The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-12
BOOK COMMISSION WILL MEET TODAY Several Towns Want District
 Institutes BANKS ARE DOING WELL Montgomery Will Have a Fair This Year-President A. G. Forbes Is
 Busy on PIans-SoIdiers
 Will Cross State.
BANKS ARE DOING WELL

Montgomery, June 11.--(Special) )-With the advent of Friday will come the as- sembly of the state text book commits sion and the struggle for contracts for furnishing the schools of the state with books for five years beginning next Sep tember. Gov. B. B. Conner is head of the commission, Superintendent of Etlu- cation H. c. Gunnels is a member and there are nine others, one from each con gressional district. They will have sev- eral days to look over the books. and it is likely will not get to decision for three weeks or so.
 There are registered with bids at this time 71 agents representing S4 companies. Among these three ladies who have achieved fame in the publishing world. These, with the men, are restricted from talking books to the individual members of the commission, but are making themselves very agreeable until such time as by permission they may come before the board. Each company will be hea.d by attorney or by accredited represen- tative.
 Interest In Institutes.
 
 institutes would be held gone out to the state before several towns in different parts of the state began to wire in ap- plications for them. Fort Deposit citizers called up Superintendent Gunnels early this morning to say that the s1O0 required to get the Second district institute was in bank, and in short time Lafayette made the same sort of offer for the Fifth district meeting Several other places made known that they would ask, but did not come in with definite offers.
 Banks Doing We'll.
 Treasurer Walter D. Seed says that reports from the banks of the state indi- cate that they are in excellent condi- ton. All save two were well over the re- quirements at the last examination made by Examiner Rutledge, and these came in within a short time. One of these had its building burned and was forced to keep the money in the vault out in the open. For this reason it ran down. How ever, it with the other had the full quota before MT. Rutledge reached home whereas they had 30 days to do this.
 Will Hold a Fair.
 At a meeting last night it was decided to have a fair in Montgomery this fall Work will at once begin on getting ready and it is promised that the show will be the best ever held. A fund of $15,O0O has been raised to pay off all indebtedness and take care of whatever is needed. A. G. Forbes, the new president is getting busy now and says he is confident that all will be well.
 Soldiers To Pass Through.
 Gov B. B. Conner through military channels, has issued an order that sol diers from other states may pass through Alabama, but without ball or cartridge. This is done to make passage quick for the men who are going to the various military camps.
 Wiley Very III.
 The reports of the serious illness of Congressman A. A. Wiley, who is at Hot Springs, Va. have been received with much regret in Montgomery. It has been known for many days that he was very sick, and there has been fear all along that he would not get well. His relatives here have been advised that he is in serious condition, but there is yet hope that he will pull through.
 News of the Capitol.
 E. A. O'Neal, who was nominated for elector at large at the state primary of May IS, certifies that he spent in the race S7473 c. l.. Hybard, First district elector, made it for 25.37
 The West of Scotland and American In- vestment company has entered Alabama with w. T. Sanders of Athens as agent. This is a corporation with capital of $250,- 900 and headquarters in Glasgow.
 The Norfolk (Va.) Bridge company has qualified to do business in the state with Frank N. Julian, secretary of state, put down as the agent. It is lawful for out side corporations to have the secretary of state look out for affairs of this kind. Gen. William w. Brandon, state aud- itor, who spent much of the week in Birmingham, is in his office again.