The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
Georgia Railroad Commission
 Employe Is Halted
NO MORE FREE RIDES
.. Pope Brown Will Not Re Candi- date to Succeed HimseIf-South-
 ern Railway Is Extending Its Field of Activity

spector; henceforth it's case of walk pay railroad fare and in the latter in stance he cannot do much inspecting.
 Hereafter whenever Inspector kolloc has to make report on the condition o a piece of track. or an entire divisio forsthat matter. he must get his data b walking over it.
 The commission has been having con siderable track inspection done lateiy though little has been said about it in tn newspapers There is a pigeon hole i Chairman Hills desk full of reports mad by Inspector Kollock on this and tha piece of track
 Up to short time ago Inspector kol lock was in the habit Of taking advantag' of sths lever or handcar used by the sec ton foreman. He could ride over sec tion of track on one Of these cars, stoE where he wished and get pretty thorough ly at all the details
 Then he was sent out by the commis sion to make an inspection of the Atlanta and West Points tracks. The question of his making the trip on a. handcar was brought to the attention of President C. A. wickersham.
 Guess we'll have to go slow about this,s President wickershsm is reported to have replied. "inasmuch as we had some trouble once before when we hauled . member of the railroad commission over the line without any charge
 The result was the inspector didn't get the handcar ride over the West Point He had to go 1t afoot.
 It was Inspector Kollock himself, it is said. who brought the matter to the at tention of the railroad commission, as he did not wish to pursue any course the commission would not approve.
 The result was that the commission very promptly decided that there should be no more use of handcars by Its in- rpectors.
 The private car and special train were ly as a result of the trip over the West Point of former Chairmsn S. G. McLen- don, to which President wickershams re- ported remark is a reference.
 So now there Is to be no more riding by the commissions inspectors except upon tickets purchased at the regular rates.
 and equipment from the window or even the rear platform of regular passenger train there remains nothing to do but Ealk. f
 It is said as a result of these inspec- tions the railroad tracks in Georgia have been found, generally, in pretty good shape, and wherever anything was lack ing the railroads have usually given it prompt attention upon the commission g suggestion or direction.
 Brown Not a Candidate
 Announcement that Hon. J. Pope Brown will not be candidate to succeed him self no ,roubt means the opening up of an interesting political campaign for that office.
 Doubtless there are several well-known Georgians already figuring on the race It was generally reported around the cap ,tol. following Mir. Browns announcement that he would serve out his present term. but would not be candidate for reelection, that Hon. Ben F. Perry, pres ent assistant to the state treasurer. would be a candidate for the nomination in this years primary.
 Several friends of MT. Perry said they felt satisfied he could be counted upon to be in the race, though he would not have, been had MT. Brown decided he would like to keep the office.
 When asked about the report of hi: probable candidacy, Mfr. Perry said:
 ''Whatever may be my own persona feeIings and desires with reference to thu treasureship at the expiration of MT f. x>w~ f~ f4n ac crfxr to. 1fu cuss the candidacy of any one: and. more over, the people are the real arbiters o this question, and should first be heard from.
 q am frank to say, however, that have been serving for more than two years in the office as chief clerk ant assistant. both to the late Capt R. K Park and Mir. Brown, and have had ter years previous experience as assistan cashier Bank of Canton, feel that l an specially fitted and qualified for the i'm ! portant and responsible duties of stat, treasurer and state bsnk examiner, ans \ szan continue the work with little or n, eonfusion usually incident to a change O officials.
 .PersonalIy. regret very much tha Yfy. Brown has decided not to be a can 1{date to succeed himself. His appoint ment met the approval of the people Generaily and I do not believe he wouls ksve any opposition had he seen prope to become candidate. But having beer noeociAfed with him since his appoint mont. know that he has large interest 0},ak demand his personal attention; nenc f1n determinafion. no doubt. 10 give III fh6 position 10 which he was appointe' by Governor Smith.
 Extension of Activity
 neeent announcement of the appoint rnent .of Lauren Foreman. who has jus rooiansd as city editor of the constitu S5cn. to the department of publicity am 1volnotion of the Southern Railway, Sfru,ineant of the extension of a field O ucffyffr on the part of that -railroa G&sfer,, at least. in direction in whic IF railroads os the south generally hay nons been deneient-
 Vfhlle the railroads of the wester ~aStee have been advertising in news 1oners and through other medium ] <S 5n,,rhout the south. with view to al I S7Srsf1e 10 that section the best class c 05 fteulfural immigrants the railroads 7<~ o6ufh have been doing comparativel . 3SSkfnr 10 conteract ttis movement.
 sFbe result has been that while nun nSro of westevners have been moving int 71S 1SvaAa. not . few southerners have gon 6,ee Ftho west to take their places. Wit $. ~om mn lively few westerners comin