The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-01-03
Thirty By-PrOduct Ovens
and CreOsOting Plant to
Cost About 100000
CONSTRUCTION TO
BEGIN IN 30 DAYS
A. IL. Woodward Makes Formal An
nouncement of Misunderstanding
Plant to Have Capacity of Six
Million Gallons a Month

| expended by the Woodward Iron com
nany and an allied company in the con-
struction of new plants this year which
at. Woodward that is expected to continue
until finishing plants ave actual operat-
| ing producers.
| Official announcement was made yes
| terday by A. II. Woodward that the con-
struction of 80 by-product coke ovens
would commence during the next 80 days.
In addition to the hopper ovens to be
| constructed the company will have erected
| at Woodward a creosoting plant by the
American Creosoting company. which will
be one of the most modern in the south.
| The Woodward by-product plant will
furnish the oil used for creosoting pur-
| pose. The capacity of the plant will be
about 6o0o,0oo gallons of tar per month.
1t is estimated that the cost OF this work
will be about $25o.0o0,
1t was not given out that this plant
would be started in 80 days, but it is pre-
sumed that such will be the case. These
two plants in addition to an unusually
large coal washer, which is to he erected
at Woodward. are the only betterments
that Mr.. Woodward would announce
yesterday He said that it was true that
the woodward company has the intention
of building steel finishing plant at
Woodward when the time is ripe, but that
absolutely nothing else was to be done
this year of which he was informed or
had there been any recent step in that
connection.
l. I'VE intend to begin construction of 30
ovens within the next 80 days" said Mr..
Woodward. 1.-THE cost win be around
$3.50. 600 The new ovens will give us a
capacity of 155 ovens of the hopper type
at our place. We have plans for a creo-
soting plant of the American Creosoting
company, which will be erected soon at
Woodward. These two plants are the only
improvements that have so far been ar
ranged for during 1914, and appropriations
made. We will in addition to this con-
struct a washer at Woodward, plans for
which have not been drawn.
LAS to the steel finishing mills about
which | am told there has been rumors,
| have nothing to say I suppose they
will be built some time maybe when We
get the money, but SO far as anything
at this time is concerned II is all a mis-
take
| IT is understood that the creosoting
! plant to be erected at Woodward will en-
ter the general business of supplying
creosoted timbers to railroads, mines and
other concerns. The average timber Is
given about 10 additional years of life
after being treated with Creosote on the
best approved plan. The Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company operates a
oreosoting plant for its almost continu-
ously for its properties.
that he thinks Bodeker more competent
chief of police than Austin: that If Mr.
Austin had been as good chief as he
thinks he was he would never had been
beaten for that office; that prohibition
brought blind tigers and tigers were dit
| feult proposition for police; that blind
| tigers in Chattanooga this summer were
| wide open: that in Admission some few
| years ago he went into II blind tigers on
| Sunday; that he was for prohibition until
he found 1t was such an almighty
hoax" that he found same conditions. In
Maine, Kansas and other prohibition
states: that tigers in Birmingham were
not as bad In prohibition times as those
other cities he had mentioned; that he did
not believe there were any more or as
many gamblers, tigers, Migrants and so
forth during Bodeker's term as Austin s.
sepakng comparatively; that Southern
and Country clubs and others had lockers
for liquor; that Bodeker Is correct and
upright in business affairs; that no chief
of police could protect gamblers or any
other criminal 80 days without being
caught; that political enemies of chiefs of
police always cry graft; that commits
sioners' political enemies say they are
erafters; that Captains Johnston, Eagan
Hawkins and other police officers are
men of highest character; that they would
not tolerate q chief who would tell them
to wink at anything; that city ought to
have go policemen: that breaking down
doors does not catch gamblers;: that
Bo6elxer Is a poor man: that he under
stands he has a big mortgage on his
home; that il he (witness) had stolen rs
much as they say Bodeker has he'd quit
job and retire; that gamblers didn't close
up shop when Austin was elected; that
10 men each of three shifts could
starve out professional gamblers; that
gamblers claim they made more money
under Austin than any other chief
Higgins on Stand
e. w. Higgins light inspector. was here
put ON stand at instance of Judge CASTOR.
, who said his testimony might prevent
| trouble. Witness testified that Thursday
while Mr.. Austin was testifying. he heard
VIII Schoppert and Frank Simon and
another man talking in the ROOM that
] one said he'd like to hit Mr.. Austin and
both others said they would like to ALSO
! that they then saw witness and stopped
| talking. Commissioner Ward stated that
! If commission had no power to arrest
! these men, he would swear out a warrant
| for their arrest himself. If they had com
| mitted an offense The commissioners
stated they would take the matter under
| consideration.
Lawyer and Witness Spar
Judge CASTOR took witness, who stated
there were gambling houses in Birmins-
| ham. Witness and Judge CASTOR kept
up constant run of repartee. Captain
| Mcdonald cooked his feet on the re-
porters' table and the verbal spat that
followed kept the room in an almost con-
| slant uproar. Witness repeatedly refused
| to answer Judge Gaston's questions oil
! the ground that he would not bring in
names of people who might be hurt; that
| it was Frank Moragne and Hester Gar
ner who said they made more money un-
der Austin than any other chief. The
| louder and faster Judge CASTOR talked the
| louder and faster the witness talked un-
| til finally Judge Lane called halt and
| warned Judge CASTOR to confine himself
| to judicial questions. The witness asked
as many questions of the attorney as
the attorney of the witness The net re-
| suit of the whole sparring match was
| little except to afford the crowd amuse-
ment.
Adjournment was taken at $50 o'clock
until 10 o'clock this morning. Mr.. Ward
stated after the meeting that he UNDER
stood Will Schoppert and Frank Simon
could not be arrested on any charge for