The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-01
STATE EXAMINERS
 ARE IN SESSION
Applicants To Practice Medicine
 To Be Examined
SOIL SURVEY To BEGIN
Lamar, Henry and Baldwin Are To Be Served First-Governor Conner kp- points Delegates To Farm
 ers' National Congress.

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 Montgomery, September 3O-(spe cial)-The state board of medical eN- aminers, which is also the state com mittee of public health, gathers in Montgomery tonight for the purpose of examining applications for the prac- tice of medicine and to look into the health of the state, under the broader plan that is made possible by the increased appropriations.
 The president of the board is pr. w. IL Sanders. state health officer, with the following as members. Drs. E. H. Sholl, T. L. Robertson and D. F. Tal- ley Birmingham, l. L. Watkins and Glenn Andrews, Montgomery; J. F. Fur miss, Selma V. B. Gaines. Mobile; M B. Cameron, Eutaw; J. R. G. Howell. Dothan.
 This meeting is by virtue of a new law that was adopted by the last leg islature. and the work done in the way of examinations has been hereto fore in the hands of the county boards II Is lHOuSBl DA LIT. Ga0uPFS mat IL may result in far-reachng good for the profession in the state and for the health of the state a large. There will be very much more money than has been had before, and this will make better work possible The stu dents and doctors who are trying to be admitted to practice in the state bava to ha a number of them are here. It is ex- pected that as many as forty or fifty may show up, though the exact num- Der cannot be given yet.
 Soil Survey To Begin.
 The first soil survey under the law passed by the legislature will begin between now and the middle of Octo- Der in Lamar. Henry and Baldwin counties. Milton Whitney head of the bureau of soils at Washington. has notified Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson that c. B. Jones, Henry Jennings and E. R. Allen will be here by October for the work These will be sent out with the young men who have been employed by the state.
 Having had experience with the to- bacco lands of Florida and other states. MT. Jones will go to Henry. MT. Jen- nings having worked in the nelghbor- ing county of Marion, will be sent to Lamar, and MT. Allen to Baldwin. The three state men are w. L. Lett and E. S. Pace, Auburn, and c. L. Waldrop, Birmingham. Two more men will come from the government department about the middle of the month and the gov ernor is expected to have more of the state men to serve with them by that time.
 End of State Year.
 With the end of September comes the passing of the fiscal year, as well as the end of the month and the quarter Con- sequenty there is lot Of hard work for the officers of the auditor and the treasurer. l. is thought that the receipts of the state will be shown to have run to s4,O0O,O 900 as compared to $3,7T75,0oo the year before.
 The pardon board will meet Tuesday weeA, with a lot of work to be done.
 State Superintendent of Education II. C. Gunnells has gone to Moundville, Hale county to Up organize the new normal school there. The trustees of the school will be in session Wednesday in Tus- caoosa.
 Supreme court report No. 146 is out and is being distributed by the secretary of state.
 Packing rooms have been provided for the tags of the department of agricul- ture. The supply of each year is in value about $ll0,000, with actual use of nearly Sl0000O.
 Cat. Allen Crenshaw of Andalusia. one of the best known young military men of the state. was in the city Monday on legal business. He says the country in which he lives is becoming as fine and as prosperous as any in the state.
 MT. Julian and the Code
 Many members of the bar have written to Secretary of ...ste Julian asking that the new code be annotated from the Southern Reporter believing this to be a great help to all who have to use it. Much as Mr Julian would like to carry out the wishes of the lawyers he can not, as he has nothing to do with the book: was only a member of the con- tracing commit.ee which arranged for it's printing and can not control it's make up in any way. In fact he doubts if this can be done now by the commissioner
 The book is being printed, or is about to be, by the contractors. Marshall & Bruce, of Nashville. and will soon be in type. It Is, therefore. too late to get anything like that done now MT. Julian has been very muen pleased with the interest taken in the code by the bar of the state and thinks that this Is an earnest of good things with regard to the laws of the state. As a member of the committee to contract for the book he thought that Marshall & Bruce had an offer that would mean good to the state.
 Delegates Appointed.
 The governor today announced the ap- pointment of 300 delegates from Alabama to attend the Farmers National Con gross. which is to be held at Oklahoma City October Y, IS, 19, 21 and Z. W. II. Seymour, president of the Alabama Cot ton association and J. A. Wilkinson. com missioner of agriculture, are among the delegates named.
 The letter of the governor to each of the delegates appointed is as follows.
 Montgomery. September 24 l907.
 Dear Sir--1he governor takes pleasure