The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-10
PROSPECTS BRIGHT


Birmingham, May s.-(SpeciaL)--
There are reasons for good FEELING
In the Industrial situation in Alabama
as steady line OF inquiries comes In.
some selling goes on and the future
prospects for the pig iron market con-
tinue bright.
But few, II any interests, are now
holding firm at $11.50 per ton for No. 2
fountry iron. the greater number OF
those selling holding their product
at S12 per tom and making some sales.
The railroads will be called on shortly
to make some big deliveries OF pig
iron as the most of the iron has been
sold for delivery before the fourth
quarter and when 1t Is taken into
consideration that, between 400 and 500
tons of iron have been sold by South
ern iron manufacturers since the mid
die of March, the delivery proposition
can be noticed with ease. The rail-
roads are prepared and only too Will
inw to handle all the iron that can be
offered them and ofiioials report that
there will be no car shortage. The
little iron that has been accumulated
at furnace yards In this district viii
shortly begin moving OF as the FUR
mace companies, begin making deliveries
on their orders. The inquiries that
are being received now indicate that .
good huysaR 10 to etatt w shortly
The usRkA IN Alehama has been en-
livered some by the blowing IN OF ~, swo
furnsese st RessemeE' Twelve milea
OF the probably starting up OF tvs
other furnaces In the district before
the end of the month. Two other fur
naces still will be ready for the teFcE
whenever needed, at once. IL necessary
ana lust as soon as the demand gets
so that there Is any prospect OF . sale
OF the iron to be produced the torch
will be applied.
some estimates place the sales OF tht
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company since the middle OF March a.
more than 100000 tons. The Republic
steel and Iron Company. which hal
three furnacas In steady operation
sold q large quantity OF iron also from
this district. delivery to be made II
the northern and western territory
The Sioss-shefield Steel and IroI
Company with I'VE furnaces in blast
but sales right along almost eQua
to the make, has booked orders for Z
considerable amount OF iron, delivery
during the latter part of the thirS
quarter of the year. The woodward
iron Company Nand the Birmingham
Coal and Iron Company, besides tn
other SmallSf COIN R6AlCot al . nON GbNDsA
tnx any iron and will probably dis
pose of their make through the bal
ance OF the year. though some OF then
are still out of the market for an!
period this year.
Reports are current already that tn
steel plant of the Tennessee Coal, 1rol
and Railroad Company. at Ensley, nea
birmingham, will resume operations
shortly: some nice orders being unde
consideration. One report has 1t tina
an order for $4,000 tons of rails t
be used in Venezuela will be produces
| in this district, while other Reports 2 !
mt 10 the eject that domestic rail
roads are placing business with tn
stipulation that the rail Is to com
from the Ensiey plant. While the BIZ
| Industry is not in operation, some Inn
movements are being made which VII
he OF much advantage when resump
ton shall have been put into effect.
Cast iron pipe companies in the Biz
| minrham district are still reportinl
new business being received and tn
Indications are that there VIII be n
| interruption whatsoever during thi
year in the operation. Shipments o
| nine. both the larger cast iron an
the soil pipe, beside the pipe fittings
will shortly be mentioned in the trail
load lots instead of by the car. st
| Iouis has placed an order of some di
/ msnsions for pipe and pipe fittings 4
| tbe Birminghah district, delivery to b
made in the next several weeks. Small
ar orders for pipe and pipe fittings ar
| being received in this district a
i gladly as the larger orders; in fac
some of the pipe plants are workin
for the smaller business than for tn
big lots. There will be a heavy mel
4 nv the pipe makers this year; in fac
it. is estimated that II the pipe work
In the shefield vicinity will only star
nm. there will be more Iron consumed !
the home territory than ever before.
While nothing authoritatively Is
he obtained there is some talk of
\ resumption of operations at one Q
more of the rolling mills In this dis
trict. Nothing in this line is ben
done in this State save at the four
dries and such institutions that have
rolling mill attached.
The plant of the Central Foundr
Company, at Admission. has been re
built and the IRE OF q few weeks as
Is now a thing soon to be forgotten
The rebuilt plan will be in full opera
ton this week.
Great progress Is being made in tn
Transformation Of the plant OF the BIZ
mingham Pipe and Casting compan
in birmingham, into a radiator works
the same to be controlled and operate
by the American RadiatorCompany, an
to be the nucleus for a much large
plant in the future. 1t will not
long now before radiators will be sol
right out of the district.
Every care Is to be taken OF the bas
and charcoal iron business in tn
State. The Tennessee Coal. Iron ar