The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20

signing contract with the Hand Lum-
Der company of Dolive for 100 men for
Two years at sl3 a month. This is an
Increase of about 81 a month each over
anything ever agreed upon before.
The state has entire control of the
conviets. This is to be the policy of
the department from now ON, the belief
being that even at the good price now
received the eonvicts are not earning
what they should at the present high
value of labor.
Appoints Commission.
Governor Conner today appointed the
commission to represent the state in get
ting up an exhibit for the jamestown
exposition, thereby making the last step
in the way of securing space for the
state at what now promises to be one
of the greatest shows ever given in the
south. The governor is eX-offleio chair
man. and he has selected the following
TO serve with him: Rufus n. Rhodes,
Birmingham; George II. Malone, Dothan;
7. NJ Hobbs, Athens, and w. II. Tayloe.
Uniontown.
This board carries no pay. the mem
bers serving for the honor and from a
standpoint of patriotism. The governor
is at the head of it. The $4,000 APP
propriated for the exposition by the leg
islature will be used entirely for get
ting up an exhibit. To gather this ex-
hibit Governor Conner said he would Sc
lect men able and we'll fitted to get the
very best. He hopes TO secure the serV-
ices of corps of workers who will make
the very best showing for the state and
to that end he is now looking for some
who know much about such things.
The Personnel.
Mr.. Rhodes Is editor and owner of the
Birmingham News, one of the progressive
papers of the south and one of the few
dallies of the state to support Mr.. Conner
from the beginning practically of his
political life. Mr.. Malone is banker
and business man who has been one of
the leaders in the freight rate reform
ideas of the present administration. The
same thing may be said of Mr.. Hobbs,
a business man, banker and farmer. Mr..
Tayloe is a lawyer and has for some
years been much Interested in the eXpe-
rimental farms of the state in his county.
He is probably the best posted man in
the lot on farm products and what will
be good showing for the state in that
way
1t is expected that the state will make
a great showing at Jamestown. The in
dustral section has been working up in
terest for quite a while and there will
be many private contributions to aid that
o. ,s.... Iona
the effort will be even more enthusiastic
for the reason that Alabama has made
better progress than many of her sister
states in the past ten years in the matter
of progressive farming, including stock
raising and dairyng, Montgomery has
become one of the largest mule markets
in the south
To Inspect Jails.
Dr. Shirley Bragg, recently appointed
Jail inspector, will begin work in a few
days. He has been under the weather for
some days but is about again and will
soon get regular schedule laid out He
will not announce the places he Will
visit however. preferring TO drop In UNI
expectedly and find how things are car
ried on in the ordinary run of business.
p. A Travis, convict transfer agent OF
the state. relates many interesting stories
of the effect Of the passage of the Jail
law. He saws that there was never such
a scrubbing and cleaning up known in
the state Almost everywhere he goes
there is a disposition to get the gold dust
twins busy, and soap and water. with
some forms of disnfectant, are in greater
demand than history has heretofore re-
corded
Jaillleepers have been asking Mr.. Travis
when the doctor is coming but he has
been telling them that is an unknown
quantity. He will drop in at any old
time he says and II is well to be ready
for him when he comes. Some idea of
what DIR. Bragg thinks of the jails as
they have been In the past can be gained
from recent utterances while he was pres
ident of the state board of convict in
spectors. Among them is this statement:
Il am convinced that the ideas of hui
mainly and civilization would be better
carried out If the torch we're applied to
every Jail in Alabama
Money to Country.
Governor Comer is anxious to get as
much of the state surplus into the country
as possible and to that end will advo-
cate giving to every bank in the smaller
places as much as possible from the treas
ury in the working out of the state de-
positary law From now on the amount
will be set at $1,000 for each one, as
many more banks applied than was ex-
pected when the law was signed.
The board of paIdons, at the meeting
today. definitely decided to take up the
case of Gilbert jarvis, the Mobile man
asking clemency. next Tuesday, at which
time the members of the board desire
that not only the friends of Mr. Jarvis
appear but any wlo intend to oppose
the pardon 1t is hoped that all the
ma nd will no oO fila h,y