The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-25
STEEL PLANT RUMORS
ANOTHER ENTERPRIsE FOR BIRM-
 INGHAM PROBABLE.
Everything in Readiness for Opening of Y,uhIic schools This Morning Knights of Columbus
 Initiation. ..

Birmingham. Sept 4.-(special. )-- The report that the sioss-sheffield Steel and Iron Company Is to ersct large steel plant in this district has been revived It is expsctea, ,tS,a 5nn' tse erk nent o few months and 1t said that rail mill with a daily capacity of 1000 tons will be built in connection with the steel works. The matter was wsu reesnsiy ssnst Journal of New York and when Presi- dent J. c. Mabin was asked about 1t he said:
 to build a steel plant at North Birm- inkham some day and this enterprise Is probably not far In the future. How ever, the report that we are going to move our city furnaces to North Birm- will remain where they are, but when we build the steel mill we will erect two additional blast furnaces at North Birmingham"
 which the management of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company has in mind will cost something like mil lion and a quarter dollars and that the two additional iron i7on furnaces aaa VIII cal that the company is prepared 10 build these plants without borrowing a dol lar Meanwhile. the company Is de- veloping new mining property in order
  city which 1t has in contemplation.
 The Public Schools.
 All preparations have been completed for the opening of the public schools promises to exceed all previous records.
 Contrary to expectations the new high school building will not be ready rapidly nearing completion 1t will not be ready for use until about December l. Vsien finished it will be one of the finest high school building in the South. During the year the beard of 900 on new schools of which sum s150, 900 goes into the new high school The building is four stories In height and when completed will be one of the largest public buildings in the city and perhaps the most commodious high school building in the South. The auditorium will have a seating eapa- city of 1,400 persons.
 In addition to this building two. new elementary schools are being built at cost of s25,000 each. One is located on the North Highlands, known as the Berker school. and the other on the fHSih Hishiands ishsehi sehooi. % Both wifi be ex. cellent buildings. The new high school building will be prepared to accorflo- date more than 1000 pupils and will ee fully equipped with a manual training
 
 K. of C. Initiation.
 Birmingham Council No. 635 Knights of Columbus, held monster initiation this afternoon, seventy new members being initiated. The work was done under the direction of Grand Knight Frank P. O'Brien and presen' was National Organizer Patrick Nc Ardle of Chicago. who Is on his way tc Cuba 10 institute the order in Havana MT McArdle was accompanied by stan of distinguished offfcials of the order He was Joined here by Deputy Confgar of Atlanta, the head of the order IT Georgia.
 The Knights attended high mass a St Paui's Catholic Church in the morn ing and the initiation occurred in thu afternoon. A social session followed the initiation.
 Funeral of William Bethea.
 The funeral of William M. Bethea the well known lawyer who died sud denly yesterday from the bursting 0 an artery occurred this afternoon iron his late residence on South Tenth Ave nue.
 The services were conducted by pr James H. Mccoy. pastor of the Fiv' Points Methodist Church. A concours of friends. including many members Q the Birmingham bar, was present. Tn interment was at Eimwood cemetery EXCELLENT MUSIC, ISN'T TT that the girls are making at EIectrl, m An