The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Extent of Improvements.

The improvements specified are to be made in the Ensley division. The four open-hearth furnaces of 100 ton heats will give the Tennessee company ten new steel makers spf this type. Four have been completed within the past six or eight months, and two are now nearing completion. Ground for the latter had just been broken when the Steel corpora tion acquired the Tennessee company during last falls panic. Orders were is- sued promptly for the work to proceed and these two open-hearth furnaces will be in operation within the next few weeks. And now comes Mr. Corey's de- cision to recommend to his board, which amounts practically to the corporation's action, the building of four additional steel furnaces. As there are three heats in "A hours. each of the open-hearth furnaces should produce something like 300 tons of steel a day and with the tenth in operation the steel plants capacity will be<something like seventy odd thou sand tons month. WlLh the four new open-hearth furnaces at work the Ten nessee company has been making high records right along. Two years ago 1SOOO or 10000 tons of steel was considered a very good months make.
 At the Tennessee companys Ensley plant the three large blast furnaces now in commission-Nos. 4, and 6-have a. pig iron capacity of about 400 tons each. With six the total pig capacity at Ensley will be 2400 tons a day.
 The improvements favorably reported on yesterday will mean an expenditure of several million dollars.
 Corey's Impressions.
 MT. Corey, when asked by a representa- tive of The Age-Herald, what he thought of the Steel corporations holdings in the Birmingham district. replied with char acteristic deliberation, "I am well pleased with our properties here"
 Then the United States Steel made no mistake in entering the district?' was suggested.
 Tt not only made no mistake he said. but on the other hand, in purchasing the Tennessee company, the United States Steel corporation made good investment, and one that should prove in every way profitable. In time these properties will be developed to their highest efficiency. The more I see of our resources here the better am I pleasd.
 "Before coming to Birmingham I had studied the reports made by the officials of the Tennessee company and Steel cor poration experts and was of course fa- miliar with what we had and what was being done. But there is nothing like see- ing with ones own eyes. I return to New York, Knowing the properties far better and appreciating the possibilities of this district more than I did a week ago. Yes, I am glad we are operating in the Bir- mingham district"
 Notwithstanding the fact that he was crowded with work while he was in Bir- mingham, MT Corey formed the -acquaint- ance of many representative citizens, and everywhere he went he made personal friends. He and those in his party man ifested genuine enjoyment in the social side of Birmingham and every comment they made was in praise of this city. MT. Corey, Mir Dickson, MT. Dinkey, MT. Palmer and the rest of them said as they were leaving that they would look for ward with keen pleasure to a return visit in the not far distant future.