The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
GLOOMY REPORTS . OF CLOSING DOWN WERE UNFOUNDED Work Under Construction and Contracted for to be
 Completed CONTEMPLATED WORK PROBABLY DELAYED Judge Gary Makes Optimistic State ment and Pays Compliment To
 MT. Underwood-Reports
 Due to Misunderstanding
 
BY E. W. BARRETT

New York, April 24.-(Special )-There is nothing in all the stories and talk about discontinuing building operations in the Birmingham district on the part of the Steel corporation.
 It was all due to a misunderstanding.
 All the work in course of construction in the Birmingham district will be con- tinued at once.
 The officials of the Steel corporation here became alarmed over the farmers free list bill in Congress and possibly feared that they were In danger They may have been impulsive or they may have wired Birmingham telegram which might have been misconstrued.
 At any rate after discussion with the leading officials of the concern today, feel free to state that all the work con- tracted for will be continued immediately and there is good prospect of all con- templated work going on when business conditions justify it.
 Everything started and in course of construction will be completed and will go on at once. Contemplated projects might be delayed bit pending legsla ton or other things, but it will not be for long, A dominant factor in the United States Steel corporation said to me today when asked about the Birmingham situ- ation.
 'It seems probable that no. extensions not already authorized and contracted for will be made in that district, but that work in progress will be completed. The whole matter will probably be brought before the finance. committee at Its regu- lar meeting tomorrow for consideration and final determination. Some wire off ciais believe the removel of the tariff ,n wire products mentioned in House bill No. 441S would seriously affect wire pro- duction at Birmingham.
 "The suspension of work at Corey continued the official, twas temporary and will be promptly resumed. It was not done for the purpose in any way of influencing legislation"
 Richard H. Edmonds of the Manu- lecturers Record of Baltimore wired Judge Gary of the Steel corporation about the situation in the Birming- ham district, and Judge Gary sent the following reply:
 q regret the publications which have been made. Some of the work con- taken at the present. As to the work in progress, I hope there will be no material delay. I suppose the free list bill, If it becomes law, may ma- terially affect the Birmingham district but we never assume an antagonistic position to any law or pending legis- Ia tion. When requested we present our views and reasons but submit cheer fully to the decisions of those who are In authority. Certainly, we have the Il ghest opinion of MT. Underwood per- sonally and of his ability"
 believe there has been a .misun. in the entire matter. Con- igressman Underwoods statement in Saturdays Age Herald must be ap- proved by everyone and the statement of MT. Nathan l.. Miller in the same issue expresses the practical situation.
 The truth of the matter is, that believe everyone has misunderstood the other, but l believe that the big and good work is going on right now in the Birmingham district and that Oscar Underwood as congressman, not only represents tie Birmingham district, but the very best interests of the Ameri. san people.
 Though the executive committee of the Steel corporation meet tomorrow to pass upon matters, I would predict that the work in the Birmingham district provided for will go ahead and that scon there will be other work.