The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-12

Farrells exposition he would have said that all that President Farrell asserted as the achievement of the American iron and steel industry within the past l2 years was in absolute accord With his own view of what would be accomplished by the leaders of this industry carly in the present century.
 When Mayor Hewitt, as a friend and iu way d sponsor, went on visit to the south with the late Thomas Hughes of England. known to the world better as the author of Tom Brown at Rugby i than as an Englishman who was greatly Interested in the progress of the United States, he pointed out to MI. Hughes that the chances were against the suc- cess or the Rugby colony, which MT. Hughes was intent upon establishing In the south. but did call his distinguish sd companions attention to the inconceivably great promise as he called it. Of indus trial triumphs through the utilization Of the resources of which Birmnghan was the center. He ventured to predict that Within a few years the name of Birmiug- ham, Ala. would be as we'll known throughout tue world as the name of Biz mingham England. had been for many years He could toresee, as he said, city which would rival Pittsburg, and some day would snrpass it in population and influence.
 That prediction may have been in the mind of President Farrell when in his brief and inpromptu address at Birming- ham he stated that there were very few instances in the history of civilization of an increase in city's population from
 $500 to nearly 2oo,Oo0 within h years time and that is a record which Birning- ham has made.
 Another interesting fact which was briefly alluded to by Presdeat Farrell was also justification of a prediction made 10 wears ago by Mir Hewitt, for President Farrell said that the growth of the iron and steel industry in Ala bama Is coincident in point of time with the transition in the south from an ex- clusively agricultural section to a great manufacturing community
 Its Foreign Trade
 The foreign trade of the south has now become so large that it fairly well matches that of the other large export ing sections of the United States The export of iron and steel from the south is now so large that 1t Is a factor f importance in rels tion to the foreign trade of competing nations.
 The pig iron manufactured in the Bir- mingham district is marketed and for some years has been marketed not only in the countries of the far east but also in Africa and South America That Is precisely in accord with prediction made by Mayor Hewitt in a brief conversation with him in the year 1900
 President Farrell made some reference to recent exports from the Birm ugham district. speaking particularly of the pur- chase by Siam of rails. of billets for England and of pig iron for Italy and some of the far eastern countries This growth, especially in exports could not have been possible had there not been large expenditures of capital so that ade- quate plant, machinery and equipment could he secured.
 Apparently President Farrell is Of the opinion that the export trade of the Cni- l ted States recently developed is to be maintained and increased for an indefi- 1 rite time. for ho said that in many ol the markets of the world there has been | so great retrenchment and buying has l been until recently so exclusively confined | to meet immediate needs thas there ts ! real lack of supplies in many parts oi | the world and there must be heavy or. l ders to make good this deficiency There will be, President Farrell lntimated. suen demand for materials for foreign con | sumption as this country has never before | experienced. Many or these commodities are of the kind which have np to tn | time not been exported from tile United States excepting in small quantities | President Farrell encouraged those whC heard him by saying that in his opinior | early in the year 1915 new era of ex. banding business, probably upon a grea scale, would dawn for the United States