The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16
WORK ON FURNACE
SHEFFIELD
MAKING PROGRESS
Congressman Almon Con-
fident Muscle Shoals Will
Be Selected for the
Nitrate Plant

/ Sheffield, September 15.-(Special.)
Since actual work has been well under
way for the past several days a the fur
mace plants of the Sheffield Iron corpo-
ration in this city, it is noted that the
work is being carried forward with dis
patch under supervision Of w. l. Kluttz.
general manager, and Superintendent
McKenzi both of whom are putting
1 forth their best efforts to have the
| plants in shape for operation at an
| early date.
| Plans are we'll in hand and the or
ganization of the labor forces has been
completed. New railroad tracks have
been laid in and about the premises,
and brick, cement and structural iron
and steel are coming in. Considerable
cement coke bins will be constructed as
part of rehabilitating the furnaces,
which, when completed will be up-to-
date in every respect.
Considerable local interest is centered
in the progress of the work being done
to hasten the operation of the Cole
furnaces, the resumption of which will
mean much to the city in several ways.
Congressman Ed Almon, while here
this week with Colonel Joyce and party
OF engineering experts, representing the
government nitrate board, expressed
himself as being highly confident that
Muscle Shoals stood a fine chance of
being chosen as a site for the expert
mental nitrate plant and powder works,
which the government will construct.
Judge Almon has been very active in
behalf of Muscle Shoals, and 1t is be-
lieved hereabout that the government
officials will soon bear out Judge AL
mons statement by designating the
| shoals site for the government works.
I! A report to the local school board is
to the effect that total of 702 pupils
had enrolled up to the. present time.
This is by far the largest enrolment
! in the history of the schools of this city.
J Adequate facilities have been provided
lat the various schools and the present
session is satisfactorily under way.
/ The funeral of John D. Moore, who
died at his home in this city Thursday
/ afternoon after an extended Illness,
was held this morning from the fam
! lily residence, interment following in
! the Catholic cemetery in Tuscumbia.
Mr. Moore had resided here a number
! of years and was well and favorably
known He is survived by his widow
and other immediate relatives in this
! section.
\ A serious wreck perhaps was narrowly
4 averted yesterday on the Southern rail-
road between here and CORTLAND when
local freight train No. "a ran into the
rear of a through freight. Engineer
e. H. Woodruff of Tuscumbia was
slightly injured, and five or six cars
derailed.
| The remains of Mrs. Robert Newsum,
I whose sudden death occurred In Mem
/ phis early this week, were brought to
! Tuscumbia her former home, where flu
| neral services and interment took place,
Rev. c. n Williamson conducting the
!, services. Mrs. Newsum was the sister
| of the late Mrs. ]. E. Keenan, of Tus-
! cumbia and to Mrs. Annie O'Neal and
| Mrs. Rosa Belle Watson Of Florence.
(; Several bales of cotton of the 1917 sea-
i son have been marketed in the tri-cities
/ the past week. and the. sales brought
4 good prices. Reports from various sec
! tons indicate that the cool weather of
4 the past few days have not injured the
I; cotton crop nor the corn crop, which
/ promise record yield this year
j In this city during the past week a
! series of auto thefts have taken place,
| and so far the guilty parties have not
been apprehended. The 1917 Ford of
! Philip dim was stolen from his garage
| and no trace OF 1T has been found. j.
/ Spielberger and Sam Israel of this city.
and HI. l.. Halsey of Tuscumbia had
their cars damaged by miscreants, who.
4 after using the cars abandoned them
I and made good their escape
4 A session of the Colbert county school
Il board was held this week, and the mem
bers consisting Of w. f. Trump, chair
man; Henry Cobb, Fred STREET, G, w,
I Foster and p II. Lyon, We're present
. County Superintendent Joe Walker was
also. present and aided the board in its
work