The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-08
DR. SANDERS WILL RETIRE FROM BOARD Error Is Discovered In the
 New Code LIVE STOCK IS EXAMINED Monroe County Man Is First To Be Convicted of Violating New For
 estry Law-Sets Fire
 To Woods.

Montgomery, April 7.-(SpeciaL)-At session ow the state live stock sanitary board, held in the office of Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson today, it was discovered that the state health officer was left off the board in the new code, though the act plainly stated that he was to be a member of the organization. If there is no way to get around the error, as error it seems to have been, Dr. w. H. Sanders, state health officer, will retire from the board on the adoption of the code on May l.
 Those present at the meeting were MT. Wilkinson, Dr. c. A. Cary and Dr. D. T. Gray, of the Polytechnic institute, and Dr. w. H. Sanders, state health officer. It is reported that tick eradication ser vice is being done in Montgomery, Will cox, Dallas and Lowndes, with promise of good results in the near future. As soon as a county is cleared of the tick, and in this likelihood of Texas fever, it quarantines against other counties and states to keep itself clear as a safe home for high bred cattle that may be brought in. During the past month something like 15,0O0 cattle have been examined for the pesky tick.
 Stock Examined.
 Live stock coming into the state is care fully examined and where record is not clear sent back. However, this patrol system Is not wholly adequate because of the limited force for inspection and the restrictions of the law which applies only to those counties which have stock laws It is anticipated that the state will soon be able to secure and keep well high class cfr ..I~ l~-s.. .1.-.,. by this board. Up to now the officers have been afraid to advise reception of out of the state stock for the reason that the health conditions are not propitious However, this will soon be left behind the belief being that the efforts now Oh hand will be effective.
 Some glanders is reported and number of horses and mules killed. pr. Sanders is watching this carefully as he says there is great danger of folk catching this awful disease. Interest in good stock is growing all over the state and cows are being imported for many big dairy herds. The people are pleased with the law and are trying to keep it, say the inspectors.
 Farmers Advised.
 Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson says that Alabama farmers are destined to be disappointed in the use of crude
 
 putting in this year. There will be, ne says, very little immediate benefit though if mixed with green crop and lime and turned in in the fall it will help for the next year. It is said that some of this goods is being sold as having 60 to 65 per cent phosphate, when, as a matter of fact, the ratio is 60 to 65-1O0 per cent.
 Forestry Law Conviction.
 The first man to fall under the penalty of the new forestry protection law is Ed Coulston of Monroeville, Monroe county, he having been fined $2o on Monday for setting fire to the woods The charge was ''malicously setting fire to forests or woods" the action being brought and prosecuted by County Game Warden W. c. Neville. The money has been covered into the state trea sury to the credit of the forestry protection fund. State Game and Fish Commissioner John H. Wallace, Jr., is very much pleased with the dispatch with which this first known violation of the new law was met and cared for.
 Insurance Examinations.
 State Insurance Commissioned Frank N. Julian, who has been in the hospital for 10 days, will sooH be out. The first thing he will do on reSuiGins, duties will be to open up the examination of the Great Western Life Insurance company at Kal- sas City, which examination Will be made by Actuary s. H. Wolfe of New York. MT. Wolfe has just finished for the state examination of the State Mutual at Rome. Ga., and the policy values of the Protec- tive Life of Birmingham, of which for mer Governor W. D. Jeli<s is president
 Minor Alabama News.
 l. J. Dorsey of Opelika has been appoint ed on the state embalmers' board to take the place of G. A. Thomas of Mobile.
 The Birmingham Iron and Development company of Birmingham, capital $20.00O. has been reported to the secretary of state.