The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23
ANOTHER YEAR OF GREAT
 PROGRESS SHOWN BY DATA
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(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5.) The International Cotton Spinners gave a banquet to President W. w. Finley of
 the Southern railroad. In addition cour- tesy were extended to the visiting dele gates from other cities The club officers
 assisted in the organization of the Ensley Commercial club. A fund of approximate
 ly $500 was raised for the Yonlande suffer- CTS. A report of which will be made by the proper committee. Congressman R.
 D. Burnett addressed the club on immi- grafton, and Congressman G. W. Taylor made an address on waterways. The railroad committee secured the es-
 tabiishing of city ticket offices furnished
 rates to a number of inquiries, presented many grievances, and succeeded in hay l ing some of them adjusted to the satis- faction of the claimants. joined in the
 request to secure reduced passenger rates for conventions to be held in Birmingham.
 There are still several matters undisposed 1 Of by the committee, but which have
 been presented to the proper authority. Delegates Appointed.
 Delegates were appointed during the l past year to the launching of the cruiser l Birmingham; the Alabama Commercial 1 and Industrial association; Lakes tot the i Gulf Waterways conventions; Civic federa- i ton and American Institute of Mining 1 Engineers
 l The clubs was signally honored by Gov ernor Conner in having two of it's mem bers appointed as representatives of the 1 state of Alabama at the great conference | held in Washington for the conservation l of the natural resources of the country. 1 The weather observatory building was completed during the year. This building l is the result of the clubs efforts, assist 1 ed ably by Congressman Underwood, to ! n ake Birmingham weather signal sta l ton.
 I Work on the Terminal station has pro- l gressed and in a few months Birming- 1 nam may boast of one of the best passen- 1 ger stations in the country.
 Announcement has been made by the
 Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad corl- i pany of a plan of development that will 1 call for the expenditure of millions Of
 dollars. The torch is being applied to the l furnaces of the district. In the next year at least two skyscrapers will be erected. l Building operations have been resumed i with activity; the spirit Of Birmingham 1 is aroused. The panic of last year is l almost forgotten and the future is bright 1 with promise.
 l New Houses.
 l New houses built during the year are
 as follows
 Birmingham, Gncuding territory an- nexed under the King bilD- 1713 houses at a cost of s2S95,595; outside of Bir-
 mingham, 1402 houses at a cost of $1,654. 5sO. Total, 3115 houses at total cost of l s4, 4,05O,175
 This indicates a growth in Brming- 1 ham, and the municipalities in the imme-
 diate vicinity, which may be regarded l as suburban, of 15,OOO during the past year. There has been built since the year 1900 in this area 20,415 houses, indi- | eating an increase of population of more 1 than 100000.
 New Corporations. l The new corporations chartered during | the past year were in number 19S and the
 total capital $7.6O7,5OO. Considerable water 1 is represented in the list by a large num- 1 Der of the corporations, but a large amount 1 represents substantial investment. The | magnitude of operations during the past 1 year is shown by the following sum- mary:
 1 Extraordinary improvements, such as l opening up and equipment of mines, build- l ing coke ovens, and other improvements i not chargeable to expense account, dur ing the past F months were made by | the following companies:
 1 Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com 1 pany, Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron conn-
 rany, Alabama Consolidated Coal and 1 iron company, Birmingham Coal and Iron company, Woodward Iron company. Ala l bama Fuel and Steel company, Republic | Iron and Steel company, and others, | $, ,451 ,163; railroad development s3,296, ,363; | extension and enlargement of manufact- uring plants s5S2,Ss4 Birmingham Rail- way Light and Power company, $sO0, 900; l Southern Bell Telephone company, s4o0, 00o; municipal Improvements, $410,00o; house building. A050,175; capital stock of new corporations, S,4s51Oo; increase of capital stock of old corporations. sL607-
 zoo. Grand total, s27,1sS135. Bank Clearings-1sO s6S,370,s04.31; 1905,