The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-08
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION
Professor Thach of Alabama Poytech nie Spends Day in Montgomery. Other News of the
 Capital City.

| whose home Is at Guntersville, is also in the Seventh, went along to do what he 1 could to help in the fight in Marshall, which is largely republican. anyway. Judge Thomas Bradford, one of the con- vict inspectors, is already at his home in Centre, and will not only help to get Burnett a good vote, but will try to aid in the work of pulling Cherokee county | out of the populistic sloughs where 1t has been for several years Word comes that 1t will be well to have all the voters in the Seventh at home to make the ma jority so large there will be no excuse for contest.
 Officials at Home. | All the other state officials will be at home tomorrow in time to vote and work l for the democratic ticket. Secretary of | State E. R. McDavid will go to Birming- | ham in the morning likely, though he may be kept at his office by the absence | of both Chief Clerk Sexton and Deputy | Insurance Commissioner Harry R. Short l CT. Mr Shorter is at his home in Eufaua where he will exercise the rights of citi- zenship and do what his hands find to do for the democracy. Auditor Sowen has 1 gone to Jasper and Treasurer J. Craig Smith to Selma, where they will vote tomorrow. For the same purpose Judge J. M. Carmichael president of the state convict board, has gone to Ozark; Com missioner of Agriculture R. R. Poole to Demopolis, his chief clerk, Jesse Adams to Ozark, and Tag Clerk Seldom to Ma rengo county. Chief Clerk Beard of the convict department votes at Troy, while Adjutant General W. w. Brandon is at Tuscaloosa for the same purpose. pr. W. H. Sanders state health officer, stayed over nj Mobile to cast his vote, having gone there to spend Sunday.
 On the second floor of the capitol pulld- ing there are few men in their offices. Director Thomas M. Owen of the depart ment of archives and history; Clerk of the Supreme Court RoDerl F. Ligon with General Ligon's clerk, MT. Robert Green, and Clerk Billing of the educational de- partment all vote in Montgomery. State Superintendent of Education l. w. Hill went to Gadsden, also in the Seventh, where fighting Is on, and his chief clerk, Harry c. Gunnels to Oxford. Examiner William Feagin of the educational de- partment will vote in Montgomery. Chief Justice Mcclellan of the supreme court. has gone to Athens. Associate Justice Dowdell to Lafayette. Associate Justice Sharpe to Birmingham, and Associate Justice Haralson to Selma, all to vote. Private Secretary to the Governor J.. Kirk Jackson is a resident of Montgom- cry, as is Associate Justice Tyson of the supreme court. Recording Secretary to the Governor Screws is also resident of Montgomery. Brooks Smith, of the au- ditors office will vote in Hale county, and Land Clerk ORear of the same office at Jasper. Chief Clerk Cook and Clerk Cyrus Brown of the auditors office, vote in Montgomery and Clerk Sawyer. having moved recently, has no vote. Railroad Commission. The railroad commission met today in regular monthly session with President John V. Smith and Commissioner Saun- ders present. Commissioner Tunstall could not get here and back home in time to vote, so he did not come. The follow ing cases were acted upon:
 Georgia, petition for better depot facili- ties at Fitzpatrick; Improvements having | been made cause was dismissed. 1 II. A. Skeggs, mayor of New Decatur, vs Southern railway; petition for better depot at New Decatur; continued under | former order to December F.
 G. G. Skinner ct al. vs Southern railway; better depot facilities at Sun | flower; petition denied because of insuf- l ficlent revenue.
 Wellington yandiver mayor of Talla- dega, vs. Louisville and Nashville; peti. | tion for better depot facilities at Talla. dega; continued to December IS, at which time the commission will meet at Talla dega to take the matter up.
 l J. T. Hill vs. Frisco, overcharge on coa from Brilliant to Sulligent; overcharg, remitted and cause withdrawn.
 Sessions X Mizell vs. Central of Geor gia petition for better rate on flour il barrels from Montgomery to Clio; con tinued to December meeting because o absence of parties at interest.
 | Menefee x Doak vs. Southern cottol rate from Alberta to Mobile; rate of $l2 per bale approved and charges since Sep tember 1 over that rate will be refunde to shippers and consignees.
 Birmingham oil company vs. Louisvill and Nashville, Alabama Great Southerl | and Southern minimum carload weigh | on cotton seed from local stations to Bir mingham; continued as parties at issu not present.
 Ex parte Alabama Great Southern. ar plication to fence certain right of way allowed.
 Tombigbee River railroad application for approval of local freight tariffs; az proved.
 Thach In City.
 Prof. Charles c. Thach, president ( the Alabama Polytechnic institute a | Auburn, was in the city today. on hi way home from a meeting of the pres idents and directors of agricultural an mechanical colleges of the country. H was accompanied by his little son. Maste Charles Thach Prof. J. F. Dugger, d rector of the experiment station at At burn. also attended This meeting dis cussed a number of other things, an will urge the passage of the Admar bill presented in the last session of COT gress which will give to each state $15,0t more than they are now receiving fc 1 experimental work. Illinois alone give to it's station and school s125.000. It
 hoped that sentiment will be worked Il in Alabama for better appropriations.
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