The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
.0FF|CE SPACE NOT
 ANY TOO PLENTIFUL New Tenants in the Ameri-
 can Trust Building RUNNING SMOOTHLY
Many of the Occupants of Other Buildings Are Taking More Space, Showing General Ex-
 pansion in Birmingham

Verify Birmingham is great city The owners of all local slyscrapers assert that as an undeniable truth. And from their viewpoint they are eminently cor rect M E. It was asserted yesterday by the owners or agents for the local skyscrapers that notwithstanding the American Trust building was opened this week and Is al- most wholly occupied, all the other build- ings have plenty of tenants and are get ting along swimmingly. The influx Of tenants to the American Trust home was said to be looked upon with some appre- hension by other tall building owners. However, the final answer yesterday was that the Brown-Marx, the Woodward, the First National Bank and the others were well protected. Not that they cannot ac- commodate a few more desirable tenants, but that they are earning a fair return at this time and have every reason to be- lieve that the city will fill up the few re- maining vacant places without delay.
 The agents for the Brown Marx build- ing and the Empire were hit rather hard by the American Trust. Several large corporations moved over to the new place However, the vacated rooms have been filled by new tenants and in the shifting there has been left feeling of optimism with all the owners and agents.
 It is said one reason for the condition is the expansion of other tenants and their taking over additional space Again, Birmingham has been recently the center of attraction for many agencies, concerns and large institutions that have rented space here, hence the absence of any great excess of vacant offices.
 The American Trust skyscraper, which has been the magnet for a vast number oi tenants during the week, is strengthening out the kinks and things are moving with reasonable smoothness at this time. The tenants are getting their furniture in fast and the telephones are getting in shape The van man has been enjoying picnic from that removal and things look smooth on that corner. The bank will be irl during the month of November, and will then have an opening of the bank and the building.
 Among the larger concerns to occupy the American Trust this week may be mentioned: The Southern railway, an chs tire floor for L. Sevier, general agent and the general superintendent; the Frisco system J. H. Daughty general agent, J H. Jackson superintendent; the Bessemei Coal, Iron and Land company, Henry L. Radham w. s. Loyel1 the Hammond Byrd Iron company; Frank A. Grider sales agent for a score of mine properties in this district, with his corps of assist. ants: the Fred A. Jones Building com. pany, erectors of the building, which concern decided that Birmingham was a l fine place to have an office; the r. E Keiser Engineering company, the New York Central lines, the Birmingham Slae l company Solon Jacobs. the Birmingham
 Macaroni company, the Red Star Goa
 company the Eldorado Coal company i Walter Moore, C. s. Simmons. the Burk-
 halter Construction company, the McCar.
 tin Construction company, the Pratt Con- | solidated Coal company. G. B. McCor- mack. Erskine Ramsay, Nathan L. Miller the Coal Operators association, the East i Lake Land company. Bradley J. Saunders | the Hickman Williams Iron agency, the Kirkpatrick Sand and Cement company Maj. J. D. Kirkpatrick, the Standard Home company. F.. F. Whitehead, presi' dent, L. A. Whitehead, vice president, oc- cupying an entire floor.
 The building is not to be occupied by
 phy slcians or dentists. Several vel known attorneys have offices in tha building, while vast number of agencies have suites there.