Show pUT UT OUT OF BUSINESS As A tS a result of the acquisition of the Tennessee Coal Coat Iron company by the Steel corporation aided and abetted by President Roosevelt the southern plant plantis is likely to be put out of commission permanently This is a favorite way of the trusts to grab business out a rival concern increase ase the capi capital capital capital tal stock and then thon shut down the re recently acquired works The senators from the southern states are said to be worked up over the matter The Tennessee compans plant has not resumed resu ed operations while the new mills mUis of or the trust at Gary Ind led have been started up which indicates plainly pl enough what will eventually become of Birmingham Ala Aa The tendency of the trusts said one or of the foremost southern senators is to conserve their own resources The lumber trust for several years has made a practice of oC purchasing tracts of timber not a stick sUck of or which will wUl it cut so gO long as it can obtain supplies elsewhere The rhe paper trust treat with thou thousands thousands sands of or acres aeres of or timber Umber land will not permit an axe ue to be used on on its prop pop property prop erty crt preferring to buy bu in the open opan market in order to preserve Its own sources of supply until all others have hae been exhausted So It will be seen that following the same course of oC reasoning the prospects of the steel and iron industry In the south are not particularly brilliant at this time |