The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-12
BESSEMER ID JET GREAT INDUSTRIES Dr. Crowe's Company to Make
 Extensions EIGHTY ACRES ACQUIRED Mrs. J. ". Simmons Seriously h. Jured By Falling Down Steps. Personal and General News
 of 8essemer
EIGHTY ACRES ACQUIRED
BY j. B. HoU sToN.

Bessemer. January u.-lSpecial) l)-Offi- cials of the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land company are the authority for the state Dr. G. D. Grove and associates in which 80 acres of valuable land lying on both sides of Valley Creek near the plants of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company and the Robertson fur naces. has been sold.
 The transfer of such a body of land by one company is probably the largest land deal for manufacturing purposes made in the Birmingham district In years The information given The Age-Herald correspondent is to the effect that with in a short time work will be begun on a number of industries to be located on the purchase. the topographic survey having been made and everything being ready for the laying off of sites and going ahead with the work of develop ing.
 It is stated that there will be moved from Ashley, Ala. large brick plant and this will be built in the most modern way, the plant complete to eos j5 GOO. This plant will be locatetd on ,..e site of the old brickyard in that .ocality There will also be constructed 250 coke ovens, the coal to be burned being brought from the Yolande and Connellsville coal mines owned and operated by Dr. Grove. This number of ovens will be increased as the business grows and from the best information 1t is believed that many hund- reds of ovens will eventually be added to this number.
 Gas from the ovens will be utilized in the manufacture of electricity for power and this will be furnished plants all over the district. The extent of this plant has not been made public, but it is un- derstood that it will be in line with the rest of the improvements on very large scale.
 The largest and most costly industry to be placed on the lands will be two large, modern blast furnaces, of the most improved pattern and equipment, every la bor saving device used at the present time going to make the stacks up to date in every particular. The daily capacity of each the two stacks will be 25O tons
  pig iron.
 The company which contemplates all of this improvement has been financed in the east by Dr. Grove and abundant capital is available for carrying to com pletion all of the plants named above. The plans have been months in maturing and only a day or two ago was every a ira DSfa hp signing of the papers, from the land con- pany to the new owners and this was done on Saturday last.
 The movement is considered one of the largest in the district in years and 1t is intimated that other plants will follow to be located on the 50 acres acquired Just how much money will be required to build all of the plants is not given out but from plans already made it is expected that at least $1,0O0,0o0 will be available, while other plants to be added will dou- ble this amount.
 Engineers are at work on the property and while careful surveys have already been made the present work is the lay ing off of the sites to be utilized in the construction of the various industries.
 When in full operation the four plants named will employ about 1000 men, which added to the present population of this section, will show an added population of from 3O00 to 5000 people.
 The Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land com pany is to be congratulated upon so suc- cessfully landing a deal of this kind.
 The people of Bessemer are very much interested and on every side favorable comments were heard when the news first reached the city, and while there are some who are pessimistic as to what will be done, there are many who have known that the deal has been on for some time and while they are surprised at its magnitude they are 5ratifed that so much is to be done at the very doors of the Marvel City.
 Taken To Jail.
 Lon Tyler and Jeff Spriggs were taken to the Birmingham jail today on a war