The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-12
BESSEN[R PLANTS . OF TENNESSEE CO.
 WILL BE IMPROVED Announcement Made Yes terday by Jas. A. Farrell
 After Inspection Trip APPROPRIATION FROM
 SOUTHERN PORTS
Steel Corporation to Decide Upon Def mite Programme in Which Bir- mingham Will Play Inn
 p0rtant Part

James A. Farrell, president of the Uni ted States Steel corporation, after an in- spection yesterday of the Bessemer prop critics of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company, will leave this morn- ing at o'clock for his home in New York. He will be accompanied by Mrs Farrell and Miss Farrell
 His statement last night was to the effect that the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company would more than likely be authorized to improve the Bessemer plants of the company and that the Steel corporation intended to go after some business at once for assignment in this district. He also said that the Steel cor poration intended to determine upon u programme of exportation from southern ports, which plan would be outlined at an early date.
 MT. Farrell accompanied by President George G. Crawford, looked over the prop critics at Bessemer, and then went to Bay View, where the latest coal mine opera ton of the company is being completed They returned to the city late yesterday afternoon. Mir. and Mrs Farrell and Miss
 
 MT. and Mrs. George Crawford at their home on Hanover Circle
 Tt will strike you as being very ap. propriate for me not to make any specific statement at this time about this district, so far as extensions are concerned" sad MT. Farrell. That is occasioned by req son of the unsettled financial and busi- ness conditions and by reason of the situ- ation that confronts us relative to the dissolution suit
 Important Export Factor We are in position to say this. Bir- mingham is destined to become a most l important factor in separations The Steel corporation intends to promote ex- portations from this district as consistent ly as possible, and along those lines that are best adapted for this situation. It | is untrue that we will need or will buy or have bought any harbor facilities at any gulf point The question of trans portation is only detail which will right | itself at the proper time As a matter 1 of fact we have some steamers that we ! could throw into this service if the stua- ton reached that point. As it is the Stetl | corporation is concerned in selling the goods and allowing transportation facili- ties to take care of that end of it. We do not consider that it is necessary to acquire any harbor facilities or steamship lines for that purpose.
 | "Again we intend to do something with the Bessemer mills. What MT. Crawford | intends to do 1 am not at liberty to say. | However, am sure that he will not mis- Understand me when I say to you that at the Bessemer mill there will be made certain changes which will be of wide benefit. and which will in time change the complexion of that operation. The mill will be placed in that line of progress ] to which it belongs and in which our l other properties have already been placed. l We hope to be able to swing some or ders here during the next few weeks ! which will, am sure, be of some service l in causing a continuation of our opera 1 tions In Birmingham. I am not in a position to say what they will be or
 when they will come, but there will be as little delay as possible. MT. Crawford | will in due time make appropriate an nouncement in this respect. I want tc
 say that I have spent very pleasant l day. It has disclosed to me some infor- nation that I wanted first hand, and | want to add to what I have already said | I unexcelled in the industrial sections.
 Again Expresses Appreciation Before l leave for New York to be | gone until January or next year, I want l to again express my intense qualification l for the reception that the press gave l the American Iron and Steel institute meeting. I want especially to say how l intensely gratifed I was that the news. paper boys and prominent citizens greeted
 Judge and Mrs. Gary with that wonder 1 ful dinner We all love Judge Gary very much, and are greatly devoted to him. Sc l you may assume without any fear o1 | making a mistake that the press clut 1 dinner to him was especially appreciated | by all of us. It was wonderful af-
 fair
 President Farrell spoke in the most l eulogistic and fiattering terms of George
 c. Crawford, president of the Tennessee ] his corps of assistants, including Frank H. Crockard, H. c. Ryding and the oth-
 CTS The president said that MT. Craw-
 ford was one of the most wonderful mer of the Steel corporation. He spoke in a | very gratifying way of the sentiment that Mir. Crawford and the officials here had been able to create as between tho
 people of this district and the Tennessee
 Coal Iron and Railroad company.
 Mir. Farrell has impressed newspaper
 men as one of the most democratic and
 approachable "big men, to visit Brming-
 ham in many years.