The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
 HERE INVOLVE
 HUGE AMOUNT
Industrial Building Leads Other Classes By Wide
 Margin

Finely drawn statistics on the amount of money now being expended for various developments in the Bir- mingham district is almost impossible to obtain, since out of the myriad of projects some are bound to be over looked. But it is possible, without too many trough approximations" to rec ord any sum running upward of $3S.- 100000. If anything, the figure is much larger than this.
 As usual the industrial field carries the bulk of this total for plans in this class are listed around $25, 100000. The organizations, alone, are spending $22 100000. Construction in the busi- ness house field runs to $7 ,000, 900, while their equipment will add several hundred thousand more. Residential expansion, including subdivision work, homes and apartment buildings, ac- counts for another $6,000,000.
 Important of the industrial develop ments in the district is the expansion improvement campaign program of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany. Two projects of immense size are being gradually pushed to com pletion by the company and although neither is expected to be fully in opera tion for number of months their ulti- mate incorporation in the activities of the company will mean considerable to general conditions here. This is par ticularly true of the steel sheet rolling mill since industries of the south must now depend upon Pittsburg and other steel producing centers for this product.
 Overhead Railway Costly
 The second enterprise of the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad company which, with the mill is estimated to cost $12,O00000, is the overhead rail way planned to make possible a more efficient handling of material from the mines. The development, when fin- ished, will offer an example of the pos abilities of modern engineering and will center an amount of scientific att tention on the district.
 Another large industrial project is the $10,000,00O shops of the Frisco railway 'at Finley. Here, again, the district will profit not only through the increase in employment, but also by the strengthening of its position on the transportation map. The shops will comprise 26 buildings and cover over a mile of ground. Units are of steel, con crete and brick material and present the final word in modern construction,
 Of interest in the other developments along industrial lines is the Hercules Powder Mill now in the process of cree tion near Bessemer. This plant, cover ing an immense amount of territory, incorporates all of the improvements in powder making machinery.
 New Brick Plant Started
 Construction of the new brick popt of the Harbinson-Walker Refractories company, also near Bessemer, is re- ported to have started This until will increase the output of the company here, catering entirely to the district.
 Yet another half-million dollar pro- ject is the Redd Chemical plant, near BOyles, which is practically completed. Production will add a new industry to Birmingham's list and from the ca pabilities of its management, success is practically assured.
 The new factory of the Continental Gin company will cost around $750.- GOO. Ultimate plans call for erection of another unit to the plant, which is to cost almost as much more.
 Among the business house develop ments the six sky-scrapers, Piedmont hotel, Martin office, Third avenue, Southern railway, Jefferson County Building and Loan association, and Bankers Mortgage Bond buildings take the lead. These will cost in the neigh borhood of $5,00O,O0O, while an outlay of $2000,000 for the other smaller projects is perhaps small. Among these are: The Standard Sanitary Manu- featuring company's branch head quarters, the Birmingham Furniture Factory and warehouse, and innumer- able business blocks, such as those at Fifth and Eighteenth; Fourth and Twenty-second; Sixth and Eight eenth; Avenue B and Twentieth street; Avenue H and Fifteenth street, etc.
 Apartments Interest Builders
 In the residential class noteworthy are the larger apartments, Altamont. Claridge Manor, Highland Plaza. and score of lesser luminaries. Sub-di- vision development in the six where there is now active work, calls for an outlay around q million while the build ing of homes has reached new high peak.
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