The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-21
LUMBER INDUSTRY IS STILL GROWING AT TUSCALOOSA Many New Plants of Vari- Ous Kinds Are Already
 in Sight PICKLE FACTORY
 WILL BE LOCATED Municipal Wharf and Warehouses Are Expected to Add Greatly to the City's River Traffic

Tuscaloosa, January 20.-(Special.) Many additions have been made to Tuscaloosa list of growing indus tries during the past few months and many more are promised during the recent past are included two new blaming mills, a box and basSet fac- tory and a municipal canning and pre- serving plant.
 The Stevens-Daly Lumber company, which recently purchased the Corr blaming mill property, plans an im- mediate enlargement of the plant. which will greatly increase it's capac- ity. and the establishment of lum- Der concentrating yard. When contem- plated Improvements, as well as those which are already under way on this enterprise are completed, it will be among one of the largest and best equipped mills in the state.
 Another lumber mill, which will be far above the average in equipment and construction, is that being erect ed by Copeland Brothers at Riverview park. This mill is to be electrically driven throughout; is situated on the Warrior river and the interurban troll ley line between Tuscaloosa and Holt. It will be in operation within short time.
 TUSCALOOSA IS the point for a great number of saw and blaming mills in the district, the lum- Der industry being one of the most important in the county.
 NEW PLANTS IN SIGHT
 On account of being the nearest point where rail and river meet to the iron, coal and steel producing cen ter of Alabama, the future industrial lax A1o Of Tt1cn nntn fc ,aA Many new enterprises are being con- sidered. and the fact that this city was given highest rating from among 256 other cities scattered all over the country as being the most desirable location for the government nitrate plant has led to investigations by some of the biggest manufacturing concerns in the country.
 While the nitrate plant was finally located in another city there is no doubt but what the publicity given Tuscaloosa while the investigators of various sites was under way will be of great benefit in bringing one or more large industrial developments to this city in the near future.
 Automobile and truck manufac- turers, paper mills. metal tank man. ufacturers, preserving companies and other manufacturers are considering TUSCALOOSA SllneE as d loCdllOll loI branch factories, assembling stations or factory location.
 The H. J. Heinz Pickle company of Pittsburg has announced the intention of establishing branch of it's great factory, in the form of a salting sta- tion, at Tuscaloosa, and is now con- tracing with farmers within radius of seven miles of the city for the planting of 200 acres of cucumbers this spring. Every inducement is being given the planters to put in as large acreage as possible, the Heinz com pany furnishing the seed without charge, giving complete instructions as to planting, cultivating and gath ering the crop, and agreeing to pay cash for the crop on delivery at the Tuscaloosa factory.
 The past year has been the greatest in the agricultural industry in the his- tory of Tuscaloosa county, field crops raised during 1917 being valued at $4,- 5000O0 More than 100000 bushels of corn was produced during 1917 and for the first time on record the county Nf 1,at