The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-09
bANKHEAD BRINGS ANOTHER INDUSTRY BY BEING ON JOB Senator Had Decided Not to Come Home During the
 Campaign IS SECOND PROJECT
 IN REGENT MONTHS Efforts in Behalf of Barge Line on the Warrior River Won
 Appreciation of the En-
 tire State
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Senator Bankheads determination tt remain lon the job' in Washington rather thar indulge in a political cam the form of new steel plant! Dispatche. from Washington are to the effect tha it was through the insistence of Senatol Bankhead that the initial steps wert taken by the government.
 Yesterday business men of Birmingham preciation direct to the senator. In repi5 he stated that there is nothing to pre- vent the government carrying out 't; plan to cooperate with the Woodward Iron company AS is recalled, Senator Bankhead, having been cfrosen to pre- side over the Senate during the consti' tutional recess, decided to remain at the post of duty rather than invade Ali bama for selfish purposes.
 The steel plant is the second achieve ment of Senator Bankhead within the past few weeks. Just a short time ago w. G. McAdoo, director-general of raii- roads, announced his determination tc put into effect the Bankhead plan re- specting the commercial development oi the Warrior river.
 THE WARRIOR CASE
 The Warrior river project was initiated when Senator isankhead learned that the government was preparing to put 2 barge line or the Mississippi. In conver- sation with officials of the shipping board, the senator asked just how tn. government intended transporting coal down the Mississippi when very little coal is mined on the banks of that river. One of the officials replied that coal foc transportation dows the Mississippi would be delivered to the Mississippi by the Ohio and Tennessee rivers.
 That would be feasible idea,'' replied the senator, but for the fact that ther . is no coal on the Tennessee, and trans portation over the Ohio, on account of winter freezes, is prevented for several months in the year.
 The officials were nonplussed. The sen ator then informed them-for it is trus that they were ignorant of the facts that a river in Alabama, the Warrior, is navigable the year round; that it flows through the coal fields and direct to tho gulf. The officials promised to investl- gate with the result that Messrs Mason and Bontecou were dispatched to Ala bama.
 THE BANKHEAD SENTIMENT
 Much additional work was, of course. necessary, but the senator, having re- mained perpetually on the alert finally saw his dream realized. The governmen, announces that by the middle of Septem- Der it's barge line will be in operation. There is no doubt entertained but that the project, developed and extended, will finally result in government rate cover ing rail and water transportation, .he construction of a new lock, and the ele vation of the present locks from six to eight feet
 Senator Bankhead, according to his campaign managers, will be bountifuiiy repaid August 13 w. R. Hilliard hls manager for Jefferson county. yesterday issued statement claiming the county by majority of 4O00 votes. He claims 63 of the 67 counties, and declares that he would not be surprised were all the counties to fall into the Bankhead col umn. The election of Senator Bankhead IS admitted by practically everybody. Or account of the overwhelming prepon derance of sentiment and opinion, very little interest is centered in the contest.