The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-01
ENCAMPMENT
 DATES DECIDED Alabama National Guard Aban- don Jamestown Trip COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
Alabama Body March Into Montgomery and Assemble at the Bijou Theatre. Speeches Made By c. w.
 Rice and Others.


 tary board and the commanding officers of the Alabama National Guard today en- eampments were decided upon at about the dates giyen First regiment Montgomery second week in August; Second regiment Montgomery or Selma, July 9; Third regiment at place selected by colonel, July IL cavalry. Montgomery or Selma, first week in August; artillery, Fort Moultrie $. C., ten days between July 1st and 18th The meeting was attended by Brigadier General Bibb Graves, adjutant general; Robert F. Ligon, inspector general, and Barry l.. Holt, quarJermaster general all of Montgomery and the membership of the state military board; Col. k. B. Du- Mont of Mobile, C. R. Brclken of Luverne and W. H. MeElroy of Anniston, coionels of the three infantry regiments in the order named Maj. B. F. Noble of Mont gomery of the cavalry. and Maj. s. T. Westeott of Montgomery of the artillery. It was found that it would cost more money than the service has to use to make the trip to Jamestown, so all idea of that was abandoned. The artillery will be in practice with regulars at Fort Moultre, the government paying the ex- penses,
 Fertilizer Bulletin.
 Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson has issued fertilizers bulletin No. for the year, with many new features. The values as placed by the manufacturers and the state chemist are both given.
 Commissioner Wilkinson will take some of all the peaches that he can secure and mt tbar1 TIT, an aybibit for his office \, The fruit gets ripe from May 15 to Oc- tober l, and there will be a lot of 1t pre- served The information about them will show place of growth and kind and such other facts as of interest.
 We have all the men needed for our machine shops," was the report from the Louisville and Nashville shops this aft ernoop. Then non-union men were re- ported at work, which force was said to be adequate for all present demands. The following appointment was made by the Governor today: J. w. Emens to be a notary public of Trinity.
 Convicts Under State Control.
 It is now quite certain that the bill to put all the convicts of the state under the control of the state bureau will be pushed through the next session of the legislature Each county will be protected by the earnings of the county prisoners going to the counties as now but leaving the control of them entirely to the state This is necessary to guarantee them pro- tection from such cruelty often follows with the present county system.
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Davis at Gordo have named their new boy Richmond Pearson Hobson, for the hero congress- man of the Sixth, of which Pickens coun- ty is a part. Hobson has recently com pleted lecture course of the district with experts in farming and soil surveys from the department of agriculture, which has added greatly to the esteem in which he is held by his constituency.
 The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, which has strike of motormen and conductors, is advertising in the country papers for men. The fol- lowing appears in the Clanton Banner: Wanted-A few intelligent men of char acter can get positions as motormen or conductors at wages from 16 to 25 cents per hour"
 ]. p. Hollis III.
 The killing of Fred Hollis by a negro at Consul. Marengo county, has prostrat- ed his father J. P. Hollis who is very ill at Uniontown. He went there the day after the killing and was removed from the train very Ill and has been in bed since.
 Otto Wolf of uniontown, who has gone back to Germany for a visit, writes that he had a safe passage and is now en- toying good beer at PIE cents a glass of one pint capacity. This feature of the refreshment possibilities seems to have Impressed him.
 Commercial Travellers.
 With trumpet and drum. accom- paniment the United Commercial Trav- elers of the state of Alabama marched into the city yesterday and today, and this morning assembled at the Bijou the atre and went into theasession that is to continue, in part, for three days
 With the grand counselor of the state, Gaynor St. J. Turner, presiding, the meet ing was called to order almost prompt 1y at 10 o'clock, prayer being offered by Dr. Neal Anderson, pastor of the Gen. tral Presbyterian church, this city. In behalf of the city Hon. C. P. Mcintyre, city attorney who had been requested by Mayor Teague to make the opening ad- dress, welcomed the visitors to the city in his happiest and most felctious vein, anticipating for them reception as it will scarcely be able to meet in many annual sessions
 Gaynor St. J. Turner, grand counselor responded to the address of welcome which the city had extended eloquently year" Mir. Turner said, the Montgomery council of our order extended the invita- tion to meet this year in Montgomery it was unanimously accepted. and the meet ing eagerly looked forward to; for Mont gomery is not only the center of our be- loved state, but also typifes the center of southern history and romance, for woven into it's past are recolections which bring reverence to OFT hearts and con- gratulations your present day pros psrity and progress"
 Thrilling Address.
 Proceeding these preliminary remarks the counselor made thrilling address on | the aims and achievements of the order \ that was today in session in Montgomery, and anticipated a glorious future for the U. c. T. $ as the years roll on.
 Following upon the address of MT Tur- ner, Gen. w. W. Brandon, state auditor, welcomed the visitors in behalf of Ala bama, in one of his most eloquent and hu- morous speeches Several times during the delivery he had to let up on his hear CTS in order to give time for the subsd- ing ofth laughter and applause that nounced the most enjoyable ones of the morning. Perto Ii. Johnson of Montgom- cry, and senior counsel of the local order, followed upon the address of Aud itor Brandon in speech of welcome, and