The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-07
FORMAL PROTEST
 ID RATE ADVANCE Will Go to Interstate Com-
 merce Commission PETITION IS PREPARING c. E. crossIand Resigns Baptist Young Peoples Work In Alabama and Ae.
 cepts Place With Nashville
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PETITION IS PREPARING

Montgomery, August 6.-(Special. 1.-The Alabama railroad commission has decided to make formal protest to the interstate commerce commission against the raises in rates from Ohio and Mississippi valley points to southern territory on grain and packing house products. The petition is now being formulated and will be sent to Washington in a few days. It will be about the same as that presented by Texas and Georgia, save that it will be by the railroad commission instead of the shippers.
 It was found at informal sessions held by the railroad commission today that the transportation lines had replied to the message sent out Tuesday, in which the commission called upon the roads to restore the rates to schedules in force in {, Georgia territory, but the fact that the Georgia injunction had been dissolved and that state put on the same basis as other states, eliminated the basis of com plaint and put Alabama to the point of making common cause with other south ern states which have taken the conten- tions to the interstate commission.
 
 mission that the rate raises are unreason- able and unjust and that the times do not give cause for this advance in the cost of food products to the people, the con- sumers In this case having to meet all the raises. It will fall upon the man who eats meat and bread and who feeds grain to his stock. The commission spent most of the day in consultation but did not reach an agreement until almost night. The president Charles Henderson, and W. D. Nesbitt were at the sessions. No Meeting Held. Because of the lack of quorum the building committee of the Auburn trus- I tees did not let the contract for the new agricultural hall this week. Another meeting will be called by the governor later Because of this meeting, however. General Ligon was not able to attend the guard encampment at Chickamauga Baptist Meetings. The following Baptist associations have been called to meet during this month: Friday, August ', Libert church, Lauder dale county; August Il, Sister Springs,
 
 Sardis, August 2e The Montgomery as sociation will meet at Prattville Septem- Der g. In all 50 of these associations will meet soon.
 Alabama Reunion. i The conventions of the Alabama Con i federate soldiers and sons have been I called in Mobile for November 24, 20 and | 26 At this time both organizations will have the annual reunion. Gen. George P. Harrison of Opelika is commander of the | veterans, and Maj. A. c. Sexton of Mont gomery of the sons.
 Crossand To Tennessee. c. E. Crossland, for some time secre- iii the state, has resigned to accept serv- ice with the Baptist publishing house at Nashville. Only this week Judge Joseph Carthel general secretary of the Ala bama Sunday School association, resigned to take up the same line in Tennessee.
 Major Thurston We'll Known. The assignment of Maj. w. A. Thurs ton, United States army, retired. to serv- ice with the Alabama soldiers will be good news to his many friends. Major Thurs ton was with the state troops in the Span1sh- h-American war and made himself very popular He will move his family here and serve in advisory capacity with Gen. Bihb Graves.
 Work on River.
 Local business men are gratified to know that government tugs have taken up the work of dredging the river below the city, removing the only bar to all- the-year travel to Mobile.