The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
BLAST FURNACE
 NUMBER Z RE EADY Will Be Put In Operation By
 October l LIST OF REGULAR VOTERS City Clerk Has Completed Records for September Election-ltaIian lmmi- grants Are Coming to
 Birmingham.

Ensley, September 10-(Special.)-An- l nouneement is made by the officials of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company that No. furnace will be placed in blast October l. With this one in operation five furnaces will be in service and No will be ready for service. it is reported, on December 1. No ? furnace is capable of turning out 800 tons per day and 1t is hoped that the total output will soon be carried to 1500 tons per day.
 The placing in blast of this furnace will mean the practical resumption of all the company's properties in Ensley. The No. furnace will give employment to 200 men.
 A L. Arnold has about completed list of qualified voters of the different wards to be used by the election man. agers on September 21, as provided by the new municipal code. Copies of this list will be furnished the different poli> tical parties in due time. MT. Arnold has been very careful in preparing this list and has gone over the poll tax lists as far back as 1903. The list shows 800 voters. Allowing for possible mistakes and additional registrations it is est- mated that over 1000 voters will partici- pate in the election September 21. The municipal campaign has become so in- tense that it is believed the full vote will be boiled on election day.
 Seven hundred and fifty votes were cast in the previous municipal election in Ensley since the adoption of the new state constitution.
 On September 25 ship is due at New Orleans with 250O Italian immigrants aboard. All of these immigrants will come to Alabama and the majority to the Birmingham district. In October about 600 additional Italian immigrants will arrive in the district. It is expect ed that gigantic developments will be inaugurated in the district and much ad- ditional labor will be needed. S. R. Qua rino, immigration agent will probably meet these parties in New Orleans and escort themto Alabama
 At his home, Mo- TOO Seventeenth street. Thursday night, D. A. Echols will enter tain the members of the Citizens league and the two gentlemen who are candi- dates for aldermen from the First ward on the league ticket The front portion of the residence will be used, as will the front yard and verandas MT. Echols will preside as chairman, introducing the speakers who will make short addresses The meeting will close with the host serv- ing refreshments to his guests.
 J. c. Jordan of Ensey, who was ap- pointed general superintendent of the state fair grounds, will assume his duties September 15. MT. Jordan says that never in the history of Alabama fairs have such plans been made to insure suc- cess. MT. Jordan, who is a we'll known liveryman, has entered several races and says the best races yet held in Alabama will be a feature of the coming exhibition MT. Jordan says the space allotted for Ens1ey and Ensley exhibits has already been taken, and these exhbi- tions will be the best yet displayed by the Steel City.
 The Ensley Gun club, composed of 25 or 30 of the leading citizens of Ensley, held a regular shoot on its grounds Wednesday afternoon. The interest in this sport is reviving as was noticed by the attendance. The scores were the best made since the organization of the club. The best score of the meet was made by H. c. Ryding, 42 out of a pos sible 50. lsI
 MT. Ryding was in excellent shooting form and won the admiration of the sportsmen by his unerring aim. Other fine scores were made ty J. c. Jordan and c. J. Barr. The grounds near the Semet- Solvoy company have been improved within the past few weeks. The next shoot will be two weeks hence.
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 The Southern Railway company has ordered the 60-pound rails that are now used between Birmingham Ensley and Bessemer taken up and in their place 90-pound rails will be used. This is caused by the fact that the traffic at Ensley is extremely heavy and the rails are not large enough for the travel The tonnage at Ensley is on the increase and Thursday saw the rails Strung between North Birmingham and Besse- mer on what is known as the Bessemer division. These rails were purchased by the Southern from the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, at Ensley.
 It is currently rumored that the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany will immediately begin the construc- tion of their water works system. The water will be secured from the War rior river near the mouth of the Mulberry fork.
 St. Anthony's cadets and the Tendon cadets will hold their regular monthly muster and drill Thursday night.
 The committee of the republican club will meet Thursday night and complete arrangements for the opening of the state campaign in Ensley on September 16. Prominent out of town speakers have con- sented to address the meeting.
 Judge Charles H Mandy has gone to Cullman to visit his little son, Harold, who is i'll at that place.