The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
WEEKS ACTIVITIES
 INDICATE TURN OF
 INDUSTRIAL TIDE
Resume for Week Shows De- cided Optimistic Tone In Industrial Circles Large
 Orders Are Received

Last week brought to the fore several industrial features marking for optimism and some clearly point ing to turn in the tide of more than one somnolescent industry. Among the items of importance were these:
 Booking of 5.0Oo-ton pipe order for Phoenix, Ariz., and of l,500 to 2,009 tons for other places by the United States Cast Iron fipe company and other pipe makers ci the district
 Coincidentaly with this came the first large transactions in pig iron of several months The leading pipe interest followed it's pipe orders with orders of~like tonnage for pig iron, Othe- pipe founders also entered the market. one local concern purcha sing 1000 tons. Two iron concerns be- tween them sold about 10000 tons and other makers participated in the buying movement.
 Transit Rights Traffic burt.J gave out the news that tho LouisN ille and Nashville and the Southern Isilroads have taken a stand in favor Of fabricating in tran sit rights for Birmingham. This is practical assureaness that Birming- ham steel fabricators will get this advantage and that will make them impregnable iu southern and south eastern territory.
 Frederick l. Thompson, Alabama member of thc shipping board, has enlisted hiirself On the side of Bir- | ningham in it's request for the same freight differentials to the eastern seaboard via the Warrior and Mall l lory line as amply this way. As soon as these differentials are declared BirmiRghaH pig iron will begin to make itJ reappearance in New Eng land, where it has done business of as much as 250000 tons per an- mum.
 Steel Fabricator The Birmingham Steel corporation lis to reorganize as an independent steel fabricator. It's creditors have asked to withdraw their petition to | have the company declared bank rupt, The concern from the begin ming avowed it's solvency and that is aew admitted. As soon as 1t secures a settlement with the government, | it will sever connection with the Mo bile shipbuildins company, reorgan- ize as an Independent Birmingham 1 steel fabrieator ana resume it's very successful fabrication of steel bridges and office and hotel struc- lures.
 The Atlanta City. late product ot the Chickasisw Shipbuilding and Car company. is loading with Birming- ham rails, rail accessories and steel plates for Japan and other points in the orient.
 Tha lqt1tr,ian n 41,u Charlton Hall Is ill Mobile waiting for her cargo of Ensley rails to be taken to Seward. Alaska, for the Alaskan railroads. The total tonnage IS 10000 tons and it will move to the | coast by the Warrior
 Fruit Products Earle Bros. and other wholesale | erocers announce the booking of Hawaiian fruit products on through | bbls oe lading from Hawaii to Bir- ininsham Via the Panama canal. Mo 1 bile and Warrior barge lines During the week Birmingham wholesalers piled on their shelves the first carSoes of goods received from the eastern seahoard by the Mallory and Warrior barge lines at the 20 per cent freight rate differentials ap- plying on this water route.
 During the week Birmingham wholesalers received their first con- sienment of earned goods and other stuff from the Pacific coast via the Panama canal, Mobile and the War rior barge line a. a saving of 25 per cent of the freight rate. This bust ness haS been placed on a permanent base.
 Reduced Freight
 Steamships plying out of Mobile have reduced the freight on iron and steel to the Pacific coast from s14 to Sl1 ton. Combined with the low rate to the gulf the through rate on pipe. iron and steel from Birmingham 10 the Pacific coast is about one half of the rail rate
 'rbe Central of Georgia railroad is about ready to lay rails on the seven-mile spar which it is build ing from McCombs switch into the cahaha coal field, tapping the mines of the County Coal company and the new mines to be developed by the Alabama Fuel and Iron company,
 The new car plant of the Chicka- saw shipbuildrg and Car company at Fairfield is operating at normal on the first 100h cars ordered by the Louisville and Nashville and the steel corporation.
 ships Launched
 The Memphis City, Sest product of the ChicAasaw S--Jpuolding ana Car company win be launched at Mobile next Saturday, Two more ships, the Knoxville City and the Chattanooga City. are yet to be built a the Chickasaw shops. In fact. the ships are three fourlhs built in the shops at Fairfield, the parts being shipped to Mobile by the War rior and assembled there. The Iron City pipe shops resume this week.
 The Tennessee company remains a 90 per cent of ingot capacity. the rail mill operating at normal. The railroad tie-plate plant is also ac- tive and the structural steel mill has been in operation fer two weeks. The Ressraler s4-inch plate mill operated last week
 Indice lions are that the high pres suro pipe trade has recovered from it's latnarsy nd that additional large sales ef Dig iron will be made in the near future.
 HILLMAN PROPERTY