden fur naces by Friday of this week. The Tsnnessee- Coal. Iron and Railroad Company.- CUnited states Steel Cor porationl will begin this week placing some new and imraense machinery in the big steel plant at Ensley reduir- inR the shutting down of the plant though every man employed in the esta blishment is Ito be taken care Of and given employment while the work is being done.
 Ali orders for iron being placed right now are carrying request with them that immediate delivery thereon be made The cohsup1eFs are evinc- ing feeling Of need for tile product. showing that while they do not care to do anything that might cause the ireh producers to think there has been decided cheHgs In conditions. 1t cannot be dehied that the need for -
 One of the prepristors of a large foundry end machine shop in the Birmingham district, with branch in New orleans. during the past week announced that no time had been lost in his establlshmsut and that a large force of men had been cared for right along. Other events have been noticed
 Tss J5spnbiic Company is said to be behind a little In delivery. No. | three furnace, recently blown out for | repslrs. can hardly be gotten in con l dltion again for steady operation un- I der sixty days If there Is a continued l Improvement in the conditions wien | this concern, the need of a third fur | mace will be present Before the sixty days are out The Republic Company | has two rolling mills in this district neither one in operation.
 | If is stated, that all accumulated | finished iron at the hotling mills is be- | ing shiped out steadily and before long there will be asdecfded ragged as. will warrant a resumption of opera. 1 tions. One of the rolling mills Is not | in sucf bad condition that repairs | could not be made while labor is he! ing assembled and resumption of op. l etation brought about within two | weeks. h 'tse l Guy R Johpson, vise-president ana Il general manager of the Alabama Con. | soIidated Coal and Iron Company, tusi returned for "A trip to New York where he attended q meeting of the ci' doctors of his company announces | that many improyepie nts are intended l ut the various industries and further development is proposed for the neal l future: He has announced that ont l of the Gadsdenk furnaces will be blown | in Friday of this week
 | The ;Alabama Consolidated Coal anc | Iron Company authorized the issue anc | sale of S5, 0OO, poo worth of bonds which | will be used in making improveme nts l the developments and working capital Mines and stone queries of this com. | pany are to be kept In steady opera tion and other improvements taken uT | at once. a. M
 General Manager Hayes. of the Bes. semer cast iron and pipe plant of the United states Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company, upon his return from q trip to Louisville and other | places fey days ago, stated tha' conditions in the Birmingham district l were much better than they are 1T l other iron, and steel centers. in com parison. He intimated that the bta l pipe plants at BesseTner and Annistor | were likely to be started up in tns near future and when once they were going there would be steady operation l for some time to come; ,it' j It is learned that the; United Statel | Cast Iron Pipe Company was figprinl
 on orders which would require [ large quantity of pipe and that nS | aecumulations could take place whtl! the order was being filled The pip' plants of the pimicK and Americal
 pipe companies at North Birmtnghan have been working right along anC considerable product has been turHes
 out The accumulation has not beer large ct all.
 The line of inquiry that Is being re
 cetvSd for pig iron Is more encouFag
 ing. Os course, all business that tl
 cohaing in new is in smell lots stil
 but the question Is being put as tt
 how quick delivery can be made. Tn railroads are not delaying shipEnsntl at all. All the care necessary for tp' prompt handling of tho product arr
 being furnished and other means be ing aHorded to give the best sevIc' possible in the dispatch of the bust | ness
 Quotaticrs are holding firm Ala, | bana pig iron manufa ctureFs ar, maintaining the price around the $l: | per ton rate. No. two foundry. Con | sumsYs are showing some care tha
 there should not be any mistake as |, | their being anxious for iron. so tha