The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
TOPICS OF LIVE INTEREST
AT THE STATE CAPITOL
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

ought to be free from every vista of
selfshness.
The Brighter Side.
However, there is a brighter side. The
farmers are more interested in diversi-
fication of crops and raising of food than
they ever were 1t is found in the office of
Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson
that men who till the soil are keen to
get into any line that will help them
from the dominion of the one crop idea
in the SOUTH
John e. Miller, a man who made fame
and fortune at Gainesville, Ga, raising
corn, writes that he is glad to see this
spirit In Alabama. He tells of making
fifty or sixty bushels with ease on plain
red Georgia soil Neighbors, whom he
names. made last year seventy and sew
enty-1ve bushels.
However, the making OF cotton is go
ing to go right along this year. The sale
of fertilizer tags has gone already far
ahead of February or last year, when
the total was S32. 900. Lands are being
broken and bedded and lots of cotton is
going to be laid.
But there will be IN lch corn. In many
places the acreage In cotton will be cut
down and the surplus put in food and
feed crops So, after ALL there is no
need to worry. The country is yet
eighty per cent. of the states population,
and many want to get pack to II who are
in the cities.
Future of the Sons.
As a result of the feeling that maybe
the Sons of Veterans. as an organization
are not fully appreciated by the other
patriotic organizations of the Confedera-
cy, 1t is quite likely that at the next
general reunion there will be move for
separate reunions of the veterans and
the sons. Some time ago Adjutant-Gen-
eral Mickle, of the veterans said some
thing that many of the sons did not think
well of and the separation is considered
as very probable either this year or next
This objection to the sons at reunions
seems to be a surprise in view of the
words of the late commander-in -chief,
Gen Stephen d. Lee, who at New Or
leans, said: ITO you, sons of Confed-
crate veterans, we will commit the vindi-
cation of the cause for which we fought.
TO your strength will be given the de-
Tense of the Confederate soldiers good
name, the guardianship of his history,
the emulation of his virtues. the perpet-
uation of those principles which he loved
and which you love also. and those ideaIs
which made him glorious and which you
also cherish"
Julian for High Place.
Friends of Frank i. Julian. secretary
of state. are doping him as a winner
for membership of the railroad commits
sion next time. A North Alabama man
said yesterday Il think Julian is the
very man. He is alive and up to date,
knows the needs of the state and would
make a good man. / feel sure that his
friends in my section are going to force
him to make the race
1t is also understood that Mr.. Julian
might have been private secretary to the
governor. the report beng that the posi-
ton would have been tenuered him If 1t
had been known for certain that he
would have accented However, he 10
fully in love with the duties of his pres
ent office and will allow nothing to pre-
vent him serving out the term. Mr.
Julian is a newspaper and one OF
the successful weekly paper owners In
the state.