The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
ORE LANDS
 REPORTED FOUND.
Manganese Deposits In
 Tennessee To Revolu- . tionize Steel Making
fEnsleY Bureaul.


 The discovery of manganese ore de- rosit near Cleveland, Tenn, which will rsvoirtionize steel making in this coun- tor, was reported Saturday by Col. Ed ward Doty, one of the most prominent newspaper men in the state. He was m Ensiey, it is understood, making To- ca1 investiga tions regarding the exten- sire use of manganese and while here ititerviewed several prominent citizens and steel experts relative to the ore.
 Col, Edward has discontinued ac- five management of his daily newspaper iI1 Huntsville, he said, and will devote his entire time to the development of lstfe ore deposit. The management of Fhe paper has been given over to his sfarf.S in Huntsville, and the property, from what can be gathered, IS for sale by the Doty stockholders.
 The steel corporation, 1t IS under stood, will buy practically the entire output of the Cleveland deposits when cperations are under "ay as the com. pany wants manganese for special steel making in this district.
 At this time, all the ore high in man ganese is imported either from Brazil. or Cuba, the latter point being the chief source of supply for the Bethlehem Steel works.
 Col. Doty said Saturday that num- her of engineers have investigated the Tennessee deposits and lnVestlgatlon has also been made by the industrial department of the Southern Railway eompany also reports are said to have been exceedingly favorable.
 The tract secured by Col. Doty and Associates said to be among the lead ing industrial men of the district 1n- dudes something over 300 acres. The engineering estimate places the tonnage ah several million.
 It was pointed out that the duty on imported ore is one of the chief req sons why the steel made here IS high and this will be materially reduced by the Tennessee find.
 The steel works operators of the Birmingham district have expressed keen interest in the discovery at Cleve- land.
 Col, Doty, said Saturday that plans call for the expenditure of about $3OO,- 00O on machinery. So far as known, no manganese deposits of any practical value have heretofore been found in this section.
 Sales SuccessfuI-The weekend dol lar sales initiated by the Ensley Associ- ated Merchants concluded Saturday night. brought to Ensley an immense volume of business according to the association officials. Friday and Sat urday trade volume was said to have been the best this summer, although fk was expected that by reason of the Customary dullness there would be a sharp decline in trade. However, the attractions offered served to interest tue patrons and the crowds on the streets Saturday were suggestive Of Birmingham. The success of the sales Friday and Saturday confirms the mer- chants in the plan to continue the sales iidefinitely.
 800 Swim a Day.-Over 800 visitors per day is the record of the Ensley Swimming Pool, for the present sum nier, according to estimates given by the pool management Saturday. This fig ure exceeds that of 1923 by a very large per cent. The patronage this summer it was stated, has been very regular in volume and has taxed the capacity of the pool upon several Oc- casions. It is believed that during the summer all records will be broken for attendance.
 The pool was constructed by the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany and the City of Birmingham jointly, although it is operated exclu- sively by the city.
 New BuiIding.-J. c. Barrett is con srructing two-story building costing over $15,O00 on Avenue E, between Twentieth and Twenty-first street. The building will be used by an automo- bile company. The construction will be of brick entirely and will be fire proof.
 New Ice StatiOn.-An ice station has been erected at Tuxedo junction by the City Ice Delivery company. The action of the Birmingham company followed the construction of station at Tuxedo junction by the Fairfield Ice company of which c. J. Donald is president, The immediate success of the Fairfield plant was observed by the Birmingham company with interest and there fol- lowed the additional station which will it is believed, fill requirements for some time.
 , Postmaster Returns.-R. S. Hickman postmaster of Ensley, who has been away on a vacation for two weeks, is expected to return to his office Mon day. He has been spending his vaca- ton in this district having decided not to leave here at this time. There has been no appointment made for the post office here. MT. Hickman is still serv- ing without a commission. It is be Geved that President Coolidge will make a recess appointment during the next , few weeks.
 Many Lots SOId.-Although the prop critics have been on the market less than thirty days, over $150,000 in lots have been sold in Bush Hills. It was Stated Saturday that four homes had Already been started in that commun- aty and the large force under contract DTS were making streets, sidewalks and Installing all modern Improvements The addition is midway between En- sley and Birmingham and is perhaps as attractive a piece of property as any fn this district. The Jemison company, acting for the Bush estate, plans to sbend about $50,0OO on improvements. The property prices are based on the Hnished work.
 Celebrates AnniverSary.-The Ensley Kfwanis celebrates the first anniver- @ry of its founding Thursday. Pro-
 Ito this end has been arranged for \ reSraar, weekly meeting. The club as organized a year ago, by Jeff fghiley, upon request of a number of SEizene of EnsleS. It has done good fork it is said and brief outline of fke progress will be made at Thursdays HEecting.
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