The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-22

"A OIuCef WnO QOeS not care lO have his name used said:
 Up to 10 days ago did not regard that MT. Martin was a formidable candidate for the position, but I have changed my mind. A number 'of north Alabama men who have been in the city recently are for him and actively engaged in promot- ing a sentiment for his election. I be- lieve that he is now in a fair way to se- cure large enough following to assure him the position"
 MT. Martin, as is known, Is the son of the late Speaker w. L. Martin.
 An interesting feature of this situation is that according to report MT. Martin may be solicitor for Montgomery county after Solicitor Dent takes over the con gressional position to which he was re- gently elected, if he desires. man close to the Governor and well known as one of his special friends told the writer not long ago that he believed that the Gov ernor would appoint MT. Martin to the vacancy If the latter cared for the place. When asked If he would accept the place i, MT. Martin smiled and said that 1t had not been offered to him; also he gave the impression that he would not feel justi- fled in accepting the offer if it were ten dered him, for the reason that he was making much more out of his practice at this time It is believed, however that
  offer is made lies in the fact that he ex- poets to make the race for attorney gen. eral
 It is also a matter of note that Thomas L. Bulger of Dadeville, the only other an- nounced candidate for attorney general, spent part of the week In Montgomery, and it is supposed strengthened his fences wherever possible. As a member of the last legislature MT. Bu1ger was a great frieyd of the common school interests and introduced a bill providing for in- creased appropriations for these schools. He is one of the best known men in the state and was prominently mentioned for speaker of the last house. He came down out of the speakership race and threw his support to the late Colonel Martin, who was elected.
 :. Forestry Plans.
 In a speech introducing MT. Enos Mllis at the Wednesday session of the Womans Federation, J. H. Wallace, Jr. secretary of the Alabama forestry commission. out lined briefly some of his plans for forestry service in the future. At the present time there is no forester paid for and under control of the state. J. H. Foster, an at- tache of the national forestry bureau in Washington, has been at work in the state for several weeks, and while he Is under the direction of the state authorf- ties in a sense, as a matter of fact he is responsible to the national organization rather than to the state.
 MT. Wallace noted in his address that Alabama now has about s2O000 surplus in the game and fish protection fund, and that by the time the next legislature as- sembles this surplus will have been in- creased to at least $75,0O0. He Is now using the county game wardens as county foresters, and the state law allows the boards of revenue of the various counties to appropriate as much as $250 year for compensation to these county officers This in a sense affords protection to the forests and the growing trees, but not to such an extent as to be adequate. MT. Wallace proposes that the surplus In the game and fish protection fund be set aside for the payment of state forester and assistants, and that Alabama estab- fish itself upon high plane with regard to forest preservation.
 MT Wallace anticipates that with the increased interest in forestry service and the respect which the law now on the statute books has already commanded, it will be an easy matter and comparatively small expense to put the state in line with the most progressive with this class of work. He held several conferences with Enos Mills, who is one of the greatest ex- perts on forestry in the country. and se-
 
 which he proposes to utilize in fostering and developing sentiment for the protec- tion of the forests of the state.
 Mr. Murphy Cared For
 It will be a source of gratifcation to all classes of citizens in the south that the Carnegie board has made provision for MT Edgar Gardner Murphy the retiring secretary of the southern education board. Mir. Murphy was for long time a resident of Montgomery, where he now holds his citizenship though living in New Haven Conn. He pioneered in many of the educational crusades that have re- suited in great good all over the country. One of the movements that was greatly strengthened by his support was the To- cal tax. He has been .n touch with the Alabama department or education and with southern education generally for a long time, and has been efficient in ac- complaining great good.
 MT Murphy is the originator of the conference for education in the south This conference grew out of a desire on his part to bring together the working school men of the south and of the north and east who were inclined either with time or money to advance the educational needs of this section of the country. His belief was and is at this time that the best way for those who desire to render