The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

EreSioent Goodyear or the New Of- leans Great Northern railroad, now near ing completion between this city and New Orleans, was In Jackson today en route to Hot Springs, Ark, where he will spend several days resting and recuperating. MT. Goodyear bears out the announcement made several days since that the new road would not run trains into the city of Jackson before May l, ana there are others who place the date even more re- mote.
 First Train to Run.
 President Goodyear was direct from Bo- galusa, the great lumber and mill town built by his company just across the bor- der line in Louisiana, and in which sev- eral millions of dollars have been invest ed The lumber business has been im- proving slowly of late, and MT. Good year expects business to look up during the next month or two. There has been entirely too much tariff talk around Washington of late for the lumber men to feel secure in their positions, and it may be that they will await action by Con gress before they open up in earnest.
  full time, as are many of the other large concerns of south Mississippi.
 Convcts to Work Roads.
 The Hinds county board of supervisors now in session here have about come to the conclusion that they would do well to put the county prisoners to work on all the roads of the county. When the coun- ty adopted the contract system about 25 miles of road was reserved to be worked by the county convicts. That was a year ago, and the roads worked by the convicts are declared to be the very best in the county. They have placed that section of the roads in the condition that con tractors on other roads are allowed three years on. The idea now is to let out the miles the convicts nave worked and to send the convicts out over other roads to work down heavy grades fix bridges etc.. that are not under contract.
 The contracts in Hinds county run for three yeags, and at the end of the first year the supervisors find a great improve ment in the public highways generally. About 40 per cent of the contract price has been paid the contractors, the bal ance to be paid during the second and third years, and there is small chance that any contractor will be able to get his money until he has done the work
 Prisoner Transferred.
 The federal authorities here have been directed by the department of justice to transfer J. H. Sharpe, the white man arrested at Crystal Springs a few days since by deputies from the United States marshars office and landed in jail nere tha charOa If do post slips, to Birmingham, the offense having been committed in that state. Sharp does not make any strenuous de- nlal of the charge, but offered to ex- plain the transaction that got him into trouble. The federal commissioner here told him he had nothing to do with that part of it, and he had better wait till he explaining.
 Appeal Case Is Heard.
 The case of the Mississippi Cotton Oil company vs Mrs F. J. Smith ct al. was argued at considerable length in the su- preme court yesterday afternoon by Messrs. Garner Green of Jackson for the appellant and G. Q. Hall of Meridian for the appellee. Mrs. Smith sued the oil company for several thousand dollars damages on account of the death of her son, a minor, who seems to have been caught In the machinery and killed She won out in the Lauderdale county circuit court and the oil mill appeals
 Charged With Arson.
 negro preacher named Isaiah Hayes has been arrested at the instance of Dep- uty State Insurance Commissioner Miller. charged with having applied the torch to his residence which was burned Wednes- day night along with two other houses adjoining on Rose street.
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