The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-06
Iowa Historian Recommends Its
Adoption as Home
COLLOQUY WITH Mr.. Conner
Mckinney Is Not Convinced Of the
PracticabIlity of Making Conneo-
ton With Rival Road at
Andalusia.

state received a more notable compliment
than one Just expressed by Dr. Benjamin
! F. Shambaugh of Iowa City, Ia, in dis
cussing the plan for the preservation or
the archieves of the commonwealth, as
developed by the Department of Archives
and History, DR.. Thomas M. Owen, direc-
| tor. IL shall return home," he said, land
| recommend that the substantial proYis-
| ions of the Alabama act be accepted in
our new work there, as l regard that
] Alabama has the most thorough grasp Of
| the situation than has come under my OBJ
servation either In the United States or
! Canada
DIR. Shambaugh is the professor of poll
| tical science in the University of Iowa and
the editor of the publicans of the Iowa
Historical Society He and DR.. Thomas
NJ Owen, director of the Alabama depart
| ment. are old time friends, having served
| together In the work of the American
Historical association. He is this year
the chairman of the conference of state
and local historical societies, a position
| held in 1905 by Dr. Owen. At the ses-
| sion of the American society just prior to
! the time DIR. Owen held the post the as
ISOLATION adopted a resolution commend
| ing the Alabama plan for the preserva-
ton of It's archives and suggesting its
adoption by other states.
Looking for Best.
DIR. Shambaugh is south on mission
| for his state. A short time ago large
part of the new capitol of Iowa was set
apart for library. museum and archlve
work. To get the best in administration
he was asked to visit all the places in
the United States and Canada to equip
himself with ideas. He went to Wisconsin
first and had a look into the Wisconsin
plan, by which the history work Is dele
gated to a society supported by the state.
From there he went to Chicago, Buffalo
and Ottawa the greatest archives building
in the world having been erected at the
latter place by Canada Then he went
to Washington, and from there to Mont
gomery.
He has been wonderfully pleased with
what he has seen in Alabama. Here Is
the plan to have the state look after its
own archives by a department. and the
doctor thinks it far and away the best he
has seen He had fully determined before
leaving for New Orleans that the sub
stantial provisions of the Alabama plan
would be urged by him upon his state
as embodying the most practical way o.
meeting the general archive situation.
Railroad Commission.
The only thing to enliven the rather
tedious session of the state railroad COM
mission today was a good humored col
loauy between President b. b. Conner
and j. l. Mckinney, superintendent of
the Mobile and Montgomery division of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The
subject matter was that of a physical
connection between the Louisville and
Nashville and the Central of Georgia at
Andalusia, where it is contended that it
is needed.
Mr.. Conner contended that the connec
ton should be made. Mr.. Mckinney ar
gued that 1t would cost the road a lot
of money to do it. and it would also
bring competitors into territory developed
and made by the Louisville and Nashville
at great cost
To the plea of Mr.. Conner that the road
had no right to refuse an accommoda-
| ton that the people needed any ex-
| cuse, Mr.. Mckinney said the people were
| satisfied along their lines and the policy
| OF the road is to keep them so. Mr..
| Conner pointed out case where they
| had made kick.
It was agreed some weeks ago by the
commission that the commission had no
| right to order the Louisville and Nash
| Vile to make the connection and Asso-
| ciate Commissioner Sanders said today
| that the legislature even could not do it,.
Mr.. Conner said he did not think such a
| thing should be true. "If l had the power
| to order the connection made at once
| I oil Mr n
eArnestness, though smiling all the time.
| III you should order it done we would
perhaps do It," replied Mr.. Mckinney
Many New Depots.
During the course of the talk between
| Mr. Mckinney and the president of the
commission, Mr.. Mckinney related that
| depots had been provided for at Tyson
| and Flomaton, plans were being made
| for one at Brewton and a good build
| ing will be erected this fall at Ever
green. Mr. Mckinney said the road wanted
| to meet every claim made by the COM
mission.
| On complaint of T. II. Robertson of
/ Fayette. the commission ordered the
| Southern railway to provide more side
| track room at Fayette. 1t was also agreed
| by the Louisville and Nashville to pro-
| vide ample depot facilities at Morris. 1t
is also a fact that in number of places
where inspection showed poor depot ac-
| commodations on the several lines agree
meut has been made to meet objections at
once.
Mayor Vaughan and a committee had
come up with a complaint of inadequate
passenger service on the Alabama and
Florida division of the Louisville and
Nashville at Geneva, but conference
was held with Superintendent Mckinney
and Attorney John V. Smith. and II was
announced that the cause would be con-
tinued pending a settlement.
The Central of Georgia and the Louis
Vile and Nashville have agreed to fix up
| crossings at Sampson, about which COM
plant had been made to the commits
| sion.
| Local freight tariff No. 1 of the Syla-
cauga and Wetumpka, and No. of the
| Alabama Northern were admitted and ap-
proved. These are short lines with hard
| ly any business. All the members of the
| commission were present.
Old Soldiers Home.
| The board of control of the Jefferson
| Faulkner Home for Old Soldiers at Noun
| tain Creek seems to be doing quite well
| at this time. fully as we'll as could be
| expected with the small appropriation
| made by the state for the inmates. The
| board met at noon In the office of the
| governor.
| The following were present: j. NJ. Falk-
| ner w. D. Wescott and c. l. Ruth Mont
| gomery ]. B. Stanley, Greenville; S. It.
| t-~outAr JyoIo, CDripO w - Wand pir-