The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-05

casion and he did the honors hand
somely.
Congressman Burnett spoke In the
school house which was we'll filled with
an appreciative audience After com
plimenting the people of Ragland on
the material evidences of growth during
the past year he briefly reviewed The
work that he has done In Congress for
the opening of the Coosa river to navi-
cation. He said this subject was of
vital interest to the people of Rag
land from the fact that cheap freight
rates would be of great benefit to the
young Industries that are springing up
here. He gave this as justification for
his making the semi-political reference
at this time and on this occasion.
Story of Independence
He then reviewed the history of the
country's struggles for independence,
It's supremacy over the nations of the
world and then gave a glowing ac-
count of the wonderful advances that
have been made in the United States
In all the sciences and arts since the
declaration of independence. He closed
with the announcement that he hoped
to fly from his home in the Seventh
district to his place in Congress In
flying machine within the next ten
years.
During the afternoon the visitors in
spected the new plants that have been
erected and are now being built in the
town.
W. T. Brown escorted Walter D..
Seed and a company of other visitors
through some of the plants.
The new 100000 cement plant of the
Atlantic and Gulf Cement company has
been completed and will begin operation
tomorrow morning.
This is the largest and most modern
plant of the kind in the south. 1t will
begin operation with a daily capacity OF
1900 barrels per day. This will be grad
ually increased to 5000 barrels per day
Four Hundred Employees
Between 400 and 500 people will be- en-
ployed In this plant, and homes for these
employees are now being erected. The
plant is electrically equipped throughout
with individual motors for every sepa-
rate piece of machinery. One of the
unique features of the equipment is an
aerial cable carriage system for the trans
portation of the limestone and shade from
the mountains two miles away to the
mill, and for the carrying of the finished
product to the banks of the Coosa river
The 1000 horse power engines that will
supply the motive power are said to be
the nnest OF the KIND IN the state. lhey
were built In Birmingham OF Alabama
iron and steel
The visitors were shown the Ragland
Brick company's plant, one or the best
equipped In the state, where the raw ma
terial (shale) is brought down from the
mountain by automatic gravitation, passes
tat;o,, is Io.dad orto c.-. To- sb,n,,ent
The plant manufactures a fine quality of
pressed building and paving brick and
has a daily capacity Of 5000 brick.
The heading mill. another new industry.
is one of the busiest In the town. It was
put in operation few weeks ago and has
orders enough for several months ahead
Nail kegs are speciality of this con-
Germ.
New Cotton Mill
The victor. uere shown n,,ere NOR,
hos Inst hs.,,r n, .be founda flows tor !,
.rew cotto,, nil, ~ N an sn;nd,a onacity
This erternrlse will he mt in oneration
az soon as noss;hle and vii, nasnuf,
tire ha gs for tho r.cti,.. of cement TIC
o,,tn,,t viii he taken hv The local cement
Mat