The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
GOVERNOR WANTS
MORE ASSISTANCE
Good Men Wanted 10 Dis
tribute Pensions
OPELIKA PEOPLE PROTEST
T. D. Sanford Secures Permission to
Try to Prevent Tearing Up Of
the Lafayette Rail-
0PEuIKA PEOPLE PROTEST

Montgomery, May 1O-(special)-In
handing out tbs afternoon several ap-
pontments 10 the office of pension exam
irers in counties, Governor jerks said;
"The veterans of the different counties
should agree on some men vho can best
serve the deserving pensioners by acting
on these boards. | know that some mis-
chievous and hurtful irregularities have
grown up in our pension distribution, by
which the neeay among the old soldiers
art deprived of their fun quota Of the
funds. which the state, under sense of
its obligation undertakes to distribute
among them.
From some counties, in spite of all
tlat has beer said BY the press on the
subject. there are no applicants for pen
sion examiners and no recommendations
have been filed in this office. Any old
soldier should be willing to serve when
called upon by his conn des and almost
am one of them will serve il urged To
do so.
1T will be difficult for me to make the
best possible appointments for the places
in each instance, which 1 am sincerely de-
sfous of doing, without more help from
lie veterans than | am now getting, and
there is need now of some haste.
The following were appointed today
Chambers county, r. =. Moore and w.
B. Gaines; Chiffon II. w. Caffee and Il.
E. Rogers; Colbert. Shelby Crissom and
S. J. Cooper; Eseambia, L. NJ. McLendon
AMI ]. z, Strong; Etowah John c. Slack
and NJ e. Pentecost; Franklin Dr. j. X.
Clarke and C. f. Fleming; Lee. Dr. A.
II. Reed and r. Y. Jones; Marion, S. NJ.
Davis and j. c. Johnson; Mobile. ].
Grey Thomas and w. e. Mieke; Pike, DIR.
J. s. Beard and T. j. Youngblood: Shelby,
DR.. W. s. DuBose and S. H. Gist, Sumter,
DIR, r. II. Hale and T. NJ Long.
Books Examined.
The county officers of Barbour nave
been reported on by Examiner ]. 7. Cor
man. there being no criticisms The fol-
lowing were those whose books were
looked into: W. II. Pruitt, probate judge;
NJ j. McCraney. circuit clerk; B. r, Rob-
erts. tax collector; 5. j. Caroway, sheriff
C. s. Mcdowell superintendent of edu-
cation.
The following new corporations have
been reported to the secretary of state:
Boyles Development company, Birming-
ham, capital $4,000 Incorporators, T. J.
PHI ekard, w. c. Phillips and J. B. Dryer.
Alabama lumber and Improvement
company. Shoal Creek. Cleburne county
capital $4,000. Incorporators, c. J. Thomp-
son and others.
They Make a Kick.
T. ID. Sanford, for the people of Opelika
appeared before the governor today and
was given permission to use the name
of the state in the effort to prevent the
tearing up of the Lafayette railway a
line running from Opellxa to Lafayette,
and built by the people of the county
several years ago. The road was the re-
suit of a protest on the part of the peo-
pie of Lafayette on the rates of freight
charged by the Central of Georgia. 1t
was built by home capital and it has been
a matter of pride to keep it up since.
Several days ago 1t was announced that
the road had been sold and work was
begun to tear up the track. 1t is thought
the Central is the purchaser and that the
agreement of sale was that ii should be
torn up. In other words the road seems to
have been bought knocked down." as the
shippers would say The people of Opelika
or some of them. protested. and the re-
suit has been to get permission to seek
an injunction.
G. E. McGehee. president of the road
in question, Congressman Thomas Heflin
and r. B. Barnes. were here to prevent
the action that was taken by the governor.
1t is understood, but met with defeat