The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17

coil pipe and other fittings and at the
same time threads all sizes Of pipe
has found 1t necessary to recently put
On a night force at the plant In East
Birmingham. The Schofer Manufac-l
turing Company. manufacturing chats.
pulleys. augers. and Journal boxes, has
under confederation an enlargement OF
It's plant, at Fest RIEninE ham because
81 az IRSfsaEyHk BlelHess. nhe cast
iron pipe concerns Ill this district have
a large amount of business on the
books which win warrant a steady OPP
GRAFTON for some time to come. The
soil pipe plants are beginning to feel
There is q large quantity OF pipe leav-
ing the Birmingham district every
every week and new orders are said
to be coming in steadily.
Stocks of pig iron on furnace yards
in Alabama ars beginning to show
signs of attack The shipments at
present are greater than the make.
However. every bit OF Business being
uff...ed the IRON manufacturers In this
section of ths country Will be cared for.
When that time shall come when there
Ia no iron on the yards and there Is
demand for immediate shipment, more
furnaces will be started up. Raw ma
terial is plentiful in this district, in
fact the iarerg companies have ore.
coal and coke stored up for future use
and are In a position to meet any
| emergency 1t is not believed, how
ever. that the time is fast approach-
Ing when there will be a better de-
mand for iron than an be met.
Despite the fact the steel plant is
down and the steel wire, rod and n6il
[5nilia apf the SoukhcFn steel Company
have been inie for nearly 10 Year and
half the people of Ensley are far from
Antxa Afur al In 81 apfl n
the two big Industries is matter of
but q short tiNe now. 1t is believed,
and the need for a: least five thous-
| and laborers Is likely to be reported.
| When the resumption of the two plants
| does take place 1t 10 announced there
will be lengthy operation.
Prominent iron men in speaking ~
| the situation and t,he future prospects
appear to be satisfied that there viii
be no need for apprehension, that the
| make will be caredfor right along and
that 1t Will not be long before there
will be need for q larger output. Ths
repairing of furnaces Is looked upon
as wise proposition and for that rea-
son nothing Is beig called in whore
orders were announced some time back
1 tor repairs to be made.
| Announcement is made that the
Adams Coal and Clay Company Is now
considering plans for the erection Of
large clay working plant either where
their mines are located in the western
part of Jefferson. county or at North
| Birmingham. The plant !, to be con-
structed will manufacture clay pro-
ducts used in buildings. roohng. cor
nice and ornamental stuff as wellN as
paving and building brick. The raw
material, shale, Way and slate, will be
| taken from the mines on the Warrior
| river in the western part of the county.
A plant Of some size Is proposed ty
1 this company. 60 Ssss ~
| The Tennessee Coal, Iron 3 Railroad
Company is reported as having Sc
cured the contract for two million
pounds of pig iron to be used by the
COVE Niment In the Panama canal zone.
This metal will be tested after 1t has
been delivered in the canal zone.-|1 1t
/ is also reported that steel. rail for use
in Brazil and steel for export purposes
were sold recently. delivery to be made
from the Birmingham district.