The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06

Legislature, Senator Reynolds said:
 T give my endorsement to the acts of the legislature as whole. In the main, they will I am confident, prove
 beneficial to the people and to the State"
 Among the acts singled out and ex-
 p1ained by Senator Reynolds was the
 act establishing the sanitarium for
 tubercular patients, the act increasing
 the pensions of Confederate veterans, the two and half cent passenger rate
 bill, the 11o commodities act, the rural
 school house act, the act increasing the
 appropriations to the common schools.
 the acts increasing the appropriations
 to the higher institutions of learning
 and the act establishing new regula-
 tions for the tag tax fund.
 Senator Reynolds devoted portion of his remarks to the defense of the
 act creating the state Tax Commission.
 The tax collectors. he said, in all ages and in all countries had been unpopu- lar, but this work was a work of necessity and the Legislature through the State Tax Commission had given as- surance to the State that the taxes in one county would be capitalized with the taxes by other counties. The
 State Tax Commission was simply a board to see that all counties paid their just and proportionate share of the f taxes.
 Prof. Ross Speaks. One of the most instructive talks of 1 the day was made by Prof. B. B. Ross 1 of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute l at Auburn. Professor Ross spoke on | fertilizer and fertilizer values No | man in the State is better qualified to l speak on that subject. for on 1t Pro- l lessor Ross is an acknowledged au- 1 thority. He Is the head Of the De- | ,tet,. af Atfhr n 1 is State Chemist as well. In the dis l charge of his official duties he makes all the analyses of fertilizers required under the State law
 1 Iroressor Ross explained 10 his 1 hearers the provisions of the new laws l iu reference to fertilizers. He then 1 told his hearers of the different varte- | ties of fertilizers, with special refer | ence to their adaptability ito the dif- I ferent varieties of soil. He explained 1 the principle of plant food. upon which | the use of fertilizer was based. HIS |, hearers gave the Auburn professor a | close attention for his subject was one l in which they appeared to be deeply l interested.
 The large gathering was addressed | hy State Treasurer Walter D. Seed at- l ter the fine barbecued dinner had been served Mir Seed is a recognized can 1 didate for Governor at the next cleo ton, but his talk this afternoon did
 not deal with gubernatorial aspirations 1 He spoke of Chiffon County's history when 1t was created shortly after the war, out of Bibh, Autauga and Shelby l counties, and named for General Ai- 1 fred Barker. a prominent citizen of the 1 County. The name was later changed
 to honor the memory of Judge J. M. l Chiffon of the Alabama Supreme Court l one of the most distinguished jurists 1 Alabama nas ever produced. To his
 character and fame MT. Seed paid trib- 1 ute.
 | He showed. too, the remarkable
 growth of Chiffon County since 1S7e' | it's increase in population, in wealth. in
 personal property. in towns and in inn | portance. The statistics he gave were | of special value and importance 10 ms
 Chiffon County hearers
 As the shadows grew longer the
 great crowd dissolved. On every road.
 a procession of buggies was homeward
 bound. Crowds waited about the de-
 pots for the night train.