The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
SHOVEL PLANT IS
NOW IN OPERATION
New Concern at Gadsden En-
ploys 100 Men
EXTENSION OF CAR LINE
Track Being Extended to North Gads-
den-Furnnce Making Good Output.
improvements at Passenger
sfation-SchooI Dedicated

Gadsden, February N.-(Special.)-lne
Southern Shovel company has gotten its
plant in operation and according to the
statement of l. Haas, manager of the
company. all the difficulties that have
been encountered have finally been over
come and the plant will now be run reg
ularly. The capacity of the plant Is 10 to
Ito dozen shovels per day and this num-
Der is now being made. The company
was organized year ago and the plant
erected but as the shovel is newly pat
ented device, special machinery was
necessary for its manufacture, and for
this reason there have been number OF
delays in getting started There is
strong demand for the product ana the
output of the factory has been sofa LOT
some time in advance. About 10 men
are employed.
The Alabama City, Gadsden and Alfalfa
railway has most of the material ready
for the new line that is TO be constructed
to the plants of the Alabama Consohoateo
Coal and Iron company in North Gads-
den and work on this extension will begin
some time next month. The company is
pushing it's extensions with all possible
speed and will soon have all parts of the
city accessible over its lines
Another run was made at the furnace
OF the Southern Iron and Steel company
last night and one this afternoon. the
bio- iron maker ~ working as smoothly as
can be and 800 tons of iron are oelhs
made every "a hours. The open heartn
furnaces will be put in operation In rev
days and the whole plant will be running
within the next 60 days.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company has force of men al WORK
at the site of the new union passenger
station. improving the grounds. When
the site for the station was purchased
there were three or four houses on 1t and
these are to be repaired after being moved
to new locations and made available 10
meet the heavy demand in the city TOT
residences A number of large trees were
removed from the depot site and the
workmen are now taking out the stumps
and generally cleaning up the premises.
II is understood that the company Will
do a little landscape work and make the
grounds one of the beauty spots or the
city.
State Agent Travis of the state peni-
Tertiary was in the city today on ms way
to the prison with several convicts IN
charge. Three of the prisoners We're con-
victs from Cherokee county and one from
Etowah The Etoweh county man was
Tom McDuffy, convicted of forgery ana
sentenced to three years In the prison
and liose from Cherokee were jim Can
NADIA. a negro, life prisoner for muroer,
and Daniel Tindle and Charles Short,
held for forgery and larceny.
The reported epidemic of smallpox on
,ip lxr a ROaZ
sisted of only a few cases and these are
said to be fully under control. close
quarantine Is being maintained and ac-
cordine to the Boaz authorities there Is
not the slightest occasion for alarm.
The Etowah county high school, at At
ITALIA. will be formally dedicated on
Tuesday, February ~. Wasnlne.o,n
birthday. Prof w. E. Turnipseed, prin-
cipal of the school, is arranging an eiap
crate programme for the occasion ana
II is expected that visitors from all over
the county will be in attendance
DR.. Mccoy of the Birmingham coiiege
and DR.. Fowler, professor OF Enghsh IN
Howard college, will be present ana VIII
deliver addresses. State superintendent
of Schools Gunnels and the state secre-
tary of education have been invited TO De
present and TO deliver addresses. me
county board of education will be present
and Prof. w. e. Striplin and other local
educators will be asked to assist in the
programme. The programme will be com
menced at 10 o'clock In the morning.
The high school BUILDING n . was e nrs Of
the finest high school buildings in the
state. 1t has Just been completed and
the dedication exercises will be hitting
expression on the part of the people OF
Etowah county of their qualification.