The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-19
New Plants Under Way

'All of this work Is being done to meet
the demand of the American Steel ard
Wire company and the Tennessee Coal
Iron and Railroad company, which Is
building the by-product coke ovens, for
homes for their employees. These com
panies cannot get men from Pittsburg
to construct these plants unless these
mon can be provided with suitable home
surroundings. The men engaged In the
construction of these plants will be here
for an average of about 10 months, and
from 1000 to 1900 men will be engaged in
the construction of the American Steel
and Wire plant, and when the plant Is
completed about 1850 will be needed in the
operation In order to supply this de-
mand we intend to offer for sale In the
next 10 days limited number of the lots
In the property being developed by the
company to supply this demand for homes
and stores. We would much prefer to
hold the property off the market until
1t Is absolutely finished in order that the
company may get the benefit of the hun
dreds of thousands of dodars enhance
ment in value. The town of Corey will
be the most modern town in tho entire
United States, and is the result of care
full study of the modern methods Of town
building, not only in Gary, Ind. Wander
grift, Pa, and other towns In this coun-
try but also modern industrial towns in
England and Germany
Our idea was to apply here all of the
very best points in these towns and make
this not only a good real estate PROPOSE
ton, but furnish more attractive sur
roundings for the employees of these
plants, thus solving the labor problem.
II want you to look at the class of
improvements we are making In Corey
You are standing on a solid cement foun-
da tion-the very best ever laid In Biz
mingham, and on top of that We place
the bitulithic top coat. Should the top
wear away there is always a firm foun-
dalton on which to build again.
McCartin Is Called On
1T want to ask Mr. McCartin to give
his views regarding the character OF
work which is being DONE
| John McCartin, former street commits
| sioner. said:
MY instructions were to build the ver-
highest class of work possible at the
contract price, but where necessary to
do good work, under conditions not en-
braced in the contract, to do 1t on force
| account We are laying the best streets
| have ever done, and / want to say
| that the cement curb. gutter and side
walks being laid are the best class OF
| work in every detail AS an example
average OF four feet to get the founda-
| ton for our cement"
! The party then proceeded to the Plaza
where Mr. Jemison pointed out a greai
painting of the class of improvements t.
| be made The painting is on grea
| sign board being constructed and is I
! copy of the water color by Gregg, thu
| famous painter of Boston. Mr.. Jemisor
explained that on one corner Of the Plazf
would be a temporary hotel and BAN
4 building to cost $4,000, for which tn
contract had been let, and on the othe
corner modern store building with of
fees on the second floor, a duplicat
of the bank building. He also state
that contracts had been let In the pas
two DAYS for number Of houses whic
the company Will construct, modern home
In every detail, with furnace heat, baths
electric lights. gas, water, sanitary con
nections, double hoored and storm-sheet
ed and that even the vines and flowers 10
the yard would be planted. He state
that this E4s being done - an exempl