The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-20
.DR. WILL B ADDRESS !. ATTRACTS ATTENTION Secretary of National Forest
 Association GOVERNOR IS COMMENDED It Is Said That Strong Efforts Are Be- ing Made To Have the Gall for
 an Extra Session
 Rescinded.
GOVERNOR IS COMMENDED
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

BY HERVEY w. LAIRD. Montgomery, October 19.-(Special)- )- The address of Dr. Thomas l.. Will, sec ; retary of the National Forest associa- tion, made here Friday evening, has at tracted much attention on the part of all lines of industry, and especially has it gained notice in the fields of timber pro- ducts and agriculture. Coming as it does after the determination of the gov ernor to take up the question of forest preservation at the extra session of the legislature, greater benefits are expected from it. What was said about the floods has been discussed 10 greater extent pos sbly than any other for the reason that 1t has to do not only with the trees but the farms as we'll
 Alabama has been making great moves toward a betterment of sentiment along this line of thought Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson Is exhibiting at the state fairs samples of creosoted woods that were treated at the experimental plants in Maplesville and has obtained permission of the national forestry de- partment to keep C. l.. Hill, one of the experts, in the state for the balance of the year Another influence for good along this line is J B. Powell. a mem- Der of the state tax commission, who is one of the best posted men on timber supply and prospect in the south. It is largely through the continued suggestion of Mir Powell that the governor decided to allow the members of the legislature to undertake plan to save the few trees | that yet remain to the state.
 Complimentine Governor Conner. The statement of Gov B. B. Conner | that he would see that prohibition laws are inforced, even if he has to call the ! legislature together for renewed enact ments has brought him many nice say | ings from among the anti-saloon forces | w. B. Crumpton, secretary of the mis- l sion board of the Alabama Baptist con | vention, says: q have read with thrill l ing interest the brave words of Governor Conner in his address before the Womens s | Christian Temperance union convention. | These words are more far reaching In | their influence than any words ever | spoken in behalf of prohibition in Ala bama. Let every preacher, every paper l and every prohibition speaker ring them | out in every corner our fair state l They will send terror to the hearts of the 1 liuuor men and they will fill the prohibi- | tionists with enthusiasm.
 The governor has been deVoting much l of his time to the "dear people, lately, l especially with regard to the county hlSh school locations. He is in the north part l of the state today, speaking at Fort Payne this morning, Collnsviile this aft
 ernoon and Attalla tonight. With him 1 ire the other members of the high school l locating board, Auditor w. W. Brandon 1 and Superintendent of Education II. C.. | Gunnells, and all of them are trying | to get at the best place for the schools
 which will go to DeKalb and Etowah l counties Half dozen places in each are | after them.
 | Railroad Talk Is Rife.
 l It is said that several attempts have l been made lately to get settlement or | tho difficulties that are bringing about | an extra session of the legislature next | month. The desire to avoid 1t Is grow | ing all the time for many reasons, the most potent of which Is the practical | certainty of the passage of a prohibition l bill and the fear that if given chance the solons will move to get eonsttu- | tional amendment to keep out the sale | for all time Such thing Is being urged, | the anti-forces taking the ground that it would be as well as not to settle the l question permanently in that way.
 If the legislature should pass gen. eral bill 1t would mean entire prohi- I bition at the end of the year, joining | with Georgia for elimination in it's
 entirety. Many of the anti-liquor men do not think this would be best at | this time. They believe that local op- | tion will in the end accomplish the 1 same results and in better way, with the restrictions of anti-shipping and
 early closing bills already adopted. | These also think 1t would be well to l wait and profit by the experiences of l Georgia before biting at the entire | cherry.
 This being the case, the fears of an
 extra session on the part of the busi- | ness forces have been increased and the pressure to get the Louisville and Nashville railroad into line with the state laws is becoming greater alr the
 time. H
 Outlook for Settlement.
 Unless there is material change in
 the situation the session will be held.
 Milton H. Smith, head of the Louisville
 and Nashville, has not shown any dis
 position to change his position and the
 governor has thrown out the chal-
 lenge and could not take back track
 if he cared to, and mighty few think
 he cares to. It is an open secret that
 the other lines yet resisting the new
 laws would follow the Louisville and
 Nashville if 1t should make a move
 yea, one hears that they would be rath-
 CT glad to do so, If it would get Into
 the band wagon the governor has ready
 and now occupied by most of the
 others.
 But nothing seems to be doing
 though it Is reported that the state
 officers are willing to make conces-
 sions if the roads now in the courts
 will adopt the laws, get out of the
 courts and let the rate question be
 settled in the railroad commission
 where the best posted economists think
 If shnuld be. l.luch time has been