The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23
METAL PRODUCTS
 COMPA FORMED New Plant Will Be Built in
 Birmingham CAPITAL OF S15O,OOO President Sibley and Chamber of Com merce Committee Instrumental in
 Bringing the New Industry
CAPITAL OF $15O,OOO

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 The plans to secure for Birmingham the manufacturing plant of The Alabama Metal Products company are approaching completion and when complete the Cham Der of Commerce will have added to the local industries an enterprise which it is believed is destined to become one of the bis things the local organization has been instrumental in landing for Birmingham. Credit will be accorded to the committee Sibley, who. in connection with num- Der of representative local men, have worked industriously to secure for Bir- niingham this industrial addition, which number of other cities made determined effort to secure. President Sibley made trip of inv9stigation to Canton, O., the home of the parent company, and in con sequence issued a very fiattering report.
 The articles of incorporation for the company will be prepared and application for charter will be made directly all plans are complete at which time the names of incorporators, directors and officers will be made public.
 The Organization
 The Alabama Metal Products company. 1t is announced, will be a local organiza- ton with an authorized capital of Sl5O000. and it's management will be absolutely in the hands of the local people investing in and organizing the company, but it's interests will be affiliated with one of the largest and most successful metal prod ucts manufacturing companies in the United States, consequently the prac- tical operatives, including superintendent, | and foreman, will be secured from the l parent organizations likewise. the plans and drawings for building and equipment, which will be the most modern in every particular.
 Manufactured Products The Alabama Metal Products company will manufacture a very comprehensive line of metal products, including meta! shingles corrugated roofing, metal Span ish tile roofing. conductor pipe, ridge roll, rock faced stone and metal weatherboard siding, cluster tiling, metal ceiling, cor nice and metal building material in gen eral; also corrugated metal culverts and patented nestable and spiral culverts, tanks, smudge pots and turpentine cups, all of which have an enormous and stead
  Plans for the erection of the first build ing and specifications for equipment are in such shape as to permit of it's com pletion by October, 1912. and when com pleted large force of operatives will be actively employed. In the meantime all orders secured by the local represen- tative will be taken care of by the par ent organization.
 A site for the plant has not been defi- nitely decided on, although some are un- der consideration. plot of not less than two acres. preferably two and a half. will be necessary 10 accommodate the building scheme as at present outlined. Railroad connections are absolutely nec- essary and a location close to street cars and hard roads will be given preference. It is also desired that sufficient vacant property be available for the homes of employees. The buildings to be erected for office and factory purposes will be constructed of metal building material such as the plant will manufacture when in operation and they will be built with consideration for the surrounding prop erty as to general appearance, onsequent- ly, they will add very materially to the value of the adjoining property.
 The ompleted plant will be equipped with the most modern metal working machinery tools and appliances and the operating floors so arranged to produce the maximum output at the minimum cost. Systematic, modern shop practice will be applied in all departments, as the operating heads which the local or ganization will secure from the parent concern are thoroughly schooled in every detail pertaining to factory production on the most economic and systematic basis.
 Possibilities in South
 Speaking of the unlimited possibilities A terprises, the special representative of the parent interests said yesterday.
 There is no reason why a well man aged manufacturing company should not succeed in the south, but there are a thousand reasons why 1t should be a pro nounced success. and this applies especially 10 Birmingham.
 T selected Birmingham as the location for The Alabama Metal Products com pany for many reasons. but the main req son was that your geographical position as a distributing point for the finished product, in connection with the unlimited supply of raw material, practically places you in a class alone. much to the dis advantage of your competitors.
 Next, was the enormous tonnage of metal products now being used in your city, all of which, I reasoned out, would be bought from q local manufacturer pro- vidIng such were possible. This conciu- sion arrived at; and by the way know I am right. because the spirit to boost Birmingham seems to be contagious. and there is no more practical way to boost than by patrohfZfhg the industries right at homeD tUge qnapsy, l figured out that an enormous amount of metal building products hearing the stamp Made in Bir mingham would be constantly in de- mand. This. together with your ideal climate and -rilea united efforts now be- ing made to induce diversified industries to locate here. which will induce the most expert artisanss in the country to make Birmingham their home. thereby f1suring first class labor. convinced me that Rirmingham was destined to become an important industrial and commercial community, and I see no reason why you shorlh not in the next few years. have a1 regular industrial pay roll amounting fsFontnlir 10 many millions.
 EfI fnI1y expect to see the day when The Alabama Metal Products company will contribute to this prosperous condi- ton and be known throughout the United States as one of the most successful man. rfacturing institutions of the sunny south
 NIGHT ATLAS VEGAC