The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

mace company. Wider market created for Birmingham iron. Biography of MT. Un- derwood. Association nf Underwood family with events of Southern history. Development work in mineral regiop in augurated by MT. Underwood
 Chapter XxI.-The Northeastern Coun- ties.-Iron making ventures after the war Summary of Calhoun county operations Iron men and United States army offi- cers in the lead. Beginning of Anniston. Resume of Samuel Nobles career. Don't he beat all for work!'' View from OK ford furnace ruins. If ever l am able to build town this Is the spot I will choose" Handicap ahead. Acquisition of Lloyd and Maddox properties. Rais- ing capital. Gen. Daniel Tyler visits re- zion. Biography of General Tyler Or ganization of Woodstock Iron company. Description of first two furnaces Sue cessful operation under Noble and Tyler regime. Incorporation of town of An niston. Transfer of Noble manufactur- ing interests from Georgia to Alabama. Assistance rendered by General Tyler. Formation of Clifton Iron company. Pur- chase of Alabama Furnace company. Erection of first coke furnaces of Cal houn county. Diversified industries in- augurated Biography of John E. Ware. Liberal policy of Woodstock company Iron making in Cherokee county. Or ganization of Tecumseh Iron company Biography of Gen. Willard Warner. Work of General Burke. Stonewall Iron company formed. Career of John s. Mo- ragne. Events in Etowah county. Col. Robert Kyle plants diversified industries in this section. Entrance of J. M. El- liott. ST Reorganization of Round Noun tain Iron Works. Achievements Of J. M. Elliott, Jr. Upholding of Gadsden and Attalla Enterprises in Talladega. Trip- utes to Samuel Noble. Death Of the
 Trio fAld tion Maj. T. S. Peter enters Bibb county.
 Chapter XXII.-Days of the Great Boom.-Colonel DeBardeleben comes back to life. .'IIis siren tongue lures many man upon the rocks or Ala bama." David Roberts takes LOOK at Birmingham district. Biography or MT Roberts. Incorporation or aotae,, Dasoeie ben Coal and Iron company. Foundation of Bessemer. Sensation of the day.
 am the eagle" Industrial enterprises or early eighties. Entrance of William r. Pinckard Review of Mir Pinckard work and present day operations. Intro duotion of Maj. R. H. Elliott. Jonn Dowling's career. First step in modern blast furnace practice taken by MT. Dowl- ing Alice" goes into eclipse King David, at the lead. General survey or mineral district. Contemporary events Colonel DeBardeleben's picturesque meth ods. Rise of Birmingham. lncorpora, tors of first banks. List of pioneer iand comnanies. Fornfation of house of Mllner X. Kettig Jefferson county lifted rom rank of pauper. Impetus given to state. Birmingham introduced in the world. pIAyA s,IIsMpIBO shep tuooq 70 uol49iaos n,s, account Philosophic dissertation py New
 Chapter xxIII-Sloss Iron and Steel Comnany fcontinued). = Joseph Forney Johnston secures option on Sloss Furnace company J. c. Maben works a miracle m Wall street. Three million raised Tn one day. Colonel Sloss retires. brief re- sume of his achievements. Organizatlon of Sloss Iron and Steel company. J. Y. Johnston elected first president: sRetca of the Senator. Descended from oio Scotch fighting stock. He resigns from coal and iron business to go into politics. | Thomas Seddon elected president biog- | ranhv of MT. Seddon. "rhe company 1 spent s5oooOO educating me-" How young l James w. Mcqueen stepped into the ranks of the Sloss company. Export trade to foreign countries inaugurated by Sloss people. Sol Haas succeeds 10 pres
 idency Acquisition of Sheffield proper
 Chapter xxIII.-Pioneer Mining and | Manufacturing company (Part D. l Alabama company formed by PennsyI, , vania iron masters. Interest or Sanue' 1 Thomas Old Hawkins plantation bulio- | ,ng of first furnace Entrance of F. D. 1 Keiser Founding of Thomas. ood geo logical construction on Pioneer property John H. Adams appointed superinten' dent of mines. Biography of MT. Adams Purchase of company's property by @ Re
 public Iron and Steel company, m loSs
 Rolling mills acquired. W. n. hassinse' | elected vice president and district mana
 ger Associate officers. Julian Kennedy
 designs company's third furnace. J. Il Adams resigns to captain Sayre Mlnlnt and Manufacturing company. summarS ! of sayre comnany's operations w. n