The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-29
BESSEMER TO HAVE
ANOTHER FURNACE
viii be Built and Operated by
John w. Harrison.
STRIKE ON AT PIPE tWORKS
Negro Belonging to American Knights
of Labor Causes ,Trouble-O Organ
ization Demanded Recogni-
ton and Was Refused

Bessemer, October 2S.-(Special)-It is
finally definitely settled that Bessemer is to
have another iron furnace. 1t will be lo4
Gated on the old DeBardeleben Coal and
Iron company's reservation, bounded by
Fifth and Seventh avenues, Twenty-third
and Twenty-fftth streets, and adjons the
Tennessee furnaces Nos. and 2. 1t will be
built and operated by John w. Harrison
and associates. He has completed all ar
rangements for an ample and regular sup
ply of ore and coal with MIR. DeBardeleben
and with the Bessemer Land and Improve
ment company, besides having large sec
ton of Red mountain ore land, two miles
south of Bessemer leased from Marcus L.
Potter several years ago The furnace will
be of large capacity and have all the latest
improvements and appliances.
A strike has been in progress out at the
big pipe works for several days. a negro
workman was discharged by one of the
foremen for failing to come to work. He
came the morning after mis- failure and
asked for the job. The foreman told him
he had had to put ON another man in mis-
place. The negro belonged to an organiza-
tion called the American Knights of LABOR,
composed of negroes, and that organization
tendent, not only to demand the reinstate-
ment of the negro discharged, but to de-
mand a recognition of their organization
by the company and an observance by IL or
their rules. Superintendent Goodapple IN
formed the committee that he only recog-
nized them as individuals, and that the
company would under no circumstances
recognize their organizat ton or suffer it or
them in any way to interfere with the
company in employing or discharging ITS
workmen. The committee then said the
organization would strike. The men con-
tinued a work that day, but the next
morning the company shut down the pits,
and about 800 negroes were without en-
ployment. The machine shops, job foundry
and coke oven battery are all in operation,
only the pipe foundry being closed. VI
late orders for pipe have been very Few,
and the management feared they might
have to close down ahe pits, but intended
to make every effort ito keep the plant mere
going, though probably half of the plants
of the company will be closed down Tor the
winter. Unless the negroes Immediately
return to work they will undoubtedly nave
to look elsewhere for job.
Two fatal accidents have occurred in the
ore mines near mere in the past two days
On Thursday Abb Smith an esteemed ne
gro miner at Woodw'lrd's ore mines, was
killed by a falling roc. And at Rnder S
negro miner was killed by thoushflessly
entering a room where a blast mad been
set.
Dr. L. A Chisholm, OF Symmetrical, Ala,
has been in the city for several days. He
has finally concluded to locate in the prac-
tice of his profession in this city. He will
open an office about the LIST of December.
Dr. T. C. Donald is quite sick with APP
pendicitis.
Mrs e. 7. s. Verdin arrived Thursday
from Halstead Kan., her late home, and
will hereafter make her home with her
daughter Mrs. William H. II. Judson.
9 DR.. Ben Kittrell, of Winona, Miss, form
erly resident of Bessemer. is visiting his
sister Mrs. James Trotter.
The failure so far of the Dimmick Pipe
company to finally locate in North Bdr-
mingham (1as aroused the hope of citizens
TRAIT THE plant may yet be secured for Bes-