The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08
Hunters License.

State Game and Fish Commissioner John H. Wallace, jr., was busily engaged today fn sending out hunters license for the year 190S He has shipped to each probate judge a supply of nonresident state and county hunters license. The form and material out of which the li- cense is constructed is superior to any in the United States. The nonresident license is green in color. the state license blue, and the county license red. They are printed on weatherproof card board, which is practically of indestructible tex ture. The 1908 license is smaller than the license of the present year. and when folded three times fits neatly in card case
 State Game and Fish Commissioner Wallace wrote to game commissioners of many of the most progressive states in the union for sample specimens of li- cense, and the form which he has gotten out for next year is said by experts to be ideal in every respect
 MT. Wallace has requesteds the probate judges to begin to issue license imme- diately upon application for same by hunters. This is done for the purpose of placing no inhibition in the way of hunt CTS who desire to hunt early in January. It is believed by MT. Wallace that much larger number of licenses will be pur- chased in the year 1908 than will be sold this year. Since all hunters license ex- pire on the 31st day of December of each year, sportsmen will secure their license early in January so as to get the full benefit of the privileges arising there- under.
 The county of Mobile leads so far in the sale of nonresident license. eight Sl5 license having been sold to non-residents in the month of November. A large num- Der of residents of Georgia have expressed their intention of securing license for 1908, but these would not purchase hunt ing privileges in Alabama and pay s15 for the same in order to hunt during the months of November and December.
 Price of Cotton.
 There is much of a controversy going on with regard to the holding of cotton, friends of the farmers, politicians who de- pend on votes to keep in office, and many men patriotic and unselfsh. believing It to be right, are urging that the staple be held for 15 cents. On the other hand, merchants assert in many cases that the failure of the farmers to sell the staple just now is endangering the stability of the business men who have sold them goods for which pay is now past due.
 As result many plans are being sug- gested to take care of the producer on the one hand and save the merchant on the other. Cotton is stored in local ware houses, and money or credit secured upon it, this being applied to debts. Some farmers, good and not overburdened, are carried by banks from which they nave at times secured money. It is a fact, however, that in many of the country sec tions farmers are holding back cotton when they owe merchants who need the money to keep them out of the bankrupt cy courts. To the aid of this class the busy men of the state are now moving.
 When asked if the banks would take care of the merchants in the present crisis. an officer of one of the largest in the city said: we do not propose to let any good man suffer, but we are insist ing that they bring their business in full accord with the capital they have in- vested"
 Some Political Views.
 Speaking of the matter of price, Con- greSsman Clayton, in letter to Presi- dent Seymour of the Cotton association, says q believe that if the farmers will begin each year to market their cotton at q fair price and continue to market grad ually as long as, and just so long as the spinners are willing to pay a fair price, a fair price can always be obtained" It is then suggested that the farmer and the merchant and the banker interested should refuse to sell at a price below what is fair and right in compensation. ALSO, tn1nkS MT. Clayton. the gamblers ought not be allowed to depress the fu- ture market, and in so doing reduce the price of cotton to the spinners.
 An interesting contribution is that of Congressman Burnett, who is just back from a tour of the cotton using sections of the Old World. He says: While in Italy went out some distance from Mi- Ian and found large cotton mill in oper- ation and others being built. was told that others in other parts of the country were going up. I found many new mills going up in the Manchester, England, ter ritory, old ones enlarged and supplied with new machinery. Japan is also going in largely for the manufacture of the staple" He winds up with the statement of the belief that a permanently higher price will be maintained.
 George w. Jones.
 The elevation of George W. Jones of th.s city to the vice presidency of the South and North railroad Is regarded as a compliment. well earned. to a de- voted friend and employe of the Lous- vile and Nashville Railroad company. MT. Jones came to Montgomery out of the office of the company at Louisville.