The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
ADMISSION AFTER
MORE INDUSTRIES
Buggy Factory Is First of the
New Plants
OTHER BIG PROJECTS
Chamber of Commerce Is Working Ac-
lively to UpbuiId the City-fire
Destroys Buildings In West
ern Part of City
OTHER BIG PROJECTS

Admission. April 4-(Special.) -Followins
the location of the first buggy factory IN
the state in Admission by the activities OF
the Admission One Hundred clup, meaning
the erection of two commodious ne"
| buildings and the employment oil iaise
number of additional men, d. B. Lacy
prominent Admission contractor, was ~
day the first to subscribe $1,000 toward
the organiza ton of a 100000 Ahniston
corporation for the purpose of securing
possession of the plant of the Western
Steel Car and Foundry company for the
pur, 1 of converting 1t into a car re-
pairing plant.
The Model City seems to be on the
eve of an industrial rejuvenauon ana
several other big projects are under way.
The car plant is the only industry IN .he
CITY that is idle, and If the Lacy pro-
| iect materializes the eitys payroll VIII
he larger than it has been for decade
The Chamber of Commerce will take up
the proposition submitted by Mr' Lacy
which gives definite shape to a move
ment that has been under consideration
for some time.
Fire Loss Aggregates $4,000
A fire. which will probably cost in the
aggregate $4,000, destroyed six houses IN
West Admission early Monday morning,
furniture and small merchandise stocks
heing included in the loss. The losers
nv the fire were Mrs. John Haynes q. A.
| Lewis. j. L. Curry, 7. A. Peacock, United
States Cast Iron and Foundry company
land W. NJ. Bowden. Only about one
third of the loss is covered by insurance.
sunday Drunks Are Costly
Under the process of increasing the
fines for Sunday DRINKS every week, the
fine has now reached $40 for that onense.
IL. w. WomaclS was arraigned for the
offense this morning, but the recorder 5
heart failed him and he let Womack
down for a consideration of $40 on the
strength of extenuating circumstances
Defrauded Widow
John Turner was charged Sal by the
recorder this. morning for defrauding
Mrs. Smoot, widow, out of merchan-
disc and presents for his wife by means
of false pretense. He pleaded guilty to
the offense. His young wife seemed
greatly Inundated by the predicament In
which she was placed.
Going to Conference
Admission delegates will leave tomorrow
morning for Columbiana, where the dis
trict conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. south. for the Talladega
district will be held this week, the OPEN
ing sermon to be preached tomorrow
night by the Rev George Stoves, pastor
of the First Methodist church of TINS
city.
The Rev G. L. jenkins. presiding
elder. will give way to Bishop Morrison
of Leesburg Fla, who will occupy the
chair during the conference proceedings.
Accompanying Rev. DR.. Stoves from
Admission will be H. B. Rudisill, r. p.
Cooper, e. l.. Field and w. p. Acker,
as delegates from his own church; Rev.
]. M. Springfield, Rev L. F. Parish and
others.
Finished His Work and Died
Having walked the entire length of the
section in making an examination of the
track, George Washington, a trusted
negro In the employ of Foreman A. I.
yardaman of this section of the Louis
Vile and Nashville railway, lay down
and died He was found lying on pile
of crossties at Lancey, in this county, and