The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-05
BOTH CANDIDATES
 VISIT THE CAPITAL
Cunningham and Conner Confer
 With Friends
PORTRAIT OF JOEL WHITE
Is Presented to Department of Arch ives and Hstory-B. R., L. & p. Go. Files Notice of h.
 crease in Capital.

Montgomery, April 4-tSpeeia1.)-As if to get acquainted with territory for which they seem to have a hankering, both candidates for governor have been in the city some part of today. MT Conner came in during the early morning and spent while at the office of the state railroad commission, of which he Is presl- dent. He went through the accumulation of mail matter and conferred with Secre- tary Griffin as to matters requiring his attention. Later he took a meal with his son-in-law. J. Craig Smith, and saw a number of local friends
 Dr. Cunningham came in on a late train from the south, having been in Baldwin county speaking today. He had only to eat before he had to go to the court house for his speech. Like MT. Conner, he found a lot of mail waiting him, and he had to look after somewhat of bus- ness before the time of speaking. He was met at the train by number of friends and spent some time conferring with them.
 Among the candidates in the city other than the two mentioned was J. B. Ward of Henry aspirant for the office of com missioner of agriculture and industries. He spent the day talking with local friends. and is confident that he will suc- ceed to the office now held by MT. Poole.
 Portrait of White.
 A life size portrait of the late Joel White, for many years bookseller and stationer in Montgomery has been pre- sented to the state department of archives and history by Ed c. Fowler, who succeeded to his business. He was the oldest book man In the state. and at the time of his death one of the oldest in the south. He began business in this city in the early ssties and died here in 1896. about year alter he retired. He died at the age of SS.
 There is much of the library treasure of the state at this time that was given by thls veteran in better educational eff fort When the library of the university was burned he gave many of the volumes now there to its refurnishing and prac- tically all of the law section. He also contributed a great part of the books of the present library of the state su- preme court His whole ambition seems to have been to get more and better books into the hands of the state institutions and the homes and hands of the indl- viduals and money did not count in his estimation when he worked to this end. He was in business many years and helped to start either by sale or contri- button practically every library of note in the state.
 Increase Capital.
 Notice has been given by the Birming- ham Railway. Light and Power company that 1t has increased It's capital stock from $6OO0.O0O to $7O00.000 The papers are signed by Robert Jemison, president, and J. P Ross, secretary. Agreement to make the increase was reached at meeting held in Birmingham March 90, at which more than four-tifths of the pre- ferred and above two-thlrds of the en- tire stock was represented
 Dan A Greene, judge of the criminal court of Birmingham, passed through Montgomery today en route to Opelika, to spend q while with friends He has been i'll for some weeks. The Governor has appointed M. NJ. Baldwin to hold his court until he is able to get back to the bench.
 Richard Nation, member of the Ninth District Agricultural school at Blounts- vile, has resigned
 These have been appointed notaries pub lie: r. C. Elliott, calcis; T, J. Tourat, Mobile; II. C. Warren, Rogersville; J. c. Perry, Bessemer.
 The Ariton Mercantile company has been incorporated at Ariton. Dale county. It's capital Is s12500. W. C. Windham and others are incorporators.
 The application for pardon made by Sam Crook of Gadsden will be taken up by the pardon board Friday
 Clerk Allison of the United States court at Birmingham was here today arrang- ing with Judge Thomas G. Jones for the May term at that city.
 John Bradley, clerk of the criminal court of Jefferson county. was here today to see President Bragg of the state board of convict inspectors.