The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
GOVERNOR COMER ID MAKE SPEECHES After Ten Days Will Go to
 Canada for Vacation R0ABS MUST FILE COSTS Director Seymour Issues Statement of Crop ons-commissioner
 Wilkinson Is Busy Among
 Alabama Farmers.
ROABS MUST FILE COSTS

Montgomery, August 3O-(Special. .)-Gov. B. B. Conner will put in 10 days or so speaking, after which he will join Mrs. Conner in Canada for a short rest. Thurs day he will be at Wetumpka for an ad- dress, Friday at Union Springs and Satur- day back, in his office to catch up the loose ends before departing. Monday, September 6, Labor Day, he will speak in Huntsville, Monday night at Gurley, Tuesday at Owens Cross Roads and Tuesday night at Scottsbora He will leave Wednesday. September 8, for New York, and by the end of the week be upon the domain of the Canadian.
 Called for the Costs.
 Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States court has issued order to the railroads litigating against the state rates. calling on each for $1250 to defray the costs in the work that is to be done. This must be in before October 15. when the work of taking testimony will be taken up. The following railroads get the order: Louisville and Nashville, South and North, Central of Georgia, Western of Alabama and the Nashville, Chatta- nooga and St. Louis
 Reading Circles. Literature for a state reading circle is now being sent out from the department of education in line with resolution adopted at the 1908 meeting of the State Teachers association, as follows: Re solved, That the Alabama Educational association appoint a committee of three on the organization of a state teachers reading circle by the association" The officers are c. w. Daugette, Jackson vile, president c. B. Glenn, Birming- ham, vice president; R. A. Clayton, Bir- mingham, business manager. The booklet gives all the information necessary.
 Crop Condition.
 Of the crops at this time, W. H. Sey- mour of the Alabama bureau of cotton statistics says
 Reports two weeks ago from through out the state indicated that the cotton crop, though better and more promising than at any time since planting, was two weeks late and very spotted. Since that time hot, dry winds have prevailed for several days over the state and that much damage has come to the plant in the shedding of leaves and fruit there Is no doubt.
 with normal conditions obtaining the balance of the season 1t is very doubtful that the states crops this year will be within 1000 bales of that of last year. On account of the hot, dry weather cot ton Is opening very fast and picking has i become general in the southern counties l 'The corn crop Is much better than ! cotton. More corn was planted better cultural methods were employed and as result the state has produced more corn than in any previous year. More peas were also planted and the crop is generally good.'
 Many Mad Dogs. That there many mad dogs in the state the records of the state depart ment of bacteriology testify Within the past few days there have been eight bitten patients received for treatment the latest being Grover Bryant, the 16-year- old son of F. A. Bryant of Equality, The same dog that bit the lad bit mule that has since died Since the Pasteur section was opened by the state in No- vember, 1908, there have been 145 patients successfully treated
 Montgomery Mention.
 The fertilizer bulletin, delayed by the
 
 will be out by Wednesday or Thursday. Frank N. Julian, secretary of state, will return from Colorado Springs Thurs day, where he has been attending the meeting of the state insurance commits sioners. Deputy Insurance Commissioner A. c. Sexton has been III for several days and is yet confined to his home.
 Guards Good Work. The Alabama National Guard rife team, which has been shooting at Camp Perry made fine showing, winning a prize of $20O. and will likely be moved up from Class to Class D. They have gone from thrty-sixth place to twenty-sixth, as result of the work done. The whole state is showing great pride in the work dont. and the team will be given happy re- ception when 1t comes home about next Wednesday, Gen. Bibb Graves who is in command, is sending back some ex- cellent reports of the records and be- havior of the men.
 Cotton Mill Children.
 The office of the state jail and mill inspector is anticipating good results from the compulsory education law as applied to cotton mills, and finds that in the main it Is being regarded by the mill men. With the assurance that the law is good, as passed by the extra session, there will be further demand upon all who work to see that child is allowed in any mill or factory that has not been to school eight weeks. six of which must have been continuous. Inspector Bush. who has been in i'll health for some time. is now in North Carolina and hopes to be in good shape again in few days.
 Wilkinson Busy. Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Will kinson Is away to Coffee county for a meeting of the farmers, and will join other farmer men to give instruction to those who are seeking aid to till the soil Chief Clerk w. F. Wilkinson is looking after some school work at his home in Prattsville. Commissioner Wilkinson says that the farmers meetings that he ard his friends have been attending are de- void of politics, the time being given to farm problems
 koIb in the Race. A recent publication of the race for commissioner of agriculture left out the ~,r,o of Cant R F KOlb one of the |