The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-26
MANGANESE NOW
 MADE AT ANN|STON
Never Before Manufactured
 in Commercial Quantities TO ESTABLISH Y. M. c. A.
Annistonians Hold Mass Meeting to Forward MOvement-Foundry Turns Out Big Order From Baltimore
 in Very Unique Manner

Anniston, July B. -(SpeciaD first lot of commercial electric ferro- manganese ever made in the world was turned out yesterday by the Alabama Power com pany by the new hydro-electric furnace
 Ferro-manganese has been made through old systems of heat smelting for many years but not until yesterday was
 it ever produced by hydro-electricity.
 The lot manufactured yesterday was
 made from imported Brazilian ores. It is of great specific gravity compact and close grained, and it is said to be worth
 nearly s200 a ton. Only small lot has been made so far by way of experiment,
 but the quality is so thoroughly satisfac tory that it is understood the plant will start to turn it out in large quantities to meet the demand.
 Ferro-manganese is an alloy which, when used in steel. strengthens and gives
 the steel greater tensile strength The fire at the home of Dr. H. F.
 Harris, a negro physician, 1514 Browne avenue, which was damaged to the ex- tent of about $500 early Tuesday morning, I is being investigated by the Anniston po- | lice department and local insurance | agents, and it is considered very unlikely l that Dr. Harris will be able to collect 1 insurance without a contest.
 I The holders of the city are congratu- ] lating the employees of the Ornamental Foundry company on turning out piece l of work that was considered impossible | and which has heretofore not been dupli- cated at any foundry in the United States. | The job was an order for number of /; ornamental lamp posts of splendid de- l sign, which will be placed on a new l bridge crossing Stony Run in Wynan l park, Baltimore. While it is true that l ornamental lamp posts have been turned | out by the thousands in Anniston for a number of years, none of such immense 7proportions and intricate design were ever | attempted heretofore in this city | It was. only by an ingenious method l of pouring the molten metal into the I molds that the task was accomplished | and great deal of extremely careful work of preparatory nature had to be | done before the molds were ready. | The lamp posts, when placed on their pedestals will be about 30 feet high. Each
 post, including the base, will weigh 245o | pounds-the base being of one casting | and weighing between 1900 and 400 pounds. | The base is highly ornamental-the only | separate parts being four wreaths of oak | leaf design, which were of course, made | separate in accordance With specinca- | tions
 These posts are the most elaborate l ever made of molded iron in this country and are well worth seeing. The first of
 them will be shipped to Baltimore 1 Wednesday night and others will follow
 rapidly
 The mass meeting held in the court house last night resulted in something like definite plans being started to insure the establishment of Young Men s | Christian association in this city.
 A committee of three gentlemen H. B.
 Rudisill. E. l.. Turner and T. A. Hamil- 1 ton, will look over the available sites in the city and make report at the
 next meeting, which will be held two
 weeks from the date of the meeting last l night