The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
Crawford and CrOckard
Both Called to New York
on Tennessee Business
NOTHING GIVEN OUT
AS TO THEIR PLANS
With Progressive Work Being
Done by Corporation in
This District

The probability of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company be-
Ing divorced from the Steel corpora
tion was actively discussed here yes
terday.
! That the company will be given
separation from the corporation SIM
! liar to the dissolution of the owner
ship of the Union and the Southern Pa
eihe railroad is believed in some well
informed industrial circles
From time to time during the past
few months the chances for separ-
alton of the Tennessee Coal, Iron aud
Railroad company from the Steel cor
poration have been discussed. The topic
came to the surface yesterday prin-
cipally by reason of the hasty departure
from Birmingham of George q. Craw-
ford, president, and Frank ii. Crock
ard, vice president and general man
ager of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company. Thrir absence from
tho district at the same time on busi-
ness in New York has never been noted
here before. However, on this occasion
they are at Steel corporation headquar-
ters on important business connected
with local holdings.
| At the company offices yesterday it
was said that Mr. Crawford would be
away from Birmingham for some time
and would perhaps not return until
! the middle of next month Whether Mr..
| Crockard will be absent that length
| of time is not known. That Mr.. Craw-
| ford will attend a meeting of the Steol
corporation presidents in New York
before returning to Birmingham was
understood here yesterday
No Information Offered
No information was offered by local
officials or attaches of the Tennessee
Coal Iron and Railroad company as to
the absence from the city of the two
men highest in local authority over the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany. They left no word of what their
| trip was for and whatever has been
discussed 1t is said to be based purely
upon speculation.
! In well informed industrial circles
the general idea seems to be that the
Steel corporation suit, which is now in
progress will last nearly 10 months
longer. The corporation is just now Civ
/ ing it's testimony in connection with
the formation of the corporation. That,
however the Tennessee Soal, Iron and
Railroad company will be the principal
| unit of the corporation subject to sep
aration is generally believed. No gov
ernment attention was attracted to the
| Steel corporation until the panic of
1907 when the corporation In order to
| stem the tide of the panic bought the
securities of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company. That act gave
| the corporation considerable additional
iron ore holdings. At that time atten-
ton to the giant size of the corpora
| ton was attracted. Since that purchase
| there has been more or less talk about
| the Steel corporation being giant
| trust. 1t is therefore believed that II
any unit of the Steel corporation is to
| 1, tod fro hn a ton
to satisfy the government of
the good intentions of the cor
poration it will be the local prop
critics Upon that it is said the two
officers knowing most of the local situ-
alton are now in the east.
Will Not Stop Progressive Work
| 1t is said to be generally under
stood that whatever is done the local
properties will not be discouraged in
the work of progress begun here. The
local properties win remain in the
hands of people now prominent in the
Steel corporation owners and all the
money necessary to place the local
holdings in good shape for the max
imum operation Will be available from
the Steel corporation just as at this
| time.
Since being acquired by the Steel
corporation the Tennessee Coal. Iron
and Railroad company has set a swift
| ations i'm this district and has time and
again announced plans here that served
| to keep the spirit of local workers
4 from sinking into the depths by reason
! of apparent uncertain business condi-
tions.
/ No doubt exists here but what the
! work begun by the corporation will be
/ continued even should the probable
! dissolution take place.
|
! are as follows: The custom of rinsing
! glasses in the tank behind the counter
J should he prohibited because the average
person employed at the soda fountain
| neither takes measures to keep his tank
ctean nor will be change the water in
such tank as frequently he should. This
! Is suggested from the standpoint of clean
| illness.
! "It has been said that cleanliness means
| Goodness. Cleanliness means health.
The results further show that glasses
! can be cleansed without great effort IL
| the effort is intelligently made. The
! glasses which We're sprayed with sodium
/ blcarbonate solution dipped in vat Of
alcohol, rinsed in running water we're
/ all clean. This can be done in few
i seconds and does not require more time
than the attendant at the fountain can
give"