The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
TWO HUNDRED MEN ARE OUT ON STRIKE Bessemer Soil Pipe Plant is
 Closed Down A NEW ELECTRIC PLANT The Woodward Iron Company Is Max ing Many Improvements at Fur
 naces and Ore Mines.
 Notes and Personals.
A NEW ELECTRIC PLANT

Bessemer, November 13-(speciaL)- POO employees of the Bessemer Soil Pipe company walked out this morning and the plant is idle.
 The local officials in charge of the plant refuse to discuss the matter, but it is understood from some of the strik- lng employees that the retirement of L. A. Carlisle as superintendent of the plant is one of the reasons for the walk-out It is also stated that the matter of wages is involved.
 When the announcement of MT. Car : llsle's resignation was made yesterday morning the men walked out and refused to work, but after consultation with some of the local officials they returned The final walk-out occurred this morning at 10 o'clock.
 N. o. Nelson of St. Louis, president of the Bessemer Soil Pipe company hap pened to be in the district and was noti- fled of the trouble. He came at once to Bessemer and spent the day in consulta- tion with the local men in charge and the employees
 While nothing is given out as to the real situation, it is believed that all diff ferences will be adjusted and work will be resumed at once.
 The Bessemer Soil Pipe plant is one of the most important small manufa curing concerns at Bessemer, and has been do- ing very fine business for the past few years.
 Two hundred men are involved in the walk-out.
 New Electric Plant
 A large force of men have begun work on the erection of the new electric plant in connection with the furnaces of the Woodward Iron company at Woodward. The building will be of ample proportions and will be fitted up with the latest im- proved electrical machinery for light and power for this company's furnaces and mines.
 The building is located near the fur naces at Woodward and will be rushed to early completion.
 The Woodward Iron company is one of the most progressive in the Birming- ham district, and has spent a great deal of money in the past year in improve ments and in the extension of their man ufacturing plants and ore mines on Red Mountain.
 large electrical pump, one of the largest and finest In the south, will be put at the companys coal mines at Dolo- mite.
 Cars Broken Open. Some freight cars standing in the local yards of the Alabama Great Southern railroad were broken open and burglarized sometime during last night. Among the goods taken was a number of valuable revolvers, consigned to the Lewis Hardware company, and some planes and other tools consigned to the Morton Hardware company.
 It is thought that some four and other articles were taken from other cars that appeared to have been entered. but the full extent of the damage will not be known until the consignments have been checked up.
 Case Is Appealed. A misunderstanding has arisen between the mayor and the police commission over the matter of allowing cloth awnings and signs in front of stores. Some time ago the city council passed an ordinance prohibiting these things on the recom- mendation of chief of the fire department Nolan, who claimed that they are danger ous in cases of fires. It seems that a few days ago the police commission gave a merchant permission to put up cloth sign He was arrested and this morning was fined $25 by Mayor Sullivan.
 The derenddnI dppedled the case ana IL will be carried to a higher court for a decision.
 Notes and Personals.
 Miss Birdie Hicks, Miss Ethel Locke, and Miss Grace Bryant of Shelhyville, Tenn. are the guests of MT. and Mrs. H. D. Keith on Fourth avenue.
 The grand jury of the Bessemer city court is in session this week and will probably be busy for week or ten days. The court is not In session as no cases were set for hearing this week.
 The Bessemer board Of education held a meeting tonight and attended to busi- ness of importance of a routine nature.
 A. D. Maddox is spending few days with relatives in Atlanta.
 George H. Stephenson is In Talladega, attending the synod of Alabama of the Southern Presbyterian church. He goes as the delegate from the Ffist Presby- terian church of this city. Later in the week several members of the church will go to Annlston. to attend the dedication of the new Presbyterian college, re- gently established at that place.
 Mrs. H. c. Moore is visiting relatives at Annston.