The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
COMPLETE SURVEY
 OF ALABAMA SO|L Government Experts Will Work
 in This State COMER GOES TO TUSKEGEE Several Speeches Will Be Made at Different Points in the Country by the Governor and Other
 State Officials.
COMER GOES TO TUSKEGEE

Montgomery, September 2s.-(Spe- eiaL)--Alabama is to have complete survey of the soils made in every county, under the direction of the de- partment of agriculture. of which J. A. Wilkinson is commissioner. The work is to be done by five experts of the soil bureau of the United States, directed by w. J. Smith, who has over sight for Alabama and Georgia in the work of this kind. Five experts will be allowed the state and one more than is now at work in the colleges. This will give the state strong force and make it possible to complete the sur Veys in a short time.
 1t is also a matter of interest that the wood creosoting experiments that have been going on in the state lately will be kept up and that they will be further Illustrated at the state fair to be held this fall. Huntsville and Selma will have the work in hand and will, at their fairs, make showing of what may be done to utilize the old timber of the state now thought to be of little value. C. H. Billinglea of the agricultural department will have charge of the fertilizer showing at Sel- ma and will in the interval make as much of the wood creosoting as he can.
 It is expected that the soil surveys will be at work by the middle of Octo- Der at the latest, and that by the end of the year much work will have been done. The state has made an appro-
 
 of the government to make the survey in every way complete.
 Governor Speaking.
 Governor B. B. Conner and State Au- ditor Brandon went to Tuskegee to- night to make addresses and will be at Notasilga tomorrow. These are points seeking county high schools and the state officers go to investigate their fitness for the honors.
 Speaking will be at Carrville Tal- lapoosa county, September 2S, along the same line. at which the governor. Gen eral Brandon and Superintendent of Education II. C. Gunnells will make talks. At the same time addresses will likely be made by Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson and H. C. Bill lngslea. one of the clerks in his office
 Walter D. Seed state treasurer, made an address to a large crowd at Jemison Saturday, the occasion being an as- sembling of teachers.
 The state has allowed the record of a mortgage of the Frisco system in the state for $115, ,000 for fees of $45O The system has only about $500, 900 valuation in the state upon which it was required to pay in the making of such paper.
 Tutwiler Portrait.
 Miss Julia Tutwile-T, president of the Livingston Normal college. was in the city today 10 see the governor. Miss Tutwier is in receipt of q letter from President Alderman of the University of Virginia, requesting q life-size portrait of her father, the late Dr Henry Tutwiler, who was the first A. M. of the University of Virginia, having entered on its open ing in 1925, when Jefferson was chancel- Tor.
 It is a singular coincidence that Dr. Thomas NJ. owen, of the state depart ment of archives and history has also made like request for q portrait for his department. Miss Tutwiler is also to present to the library of the UniVer- sity of Alabama portrait
 None of those who made the request were aware of the fact that this is the tooth anniversary of the birth of Dr. Tutwiler
 Many of the old and middle-age citi- zens were students at Dr. Tutwilers eel ebrated school at Green Springs.
 Miss Edna K. smith prominent DOT trait painter of Birmingham. has been se- lected to paint all three of these portraits.
 Minor Mention.
 Governor Conner yesterday made the fol- lowing appointments; Notaries, Frank Rawlings, Shades, DeKalb county; E. M Tutwiler, Jr., Birmingham, Jefferson county: N. R. Shields, Mobile, Mobile county; Charles M. M. L. Sawyer, Ft Payne. DeKalb.
 Consts bes, I. F.. Butts. Ethervills, Pick cns county. Notary public and Justice of the peace. Thomas Yentresa. Attalls. Eto-