The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-13
ONLY TWO CASES
 ARE DISPOSED OF
Railroad Commission in Session
 at Montgomery
CONNECTS BRING IN MONEY
Everything Possible Is Being Done, However, for Their Betterment. Minor Appointments Made
 By the Governor.

Montgomery. December 12.-(Special)- Only two cases were disposed of at the meeting of the state railroad commission today, that one from Abbeville, against the Atlantic Coast Line, and the other from Birmingham, against several lines concerning cotton seed rate. Chairman John V. Smith and Commissioner Sanders were the only ones present. The follow ing docket was taken up and disposed of as indicated:
 H. A. Skeggs. mayor, vs. Southern rail- way, better depot facilities at Decatur, continued to January term.
 Wellington vandiver, mayor. vs Louis ville and Nashville railroad, better depot at Talladega; continued to January term.
 Sessions & Mizell vs. Central of Geor- gia, rate on flour from Montgomery to Clio; continued to January term. Birmingham Oil company, vs. Louisville and Nashville. Alabama Great Southern: minimum rate on carload weight of cot ton seed oil from local stations to Birm- ingham; dismissed on motion of com plaintant.
 E. c. Porter. vs. Atlantic Coast Line, fare on the Abbeville branch: cause dis missed on agreement of the railroad to put on three cent fare after January 1.
 Convict Management.
 The purpose of the present administra- ton of the convict department Is to see that everything Is done that can be for the betterment of the men placed in the case of the state. That they are made to work Is amply proven by the large re- turns in the way of money. They are also made to do whatever other things that are needed to give the state every advan- tage of their labor. But at the same time there Is always a pressure to give them the best of all the law allows them. One of the contractors writing to Judge J. M. Carmichael, president of the board, tells of number of men he has been able to get out because they should have been released, but had no one to present their cases
 Nothing in the world" writes the gen. tleman, contributes as much to my own happiness as making and seeing others happy. As far as I am concerned, I do everything for the welfare, comfort, con tentment and happiness of the convictS that can doY and while I try to keep everything in order and enforce discipline nothing is so satisfying to my heart as when a week passes and there is no entry on my punishment record. I do not like the convict business. If I were able to do so I would write you today to send some better man In my place, but poverty constrains me-"
 Executive Appointments.
 The following appointments have been given out by the governors office to- day: Notaries public: 8. J. Griffin, Gull man; L. H. Jeter, Andalusia; R. M. De- Shazo Pelham; F. E. Blackburn, Bir- mingham; Francis Kiernan, Mobile. Jus tices of the peace: J. L. Scott, Abbe- vile; R. J. Jannette, Pratt City; N. A. McGehee, McConnells; R. NJ. Evans, Coker; W. M. Beck, Double Springs. Constables: Morgan Burns, Knoxville; J. H. Parnell, Silver Run; J. R. Thomp- son, Nottingham. Notary public and jus tice of the peace, J. M. McDuff, Owens Cross Roads; w. H. Bell, Gordonville.
 The following new corporations have been recorded in the office of the sec retary of state: Mobile Motor Car com pany, Mobile, capital s25,000, R. c. Morris and associates incorporators; Cleburne County Realty company, Edwardsville, $50,0O0 capital, J. B. Merrill, w. M. Little and J. c. Pugh incorporators; Mobile Improvement and Building company, Mo bile, capital $22, 900, Louis Lowinstein and associates incorporators
 commission will be issued to Lomax M Smith as captain of Company M, Alabama National Guard, at Jasper, as soon as he Is examined.
 Judge A. D. Sayre of the city court has decided that the county commission CTS who were appointed under a law passed prior to the general election law are entitled to hold the offices, thus holding against the men elected in Mo- vember.