The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-27
CALENDAR Is FULL
MANY DUTIES AWAIT COMING OF
 GOVERNOR.
Uppermost Wni He states Line of Action in Rate Increases--Then Fellow rexf-Beck Matters
 Mixed With Pardons.


 When the Governor returns today or tomorrow. as he Is expected to do. he will find his official calendar about as full as 1t ever was since the stirring times of the Legislature. He may have been busy in Birmingham keep ing peace between coal operator ana miner, and that Is we'll enough, pu' there are other strenuous duties await ing the States Executive when he returns to Montgomery
 The Governor, for one thing. has all ready hinted that Interstate railroad rates will occupy his attention as soon as he relaxes for the military experi- encessof the week just gone. He LOOK occasion even Auring the exeitement in the mineral district to declare M the intention of the State authorities to resist in some style or other the increase fin rates from the west 70 South eastern territory.
 As an evidence of this. members or the Railroad Commission have been in close conference about what is the pest thing to do The only doubtful feature of the resistance is to determine what will be the guns and where will tney be ieveled Will they be fired at the Federal courts to bring forth an tn- junction, or will they be poured into the breaches of the Interstate Com merce Commission?
 The Railroad Commissioners. who met in Montgomery last week, Chairman Charles Henderson and Associate John A. Lusk, talked together quite freely and pronounced the impending rate raises to be pernicious thing, but no definite line of action was decided upon. They will doubtless await the opinion of the Governor.
 In Georgia several of the leading cities have petitioned the Federal Court for an injunction against the rate tn- creases and temporary injunctions have been granted. the hearing having been set for July 29. The Railroad Commission has met in the sister State and instructed it's counsel to fuvestt- gate the legal phase of the problem and report If the State may intervene in the injunction case. Whether a similar move will be started in Ala bama remains to be seen. The Gov ernor may speak his will more fully on his return.
 Then. too. there is the textbook squabble to perplex the Governor They are selling Fryes geographies Tn indiana for IS cents less than Ginn & Company contracted to sell it in Ala bama So far the contract has been held up. neither the Governor nor the Secretary of State. consenting to sign the same until more complete facts n
 The Governor left Montgomery for Birmingham before a thorough inyes- tigatlon of the facts had been made. He will be in better position to de- eide his course in the Frye matter when he returns. He will satisfy himself whether the conditions in Alabama and Indiana are so different that Alabama children are justly charged SS cents for tn cir geographies. while Indiana pupils pay<only 75 cents. On the set- tlement of this question will depend the ratification of the contract.
 Among the scores of other routine matters to engage the Governor will be recommendations of the Board of Pardons. They held a meeting last week when numerous prayers for elem ency were heard. The Governor has a way of acting on pardons and paroles In bulk. and when he announces one favorable action. 1t is usually followed by glad tidings to another.
 Also, there are the remainder of high schools to be located. This demands speedy attention of the High Sch ool Commission as where competitive bids have been submitted, the county is in need of the location of the site In or der that immediate preparations may be begun for hitting the buildings to accommodate pupils at the beginning of the next scholastic year.
 So, even if there is no outbreak among the striking miners the Gov ernor should have a busy week of 1t.