The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
NEW MINE AT SAME
 WILL SOON BE READY
Company Will Work Thirteen
 Foot Seam of Coal
CONFERENCE YESTERDAY
Spur Track to Company's Property Is Almost Finished, the Cost Being 125,0OO-Openins of Mine
 Costs S200,000

For the purpose of confirming some track contracts with the Alabama Fuel and Iron company several Central of Georgia railroad executive officers were | in Birmingham yesterday and held an extended conference with H. T. DeBar- deleben and C. F. DeBardeleben, con trollers of the coal company. The Gen. | traI of Georgia officers included Maj. IJ F. Hanson, president: J. T. Lawton, vice president; T. S. Noise. general man ager, and several others. The conference was held in the offices of the Alabama Fuel company and was conducted shortly after 1 o'clock.
 | The Central of Georgia officers an- nounced that work on spur track to the lcompany's new coal mine, costing s125,ooo. was nearing completion and would be ready for use within few weeks. Rails are being laid on the right-of-way at this time The developing of the new coal properties of the DeBardeleben interests necessitated the new track. At the con- ference yesterday contracts covering the use of the tracks were drawn and other routine matters talked over between the officers.
 Entertains at Lunch
 ] At the conclusion of the meeting Major Hanson and his officers went to their cars, where Major Hanson entertained a few personal friends at lunch. His car was attached to Southern train, leaving here late yesterday afternoon for Atlanta. | It was given out by Charles F. DeBar- deleben yesterday that his company is expendlng about $2oo,ooo at the present time In the new development at Sanie. This mine is at a 13-foot seam of coal. which is held to be the most remarkable find in the Birmingham district. It is near the Marguerite mine of the labama Fuel company and was taken in hand by Colonel DeBardeleben several years ago through transactions with the Tennessee, Coal, Iron and Railroad company It Is the intention of the company to make another opening about six months from this time costing between s100,0o0 and s150.- l000 although MT. DeBardeleben said last night no tangible plans had been outlined for that work yet. In speaking of their newest development here he said:
 DeBardeIeben's Statement
 "Our company with the Central of Geor- gia will have spent $325,000 on the Sanie work when it is completed. Our work in- ciudes mine opening, which has pro- gressed $50 feet at this time. This open | ing with a coal washer will cost us about s20ooOo. In addition to our work the Gen. tral of Georgia railroad is spending $125, 900 lin building spur track to the new mines. In about six months we intend Ito open at another point which will cost us about s10o.0oo
 | we are now getting out some short work coal. We intend to have a capacity of 1900 tons per day from the first open | ing Later the two openings will run the total close to 4OoO tons of coal per day | The work is being pushed forward very rapidly and we anticipate great things for the new property. The development is being carried on in first-class way and every new piece of construction Is modern and as nearly hreproof as 1t Is possible | to attain. Speaking of the conference rr-e today between Central of Georgia of- ficers and our company officers we closed up some trackage contracts and went over some mutual routine matters. The interests of the railroad and our company are necessarily close because one depends upon the other for assistance and en- couragement."