The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Commission Government Dis
 cuSSed In Montgomery
MEETING WITH FAVOR
Fair at Montgomery Has a Small Sur plus After Bills Are Paid-Deci- sions of the State Rail
 road Commission.
By HERvEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, December 7.-(Special,)- Among the many interesting questions that will come before the Alabama con- ference M E. church, south. which be- gins actual work at Greensboro Wenes- day, is the two college plans of the two conferences, embracing the entire Meth odist church in the state. The mems school, the Birmingham college, is well under way, having been established some years. It is anticipated that the report of the progress on the women's college, to be located at Montgomery. will be satisfae- tcry. even though the actual work of building has not begun.
 The delay on the college for women here has grown out of the change in plans resulting from an examination of the out look by Ir. Frederick Law Olmstead. landscape architect of Harvard, who would not approve the first made. In line with his views a new set have to be drawn and this has kept the letting of the contract for the buildings back Mont gomery has raised S5O,0O0 for the enter prise and others in the state have done well, so that the outlook on the money end is fiattering in spite of the hard times that have held back the agent the Rev. J. M. Dannelly.
 For Commission.
 Incident to the discussion in Birming- ham with a view to establishing there a commission government for the city. AL dermen James Parrish and C. L. Ruth have srt ken in favor of the plan. Mr Ruth cited the great success that has grown out of the trial at Galveston, where Sl .00000o debt was wiped out and a surplus left after the enormous expense of re- building the city
 Mr. Parrish has for some time been known as a sympathizer of the plan of governing a city the size of Montgom- cry hy coD'mission and he has gathered a great many facts and figures from other places. He notes that the mayor of Gall weston has never had to veto a single bill that the commissioners have passed. He also said that there is provision for a mayor in every plan of commission. He believes that the time is ripe in many cities to make the commission plan ef- fective.
 Fair Made Money.
 It appears from the reports so far that the last fair here came out ahead about $500. There was an apparent surplus of sSO0O, but late bills and accounts have cut it about half. All doubts of having a fair next year seem to have passed.
 Farley Funeral.
 aF Toh .ft, clerk. on Monday was one of the most largely attended in the history of the city. He had a world of friends and was for many years a citizen of the city. He came here as a baby, having been born at Helena, near Birmingham.
 New Coal Companies.
 T. L. Long and others have incorporated the Long Coal company at Jasper with capital of S5O,O00. At Corona, in the same county, c. J. Thaxton and others have incorporated the Ivey Leaf Coal company, with capital of $50,00O. The two com panies are to enter extensively into the mining business.
 Other corporations include the following: Eutaw Christian church, by W. T. Lee and others; Grubbs & Stucky sales stables. Eutaw, capital $4OOo, and the Mall vern Naval Stores company. Geneva, cap ital s20,000.
 New Barge Rates.
 At it's meeting today the railroad com mission approved the new barge rates for the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers, which will become effective December 20
 The new Pullman rates are also ap- proved, as they make a minimum berth rate of 50 as against $2 before.
 The Home Telephone company had it's new schedule adopted, which is a reduc- ton.
 All cases against the Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis were continued.