The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-10
FOUR OPEN HEARTHS
ARE IN OPERATION
Big GadSden Plant Has Surplus
of 100 TunS
FRUIT SAFE IN ETOWAH
w. S. Funk is Badly Burned While
Pouring Hot Metal at Steel
Plant-0ther News
of Gadsden.

Gadsden, April 9. -(Special)-C. e. Huff
man. superintendent of county convicts.
has filed his report for the month OF
March with Judge of Probate Penn, in
which he gives the cost of maintenance
of convicts, guards, etc. at $4vo.S9. He
worked 4SO days with nine teams, the
average cost per day per convict being "a
cents. The free hbor gang reports that
they spent $265.93 in various parts of tho
county. There was collected during tn,
month of March Tor road tax exemption
s1,5oS92. All the county officials make
very good showing for their respective
departments.
The fourth open hearth steel furnace
of the Alabama Steel and Wire company
has been placed in operation. This gives
the furnace daily capacity of 400 tons
of basic Steel being a daily surplus of
100 tons. The nail and wire plant at
Ensley has been consuming the entire
output up to this time. This daily sur
plus of 100 tons will be put on the mar
ket in the shape of billets and will be
for sale. All four of the furnaces ara
working splendidly and there has bee1
which has been idle since the explosion
at Virginia City. will be in operation
again soon.
The Etowah County Farmers associ-
alton of Etowah county met at the coun-
ty court house Saturday, with very good
attendance. Congressman John l.. Bur-
nett made a splendid talke, also Col.
Charles Rattray of Cherokee county. Sew
eral new beats which have recently or
ganzied were reported The association
agreed to meet evry first Tuesday in the
month for the county organization and
the beat meetings the preceding Satur-
day.
The citizens of Gadsden have subscribed
more than 500 for the entertainment OF
the volunteer firemen here next month
at the carnival. Some splendid prizes
have been offered for the best teams
and an exciting time is expected.
w. S. Funk, an employee of the Alabama
Steel and Wire company. was badly
burned on his right foot yesterday after
noon while pouring hot steel at the steel
plant. He was quickly brought to his
home in this city where the wounded
member was dressed, and it is thought
that he will not lose his foot. His son
had similar accident two weeks ago and
is just now able to be up.
The Etowah Sacred Harp Singing con-
ventlon will be held at Alliance hail. four
miles below Gadsden on the fifth Saturday
In April, at which time 1t will be de-
cided where the annual convention will
be held in August
The Daughters of the Confederacy. who
recently organized in this city with a
good membership. has decided to make
a proposition to the city officials that If
the city will erect fence around the
Riverside park, put In benches and swings
and water, the Daughters will set out
flowers, etc, and look after the park and
erect fine monument to the memory of
Emma Sansom that daring heroine of
the civil war, of whose glorious deed so
much has been written. 1t is very likely
that the city officials will accept the
proposition.
The city has purchased one thousand
feet of new and first class hose for the
use of the volunteer fire company When
the new hose arrives Gadsden fire lad
dies will have nearly four thousand feet
of good hose, besides being otherwise
we'll equipped to fight fire
w. B. Moseley of Menlo. Ga, the pioneer
fruit man Of this section, has informed
your correspondent that the fruit and
strawberry crop was not injured bv the
heavy frost a few mornings ago. He
says he made a personal investigation of
both peach and Strawberries in the most
exposed places and says he found that
the fruit was not injured in the least.
He says the yield will be very large.
Gardens We're not injured not even the
beans being frost bitten. which is very
remarkable as the frost was an exceeding
ly heavy one.