Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
ADMISSION.
Orders Placed for 500 Gondola Freight
Cars Scandinavian Colony.

Cars Scandinavian Colony.
Admission, March 21.-(Special.)--T
United States Car company of this city
has received an order from the Wheeling
and Lake Erie Railway company for 500
gondola freight cars, work upon which
will begin at once. The big plant here,
which was idle for several years, has
been in partial operation for few
months, and this order will cause every
department to be worked to its full ca
pacity, giving employment to 1000 or 1900
men. The fact that the United states
Car company successfully competed for
the order with a northern railroad where
the point of delivery is so far distant
and must be reached at considerable ex-
pense, leads to the confident belief that
under the company's new management
sufficient orders will be secured as cars
are needed by southern roads, where the
cost of delivery will be so much less, to
keep the immense works in full and con-
tnuous operation henceforth. In ract,
the companys officials believe that busi-
ness in short time will cause the start
ing up of the shops at New Decatur
which are owned by the company ana
which have been idle for several years
The organization of the Admission
Homestead and Fruit Growing associa-
ton has been completed by the election
of the following officers: John II. Noble,
Frank Nelson, Jr., W. e. Knox and W.
G-sLedbetter of Admission; O. F. Sampson
and r. l.. Spencer of FruithurSt, and j.
b. Merrill of Edwardsville, directors; W.
G.. Ledbetter, president; John II. Noble,
vice president; j. B. Merrell, secretary;
Frank Nelson, Jr., treasurer. The COM
pany, which is capitalized at $150,O00, has
purchased from the Woodstock Iron
works $500 acres of lands northwest of
and adjoining the city, and will COLOMBO
them with Swedish, German and Scandi-
navian grape growers. Two corps OF en-
gineers are at work now surveying and
arranging the lands into ten acre tracts,
in which sized bodies it will be sold. A
large force of men will be put to work
clearing off the grounds next Wednesday,,
and this will be quickly followed by 9TH
er forces of men who will pillow and SET
to grapes two acres of each ten-acre
tract, no tract being sold unless 1t con-
tains al least two acres of growing grape
vines 1t is a little late in the season, but
by rushing matters 1t is hoped to be able
to get 200 acres, or rather TWO acres on
each one of 100 ten-acre tracts set out in
grapevines before the season planting is
over The association will begin running
excursions here from the northern states
early next month. The association VIII
conduct a hotel for. the exclusive use of
prospective colonists.
: Joe Beard of Bynum's Station was con-
victed in the city court yesterday ofemaf-
slaughter in the first degree, and his
punishment fixed at four years imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary. The
crime with which Beard was charged
was that of procuring an abortion, which
proved fatal, upon the person of his
wife's younger sister. for whose delicate
condition he was said to be responsible.
Gen. George II. Anderson, while step
ping from a moving train few nights
since. stumbled and fell dislocating his
hip and otherwise hurting himself Sc
verely He is confined to his bed from
his injuries. a..
Hon. CASTOR A. Robbins, who was GUST
ed from his congressional seat few days
since by w. f. Aldrich, republican, passed
through the city this morning en- route
from Washington to his home in Selma.
William Bachus, a sawmill owner of Clay
county, was killed this week while en-
gagged in operating his mill. While pass
ing the big driving wheel his overcoat
caught in the wheel, and he was carried
around several times. 1t Is said that
every bone In his body seemed to have
been broken