The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-25
TELEPHONE RATES
 WILL BE RAISED Cumberland Company Makes a
 Change CAMP Is ALMOST READY Government Will Secure Site for Post office at Early Date-Number of Changes Are Announced
 In Faculty of College.
CAMP IS ALMOST READY

Columbus, Miss, July 2-(Special. .)-The
 Cumberland Telephone company an-
 nounces a change of rates for Columbus, effective August l. The new rates are in creases. Business telephones will be $3.50
 per month and residence phones will be
 $2.00. While the increases are slight,
 big protest has been entered and Secre- tary Sykes of the Progressive Union is
 threatening to ask the railroad commis-
 sion to prevent the company from charg- ing more. Superintendent Hume of Mem
 phis was here this morning and shows
 where the proposed rates are within the
 scope and points out that the new rate Is fully justifable by the new improve
 ments. The new central energy system has just been installed and the entire sys- tenn has been rebuilt. MT Hume says the company must raise the rates to have
 sufficient income for operating expenses.
 It is not thought the rate will be pro
 tested when the true situation is known. The encampment grounds are rapidly assuming proper condition and the ride
 around the side shows real regimental | field. The tents are being rapidly erected and the arrangement of them is exception ally good. The drill ground is being
 cleaned and scraped and will be a model
 one, fully adequate to meet all demands for space and convenience. General Fridge, Major Nall and Captain Pope are
 at the camp daily. They have quarters ! on the grounds and are carefully super intending a large force of workmen Ev-
 cry detail will be in readiness by the first
 of next month. The loop around the
 camp grounds will be completed in a few l days. They will enable every one to
 see the entire camp and remain on the | car.
 | Postmaster Wood is in receipt of a communication from United States Dis | trict Attorney Frazee to the effect that the government will endeavor to secure a fee simple title to the McQuown property. | the site selected for the government build | ing, and which has been refused by the attorney generals office on account of the property being located in the sixteenth | section special dispensation from the | legislature is necessary to do this All | sixteenth section property Is leased for ninety mine years and after that time re- verts to the state for school purposes. | The work of getting the dispensation will | require a great deal of time. There is no estimating when the work will be | commenced.
 l A number of changes in the faculty of | the Industrial Institute and College are
 announced for the coming session. H. P. l Hughes of McComb, Miss, one of the l states most capable educators has been | elected dean of the department of peda- 1 gogy and Mss Annie Faust, a college
 graduate, who has recently been taking a
 postgraduate course at the University of
 Chicago. will have charge of the primary | department In the same department Miss l Adele Clark has resigned her position | in the Latin department and will be sue | ceeded by Mss Rama Crawford of the
 class of '99, Miss Rosalie Kelsey of Day | ton, O., last esason the assistant in the
 musical department, has resigned and will | be succeeded by Miss Edith Lynwood l Wynne of Boston. Miss l. Engle of Jack 1 sonville, Fla, has been appointed assist
 ant to Miss Mattie Lou Brown in the
 vocal department. Miss Kate Albright of | this city has resigned mistress in the
 department of millinery and her success
 sor has not been announced.
 l James Newby, jr has secured a lease | on the Columbus theatre effective at once
 and will manage the house from this time | on. MT. Newby succeeds Messrs. Patter- | son x Street. who last season gave the 1 town such a splendid line of attractions.
 MT. Newby will endeavor to secure the | New York representation of the theatri- cal syndicate The syndicate, nothing | more or less than Knaw X Erlanger, rep | resented the house last season.