The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03
IMMIGRATION IS
 ID BE THE THEME Governor JeIks is Going to New
 York Tomorrow STATE FAIRS DID WELL Both Birmingham and Selma Will Have Affairs of the Kind Annually.
 Other News of the
 Capital.
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD,

Montgomery, December 2.-(SpeciaL)- Governor William D. Jelks will leave Monday night for New York. where he will spend several days in an investiga- ton of the question of immigration, with especial reference to the kind that will be sent to the south. He hopes to be able to influence a class of people to travel this way who can be moulded into good citizens and useful farmers. There is so much of demand for men who will work the farms that much of the atten- tion now given to labor and immigration tends to that class of possibilities.
 There has not been success of the hi- larious sort following the importation of Italians for labor. They may do well on the farms, but have not at the indus tries. A lumber company at Maplesville had a lot of them down from New York, but they got away soon after the first pay day. A few weeks ago a saw mill man at Foley brought down some, but they got into big row and left after getting few dollars to the good.
 The latest experiment is with Hungar- ians. Twenty of them were brought to Maplesville several days ago. So far they are doing very well, but there has not been time yet to get at them precisely.
 All this makes the visit of the gov ernor important. He wants to bring peo- pie to Alabama and believes that by going to New York at this time he may be able to learn much that will be of great value in the service along this line.
 Fairs Did We'll.
 "The two fairs held in the state this fall were in every way successful said Chief Clerk J. C. Adams of the Alabama department of agriculture this week. '"They have come out ahead of the hounds financially and have been great help to the farming classes in the way of information and experience"
 Commissioner of Agriculture R. R. Poole voiced the same opinion, but as MT Adams is the man who looks after the state exhibits at the fairs he is well informed as to the details which MI. Poole is not
 Both Birmingham and Selma will have fairs after this every year. There has been big expense at both places, and each one will keep a secretary all the year round The horses and other kinds of stock were well shown. A man from South Alabama, who has been tinkering with fancy hogs as a sort of side line took a few to the Selma fair and sold them for $500. Others were known to have gotten at both places in touch with mar kets that will be money in their pockets | in the future. =
 Library Meeting.
 1 There is great interest in the meeting | of the Alabama Library association in Mobile next week, it promises to be notable in the history of effort of this class in the state. Indications are that the attendance will be large and that the practical work to be discussed will be of vast value to all the educationa and his torical interests of the state. The ad- dress of Dr. c. c. Thach, president of the Alabama Polytechnic, on "The Library As an Educational Force.' will be the great popular feature of the session The Rt. Rev. E. P. Allen. bishop of Mobile, will be one of the participants, being a notable acceptance of man of his calling and prominence of duty for the movement. Others of equal name will, however, be there. All the leading schools of the state will have representation and Owen of this city looks to have q meet ing that will be of great benefit.
 The travelling libraries of the Fedora tion of Women's Clubs have been turned over to this association, and will be sent out in the districts where they are need ed. Dr. Owen regards this as marked compliment to the organization.
 Street Railway Deal.
 It is now regarded that the deal by which the Montgomery Traction company is to get the properties of the Montgom-