The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-02
NEW STAVE MILL
 IS IN OPERATION GadSden Plant Will Employ
 Thirty-fve Men CON TRACTOR IS POISONED Furnace is to be Built by the Alabama Consolidated at eadsden
 Alongside the New
 One.
CONTRACTOR IS POISONED

Gadsden May 1.-(Special )-W. F. Fullington, owner and manager of the Queen City Lumber company at this place. has just completed a large stave and heading mill at cost of $l2, coo and which VIII work thirty-hve men. The plant has been completed and placed in operation, the lire being touched off by his 3-year-old daughter Miss Angyion. The new mill has one fifty and two thirty horsepower New Era engines and three eighty horse power boilers. which operate twentythree pieces of machinery all used in the man. ufacture of the barrel slaves and kegs.
 This plant will turn out 1000 barrels and 300 kegs each day The barrel slaves and heads will be shipped knocked down, while the kegs will be made complete and shipped in two sizes. It will take twenty five cords of lumber for the mill each day. Contracts for a years output have been made. Mir. Burlington has contract with the Annlston Lime and Stone com pany, which operates lime works in Eto- wah county, eight miles east of Gadsden. for 600 barrel slaves while he also has order for a half million from the Lagarde Lime Works at the same place.
 Contractor Is Poisoned.
 The Rev. James Dodge was stricken Friday night in a most peculiar manner, and for many hours his life was dispaired of MT. Dodge had spent the day in Bir 'mingham on business. reaching home about 7:30 o'clock. He walked in, spoke to the family walked to the rear of the house, drank a glass of water, and re- turning to the room, fell to the floor in a faint. Physicians were hurriedly called and spent the entire night with him and until 10 o'clock Saturday morning, before re regained consciousness.
 He was unable to talk or even move his lips, the blood vessels on his forehead stood out like whipcords ana his face was almost black. The physicians were undecided as to whether 1t was poison or apoplexy. but later decided 1t was poison He Is now resting easily, and is con sidered out of danger. His sons, who were in Birmingham, were wired for. MT. Dodge is a prominent citizen here and is a well known contractor with numer- ous friends.
 Will Have New Furnace.
 Gadsden Is to have another new fur mace. It will be erected by the Alabama Consolidated company alongside the new one recently completed here which Is giving such perfect satisfaction. A new blowing engine has been purchased and will be placed in here in order to give more blowing power, after which the old stack, which went out of commission when the new one was placed in commits sion, will be torn down and rebuilt with new material and all the most modern equipments.
 Col. T. G. Bush. president of the com pany, was here some ten days ago In company with other officers of the com pany, and found everything running smoothly and turning out frst-class' quality of iron. When this new furnace is completed Gadsden will probably have the two largest and finest furnaces in the state.
 Real estate deals are becoming more frequent now Two small deals were made Saturday in which the Gadsden Real Estate company sold two residences, one to Arthur Beeson for 5000, and one to w. M. Willbanks for $700. Besides these several other deals have been made and real estate is taking an active part in the growth of the town.