The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-02
The Reduction in Iron.

the shooting created quite eommotion.
 The Reduction in Iron.
 ]. c. Maben, President of the sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company. today coroborated the announcement that of pig iron q per ton because of the in. vasion Of foreign made iron into the Southern furnace companies territory. He stated that European iron had been sold in Louisville and that other pipe makers fore purchased exclusively from the Southern manufacturers, have bought from tn foreigners. The reduction of price is looked to as the means of here that in very short while many sales will be made. MT. Maben says that the market is very strong and that even at q reduction the furnace companies are making good money. The invasion of European Iron has been noticed by Southern manufacturers now for several weeks. The reduction 10 victory also for the purchasing element of the iron market. their waiting policy, 1t is said, having had some effect.
 .. s.ssting of Council.
 The annual report of Mayor Drennen delivered tonight to the Board of Alder men showed that the total receipts last year of the city amounted to ,63S with disbursements of s47e.sT. The total as? sessed valuation of real and personal property during the past year amounted to $ls,31s 406. The Mayor touched on various matters which came up during The BoardNtonight granted . franchise to T. H. Aldrich & Son as trustees of the Birmingham District Coal. Light and Power Company. The company will put up machinery at coal mine near here
 to generate electricity which will be | for lights and power. The company is | to pay 1.500 for the franchise and work I is to start on the new industry at once. I Colonel Aldrich making this announce ment at the meeting tonight.
 The B. Y. P. U. Convention. The attendance at the tenth annual | convention of the Baptist Young People g | Union of Alabama. which met last night l at East Lake, near here, Is large Much The following officers were elected this 1 morning: President J. l.. Thompson oi
 Bessemer; First vice-President. M. B. | Neece, Huntsville; Secretary and Treas
 urer. Gwylyn Herbert: Besesmer. l Many interesting addresses and papers I were presented to the convention, and the meeting is proving great success Those | in attendance are:
 Rev. j. L.. Thompson, George Herbert
 Miss Ruby Reynolds, Miss Ella Bergen | Miss Alice Huey. Bessemer: Frank Val. | entine and Miss Martin, Clayton; E. J. Duncan and Miss Eva Henderson. Alex.
 der City; Mrs. Miller. Miss Della Collins
 linsville: Mir. and Mrs. Rabb. Evergreen
 arS gar Cole . and Mrs. W. R. Ham Hammon @
 t'ierence; J. F. Jones, Miss Jones. MT MT
 P. piliworth. viii Mickieson. Howart Barwell, Miss Ava Price and Miss Beu.
 lah Neece. Huntsville; J. R. Jenkins and
 Guy Ward. Jacksonville; H. c. Webb w. B. Nichols and c. B. Burnett, La Ethel Smith. w. P. Holmes and K. c Dillard, Montgomery; A. G. Spinks and u. c. Materson. New Decatur; Rev. w | R. Ivey; James Wright and Frank Mil ard Hall. Orrville: Miss Johnnie Nc.
 Gawan and Rev. l.. 0. Dawson, Tusca ioosa; Dr. F. c. Mcconnell, Atlanta Rev Walter Colley of Chicago; W. B.
 Crumpton and c. A. Stakely.
 Birmingham Finance.
 The total receipts of the city hall of. | fees for the month of March amount tC
 sl41s6.OS. exclusive of the receipts of tn, milk and meat inspection department The above amount is divided as follow.
 among the different departments:
 | License tax collections, S.8l5.50: street tax collections. $2,012.O0 total. S9s27.5O. Real estate and personal taxes: Taxes for 1902, $3,967.36; taxes for 1901. 1900. 1S9; l and 1858. SH. 73; interest on same, $l30. go fees. $57.O0 total $4.177.0S.
 1 Engineering department: Inspection re | ceipts, $50 sewer permits, 5000; street l permits, $2S. .00: building permits for build. l ings costing more than 1000 at $1. $24. .O0 building permits for buildings costing less
 than H,OOO at 50 cents each. S4o.5o; total
 $ls1 .50.
 ) Total receipts. si4,lss.Os.