The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-18
WILKINSON MAY EXTEND ROBSON
 IDEA OVER STATE Plans to Make Tour With a Specially Prepared
 Car of Products
DEPARTMENT EXPERTS
 WILL ACCOMPANY PARTY
Antl-Pass Law ls Possibly a Difficulty, But It Is Believed That This Matter Win Be
 Arranged.

Montgomery, May 1I-(Speeial) )-Com- missioner of Agriculture J. A. Wilkinson announces that he is. working out A plan to make a lecture tour of the state l,Ne that now in progress in the Sixth dis trct under the guidance of Congressman Hobson. with whom Mir Wilkinson has l been for several days The idea is to have railroad car filled with the prod uets of the state and to take it to every railroad station in the state, accompanied by large number of speakers to instruct the people on the latest methods of farm ing, road making and tilling the soil.
 While he has not said so in many words the impression Is the governor favors the plan, believing that it would mean much to the agricultural districts. The authorities at Washington have told MT. Wilkinson that they will send the best men of the soil bureau and other depart ments to give the lectures and have along whatever of machinery and apparatus needed to make the trip valuable and of lasting good. Mir Wilkinson says the tour of the Hobson party has demon- strated that the plan would be popular and mean much to the state.
 Anti-Pass Law.
 The only thing that seems to bother is the antl-pass bill It Is not known whether 1t would prevent the carrying of the party and the car free or not, the impression being that 1t would. Hence 1t is quite likely the legislature will be asked in June to amend the bill so that the tour can be made with free transportation and get to every nook and corner of the state. It is also thought that the soils bill that is now pending in the legislature will pass, in which event the government will send men here to work with the men employed by the state to get good soil maps of every county in the state.
 There Is general approval of the idea and 1t looks as If it would be carried out In case the soil survey bill is passed the government will put in dollar to every dollar sent in by the state and man for emery man employed. In addition the department at Washington will print and Autograph all the maps and furnish all the literature needed. These maps would be hung fin the school houses of the state according to MT. Wilkinson's plan. so that the children might come to know all about the soils and be able to tell exactly what the state can. raise.
 Committee Adjourns.
 The municipal code committee has ad- Journed to Tuesday week, at which time the members will meet here for the prep aration of bill that 1t is hoped will meet the requirements of the sentire state, little towns and large ones. Each member of the committee has taken work home with him to look into and when they come to- gether it is thought bill will be adopted though there Is no likelihood of an agree ment, it being already evident that the members are not together.
 John H. Wilson and others have organ iZed the Farmers Warehouse company of Calhoun county, to be located at An nlston. It begins with a capital of S50O0 B. H. Matthews and others have organ ized the Matthews Hardware company with capital of $10000 at Camden, and the Roanoke Guano company has been formed by W. H. Knight and associates at Ro- anoke with capital of $12,000.
 These appointments have been made by the governor: Constable, F. E McCreary Brooklyn, Conecuh county. Notaries pub lie, z. M P. Ingle of Mobile and F. J. Buchanan, Cullman.
 Col. S. W. John delivered an address before the classes of the boys aud girls school today on Chancellorsvlle and Salem church, this being one of the favor ite topics of the well known legislator from Jefferson county.