The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21

ton mark. No. foundry. while iron that is desired for delivery during the latter part of the year is being held for s12. Special analysis iron and special brand irons continue to carry s premium.
 The sale of e hundred or so tons of iron for delivery to Pittsbdrg has att tracted some attention. The comments have been libezal despite the fact that the iron is used for fuxtng purposes. The old saying of carrying coals to New Castle Is illustrated in this busi- ness
 The appointment of receivers for the Woodstock Iron Company of Anniston. Ala, during the past week is believed to be s temporary affair. I. M. Barr. president Of the Woodstock Iron Com pany,, one of the receivers named by Judge Grubb of the Federal Court, as- serts that in his opinion the company can soon get back on its feet and fhe litigation will have accomplished enough to afford the repairing of fur naces and getting, down to sound foundation. The Woodstock Iron Com pany has been in existence but eighteen months. The company has mines and coke ovens in Jefferson and Calhoun counties in Alabama with the furnaces at Anniston, in Calhoun county.
 It is stated on good authority that the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company has been receiving further orders for steel rail and that the big steel plant at Ensiey. near here. which recently resumed operations, can con- tinue going for some Sdme ahead. At the general offices of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company's off, fices very little Is given out concern ing the steel plant beyond the fact that as long as there Is business to war A vurf9a Aa LAn The fact that more labor is.Sbeing put on at the steel works at EnsTey looks most favorable and it Is believed by many that this improvement will be kept up until the plant is again In full operation in ali departments. There will be a steady delivery of steel rail while bullets win be worked over in the rolling mills belonging to the Ten nesBee Company and located in BesSe- mer. twelve miles from Birmingham. where three hundred men are being given employment
 Definite announcements are looked for any day from President W. H. Has singer of the Southern Iron and Steel Company successor to the Southern Steel Company, bankrupt. as to when the plants of the concern, located In snnessee- Georgia and Alabama will he started up. While the working capital for the company has been ar- ranged for there are so many dstaiis, say the high officials that must be attended to first that the work, of res habilitating the plants cannot be taken in hand right away. Everything. how ever, is being given attention and it win not be long now, 1t ia stated. be- fore the actual demonstrations will be made looking to the resumption of the operations.
 Most encouraging are the conditions in this section of the couptry with the cast iron pipe aed the soil pipe manu- facturers The various plants in this district producing cast iron Dips and soil pipe are working full time and the product is being shipped almost as quickly as 1t is being manufactured. There are several expert inspectors in tha district looking over pipe that ia being turned out here and the rail roads are eurnishing ears right along wfth which to hMnd8e the produce out of the dSstrset. wath many orders in hand there are stsll many in sight and the prospects are bright untfl next summer at least.
 Foundxles and machine shops in the