The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-06
LAND OWNERS WANT FOREST RESERVES Many Applications Received By
 Commissioner Wallace ROAD ANJ CANAL FUND Today Is the Anniversary of the Death 1E n,.
ROAD ANJ CANAL FUND
Today Is the Anniversary of the Death of President Jefferson Davis-Gov- ernor Conner Grants Ex-
 ecutive Clemency.


 serves and have them exempt from tax ation. He is preparing blank form that will be sent out to all interested.
 Among others seeking information is John L. Kaul of Birmingham, member of the commission and one of the large land owners and sawmill men of the state. MT. Raul says that great many have made inquiry of him and he has found that there is great interest in it.. One application to the state secretary is from Chiffon county for lands traversed by the Louisville and Nashville road. Secretary Wallace thinks that this would be well to assign as it is on the rail- road and would be a constant object lesson to the people passing.
 Every application for exemptions along this line will be carefully looked into so as to prevent lands being assigned that are worth more than $5 per acre. While it is thought well to make up forest reserves in this way selections will be made only after it is certain the con- ditions are justlfiable.
 Road and Canal Fund.
 Alabama now has in it's 2 and 3 per cent funds $524373, Auditor Brandon hay ing just received from the United States treasurer the sum of $53970 This is } per cent on the sales of public lands for the last quarter and comes to the state under an act of 1919, when the state came into the Union.
 Three-fifths of this fund is used for the promotion and support of rivers and canals and roads in the state and the ether two-fifths in aiding connections with systems of other states. The last legislature made no appropriation of the fund as has been the case with other legislatures. The money has been used in the past for some of the most inn portant surveys of the state, among them being the Alabama Great Southern rail- way.
 Farmers Busy. C. H. Billingsley of the state depart ment of agriculture says that in most of the state the crop is gathered and blow ing for the winter well on the way. He says that there is far more oats than he has seen for years and the impression is that the Alabama farmers are going to plan for the largest crop in years. DCdIU OI JCUCTSOu DdNios Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of Jefferson Davis. first and only president of the Confederate States of America. The end came at New Orleans in 1889. Five years later his body was taken up and removed to Richmond, ly- ing in state at the capitol here en route. The burial is in Hollywood cemetery, Richmond, on the banks of the James, where the others of the family also lie. The last visit of President Davis to Mont gomery was when he laid the corner stone of the Confederate monument on Capitol Hill in 1886.
 Preparing Briefs.
 Attorney General Garber is working hard to get briefs of the state ready by the January hearing of the interstate com- merce commission, at which time the Ala bama rate cases resisting the new sched- ules to the south that were put on Au- gust 1, will be up for hearing. This Is one of the most comprehensive litiga- tions brought into existence and the Ala bama officers are going to have a good sized job on hand. large array of fig ures prepared by Secretary Kennedy of the railroad commission are a part of the evidence
 Steamer Owners Reply.
 Two of the independent steamer lines on the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers have replied to the railroad commission that the barge rates recently promulgated are entirely satisfactory. "he Birming- ham and Gulf Navigation company, about which the trouble came up has not said anything yet one way or the other It is anticipated now that the rates will be adopted at the regular meeting next Monday, to become effective after about 15 days.
 The commission will have three cases against the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis railway as follows: Seeking to have better depot facilities at Boaz and Guntersville, and improved passenger con nections between Guntersville and Attal- la. A case Is also docketed against the Pullman company citing to show cause why recent seat rates in the state should not be revised. It is said that while some reductions were made the main thing was increase
 Paroles Granted.
 Gov. B. B. Conner has granted clemency as follows: James Meridith. Dale coun- ty, convicted March, 1908, of manslaugh- ter and given one year. It is said on the papers that the trial judge agrees that the ends of justice will be met by the pardon. Walter Sims, Walker county, convicted of assault on a female in 1907, and given two years It is shown that because of the lack of evidence the defendant was al- lowed two years with the understanding that he would be pardoned at the end of zenship restored.
 John J. Farley Dies.