Excerpt from Iron Making in AlabamaThis report will be an invaluable, and at the same time authoritative, handbook of all the conditions which surround the iron-making business in Alabama, and as such, is certain of a hearty welcome, not only from our own citizens, but from all others interested.Very respectfully, eugene A. Smith, State Geologist. University of Alabama, July lst, 1896.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.