The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
MOBILE ID HAVE
 $15O,OOO DEPOT
Work Will Begin on the Station
 at Once
NO EXECUTIVE MANSION
Act Providing for Capitol Improvement Expressly Provides That No Part of Sum Shall Be Used for
 That Purpose.

Montgomery. July 5.-(Special) )-Plans for a $150.o00 union depot at Mobile were submitted to the state railroad commits sion this morning and by that body app proved The building will occupy ground costing an additional s1OOOOO. Work is to begin on the construction at once.
 The commission also refused to grant a reduction in the coal rate from the Bir mingham district to Prattville, and turned down a petition for a lower rate on class G. Gadsden to Guntersville
 The regular monthly meeting of the state railroad commission was called to order in the office in the capitol at noon today, with President John V. Smith and Commissioner w. c. Tunstall present. Commissioner w. T. Sanders is attending the democratic convention in St. Louis. Secretary Virgil C.. Griffin was also pres ent.
 The plans of the new Mobile union depot were presented to the commission by J. S. B. Thompson, general agent of the Southern railway These involve an out lay on the building alone of something over $150,0O0, and the ground which it Is to occupy cost $1O00O0. The building will be large enough to accommodate all the roads entering Mobile. It will be located at the corner of Beauregard and St. Jo- seph streets. The plans and intentions of the Southern railway Tn the connection were approved by the commission, and it is understood work of construction will open as soon as contractors get on the ground.
 Cases Disposed Of.
 The following cases before the commits sion were taken up and disposed of as in- dicated:
 Southern Sulphur Ore company vs. Eastern Railway of Alabama and the Louisville and Nashville; freight on pirites from Stockdale to Pyreton, dismissed. cases having been settled. The same ac- tion was taken in the matter of a new depot at Pyreton.
 w. J. Rutland, ct als, vs. the Central of Georgia; petition for better depot at Fitzpatrick continued.
 Holloway x Holloway vs. Seaboard Air Line, petition for depot at Downs, Ala; continued.
 L. R. Ellis vs. the Southern railway, petition for better depot at Eleanor; con tinued and secetary instructed to write to superintendent to take definite action at once.
 Eugene Ballard ct alls. vs the Louis vile and Nashville and the Mobile and Ohio railroads, petition for reduction in freight rates from Birmingham district to Prattville. It being shown to the commission that the Prattville branch of the Louisville and Nashville railroad is operated at a loss and that the Mobile and Ohio from Montgomery, Ala, to Ar tesla, Miss, is also operated at loss, and to grant the petition to reduce the coal rate to Prattville would increase the losses to each road, the petition was therefore denied.
 A. D. Hudson vs. Southern railway, petition for a spur track near Gaylesville; continued.
 Peacock Iron works vs the Western of Alabama and the Atlantic Coast Line, rate on car wheels and axles from Selma to Richburg, Ala; case continued and parties interested cited to appear before the August meeting of the commission.
 Caldwell & Spence Co, vs. Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, peti- tion for a reduction in rate on class 6, Gadsden to Guntersville; it being shown that this road is operated at a loss be- tween the stations named, the commis- sion denied the petition.
 w. B. Killebrew vs. the D Central of Georgia, rate to Killebrew; continued.
 E. P. Mckle vs. Central of Georgia. prepayment of freight charges to opeli- ka on freight destined to Roanoke, Ala. : continued
 To Condemn Property.
 A meeting of the capitol building com mission held in the office of acting Cover nor Cunningham this morning, Attorney General Wilson was directed to proceed at once to condemn the property on the south side of the capitol square for public use. This took place after 1t was deter mined that the owners of the property expected more for tine property than the commission felt justified in paying
 The commission also took note of the press notices that some part of the ap- propriation for the improvement of the capitol might be used for a governors and gave out the statement that all such publications were unwarranted, for the reason that the act providing for the work the capitol expressly for bids any such expenditure.
 The commission was called to order by acting Governor and President Cunning ham in his private office at 10:30 o'clock. with the following present: Attorney Gen eral Massey Wilson. Auditor T. L. Sowell, Secretary of State E. k. McDayid and Director of the Department of Archives and History Thomas M. Owen, secretary of the commission. The report for the special committee appointed to investigate prices and make plat of the property on the south end of capitol square was made by Attorney General Wilson, his asso- ciate Treasurer Craig Smith, being out of the city. The report was received and | filed and discussed later.
 Wants Made Known.
 State officials having been invited be- fore the commission to make known their wants the following were accorded the privilege of the floor: Chief Justice Thomas N. McClellen of the supreme court and Gen. R. F Ligon, clerk of the same court; John V. Smith. president of the state railroad commission; Harvey F. Jones, state tax commissioner; J. M. Riggs librarian of the supreme court: k. R. Poole, commissioner of agriculture and industries; Chief Clerk Fl. c. Gunnells, for the educational department, with let ter-s from Examiner of Public Accounts, John T. German; D. w. McIver, of the adiutant generals office. and MT. J. K. Jackson, private secretary to the gov ernor and keeper of the capitol.
 All these gentlemen expressed their de- slres and told of what is needed in their several departments. They were thanked for their appearance and asked to put their requests in writing so that they can be taken up in detail and without con- f sion.
 Condemnation Proceedings. The commission found from the report of the select committee to get informa- ton of the property on the south end of the capitol square, that owners were dis sod fa n1n mo lo ho ,fey-