The age-herald., 1900-11-25

ing strung over the residence and business parts fthe town and by the time this work is well under way the switchboard will be connected and the exchange put in operation. From sixty to seventy-five sub- scribers have already been secured and it is expected that this company will have their lines working within the next week or ten days
 The Home Telephone Company continues to make extensive preparations for operat- ing their system here. The wires and ca- -bles have nearly all been strung and large number of instruments placed in the stores and offices ready for service This company has spent a large amount of mon- ey in constructing one of the most sub stantial and up-to-date systems in the South. The exchange is being fitted up over England Bros. store on Nineteenth street.
 The thirty-two wooden structures that were burned down on Seventeenth street a little over a month ago are rapidly being replaced with handsome brick buildings. | his new work represents an enormous ex- penditure of money and when the buildings now being constructed are finished 1t will give that street a neat and creditable ap- pearance. These buildings will be the first to strike the eye of a visitor to Ensley and the people naturally feel deeply interested in this new work. The roughly constructed wooden buildings that stood there before gave room for criticism upon the town.
 Last week was noted in the history of the steel mill as being the one in which the largest output was obtained. Although the number of furnaces in operation were not as many had been on previous occa- sions, yet the tonnage was much greater, showing that a vast improvement had been made in the practice of the melting depart ment. It is stated that all ten of the basic open-hearth furnaces will be put in blast in very short while. Preparatory to this the company has all of their gas producers fired up and the furnaces are being heated so as to make the necessary Innings before taking in the metalloids.
 A new and additional battery of gas producers are being erected by this con- pany to be used in case the supply of gas from the producers now being fired up IS no, sufficient to keep all ten of the furnaces going, i. e., with an average number or producers off for repairs
 Since the election the blast furnaces of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company have been shipping regularly more pig iron than they have been mak- ing. All five of the furnaces have been in full blast and are doing good work
 Work on the new coke ovens of the Semet-Solvay B-Product Company has progressed rapidly, though the week in spite of the heavy rains that necessarily delayed the laying of brick for two days
 Protracted services will be held at the Presbyterian Church during the coming week, conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. w. Orr, who will be assisted by Dr. A. B. Curry, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham.
 c. P. Fegan. assistant general passenger agent; J. H. Word, southeastern passenger agent and C. H. Morgan, travelling pas- senger agent of the Texas and Pacific Rail- way, were in town today looking at the developments that are being made in this district
 Andrew Schrauth, capitalist from Mill waukee, Wis, spent some time In visiting our leading industries today.
 W. A. Palmer who is connected with the l.. and N. railway at Mobile, has been here for the past two days looking after his interests.