The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-06
THE MINERAL MERGER
NEARLY EVERY LARGE FURNACE
 IN STATE WILL BE INVOLVED.
People of Anhiston are Interested in Progress of Woodstock Iron
 Works--Captain Bush fs s Rather Non-Com initial.

Anniston, March 5.-(SpeciaL) )--Al- though but little has been said of the merger of the iron and steel properties of the south effecting the local plant ! of the Woodstock Iron Works. it comes from a we'll informed gentleman on such matters that such is the case. Not only will the Woodstock Iron Works be one of the merger but nearly every furnace in Alabama will be brought In and all made into one large company.
 Captain T. c. Bush Is at the head of the movement to consolidate and he has been asked If 1t would effect the local furnaces but he evaded a direct answer and gave the interrogator to understand that 1t would. It Is known | by a few that In the past few days a | gentleman known as a furnace expert and having a high standing as an em- ploye of one of the largest concerns | scheduled to become part of the mer- ger has visited the local properties in the interest of his concern. This gentleman is at the head of the iron making department of his company and his visit to the city certainly sig nifies something, as he was in com pany with the local Woodstock officials during his stay as well as visiting the plant and looking over it.
 The news that should a merger oc- lcur the woodstock will be included will be gratifying to many, as It will certainly mean that the plant will be operated, for it is well known that it | is cheaper to haul the pig than 1t Is | the raw material and 1t is understood that the main reason for the purchase
 of the woodstock will be to secure
 their rich ore and limestone properties Within a few months the Altoona line | of the Louisville and Nashville Rail road will be finished and the coal prop. critics of the Birmingham district will be brought in much closer touch witt Anniston and will lessen the expenst of making iron by lower freight
 rate.
 Mir. s. T. Lester, who formerly con ducted a business on East Tenth stree and later at Gurnee avenue and Twen tieth street. was seriously hurt in hi' store in Talladega a few days ago. Th' proprietor of another establishment went into his store and attempted tt hire his clerk. MT. Lester interposet in a kind but positive way when boti the men jumped on him, and proceeded to carve him up with their knives Several serious wounds were made ant his jugular vein almost severed. In formation from his bedside yesterda!
 was of a more encouraging nature ant 1t Is now thought that he will recover
 Seaboard Air Line engine No. 25 Jumped the track at Jacksonville yes
 terday and was delayed one hour ant
 fifty minutes while waiting for th
 relief engine, which was sent in iron
 the main line at Tredegar. It seem
 that the cause of the derailment wa
 a loose wheel on one of the axles un
 der the tender. As the train was run
 ming slowly at the time of the derail
 ment. however. no one was hurt, am
 the damage done to the engine wa
 inconsiderable.
 The county court yesterday trie'
 Jesse Smith, a negro. for beating hi
 wife. and Judge Crook fined him $2t
 Henry Clover. also 8 negro, was boun'
 over to the city court grand jury fl
 the sum of $50 for an assault on an
 other negro. He made the bond. VII
 Johnson waived examination and wa
 bound over to the city court gran' jury In the sum of $500 for assaul
 with intent to murder, He was unabl
 to make the bond and was remande to jail