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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-27

THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Coz ATLANTA GAs
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c. M WIENER DEAD.
Was the Popular Doorkeeper at the
Bjou Theatre.

c. NJ Wiener, doorkeeper at the Bijou
theatre. died yesterday morning at the
home of his mother in Mobile. succumb-
ing after few days illness to an at
tack of pneumonia. The funeral will
probably be held Sunday in Mobile. The
Theatrical Mechanics association of Biz
mingham will send a committee to take
charge of the obsequies.
Mr. Wiener was a young man widely
known in Birmingham, and had many
friends He had been doorkeeper at
the Bijou ever since the theatre came
into the control of Jake Wells a period
of about five years. He also had charge
of the Bijou advertising business.
Mr.. Wiener's death was entirely UNI
expected and a great shock to the friends
and acquaintance of the young man,
who appreciated his excellent qualities
and his obliging disposition A severe
cold developed into pneumonia, which
speedily resulted in his death.
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and partly to the blowing out of furnaces
for repairs.
The coke situation is much mixed, and
the immediate future Is decidedly in
doubt. While in many of the great coke
producing fields non-union labor is en-
ployed. yet it is highly probable that a
strike of the union miners would spread
over the entire country. coal strike
would have a profound influence on the
iron situation, and would at this time
mean an immense loss to the ironmas-
ters. The danger of a strike is dark
cloud on am otherwise bright sky There
seems to be a general impression that
Il great many of the miners themselves
would welcome a strike, irrespective of
any question involved, simply because
they have been working now uninterrupt-
eddy for a long period and a strike would
mean a vacation. We understand that
in many districts this fact will have a
very decided influence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
LETTERS WRITTEN
ABOUT STREET CARS
Mayor Wants More Cars at
Certain Hours
SAYS CARS ARE CROWDED
Wants Chairman Parker to Investigate
the Alleged Congestion of Cars
at First Avenue and
Twentieth Street.
SAYS CARS ARE CROWDED

Mayor Ward yesterday addressed a let
ter to General Manager J. A. Emery of
the Birmingham Railway. Light and Pow
er company asking him to give the spe-
cial committee appointed on street cars
information relative to the crowded con-
dition of the cars between O'Clock and
z o'clock in the evening.
The letter says among other things
that You probably recognize the fact
that the Inconvenience the public are
standing now will not be put up with in
definitely Also that when passenger
pays a fare he is at least entitled to a
seat
Mr.. Emery declined to make state
ment yesterday.
The letter sent to Mr.. Emery by Mayor
Ward is as follows:
March Is. 1906.
J.. A. Emery. Vice President. City.
Dear Sir: In order to furnish such in
formation to the committee that will
investigate the subject at the next meet
ing. would be glad to have you advise
what steps your company is taking to
put on more cars on various lines be-
tween the hours of and in the even
ing.
You probably recognize the fact that
the Inconvenience the public are stand
ing now will not be put up with in
definitely. Also that when a passenger
pays a fare he is at least entitled to
seat.
Hoping that you will take steps to re-
lieve the situation as rapidly as possible
and awaiting reply, I am very truly,
G. WARD, Mayor
Along a somewhat similar line, Mayor
Ward has written a letter to John L. Par
ker, chairman of the railway commit
tee of the City Council asking that he
Investigate the Congestion of traffic at
corner of Twentieth street and First ave-
nue."
The letter has been referred by Mr..
Parker to the officials of the street rail-
way company. 1t is as follows:
John l.. Parker, Chairman Railroad
Committee City.
Dear Sir: Your attention is called to
the congestion of traffic at corner OF
Twentieth street and First avenue
1.-THE banking up of street cars there
is making it Impossible and dangerous
for vehicles of any kind to attempt TO
pass.
"rhis is due to the arrangement of the
street car system in bringing too many
lines past this particular corner. ~
1T is herewith suggested that your
committee take the matter up with
view of relieving the situation at the
above mentioned corner and also Second
avenue and Twentieth street. Very truly,
&c. WARD, Mayor.
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CONDUCTOR LAND
DIES OF INJURIES
THROWN FROM cABooSE OF HIS
TRAIN NEAR GREEN SPRINGS
THURSDAY NIGHT AND CARRIED
TO ST. VlNcENTs HOSPITAL.

j. S. Land, a well known freight con-
ductor on the Louisville and Nashville,
died yesterday afternoon at liz o'clock
at st. Vincents hospital from injuries re-
ceived Thursday night near Green
Springs.
The deceased lived at 800 South Fiji
tenth street, and was well known in
railroad circles. Thursday night he dis
covered hot box on one of the cars
on his train. He was standing in the ca
boose attempting to signal the engineer
to STOP so that the box could be cooled.
and in doing so leaned too far out of
the door. He struck a cattle guard and
was thrown to the ground while the train
was moving about thirty miles an hour.
His right hip was shattered and he re-
ceived internal injuries. He was brought
to Birmingham on his train and carried to
st. Vincent's hospital in the ambulance
of Shaw & Son.
Mr. Land was attended by DR. PRESLEY.
He suffered great pain until he reached
the hospital. where he died shortly after
l o'clock yesterday. The deceased leaves
a wife and several children.
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TO ERECT PLANT
NEAR BESSEMER
A NEW FERTILIZER FACTORY
WILL BE BUILT AT oNcE-To
EMPLOY BETWEEN 200 AND $50
MEN.

The jefferson County Fertilizer COM
pany which filed articles of incorpora ton
in the probate court Thursday will prob
ably erect its large plant in the vicinity
of Bessemer. ]. G. Whitfield, the presi-
dent of the company, will give his entire
time to the business of the new concern.
J. w. Donnelly, formerly superintendent
of the Proctor & Gamble company of
Cincinnati, is the vice president OF the
fertilizer company, and Henry B. Gray
is the secretary and treasurer.
The authorized capitalization of the
company is $4,000, of which s2OO.oCO has
been subscribed The latter amount is
deemed sufficient for the start.
Vice President Donnelly said last night:
ut is our purpose to build a factory for
the manufacture of chemical fertilizers
on an extensive scale. We will utilize
some of the Alamaha minerals.
Our mills will employ between 200 and
$50 men. The plant will be erected and
ready for operations within a few
MONTHS
The stockholders include many promi-
nent men of Birmingham and it is felt in
business circles that the plant will prove
to be one of the most important indus
tries of this district
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Local Week of Prayer.

The women of the Birmingham Baptist
association are cordially invited to attend
the services of the week of prayer for
home missions, which will be held in the
following churches:
Monday, March 19-Each society at
home.
Tuesday. March 2o-Twenty
Street church.
Wednesday, March 21-First church, Biz
mingham.
Thursday, March 22-First church, North
Birmingham.
at 10 a. M, all day meeting.
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The charter for the Joseph Wheeler
Equestrian Monument association has
been received and placed in the office of
the association in the Wilson building.
The association was formed at recent
meeting of Camp Hardee, United Con-
federate Veterans, and has been duly in
corporated Gen. J. w Bush is president
and Capt. J. Lawler Darby is secretary
and treasurer. Anyone who contributes
81 to the fund being raised for the cree
ton of an equestrian monument to the
memory of the late Gen. Joseph Wheeler
will be allowed to vote on the location,
which will be to the Alabama city that
receives the greatest number of votes.
On contributing the required amount
the donor is given a certificate of men,
bership in the association, which will
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
STEEL CORPORATION REPORTS.
The company's Gross Receipts During
1905 Were $5s5, 531,736.

New York, March 16.-1he pamphlet re-
port of the United States Steel corpora
ton for the year ending December 81
shows that the eompany's gross receipts
were $685.. 531, 1876. increase of $40, 926, 90s.
The net earnings were s119, 1871 65S. an in
crease of s46,611,136. After payment of in
terest and dividend charges for depre-
citation and appropriations for new con-
struction and improvements there remain
ed a surplus for the year of 81, O65, s15, an
increase of $12,017.962.
In summarizing general conditions tho
report says: 1.-THE improvement In the
iron and steel business which became
evident in the latter part of 1904 and to
which reference was made In the last
annual report was generally maintained
throughout the entire year of 1906 The
tonnage of untitled orders on the books
on December 81, 1905. was 7.6O50s6 tons OF
all kinds Of manufactured products in
comparison with 4.6962O3 tons at the close
of 1904"
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ANOTHER HOSE WAGON
Is ORDERED BY THE CITY

The city has ordered another hose way
on. 1t will be placed at station No. g.
which will be situated at Norwood, the
eastern end of North Highlands. 1t Is
expected that still another wagon will be
ordered for station No. 10, which will be
built in short time at Fountain Heights
The new wagon will be similar in all re-
spects to those bought recently for Sta
tons and S. 1t will have a capacity of
about 1900 feet of hose, and will carry
seven or eight men.
The site for the station has been bought
by the city and work of construction viii
commence shortly. It will be only few
days before the apparatus is installed at
station on Linden street. near Highland
avenue, and in few weeks No will be
installed.
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with stealing COW and number of pigs,
pleaded guilty at the preliminary before
judges of the inferior court yesterday and
was bound over to the grand jury.
The case of VIII Twitty. charged with
murder was continued in the criminal
court.
Among the cases set for hearing on
circuit court is that of George G. Phil
lips against Mayor George b. Ward. The
first day OF the spring term is March 26.
The suit against the Mayor was filed last
July and is for $4,000 for the alleged
publishing of certain letter which the
Mayor is said TO have written the police
commissioners about Mr.. Phillips. who is
also commissioner.
Chancellor Benners yesterday rendered
decree overrulng' the motion to dis
miss ON demurrer the case of T. y.
Hemtz vs.. Wallace Wall.
The chancellor yesterday afternoon took
testimony in the case of Winnie Lane VS..
Cato Lane.
The following is the chaneery docket for
today: Citizens Savings Bank VS.. Will
liam C. Ward; Levi Parker II. w. Glass,
f. A. Mcdaniel and r. l. Franklin. VS..
Sloss Iron and Steel company.
Deputy Sheriff George Cousson yester-
day served on Col l.. b. Parsons super
intondent OF the Seaboard Air Line rail-
way. copy of the summons and CON-
plant in the suit of William H. McAfee
as assignee of the McAfee company
against the Atlanta and Birmingham Air
Line railway. The suit IS for $6500o0 in
connection with work done by the MeAfee
company in the construction of the Sea-
board Air Line extension from Atlanta to
Birmingham. The document is the long
est of the kind ever served by the sheriffs
office in this county. 1t contains 105 pages
of foolscap paper. typewriter, and re-
cites complete history of the dealings
of tine complainant with the defendant
company as understood by the complain
ant 1T is almost necessary to hire 4
dray to serve this summons said MI.
Cousson today. In all my history as
a deputy sheriff I have never before had
to serve such volumnous document.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
WEATHER IS GROWING
COLDER IN BIRMINGHAM
Mercury Dropped Several Degrees Last
Nieht-Was Near the Freezing
Point Near Midnight.

The weather at midnight last night was
about degrees colder than it was the
same hour Thursday night. The mercury
dropped to between "a and IS degrees at
midnight, as against 3S degrees at mid
night Thursday night.
The lowest temperature Thursday night
was "a degrees, which was registered be-
tween 3 and o'clock yesterday morning
Fruit men state that a temperature of
about IS degrees would injure fruit trees
seriously. 1t is not believed that the
temperature went that low any where in
the peach belt of Alabama last night
The clouds which came up early last
night were beneficial to the fruit trees, as
they prevented the moisture from rising
from the ground and forming frost.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
Hepburn Is Not Satified.

Washington. March 16.-Chairman Hep
state and foreign commerce is not satis-
fled with the Panama canal hearings OF
the Senate committee on interoceanic ca
nails. and If Mr.. Hepburn's committee
shares his opinion on the subject canal
hearings before the House committee are
not unlikely. Mr.. Hepburn does not be-
lieve that William Nelson Cromwell has
any right to decline to answer many
questions proposed to him concerning
his part in the canal project. and says
that Mr.. Cromwell has refused to answer
inquiries which called for information
that cannot be regarded as professional
secrets.
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concordia Society.

The Concordia Beneficial society will
hold it's regular meeting tomorrow after
noon at the hall on Avenue e, near Tenth
street The sick committee, the finance
committee and the board of trustees will
report.
The entertainment committee will rem
der full report of the family social
given last Sunday, also make an outline
for the coming month. The committee
on the twentieth anniversary held a
meeting this week and will report to the
regular meeting. The Saengerfest COM
mittee report will also be submitted.
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Commercial Travellers VIII Hold An.
nual Meeting.

Officers will be Installed by Birmng-
ham council no. a7a, tinted Commercial
Travellers, at the annual session to be held
tonight at Gelders hall. The officers
were elected at the last meeting.
c. S. Wilson, chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements, has invited Lieu
tenant Governor r. NJ. Cunningham,
Rev. DR.. John W. Stage, Colonel Hughes
B. Kennedy and others to speak on the
occasion A buffet luncheon will be serv-
ed and a musical programme has been
arranged.
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WHEELER ASSOCIATION
RECEIVES ITS. CHARTER

allow him to vote. It Is proposed to
erect handsome monument, and Camp
Hardee decided to go about the matter
in a business-llke way, and has opened
offices and will make an active campaign
for funds
In discussing the plan yesterday Gen
eral Bush said:
I'VE are very much encouraged and
already have issued number of GER
tifcates to contributors. The plan seems
to be meeting with favor and the number
of contributors will no doubt be large.
We invite anyone who may be interested
in the movement to visit our Offices and
further details will be explained. Our
plans are attractive and feasible, and a
large sum will doubtless be raised and a
handsome statue erected"
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In the meantime Chief Bennett is drill
ing fremen rapidly in order that he will
have as many experienced men as posi-
BILE with which to man the new apparatus.
The department has been enlarged so
rapidly recently that the chief is having
trouble in securing a sufficient number of
good fremen enough. He is, for that rea-
son, having all the recruits put through
a regular drill daily.
how to handle the extension ladder. It
is hitehed up, run is made and the lad
der is run up to the top windows of the
city building. 1t requires about seven or
eight seconds to raise the ladder after
the apparatus reaches the point desig-
mated,
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Georgia Tech Gets Library.

Atlanta, March 16.-Prof. J. G. Mathew
son, acting president of the Georgia School
of Technology. announced today that An
drew Carnegie had agreed to give the
school $4,000 for the erection of library
building provided the school will furnish
the sum of $1,000 annually for the MAIN
tenance and support of the library. The
gift will be accepted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
One Change In sIoss Committee

New York. March 16.-All the outgoing
officers of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and
Iron company were today reelected at a
meeting of the directors in this city. One
change was made in the executive COM
mittee, F. P. Olcott being elected chair
naan iuLplace Of Walter G. Oakman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
RECORD OF COURTS

The case involving the ownership of
the site of the Woodward building Will
come up today for hearing before Cham
eellor Benners ON a demurrer 1t Is the
case of the Citizens Savings bank against
w C. Ward, seeking to compel him to
appear in court and make final show
ing as administrator of the estate of John
B. Bodde.
In the circuit court yesterday, Judge
Aston presiding. the case of Mrs Nellie
Reed VS.. Southern railway, damage suit,
was on trial.
city court-No business in either di-
vision.
Criminal court second division)-M. NJ.
Baldwin. acting judge, presiding; INSIDE
meanor cases.
The Jury in the case of l.. B. Bruce VS..
Birmingham Belt railroad returned
verdict in favor of the complainant for
s575. The trial was in the circuit court.
The plaintiff took a non-suit in the cir
cult court case of e. A. Morris Bro.
VS.. Nelson Morris & Co.
Judge Sem yesterday rendered decree
in the case of r. NJ. Jenkins VS.. j. IL.
Whitlow ct al. He ordered that the COM
plalnant have and recover of Whitlow
sll0707, together with all costs 1t was
decreed that the complainant was not en-
titled to the relief prayed for as to de-
PENDANT. Alice G.. Dryer.
The jury In the case of Charles Kelley,
orf,,, Of
court, has returned a verdict OF guilty
and assessed the punishment at forty
years in the pententiary.
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Matthew Addy & Co.'S report for the
week says:
PIG iron is In better demand and there
is much more interest In the narlet
During the past ten days substantial
inquiry has developed and there have
been fair sales. Among others two lots
of 1900 tons each of Basic have been
placed and there are several largo lots
OF Basic still under negotiation. Such
Is the activity among the makers of
open hearth basic steel that this iron Is
in exceedingly short supply, and 1t is
being used faster than it can be produced
at the present time.
In addition there have been fair sales
of iron for pipe making, together with
a fine general scattering of orders for all
kinds of foundry iron This business has
been exceedingly well distributed, and
apart from its general nature there has
been nothing distinctive about it, When
the current buying is analysed it is plain
to be seen that there Is activity i'm all
branches of trade, and there is every
indication that purchasing from now on
should grow in volume as the old orders
are being gradually filed. Consumers
are not accommodating iron. for they are
busy, and nne-tenths of the iron that is
now being shipped is melted just about
as soon as it is received. A
In fact consumers are in many cases
much bothered by not getting iron rap
idly enough. There is one great thing
in favor of continued activity in the
iron trade, and that is that prices are
reasonable There was in the great for
ward movement of 1905 no such advance
in prices as to throttle industry. Prices
advanced, it is true, but they did not
reach prohibitlve figures as was the case
in 1902. In that year. when No. 2 foun-
dry went to $50 Z. o. b. Birmingham, the
goose that laid the golden egg was lit
orally killed. But last year quotations
did not go above sl4 or $1450 and this
price left fair and honest margin of
profit. not only to the producer, but to
the consumer. In fact the prices at which
raw materials were obtainable greatly
stimulated trade. and these conditions still
prevail.
During the past five weeks furnace pro-
duction of pig iron, particularly in the
soufh, has somewhat fallen off. This has
been owing partly to adverse weather
conditions partly to a scarcity of labor,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
THE WEATHER

Washington, March 16-Forecast for
Alabama: Partly cloudy Saturday, Sun
day rain; light north winds.
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LOCAL IRON TRADE
RATHER IRREGULAR
Market Quiet But Buying Move
ment is Expected Soon
DECREASE IN PRODUCTION
Weekly Cincinnati Reports Optimistic.
Substantial Inquiry Has Developed.
Consumers Are Bothered at Not
Getting Iron Rapidly Enough.

The local iron market remains quiet
and somewhat irregular While a few
sales in small lots have been made this
week below the old quotations, other
sales have been reported at sl425 on a
No. dry basis. 1t is said that the Ten
nessee, the Sloss-Sheffield and other big
companies are declining to shade $3.50.
An active buying movement is looked for
within a short while
Rogers, Brown G. Co.'S Cincinnati re-
port for the current week follows:
The improvement in conditions noted a
week ago appears to have been only a
starter. The week In review evidences
greater interest on thepart of buyers, both
In Inquiries and purchases. Practically all
the business sold has been for immediate
or nearby delivery, showing conclusively
the low condition of stocks in consumers
yards. Strong pressure continues for ship
ment of iron due or soon to be due on
contracts 1t is expected that a good buy
ing movement will soon develop. When
this will materialize is matter of Opinion
but conditions on all sides point to the
--NSN""'N1
prompt provision against needs during the
balance of the year.
There is no change in the attitude of
buyers or sellers regarding business for
the third quarter of this year. Furnaces
are not making any strong effort for
business after July and up to the present
buyers have been equally reluctant ia
contract for business during the same
time.
1t is remarkable that in spite of the
mild winter throughout the producing
districts and the consequent increased
production which this made possible over
the usual winter output. this increase
has all been disposed of and furnace
yafds snow no accumulation of stocks.
Last fall consumers bought generously
but even then could not discount the
demands which have been made unon
them since that time.
Production during March will undouht-
eddy show a decrease, due to numbo,.
of furnaces blown out for various rea-
sons ana others which had been intend
ing to operate, but not going in on ac-
count of cost advances and scarcity a,
labor.
Shipments of both iron and coke arc
moving with uncertainty and causing botb
producers and consumers much incon-
venience Railroads, in spite of the omen
winter are having the usual trouble with
traftic bloekades at various points
Coke Is in good demand. There is I'M
questionably firmer feeling and a tend
ency on the part of some producers r. al
vance prices.
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WILL INSTALL OFFICERS.

w. 3. LEHMAN.
Official in Charge.