The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-29
The fie pIafe plant of the Tennesse'

his. representative, phone Ensley o2e' | For subscriptions. call Circulation uc-
 partment, Main 4Seo.
 The tie plate plant of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at sFairfield will double its rate of pro-, duction. according to an authorizei statement made yesterday. This an nouncement, coupled with the state ment of Frank H. Crockard, presl- dent of the woodward Iron company that he believed the industrial situa- tion had turned the corner, will prove exceptionally interesting to this en- tire district
 This announcement was made in connection with the report that has been circulated in Fairfield and Ems ley to the effect that the Fairfield works would be closed indefinitely, effective August Is. That statement was denied, and 1t was added that the Fairfield works would operate at ap- prcximately the same rate as during the past six weeks with the exception that the tie plate plant would double it's rate of production.
 The operations during the past six weeks of the Fairfield works has been exceedingly gratifying as com- pared to operations elsewhere and can be traced to the usual regard in which this district is held by the corporation and to the vision or the officers In charge of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company.
 According to statements, the Ensley steel plant division is in good operat- ing condition. The car works recent ly completed arc coming along in good shape and now that doubts as to the Fairfield works have been au- thoritatively set at rest, this district should find unusual reasons for greater optimism.
 Miss Mary M. PeEram
 Funeral services for the late Miss
 Mary M. Pegram, whose death in Washington was a shock to her friends and relatives here, will be held from the residence of Mrs. W. A. Garrett, 2122 Avenue H., Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock, who is sister of the deceased. B. R. Pegram is accompanying the remains of his
 sister to Birmingham from Wash ington.
 The following pallbearers will
 serve: Active--Hardiman s. Meade. c. w. Lawrence, c. L. Ledbetter, F.
 E. Butcher and D. P. Knapp. Hon. orary-R. E. Chadwick, J. H. Perkins. J. J. Walker, James A. Dupuy, R. 5. Hickman, A. B. Haswell and R. H. Cunningham.
 The service will be conducted by the Rev. B. Babington Toomb, pas tor of the Presbyterian church. J. l.. Brierton, general manager for the Central Coal and Iron company of Tuscaloosa, was in Ensley yester- day calling on former friends and business associates. He was for some time in EnsIey and prominent fig ure in the industrial world. W. D. Suppler, assistant cashier of the Bank of Ensley. returned yester- day from Biloxi, where he has been for the past two weeks on vaca- ton.
 Inspect Bank Building Officials of the City National Bank of Tuscaloosa were in Ensley yes- terday making an inspection of the Bank of Ensley building and an- nounced that 8 new home for the City National would be ready for oc- cupancy January 1, patterned some- what after the building in Ensley. The bankers were accompanied by Judge William W. Brandon, who is a director of that bank and who is also candidate for Governor of Alabama. The Tuscaloosa bankers were shown over the Bank of Ensley by President Robert E. Chadwick and Samuel c. King. vice president R. H. Corchan, vice president of the City National said that the contract for the new bank at Tuscaloosa had been awarded and that 1t would cost in excess of $100,000. He said that the building occuped by the Bank of Ensley was so complete and mod ern in every detail that the officials thought 1t a very wise plan to make a trip to Birmingham and see the Bank of Ensley at close range. The party included Mir. Cochran. Judge Brandon, Samuel F. Clabaugh, cashier, J. H. Fitts and J. F. Alscton directors. Real Estate Active Although business is supposed to be very slack at this time, yet the real estate market in Ensley has been rather active during the month of July. One of the noteworthy trans fers was the purchase by W. w. Ellis of home on Avenue E near Twen- ! ty-eighth street from J. c. Dardin. The trade was followed by the pur- chase of the adjoining house from the Ensley Land company by MT. Dardin. The two transactions involved a very . substantial sum.
 Irby Zeigler a prominent broker said that his sales for the month had been very satisfactory while J. J. . Walker, ]. H. Perkins, H. s. Meade, Peyton Eubanls and other brokers have not felt any very great loss of sales and rentals.
 Concert at sAadyside As . compliment to the Shadyside community the American Steel and Wire company announced yesterday that band concert will be given at Shadysids next Thursday night be- ginning 1t 7:30 o'clock. This step on the part of the Wire company will doubtless be greatly appreciated for kft will be without cost and will con