The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
EXPANSION PLAN WARRIOR LINE =. m DE nJCMTCVEn
 IU DU UlOUUUUUD
Inland Waterways Offi- cials To Meet Here
 On Dec. 9

:, Stems in connection with the Warrlor barge line will be discussed by or sficiaIs of the Inland Waterways ana interested citizens at meeting to De held in Birmingham December 5. The discussion will include the necessity for further equipment, even after gtaking into consideration, the lease .-sop;nion prevails here that aside from sa study of the extension of equipment the conference will thresh out the mat ter of taking over the Ensley Southern
 which at this time in being admins tered by A. E. Aldrige, as receiver.
 The Birmingham meeting will be sub
 sequent to meeting m cu. Louis,
 where Gen. T. o. Ashburn will address the gathering. Following the meeting
 there the officials will be joined by the members of the advisory commit tee which includes, Robert A. Brown, :sssof Birmingham who will make trip :s.sdown the Mississippi and later up the Warrior river to the port of Birming-
 ham. The official party will also in .,clude many residents of the communities
 affected by the river lines. Residents of &ario, H., Memphis, Nicksburg, New :sssOrleans, Mobile and other points will take part in the conference here. = Local traffic experts declare the War @rior line is unable to take care of the @freight shipments being offered at this time. To relieve the situation the Tennessee company has agreed to turn Soyer to the line it's steel barges, but most :.of them are tied up at Louisville wait Ting for higher water Even this equip -ment will be insufficient to take care of the present volume it is stated. It is believed also that freight traffic ar- arrangements will be perfected with two or three railroads regarding inter- change at Tuscaloosa and other points.
 Pig Iron Jumps
 Pig iron which has been lowering around $1S50, No. ? foundry, has been increased to $19.50 it was announced here Tuesday. The price has been siezed supon by many consumers and the ac- -tivity in the market, so pronounced since election, has not greatly diminished
 :, The fact that the Woodward Iron company has withdrawn from the :, market that other makers are well booked; coupled with the expectant in- -.c crease has caused the stiffening.
 - Coal Dealers Cheered
 The cold weather which decended up- mo Birmingham Tuesday, caused Hurry in coal circles. Buyers who have delayed placing their requirements - found the market active and orders were piled up during the day. Retail dealers in Birmingham were hard hit to make deliveries. This caused subsequent place. ments with the mining companies and the consequent activity in the market - Mississippians Here
 : Forty residents of Aberdeen. Miss, 5 arrived in Birmingham Tuesday rlorn- ing, were taken in charge by officials of the Alabama Power company and es- corted to Mitchell Dam for an inspec-
 tion of the properties. It was stated - that the trip was prelude to many other visits of Mississippians follow -- ing the unofficial announcement of the f9rn ation of a power company in that testate by the Alabama Power company. The visitors to Birmingham were not given much of an opportunity of see ing the district, but confined their in- spection exclusively to the hydro-ele z tric developments. The party returned .~ home soon after the inspection,