Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-27
STEEL MILLS N THE
SOUTH CLOSING
Farmers Free List Proposed
By Democrats Results in
Sudden Cessation of Activi.
ties at Birmingham Plants.

stluction work o. thc 8 Ouu 0On plant
OF The American steel ana Wire com.
pany nj Corey has hccn stopped ana
Goo men have been thrown out OF
work The American steel and Wire
company is u subsidiary branch of
the United State Steel corporation
It's plant would have hctn com, lctcd
In August. and o. operation would
require about 2an0 Skill, wot amen
Nine out of tweni five blast furnaces
IN this district are alfoady banked
and 1t Is rumored that The steel rail-
mill ~ Ensley all boz clos ed down.
Officials OF the Tennessee Coai.
Iron and Railroad company, the local
branch Of the United States steer
corporation, declare the cessation OF
obstruction work AZ Corey is due 10
The iac, that the farmers free list. o.
as introduced In the house of rrprc.
scutativcs by Congressman oscar ".
Underwood. provide tor admission TO
the United States dui, tree. OF hoop.
eel steel. barbed.wirp fencing, wire
wv NibIt'S NiN btNtl tlluUntFS
which II was planned 10 manufacture
a. the Corey plan,
In the action ot the steel corpora.
lion IN suspending work on the Corey
plant Is seen u direct effort to force
Congressman Underwood to rccedc
irom his position Underwood =
home Is in Birmingham The steel
corporation " by far the most power.
iul factor In the industrial life of the
birmingham district
It's investments total many millions
ana IT'S pay roll is thousands OF dol.
lars The flnctua lions in the price of
steel mark the rise and fal. of the
business tide OF Bilmingham. Al.
ready there IL lalk of further applica.
ZION of the thumhsCrcWs by the steel
corporation. II Is suggested that the
men thrown out ri work az Corey cir.
culaio petitions lmplOrng Congress.
man Underwood to assist in striking
steel products from the proposed Tree
list
u Is further proposed that meetings
be held by the chamber of commerce.
the business Mems league and similar
commercial bodies. with view OF
calling upon NJ. Underwood To ne.
eide iro his position So far however,
the business Interests have not be-
come alarmed over the situation
An officer OF constituent CON.
pany OF the steel corporation said TO.
day The Amslic Steel and Wire
company has decided to discontinue
further construction work in the Rir.
mingham district, owing TO certain
proposed tariff changes The Brm.
iDghan plants ere the mosl prcgnablc
of any OF those controlled bl the
American Steel and Wire company
Vessels carrying cotton from gulf or
South Atlantic ports would be only
700 glad 10 return To our shores with
The higher iinis he'd products of steel
as ballast which would mean an cX.
ceodingl, favorable freight rate 10 tho
European makers oil this product
Pending the uncertainty regarding
the tarif. wire. baling ties and kil,
dred products the steel and wire
com pany felt hat II was no, in 30.
sllion 10 complete the Corey plant "a
originally outlined. and carried Ton
ward until recen, date
During the rcadiustncnt they hay,
very naturally decided 10 await Ia,
iinal outcome Of the present measure
in order thar hey more intclligcntly
govern themselves as To the size an1
output lihc completed plant
II II also tu he noted that hoop
and cotton ties are included In Tia,
| proposed iroo list. Needles to say
| this feature would have very direct
| bearing on The construction OF a Coz
| ton tie plant which is one of III,
| iurms Ol cOmplctel products which
| The steel coronation had hoped Il
construct In the reasonably near fu
| lure.
Thus. NOT only ~ there a prosp,c
of Birmingham failing TO prom, IRON
| HE steel eirc ana rod mill. but The
threat Is Implied that The q will he n,
more building OF other industrie,
which the birmingham people hac
been he'd 10 expect
II Is heavy club that hangs oVel
he head ul Mr. Underwood He is IN
| such a position that he can be- charged
with stunning his home city Hut 8,
far h. has shown no signs % weaken
ing In Washington today he CAV,
| ont n statement which was telegraph
"a 10 Brmingham. Ia which h. de
| clarod tina he would stand pat
The Tree lisl bill is the result o
the action ol the Democratic eau
Gus, he said and that action wa
| practically unanimous, have no
power 10 change or modify it's pro
| visions, even were inclined 10 dt
so MI Underwood In the past ha'
refused 90 bow to the steel and iToi
interests, though AT times the pres
| sure has been tremendous
Ills iathcl.iu-law. 4. n. WOODWARD
q multimillionaire iron operator. SUM
med M the case when he said "Osca
is fine fellow, smart in most things
but foolish ON he tariif question