The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
WOODWARD IRON co.
INCREASES STOCK
One Million Dollars Additional
Capital Authorized
MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
Raleigh Jones viii Be Given Pre-
liminary Hearing at Ressemer
Today for Murder of Lee
Morrison.
MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS

Bessemer, March Especial. while nc
announcement has been made as to the
extentlons and improvements being
planned the increase in the capital stock
of the Woodward Iron company from
81. 100000 to 100000 is a matter of much
interest to the people of this city and
community.
All of the operations of the Woodward
Iron company are at Woodward and
vicinity near this city and it is considered
one of the most valuable mining and
manufacturing industries in the Birming-
ham district.
At Dolomite. near the furnaces, the
company digs its own coal and limestone
and at Red mountai6 on the other side,
is secured the ore for the furnaces. All
this raw material used in the MANUFACTURES
of pig iron is dug from mines owned
and operated by the Woodward company
and the material is hauled to the furnaces
over a railroad which is also owned and
operated by the company. The company
does not buy a pound of its raw material
from the mines of other companies nor
does it sell any of its material to other
furnaces, but digs all its own raw mate
rial and uses it in the manufacture of its
products.
So thoroughly equipped is this company
with every facility for the operation
of its several departments 1t is easily
the most independent and one of the
most progressive manufacturing concerns
In the Birmingham district.
It is certain that the Woodward Iron
company will make some important i'm
provements and extensions either in their
mining operations or In the furnaces.
Preliminary Hearing.
Raleigh Jones, the white man who is
in the county Jail at Birmingham charged
with the killing of Lee Morrison ana
the wounding of James Lowry in this
city last week will be given a preliminary
hearing before Justice OF the Peace T. J.
Tillman in this city tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
The killing occurred in the saloon Of
Crawford Bros on Nineteenth street about
noon Monday, February 49, Lowry was
only slightly wounded and it is believed
that he will be able to attend the trial
tomorrow
Child Is Burned.
Lucille, the 9-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. r. Rawlinson of Browns station,
on the Powderly car line, was possibly
fatally burned at the home of its par
ents early this morning.
The chlld's dress caught fire from the
CRATE before which she was standing and
before the fire could be extingushed the
child was frightfully burned about the
body.
Everything possible is being done to
save her life, but it is feared that the
burns will prove fatal
About $4,000 Is to be spent at once in
the improvement and remodeling of the
Steiner block at the corner of Second
avenue and Nineteenth street in this city.
This is the largest business block in
the city and possibly the handsomest.
1t is four stories high, has fifteen store
rooms. besides two hundred rooms above
the second floor.
The entire building is to be overhauled
and remodeled and when the work is
done the building will be greatly inn
proved in appearance besides affording
greater convenience to the occupants
Local contractors have been awarded
the contracts for the work.
Notes and Personals.
Rarden e Scott are moving their mer-
camille establishment from the corner
of Nineteenth street and Third avenue
TO their new place on second avenue.
Bessemer Beaver Dam No. Z will hold
an important meeting at their hall on
Third avenue tomorrow night. One or
two of the head officials of the order
will be present and will address the lodge.
1t is understood that work will begin
soon on the new line of the Birming-
ham Railway Light and Power company
from this city to Jonesboro. There are
rumors of stlll further extensions to be
made by the company in this section in
the near future