The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-04
REPORT MADE ON
INSURANCE FIELD
Receipts for Past Six Months
$3,629.50
GOVERNOR is OUT Of CITY
Goes to Attend Funeral of stePfather,
Maj. Robert G. Wrisht-other
News of the Capt.
tai City.
GOVERNOR is OUT OF CITY

MONTGOMERY, January 3.-(Speclal)-in
a report on the office of state commission
er insurance E. r. McDavid, commissions
err, and A. c. Sexton, deputy commission
er, State Examiner G. F. Sedberry shows
that the entire receipts from June !, 1905,
to the end of the year were $S62l 3d. lie
pays high compliment to the conduct OF
the office and reports that the laws nave
been kept in every way.
The receipts for the time are from the
following sources: Company licenses $9os'
mutual aid company doing regular ousi-
ness, ss1; mutual aid license, $40; agents
licenses, S2492; unauthorized companies
s25. IS. Total 1887 IS. 1t was also found
that securities of companies doing ousi-
ness on the mutual aid plan were on de-
post.
For the year 1906 the receipts OF the
department were s1oS,097.07, divided as ioi-
lows: Company licenses, $lS9SS; reeiprosi-
ty law, $500; difference in mutual aid ana
regular license $751; mutual aid licenses
s42o; agents licenses, $l5sSS; one per cent
tax on s7,754,949, $775l72f; unauthorized
companies, $5S sc. Total, $10So97.O1
Local News of the Capital.
Governor William D. Jelks will be out OF
tho citv tomorrow to attend the funeral
of his step-father, Major Robert u.
Wright. who died Wednesday night al
Ocala, Fla, where he had lived several
years.
Major Wright, who was in bad health
removed to Florida in 1880, where he lived
an out door life. He had known forty
wears that any day might be his last lie
left a widow. one daughter, Mrs. E. Z.
Hood of Columbus, Ca, and several step
children. The late DR.. James 7. jerks
of Hot Springs, Ark. was one of these
step children Mr. Robert C. jerks OF
+ birmingham, Mrs. f. II. Cabiness ana
Governor jerks were the others.
Richard II. Edmonds, editor of the Man
ufactures Record, has sent the governor
the following telegram: "fhe Manutactur-
ers' Record, in congratulating the people
of Alabama on your wise administrator
extends to you and all Alabamians best
, wishes for 1907
II. w. Coleman of Eutaw and Nj. t. Lee
Grand of Montgomery have been APP
nointed commissioners for the government
lands given the State university py a az
of Congress, approved April rs, 1904. VI
the three COMMISSIONERS dpPOihsNN
last date only one. DIR. A.. smith OF IuS
caloosa, is now living. The others were
]. Burns Moore and A. c. Hargrove-
The governor has pardoned Jachsoi'
Dean. a negro OF Etowah county, con
yicted May %, 1906, for selling WHISKY
The man is sick and crippled anu co. u.
fined in the county jail without apiiity ~
labor. His release is recommended ny lne
trial judge. - 70.
These new corporations have been re-
,,orted tn the secretary of state: lnterna-
tional Slack Cooperage Sales agency
Huntsville: capital, 100000 Alapahid
4 Land and Colonization company. Esca-
! tawpa; capital increased from S2o'Voo u
$4,000. Mckenzie Mercantile company
capital, $4,000, Greenville. Forest Honls
Mercantile company; capital s6OOo' fores'
Home. 80
These officers have been appointed by
the governor: ]. A. Baxter, Louisville
Justice of the peace; G. III. Smith, Flor
ence; j. II. Wilkerson, Troy; lsadol
Moog, Montgomery; $. e. Hitler, BIZ
mingham; H. C. Bullard, Birmingham
notaries