The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19

lar. In every section of Alabama. there are men who will feel a special pleasure in the honor which has come to him.
 The honor. too. is one in which his friends may feel special pride. For | unknown and without influence Mir, Jones came to Montgomery seventeen years ago 3enographer and a clerk l in the law office Tn that time he has risen to one of the most important legal and railroad positions in the South.
 When he came to Montgomery Mr. Jones was not a lawyer. He had never read law and he had never been ad- mitted to the bar. But he was a stem ographer. and a good one, too. It was because he was a good stenographer that he was sent to Colonel Falkner's omce when he made a request on the home officials for a first class steno- grapher and office clerk. Mir. Jones had graduated from Son, ora College tKentucky), with no in~ tention of taking up railroading or the practice of law. Having made good record at college he was given a place in the faculty upon graduation. but life in college town and work as a teacher did not furnish enough oppor- tunity for the play of the energy which has so characterized him. He quit his place in college and went to Louis- vflle, where he perfected himself in stenography.
 He learned the work thoroughly and got into the General Freight Depart ment of the Louisville and Nashville at Nashville because he knew the work the road paid him to do. This was in 1886. Mir. Jones kept at the work until, because of his proficiency. he was sent to Montgomery to be private secretary and chief clerk to Colonel Falkner.
 There was much work to the job, but the energetic young secretary found time to study law and in 1t he was encouraged by Colonel Falkner, who saw the promise that was in himl He was admitted to the bar and short ly afterwards was made Assistant Dis- trfct Attorney. a position which he continued to hold until Colonel Stone sent out the announcement yesterday of his appointment as district attor- ney for Alabama.
 He gave the position, by reason of his capacity and energy, a new inn portance. As Assistant District Attor- ney he rendered the same sort of efficient service that had promoted him from among his fellow stenograph CTS. He had keen grasp of the law and quickly attained Il high place in It's practice. For several years he has been chairman of the Executive Com mittee of the Alabama State Bar As- sociation, which Is one of the cvt- dences of the esteem in which his fell low lawyers hold him.
 His energy. his remarkable tact and his ability has rendered his company excellent service. in the meanwhile. the new District Attorney through his suitability. his social gifts and his pleasant bearing won friends through out the State. Within a few years the unostentatious stenographer had be- come one of the widest known men or Alabama and a man who had one Of the widest circles of personal friends In the State.
 MT. Jones has been prominent Tn politics and for several years has been a member of the State Executive Com mittee.
 His life has also been most valuable to the city of Montgomery. He has taken a deep and active interest in all that concerns the welfare of Mont eomery. For several years he has been a member of the City Board of Education and some of his energy has been expended in helping to make the Montgomery city schools what they are, a model of their kind.
 In the various movements designed for the commercial betterment of the city, MT, Jones has put his money, his time and his industry at the service Of the city. He is a director of the Com mercial Club.
 MT. Jones has been a leading spirit in the Commercial Club and the many movements for the upbuilding of Mont gomery have been given his earnest support. In any movement Of this kind he Is one of the first men of the ho fn n r. rying 1t forward. In Montgomery a great crowd of friends take pleasure in his new honor.
 MT. Jones is a native of Kentucky, having been born in that State in 1885, but the most active and fruitful seven teen years of his life were those he spent in Montgomery. MT. Jones and his family occupy a handsome home oh Sayre Street. Mrs. Jones. before her marriage, was Miss Norton. popular young lady of Montgomery.
 It will be good news to thousands of Alabamians that Colonel Falkner will retain his connection with the Louisville and Nashville, which he directed Tor so many years. Few men who have lived in the State have so won the af- lection and admiration of the people as Colonel Falkner. distinguished Confederate soldier,w life after the war was full of accomplishments and usefulness to the people oI HIS clty anu | of his State.
 His last and greatest work was the | building of the Home for Confederate | soldiers at Mountain Creek. The work was begun alone and single handed. l The aid that was afterwards secured was enlisted through the efforts of | Colonel Falkner The great work was started under most unpromising cir | cumstances and few thought that 1t
 would be carried forward to such success. Colonel Falkner's devotion l to his task. his tireless energy and his | thorough knowledge of the people of Alabama carried to accomplishment the unpromising task he had undertaken.
 His friends believe that his health was impaired by his sacrifices and his unceasing labors for the old Soldiers Home. His thousands of Alabama | friends will be interested in the fact that in a beautiful country home, in
 sight of the haven for old soldiers. he
 is spending his rest and time and they will be glad that his connection with
 the Louisville and Nashville will still be maintained.