The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-19
ROLLING MILLS
 HAVE RESUMED BeSSemer is Preparing to En-
 certain Editors OBSERVE. LEES BIRTHDAY United States Government Places a Rush Order With T. C., I. 6 R. R.
 Go. for 100 Tons of
 No. 1 Foundry.
OBSERVE LEES BIRTHDAY

Bessemer, January S.-(Special. )-The Bessemer rolling mills resumed work this morning after suspension of operations since the holidays. The plate mill is running as usual but the bar mill put on day and night shift. This is one of Bessemer's most sub stantial industries and gives employment to about five hundred men. During the suspension many repairs were made around the plant and it's ca- pacty will be increased and the work better facilitated than before it was | closed down.
 The general industrial air of the Mar | vel City is brighter than it has been for | some time. All the furnaces, and indus l tries and mines are opering on full time and the merchants and business men are anticipating heavy trade this year and | the farmers are making preparations to l plant large crops.
 Government Buys Iron. | The United States government has | placed rush order with the Tennessee, | Coal, Iron and Railway company for 100 tons of No. soft foundry iron. The iron | is to be shipped to the navy yards at | Washington and will be used for ship l building. The iron is being made at No. l and 2 furnaces. Law and Oder Club Meets. l The executive committee of the Law | the Order club held an enthusiastic meeting tonight at the home of the Hon. James H. Ward, the president of the 1 club and committees on police and Sun day violations were appointed. | The club was organized several weeks | ago for the purpose of stamping out some evils that are alleged to exist in the city. It now has a membership of between 75 and 100.
 The committees are as follows: Police | committee-J. M. Crook, w. S. Weleh. Dr. k. M. Lacy, P. J. Fitzpatrick, U. Schaad- | acher. Committee on Sunday violation w. M Doyle, w. A. Reed, Dr. T. F. ! Robertson. c. A. Gillett, George Houston.
 President Hard was made an ex-offico member of both committees
 Preparing to Entertain Editors. The executive committee and the chair 1 men of the several committees on enter | tainment of the annual meeting of the l Alabama Press association at Bessemer next October held a meeting in Professor
 
 ! afternoon A full attendance was present and s2OO of the proposed s1.oO0 to be raised to go towards entertaining the delegates during their stay in the city was sub scribed.
 The subject of entertaining the associa- tion was discussed and all present were 1 enthusiastic in the aim to make this years session one of the most memorable | in the history of the association. It is q 1f4 .~..ft. tL. editors and their friends rousing time during their three days visit to the Mar vel City. Free entertainment, banquet. | furnace, mine and trolley parties, and | various other amusements will be tender i ed the delegates.
 Council to Meet.
 The council will hold It's regular semi monthly meting tomorrow night in the council chamber. It Is thought that some 1 important matters will require the con- sideration of the board.
 Will Observe Lees Birthday.
 The Confederate veterans of Besse- | mer will fitly celebrate the birthday of | General Robert E. Lee tomorrow 1 The United Daughters of the Confed- eracy of Bessemer chapter will meet to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock in the new | armory.
 specially arranged programme will | be carried out and crosses of honor will be presented to fourteen veterans of the l Chambers McAdory camp. The pro gramme follows:
 | Hymn" -"Coronation.'
 Prayer-Rev. J. l.. Britain. | Hymn-"America."
 Address-Col w. C. McTyeire
 Quartette-"Tenting on the Old Camp l Grounds" Mrs. Wegelin, Mrs. Bemiss, Dr. Waller. MT. Bancroft
 Addresses-Several veterans
 Solo and chorus-"Dixie," Dr. Waller
 Address-Mrs. Chambers McAdory
 Presentation of crosses-Daughters of the Confederacy.
 Benediction-Rev J. l.. Britain.
 Bound Over to Grand Jury.
 Hardy McVegh. a young white boy, was | bound over to the grand jury on $500 bond by Mayor Huey this morning on charge Of grand larceny. Jennie Hewitt and | Lizzie Whitehead were also sent to the grand jury charged with having received stolen property.
 McVeigh, it is alleged, stole some cloth- ing from J. r. Johnson, while MT. John son had dropped off to sleep on the last car coming out from Birmingham last Saturday night.
 Lecture at Library Hall.
 Omar V. Fowler the popular imper- senator, fun-maker and character delin- eator will appear in one of his recitals to- morrow night at Library hall for the ben eft of the First Christian church.
 Social and Personal.
 Mrs. c. w. Freeman, who has been critically i'll for the past few, days, is re- ported as being some better tonight.
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