The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-12
President of Company Here to Make Two Weeks Trip
 of Inspection
FINDS CONDITIONS
 MUCH BETTER THAN
 ON PREVIOUS VISITS
Further Extensions and De- velopments Will Depend Largely on Recommen-
 dation of Walmsley

Additional developments of large pro- portions are expected to be announced for the Birmingham district and Alabama by James Mitchell, president of the Ala bama Power company, during his pres ent visit to the state. This was indi- cated yesterday by President Mitchell in conversation with a representative of The Age-Herald.
 MT. Mitchell declared that the outlook for industrial development and activity seemed exceedingly bright for Alabama now and that he expected that his com pany would have to make extensive im- provements and developments in order to keep pace with the needs of the state. While the exact nature of these develop ments will depend upon the recommen- dations of Walter Newbold Walmsley, general manager, and the other offi- cials of the company it was indicated that some important announcements would probably be made prior to the re- turn of President Mitchell to New York.
 JUST BACK FROM ENGLAND
 T have only recently returned from a three months trip to England and am not yet ready to make any announce ments regarding plans for further devel- opments in this state,'' said MT. Mitchell yesterday. q will remain in Alabama for probably two weeks, and will make a more extended tour of the state on this trip than I have ever been able to do in the past. After I have made this trip over the state, and have conferred with the officials of the company here, we will decide what improvements and extensions shall be made. I am of the opinion that some announcement along these lines will be made before I re- turn to New York
 Industrial conditions in the Birming- ham district and Alabama seem to be rapidly improving, and 1t looks as if this section is now coming into her own. To keep pace with the demands which these bettered conditions will make upon our company, I anticipate that improve ments of considerable magnitude will be necessary. The outlook in this state seems more encouraging now than at any time in the past few years.
 WORK ON ELECTRIC FURNACES
 "The affairs of our company are pro- gressing satisfactorily. We now have ehA OS ol OOl CiCStllC uiiidCGS III opera tion at Anniston, and we expect to have the other three running by the middle of January. On account of the fine vol uTne of business we have secured for these furnaces, we are extending every effort to hasten their completion. The new electric furnaces were constructed at cost of s1,OOO,0O0 and they were au- thorized only after our first electric fur mace at Anniston had proved so success full.
 The ordnance plant at Anniston has orders booked which will keep it running at capacity until the middle of next year and we anticipate no trouble in Securing additional orders for this industry in the meantime. The construction work on the steam power plant on the Warrior river, which will cost about S1,50O.0O0 Is pro- gressing satisfactorily as are the other extensions and developments which have previously been announced. Detailed plans for further developments, however, cannot be announced until I have had time to visit number of places over the state, and have conferred with MT. Walmsley and other officials of the com