The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-11
NEW FURNACE IS
 NOW BEING BUILT Is in the Steel Plant Depart
 ment at tnSlcy TO COST ABOUT S25,000 Sunday School Workers of Ensley Att tend Annual Convention at the First Methodist Church In Birming-
 ham-Notes and Personal.
TO COST ABOUT S25,OOO

Ensiey. November 10.--(Special. )-The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com- pany is building a new furnace In the steel plant department at this place to be known as furnace No. Il, and which will be, when completed, the largest and best of the kind In the south.
 The new furnace is being built at the southeast end of the battery and next to No 10, with which it will be connected.
 To accommodate the new furnace an ex- tension is being built to the main build ing 11o feet long and is being supplied with thirty-ton capacity steel crane gir- ders. It is understood that the total cost of the Improvements being made in this department will be about s25,0oO
 A portion of the roof of the new exten- sion is being built so that panel can be removed to charge the new furnace with skulls and other scraps aecumulatlnS from tho other ten furnaces in the de- partment.
 Contractors are pushing the work on tho New furnace and extension as rapidly as possible The increased capacity or tho plant has become necessary on ac- count of the greatly increased demand for the products of the plant and the people of Ensley are very much grati- fled with the evidence of prosperity.
 No. furnace which is being erected Tn the furnace department of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company Is pro- gressing well and those in charge of the construction hope to have 1t completed and ready for the torch early next year. This furnace, as has been announced in these dispatches, will be a twin to No. D, with a daily capacity of about 400 tons or pig iron.
 Attend Convention.
 A number of the Sunday school workers of Ensley attended the annual convention of the Jefferson County Sunday School association at the First Methodist church at Birmingham yesterday and today.
 J. S. Falkner, president of the Ensley district association of Sunday schools made an address in the convention today at II o'clock. His subject was Prob lems in Sunday School Work" and the address was attended with great interest by all present.
 Notes and Personals.
 Mrs E. A. Braswell of Mobile is spend ing a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Wells, in this city.
 Alderman w. l.. Settle presided In police court this morning in the absence or Mayor N w. Scott, who went to Selma to hear Lieutenant Governor R. M Gun ningham, who addressed the people of that city and community on the issues of the gubernatorial campaign. There were no cases of importance in the court this morning.
 T. H. Moore of Tuscaloosa was in the city today the guest of his son, Fred Ii. Moore.
 I. T. Lowrey went to Brookwood today where he will take a hunting trip With some friends.
 The Ensey Masonic lodge held it's regu- lar meeting last night and raised Eowarc Lieschman to the degree of Master Ma son. number of the Ensley Masons will attend the state grand lodge which meets at Montgomery December 5. T. M. Donalden and Mayor N. w. Scott accompanied Lieutenant Governor R. M. Cunningham to Selma this morning where the later made a speech. They are expected to return to the city to- night