The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-24
ALABAMA GUARDS
TO Be INSPECTED
Officers of Regular Army Come
in March or April
GEN. BRANDON WILL ASSIST
State Horticultural Society Will Meet
In Montgomery Today-Prepara-
tons Made to Receive the
Cane Growers.
GEN. BRANDON WILL ASSIST

montgomery january Io.-Nopecidl'l-
Adjutant General w. w. Brandon of the
Alabama National Guard, has been not
flied that three officers of the regular
army have been assigned to the inspection
o. the Alabama forces, and that the in
spection will be held in March and
April The men who are to do the work
are Capt A. S. Morgan and Capt. j. c.
Goodfellow of the artery; stationed at
Fort Morgan, and Capt. w. F. Hase of
the artillery. stationed at Fort Barrancas,
Fla. The notice of the assignment of these
officers was received In the city yester-
day from the commander of the Atlantic
division, United Slater army
General Brandon will accompany the
inspecting Officers and make the state
inspection at the time they look into
affairs for the nation. 1t is quite certain
that the inspection will be far more rigid
this year than ever before, and also fact
that the state forces are in betted condi-
tion than they have been for many years
The companies and troops have better
equipment than for long time perhaps
ever, and are fully supplied with ordnance
and quartermaster stores. In drill the
men are in good shape and the practice
of inspections by regular army officers
has made the guard officers more partic-
ular There is a general revival of in
terest all along the line atd the forces
have been purged of most of the bad
material and a high order of recruits Sc
cured. The only trouble now is the lack
OF guns by the artillery which 1t is hoped
Congress will soon relieve. The dates OF
no insnectiOnS are as follows.
Date of Inspection.
BY Captain Morgan-Troop b. Camden,
March 6; Mobile companies March Z and
s; Brewton March 8; Evergreen, March
10; Fort Deposit, March Il; Geneva,
March 10; Montgomery, March IA and Is;
Luzerne March 10; WetumRa, March II;
Tuskegee March 10.
BY Captain Hase-Opelika, March 20;
Phenix City, March 81 Eufaula, March
%; Troy, March %; Dothan, March "a;
Enterprise March 25; Decatur, March q;
Florence, March IS; Jasper, March 20;
Bessemer, March 30; Tuscaloosa, March
81
BY Captain acknowledgements APP
ril /; Uniontown, April 8; Selma. April
and 5; Birmingham, April and 4 Wood
lawn, April s; oxford, April 10; Talladega,
April IL; Admission, April u; Gadsden,
April Is.
Capt D. W. McIver of the adjutant
generals department is getting ready for
the inspection and is very sanguine of
the most satisfactory conditions yet
found
Horticuiturists to Meet.
The Alabama State Horticultural So
ciety will meet in this city tomorrow for
a two days session in the assembly room
of the Commercial and Industrial associa-
he oHd of Welcome will he
delivered by one of the members of the
city hall administration and by President
Forbes of the Commercial and Industrial
association. Several papers on leading
subjects will be discussed. 1t is expected
that this will be the largest and most
generally useful session of the society
ever held w. F. Heilkes of Huntsville
is the president and r. s. Mcintosh OF
Auburn secretary. One of the leading
papers will be by NJ. V. Richards, land
and immigration agent Of the Southern
railway who will discuss the develop
ment of horticulture.
Cane Growers.
The Interstate Sugar Cane Growers
convention will meet in Montgomery
Wednesday for a three days session and
will be attended by some of the leading
men of the south. Capt d. G.. Purse of
Savannah, president, has arrived and es-
tablished headquarters at the Imperial
hotel Commissioner of Agriculture Poole
will address the opening session, after
which he will go to the New Orleans
meeting.
Several leading men of the nation are
down on the programme, among them
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and the
chief chemist of the Department of Agri-
culture DR.. U. II. Wiley. J. M. McCand-
less, state chemist of Georgia, will make
a speech as will w. C. Stubs. director
o. the Louisiana Experiment station Cap
tain Purse is very much elated over the
outlook.
Will Hold Cotton.
Montgomery county farmers have enter
ed into an agreement to hold all cotton
now unsold for better prices and to de-
crease the acreage. 1t Is agreed that the
best way is to organize by beats and
counties and endeaver to see every man
and get him to sign a trade to cut down
his acreage so much A plan presented by
w. II. Seymour anticipates the organiza-
ton of a giant corporation to hold the
cotton until 1t reaches ten cents and then
LET the ginners have 1t as they need 1t, al
WAYS having to pay ten cents for it,
The plan seemed to interest the Mont
eomery farmers and they will look fur
Their into it, A large number of farmers
will go from this county to New Orleans
to take part in the meeting OF cotton
growers there
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