The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-08
BLAKrMORE HAS A BEE

OLhAEWUNE uhC A DEF woUD LIKE TO BE SUCCESSOR OF HUGHES.
 President Maben of the Sloss- shenaeld Steel Company Predicts . Run- away Iron Market In the Spring.
 Birmingham. Jan. 7.---(special)-- Many rumors prevailed today in refer mite was given out. Dr. J. W. Hughes, who has been postmaster for seven years, is still in charge of the ofice. Ills frienGs are w1nrkling ,na laesI hard to have were out today that ]. w. Lee would be appointed postmaster. Professor John T. Blakemore, assistant postmas- ter. today gave out a,sent g statement that Dr. Hughes was in the office or there was any chance of his being retained. If there Is to be a removal, he states he will become a full-hedged candidate McGi1l Has . New Ambition. William M McGill, editor of the ne- gro newspaper, Hot Shot," Is in Wash the position of Consul to San Domin go. McGill filed his petition for the posi- tion and received a note from the department announcing receipt and should be a vacancy. McGin writes from Washington now that he lis not to be left out in the cold"
 Death of J. M. Neill.
 J. NJ Neill. one of the pest known stock dealers in Birmingham, a resi- dent of this place nearly twenty years. died today after an illness of nearly a year with Brights disease. He was a belonged to the Woodmen of the World, Masons and Knights of Honor. He leaves a widow, three sons and four daughters. Mir. Neill came here from Pulaski. Tenn., and is we'll known in
 old Landmark Being Torn Down.
 Workmen will begin tearing down the two, story brick building on the southside of Second Avenue between Twentieth and Twenty-frst Street on Monday, known as the Brown building, to give way for a four-story modern business block for the Burger Drygoods building was used about twenty-five years ago as an opera house. It was known as Sublett Hall and some of the best actors ever on the stage ap- peared in this hall The new build ing will be of brick and steel.
 To Build New Furnace.
 The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road Company has collected a force of workmen to begin the erection of Ensley to be used in the production of steel ingots. The new furnace will be used In the melting department and will add facilities to the plant so that the to ssT san be increased from strong demand for steel and rail in particular. The Tennessee Company is considering orders being offered for rail so that not too many orders are &C., cepted. The production promises to be large number of orders for rail are already in hand and a good inquiry is being received.
 Inquiries for J. w. Bear.
 c. J. Geohegan has received let ter from Jamaica, British West Indies. making inquiries for J. W. Beer, who was bookkeeper in Birmingham in 1888. The writer of the letter claims to be son of Beer and writes that when last heard from the man was in Birmingham.
 After Cut Rate stamp DeaIers.
 Detectives are now hot after the men who have been in Birmingham du- ring the past few days selling postage stamps at a reduction. Special officers of the Alabama Great Southern Rail- road especially are very active. inas- much as safe-blowers have been work ing along their line lately. The de- pot at Colbran. between Birmingham ana Chattanooga, was burglarized this SnS week s,ap and the afe safe s robbed of money were blown at Eutaw. Centerville and Littleton, In this State. That Bir- mingham Is being used as the base Of sieuths and for that reason a close search is being made at this point. ..
 Visit of Rinearson.
 W. C.. Rinearson, General Passenger which includes the Alabama Great Southern Railroad, was kn the city looking over conditions and meeting merchants and citizens in general Mir. Rinearson has been to Birmingham often and Is great admirer of this section. He was recently on a trip to Havana and other places in Cuba. The climate there was very warm and the cold winds of today were felt by the genial railroad man. The Queen and Crescent route is doing a fine pas senger business" said he this morn ing, and the prospects are very bright for a continuation of conditions for some time.
 Runaway Iron Market Predicted.
 President J. C. Maben of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, today predicted runaway iron market this spring. l.
 
 South have sold more iron than they can produce" said President Maben :and feel safe in saying that iron will go over SIS this spring"
 There is not a large amount of iron on the yards in this district, despite reports current in the North that there is between O,000 and 100, 900 tons being held back by Alabama manufacturers for better prices. Railroad officials as- sert that there is not much iron or the yard in this section. An order for thirty-fve cars to handle pig iron was placed with one of the railroads thIs week an dwhen the cars were moved to the furnace plant the iron was not ready to be loaded. The great amount of iron dwindles when a casual inspe,. tion Is made. The iron production in this State is far from being normal
 It is learned that there will be decided improvement in the coke out but shortly. It Is a shortage of coke that is holding down the iron produc- ton. The Tutweiler Coal, Iron and Railroad Company are preparing to build a large battery of coke ovens near Vanderbilt The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company will, 1t is un- derstood, erect a number of coke ovens between EnsIey and Vivian. The Re public Iron and Steel Company have loo coke ovens which were comple ted just before the strike began which are to be lighted shortly. Other coke o.yans fn the States arc heinz made