The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-05
Receipts of Insurance Dept. for
 Quarter Is $182,49796
MORE THAN ALL LAST YEAR
Commissioner Wilkinson Reports the Crops In Good Shape So Far As PIanted-Governo Refuses
 To Discuss R. R. Cases.


 indication of the revenue producing power of the new laws the insurance depart ment of the state shows far greater re- ceipts for the three months of 1908 than for the whole of 1907. For the whole of last year they amounted to s117,72450 while for the quarter just ended the sum of the receipts was s1S2, 4S7 .96. The rates were raised on fire companies from 1 to 155 per cent, and from life and mis- celfaneous companies from 1 to 9 per cent.
 The receipts for the quarter were as follows:
 Company license on fire, s7575; on life. s4646; on miscellaneous, $33s; on mutual aid sS4O
 Agents licenses. fire, $11, ,SSs; life, s2O72; miscellaneous. saS7.
 Premium tax, life. $s4,S4S.75; firt $46,- PA; miscellaneous, $7152. 69; mutual aid, $S350.7S.
 The total receipts of the state for the 15 months ending March 31 was $3OO,213. s6 These figures are taken from a state ment made up by Department Commits sioner A. c. Sexton
 Farmers Doing We'll.
 Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Will kinson is back from a trip with the Farmers union and state department party speaking to farmers on scientific methods of farmers. He was in Geneva Houston and Henry counties. He found the farmers ready and anxious to learn and in good shape for the new crop year. Crops, MT Wilkinson found, are promls- ing well so far. Cotton is yet to be plant ed, but most of the corn is planted. Most of the farmers have from one to 10 bales left over from last years crop, and they are holding it. Much commercial fertiI- izer is being used and not small part of it is being bought with money. MT. Will kinson is particularly well pleased with the agricultural school at Abbeville which is doing fine work he says.
 Taxes of Mobile.
 The state tax commission will meet with the Mobile Board of Revenue Mon day. Several cases which will, in the evil dence, bring out much information on the value of properties, are to be heard and the commissioners desire to be posted on the developments. The entire commission will be present
 Red Man Honored.
 Red Men of the city gave Great In- chonee w. A. S. Bird of Topeka, Kan, a right royal time today. He was met by a special committee and driven over the city. While here he was a guest of J. E. Maddox.
 Governor Silent.
 Governor B. B. Conner was in the city tonight, coming from South Alabama. He did not have anything to say of the rail- road litigation in the federal court pend- ing statement which will be given out Tuesday.
 Birmingham Soldiers.
 Gen. Bibb Graves, head of the Alabama National Guard, will join Capt. Paul T. Hayne, Jr.. of the regular army at Wood lawn Monday for the inspection of the military companies there. After that the entire forces in Birmingham will be in- spected.
 Old Soldiers Monument. A movement IS on 1OOl tO trduSpoft Camp Lomax, U. c. ", in body to the Birmingham reunion in June also to have reunion there of Graces Alabama brig ade. third proposition Is to bring a trainload of the veterans to Montgomery for a day, that they may see the place and renew old memories of the long ago.
 Confederates Assessed. At the meeting of the Montgomery county democratic committee today assessments were levied on county candidates before the April primary as follows: Tax col lector and assessor $50 each, treasurer s9O, superintendent of education s20 Board of Revenue s10, justice of the peace $5, constables s5.
 George w. Jones, district attorney or the Louisville and Nashville railroad, was elected chairman.
 Capitol Briefs.
 Frank N. Julian. secretary of state, who was recently operated on, is getting along well.
 Notice of the incorporation of the J. B. Cobbs Real Estate company of Birming- ham has been received It has capital of s15,000.
 R. H. Adams of New Decatur has been appointed tax commissioner of Morgan county.