The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-28
ORDER GIVEN FOR 14OO FREIGHT CARS More Than 1000 Wanted by
 the Southern WADE SPROULL IS DEAD We'll Known Hardware Man of Annls- ton Passes Away In Las Vegas,
 Where He Had Gone to
 Seek Health.
WADE SPROULL IS DEAD

Anniston, January 27.-(Special.) )-The Western Steel Car and Foundry company has been awarded contracts within the last few days for the building of four teen hundred freight cars by the local plant and that work on them would com mence just as soon as material could be secured. The greater majority of these cars are to be built for the Southern road, in fact more than one thousand of the number.
 Everything will be in readiness for starting up the rolling mill on Monday, February g. It Is expected the pudding furnaces will start on that day; the fin ishing mill about a week later. Owing to the very disagreeable weather that has been prevalnng for the past few weeks the company has been unable to get in material but with more open weather 1t will move rapidly and the great plant will soon be all aglow from one end to the other with life. All the machinery has been gone over and placed in good condition. A working force is rapidly be- ing employed and systematized.
 Vlnson Dies From Injuries.
 J. T. Vinson, working in the plant of the Western Car and Foundry company, while going to his work very early one morning last week, fell into a pit and received an ugly concusson on the head He was removed to the Parker house and every medical attention given him, but he died from the effects of the wound yesterday. His remains were carried to his home near the plant of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry com pany. The funeral occurred this afternoon from the late residence of MT. Vinson. The interment will be at Pine Grove cem- etery. He was a member of Royal Oak lodge, No. 106, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The lodge will attend the fun eral in a body.
 Wade SproulI Dies.
 MT. Wade Sprou1l died at 12:30 a. m. at Las Vegas, N. M, whither he had gone in a vain search for health. He had been a resident of Anniston for many years, coming from Rome Ga. He was secre- tary and treasurer of the Anniston Hard ware company, one of the largest firms in the state, and his death will cast a host of friends Into gloom. The cause of Mir. Sproulrs death was a lung trouble from which he had suffered for many years. Accompanied by Mrs. Sproull he left Anniston on the first day of the new year for Las Vegas hoping to benefit himself by the visit and treatment he would receive at the resort. Instead or improving he became worse, and since last Saturday his condition has been con- sidered serious. MT. William Sproull, a younger brother, went to the bedside last Saturday and was with the wife to comfort her in the last sad hours of her husbands s life. Besides his wife he leaves four chill dren: Martha, Creswell, Louise and Wade, Jr., ranging from 15 years in age down. He has several other relatives in this city and in Rome, Ga. The remains will be brought here Saturday and the fu- neral will take place Sunday afternoon, with interment at Edgemont cemetery.
 Recruiting Station Opened.
 J. F. Westerberg, advance representa- tive of the naval recruiting party No. 3, arrived in the city yesterday and has se- cured rooms at the Victoria for himself and party. They will open a recruiting office here and will probably remain in this section for some time securing re- cruitts for the navy.
 Will Shake Up Rates.
 Freight rates to Anniston from Cincin- natl St. Louis. Memphis, Nashville and other points will receive a general shak- ing up on February 1. The rate circular has been issued and is now in the hands of the local officials, whereby rates will be reduced from 20 cents per one hundred down to no change. This reduction is said to have been occasioned by the re- duction of rates into Atlanta and Annis- ton gets the same reductions experienced by the Gate City.