The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
EXHAUSTIVE STORY
 OF COAL AND IRON
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 nessee company organized. Introduction of coal washers. Installation of first skip car on Red mountain, and revolvable dump Makeshifts resorted to in lieu of capital Records of general interest re- lating to Erskine and Ramsay families. Association with early coal history of Scotland and Pennsylvania. Specific de- tails of daily work. Prick and Carnegie commend the Morewood coke. Improve ment introduced by Erskine Ramsay in the south. MT Baxter appoints the young scotch Pennsylvanian chief mining en- gineer of Tennessee company. Result Of meeting of Information Association of Metallurgists and Mineralogists. En- trance of James Henderson. First steel making experiment of Alabama Sketcn of J. W. Bush. Results of experiment. Great event of the late eighties. Lack of capital in enterprise.
 Chapter XXIX.-Affairs of Tennessee Company 1sSS-1S95 (Continued) Majority control acquired by new regime on Wall street Ex-Gov. J. c. Browne elected president Thomas c. Platt on governing board. "I shall not be a figurehead.' ob- serves the senator. George B. McCor- mack succeeds Charles P. Ball as general manager of Pratt Mines divison Descrip- ton of properties in late eighties Com  real competitor of Pennsylvania" Old re- gine of company returns to power. Nat Baxter, Jr again becomes president. The biggest trade in Tennessee Coal, Iron ana Railroad company's history. Acquisition of the great DeBardeleben Coal and Iron company and Cahaba Coal Mining com pany. How 1t came about. Colonel De- Pardeleben's version of the long and the short of it. New holdings of Tennessee company Boys, call 1t twenty mill lions," says Inman. New rostrum or of acers. Panic of 9S Truman Aldrich steps into the breach. DeBardeleben takes his first and last plunge into Wall street. Resignation of Alabama officers. T. IT. Aldrich nominated to Congress. Introduction of William Battle Phillips, Albert Edward Barton, J. Warner Shook, Benjamin Talbot, Paschal Shook. Anec- dote of MT. Baxter in New York Play ing tunes on pig iron warrants
 Chapter XXX-The Tennessee Valley Counties of Sheffield dis trict Beginning of town of Sheffield. Biography of Alfred H. Moses. Specula- ton in Yorl's Bluff. The Sheffield Land, Iron and Coal company formed. Ad- vantages of the region. Ways ana means of building up the town. Group or blast furnaces started. Alabama and Tennessee Iron and Coal company con- centrates in Colbert county. Horace Wares predictions for Sheffield. Captain Moses' policy. William Garrott Browns account of boom days. Consolidation or Sheffield and Birmingham Coal, Iron ana Railroad company Groups Of present day promoters Town of Florence awakes from long sleep. Organization or the Florence Land, Mining and Manuractur- ing company Biography of William B. Wood. Formation of Wood furnace tivity of North Alabama Furnace, Foun- dry and Land company. Resurrection Of Decatur. How Andrew Calhoun Frey "started the town going" Summary of important industries located at Decatur.
 Chapter XXXI-Introduction of Basic Pig Iron QSs5).-Turning polnt m indus- trial history of Alabama First making of basic pig iron on large commercial sca1e Character of G. B. McCormacks work as general manager Of T. c. l. A. F. Bartons experiments. Lack of capi- tai available for enterprise. Detailed de- scription of process employed. President Baxter's tribute to MT. Mccormack. Value of all coal and iron lands in state trebled. Steel making era of Alabama ushered in. Conditions of iron business in late nfneties. Incoming of Don Bacon.
 A.apter XXXII-Records of Sloss- tinued) Resume of it's history Truman IL. Aldrich enters service of company. J. c. Maben of Virginia elected president 1902 Connection of Maben family with colonial 1r0nmaSterS ana 0OVeTHoT SpOtS- wood. Incidents in MT. Maben's career. Appointment of John Shannon as general superintendent of blast furnaces. Jones S. Moore manager of mines. Sketch of Vice President J. w. Mcqueen. Interest ing association of Mcqueen family with old Scottish chiefs. Organization of Tut wiler Coal, Coke and iron company. Ac- ouistion of new properties. Erection of Vanderbilt furnace. Development of old Hillman mines Company sold to Bir- mingham Coal and Iron company Career or Edward Magruder Tutwiler. Forma- ton of old Coalburg Coal and Coke com pany Railroading up in the state of Virginia Construction of Georgia Pacific railroad. Biography of James Hillhouse. How Major Tutwiler kept down strikes
 Chapter XXXIII.-Alabama Consolidat- ed Coal and Iron Company.-Incorpora- ton of company. Men associated in en- terprise Properties taken over Pioneer builders and past associations. biogra- phy of Col. T. G. Bush. Affairs or h1s- toric old Shelby Iron company Presi- dent Bush's connection with Clifton Iron company Calhoun and Talladega coun- ty interests Backward glance over travelled roads. Introduction or r'red M' Jackson. Sketch of Standard Coal com pany. Mr Jackson's high standing Tn Birmingham district. Description or Ala (.x1< -T