The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-22
FURNACE WILL GO
 IN BLAST SEPT, 1.
Work of Repairing Is Being
 Pushed
ANNISTON IS VERY ACTIVE
Lon Noojin of the AIbertvile Baseball Team Will Be Member of the Fac ulty of Ninth District Agricul-
 tura School at Blountsvlle.

Anniston, August (Special)-1t is announced that the. big furnace of the Woodstock Iron and Steel corpor- ation will go in blast on September l. Both stacks at the furnace have been idle for some time while needed re- pairs were being made. considera- ble amount of money has been ex- pended in placing the larger furnace in condition to turn out the finished prod uct. It has been practically rebuilt and is now one of the finest in the south. It will be put in operation on Septem- Der l, and the other will be put in blast as soon as repairs now being made are completed. large force of hands is now working day and night in an effort to get everything in readiness for the resumption of work. Coke has been purchased and an immence amount of ore has been raised. At first the company contemplates turning out 25O tons of iron daily and the capacity will be increased shortly to 300 tons. The iron market is very strong at present and ready sales for the output of the local furnaces are had. When the fur naces resume operation every industry in the Model City, with the exception of the Western Steel Car and Foundry company, will be in commission, run ming full time, making Aniston indus trially very active. It is highly proba- ble that work will be resumed at the car works within short time.
 Goes To BountsvilIe.
 Lon Noojin, who is in the city with the Albertville baseball team, will be a member of the faculty of the Ninth District Agricultural school at Blounts- vile next session. He will leave for his new post of duty on next Monday. He has many friends in Anniston, who will wish him much success. MT. Noojin has been elected to the chair of na- tural sciences, but his chief duties will be as physical director. As such he will coach both the football and base ball teams and will have general su- pervision of athletics. He graduated recently from the University of Ala bama, was for several years captain and first baseman of the baseball team and the crack track athlete of the in StituttOn. lie Is one or the IdSteSl Ddll players in the south, has made good in league company and will certainly bring Blountsville to the front.
 Masons To Meet.
 Wednesday and Thursday of next week will be marked by much activity among the members of the Masonic fraternity of the city and of Calhoun county, as at that time occurs the an- nual convention of the Calhoun county Masonic conference, under the aus- pices of Anniston lodge No. 443. The convention will assemble at 2 D. m. Wednesday and the carrying out of an interesting programme already pre- pared, will be begun. The first thing will be the conferring of the Master Mason degree on actual candidates.
 This will be followed Thursday morn ing by work in the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft degrees. Thursday afternoon there will be public addresses in the court house by H. s. D. Mallory, grand master of Alabama, and Thomas H. Jeffries, grand master of Georgia. Thursday evening refreshments will be served at the hall of Anniston lodge to the visitors and guests of the local lodge.
 Dr. J. F. Walker, on behalf of An niston lodge, will deliver an address of welcome, which will be responded to by Rev. W. P. Howell for the conven- tion.