The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-16
CONDITIONS GOOD
 IN ENSLEY PLANTS Many New Records Made Dur
 ing Present Year NEXT YEAR PROMISING General President w. D. Huber Will Address Carpenters and Joiners at
 Ensley Opera House Tonight. Everybody Is Invited.
NEXT YEAR PROMISING

Ensley, December 15.-(Special)- )-As the close of the year approaches the officials of the manufacturing plants located at this place are rejoicing over the records that have been made during the year in
 all departments
 The records are cause of special pride and satisfaction on the part of not only those in charge of the operations but ev- cry man in Ensley and the district New records in output of finished pro- duct have been made in nearly all depart ments in the plants in operation here and the officials are looking forward to next year with expectations of increased busi- ness.
 During the coming year No. furnace of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company will be completed as twin to No with a capacity of more than 300 tons of pig iron per day. As soon as the work of rebuilding this furance is com pleted another of the furnaces will be torn down and rebuilt with increased capacity, and so on until all six of the furnaces lo- cated at Ensley are of the mammoth size of No 6.
 The present year has shown many im- provements in the steel plant of the same company and a largely increased capacity
 It is believed that the coming years busi-
 ness will authorize still further improve
 ments and extensions in all departments The plant of the Alabama Steel and Wire company has been fitted with new and improved machinery during the year
 and it's output has been very satisfac- tory to all concerned.
 The plant of the Empire Flow company
 located at Ensley is doing larger busi- ness than ever before in it's history, and
 has enough orders ahead to keep the con- cern going at full capacity until the close of the season.
 I. G. Haas, president of the Empire Plow company, who has been spending
 few days in Ensey inspecting the local plant has returned to his home at Cleye-
 land, O., and is greatly pleased with the progress that Is being made in the mill. The plant has been recently fitted with some new and improved machinery, and the capacity is almost doubled If the present output is kept up the mill will have produced almost double it's usual out | put at the end of the present season.
 
 popular and are in use in nearly all the | southern states. Ensley is especially proud of the record that is being made by the | Empire Flow company here.
 Mrs. Morgan Dies. Mrs. J. w. Morgan of this city who 1 has been ill for some time died at St. Vim cents hospital at Birmingham this morn ing at 9:15 o'clock. Her death was quite shock to the community. While she had been i'll for some time her condition was not considered serious.
 The funeral will be conducted from the I farAly residence, No. 2400 Avenue r, this city tomorrow afternoon at o'clock and the interment will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs. Morgan leaves husband and | twelve children.
 Huber to Speak. w. D. Huber general president of the l United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, whose headquarters | are in Indianapolis, will address the mem | bers of the fraternity and others of this l city at the Ensley opera house tomor- | row night at 7:3O o'clock. | Everybody is invited to attend the meet I ing and it is expected that the opera house will be well filled. A number of the mem | bers of the order from Birmingham and | other points in the district will be present | This is the first time that a high of ficial of the union has visited the district and addressed the people and the local members are looking forward to the event
 with considerable interest. Notes and Personals. Miss Cleve Friddel of Sayre, is ex- pected to arrive in the city tomorrow to spend few days with her sister, Miss | Elizabeth Friddel
 l F,nsley aerie of Eagles met in reg ular session at it's hall tonight and trans acted business of importance to the or eanization besides initiating several new members
 The Junior Order of United American Mechanics met in regular session at It's hall last night and transacted business or inportance to the order. Officers were nominated for the annual election to be held December &
 Chief of Police Suggs received instrue- lions from the city council which met
 in special session last night not to allow
 fireworks in the business section of the
 city during the holidays
 Tomorrow will be the regular seml-
 monthly pay day at the steel plant and
 as the amount of the pay roll at this time
 is larger than usual. the merchants are
 expecting a very large trade just preced-
 ing and during the holidays The mer-
 chants have bought large stocks for the
 holidays and are prepared for the heaviest
 business in years