The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-19
BLEACHED FLOUR
 SOLD IN GEORGIA Law Is Being Violated In Many
 Parts of State NO SUITS BROUGHT YET It Is Expected That the Various coun- ties of the State Will Gall For
 More convicts To Work
 Roads on Hand.

Atlanta, January B-(Speclal.) )-Com- plaints made that there are widespread violations in Georgia of the law against the sale of bleached flour have some what stirred up the trade as well as the authorities whose duty it is to watch for such violations and see to the en- forcement of the law
 In Georgia this duty falls to the state department of agriculture. The Geor- gia law against the sale of bleached flour which went into effect on October 1, last. is practically the same as the national law, the only difference be- ing that the state authorities have jur- isdiction over cases within the state only and the national authorities over cases involving shipments across state lines.
 Nevertheless, pr. Harvey ". Wiley, the governments pure food chemist, says the state authorities can prevent the sale even Of interstate shipments, which be- come subject to state jurisdiction as soon as they are opened by the mer- chants and mixed with other goods for sale.
 The law Is being enforced in Geor- gia," declared Commissioner T. G. Hud- son of the department of agriculture just as well as we can enforce 1t with the limited cooperation We are receiv- ing from the national department and authorities.
 There is no bleached flour being man. ufactured in Georgia today. Of that am positive. That some is being shipped into the state by outside manufacturers, I have no doubt. Wherever we find it, as we have in several cases, we are stopping the sale of 1t and making re- port to the national authorities
 But the government is moving slow ly in the matter on account of the suits which have been brought in the United States courts attacking the constitution ality of the law. And until that issue is decided I do not anticipate that the government will be very active or wig orous in making cases and procuring indictment of violators of the law.
 We are keeping a record of all cases, however. and if the court decision up holds the law it is safe to say there will be prosecutions under the pure food act in every case where there is evl- dence to show fragrant or wilful viola tion of the law
 Convlcts For the Roads.
 The Georgia Federation of Road Au- thorities, under call of President Will liam F. Eve of Augusta, will hold It's second annual meeting in Atlanta in the hall of the house of representatives on February 9, next.
 This organization Is composed of all the county commissioners of Georgia and other county authorities whose duties have to do with road building and im- provement.
 Addresses will be made by Governor Brown, Chairman c. R. Hutchens of the prison commission, Hon. George T. Cam of Savannah. Hon. l.. W. Page, director of road inquiry of the United States gov ernment, and Prof. c. H. Strahan of the University of Georg.a.
 The vice presidents and executive com- mitteemen In each congressional district are at work with view to having every county well represented. The importance of attendance is emphasized by the fact that in February the counties of the state desiring oonvicts for road work will have to make their annual appli- c1tioils lOT them. It IS expeCteQ the counties will call for more convicts than the state has at its disposal.
 Georgia Railroad Tax Case.
 Attorney General John c. Hart, who is just back from Washington, D. C., where he went to argue the Georgia railroad tax case, involving about $75o GOO in back taxes claimed by the state, before the supreme court of the United States, will lra t1.A 1< shortage of books and plates in the state library. alleged to amount to approxi- mately s30,0oo for which it Is said the state paid the former state printer, the Franklin-Turner Printing company, but did not receive the property.
 That company went Into the hands of receiver some time ago, and any shortage that may exist is said to have grown out of its bankruptcy The governor has instructed the attorney general to make demand for whatever property is missing, and if it is not forthcoming to bring suit upon the bond given by the company to the state.
 Col. George W. Harrison of Atlanta, who was connected with the old com pany, says he does not believe there is any such sh ortage as is alleged. He takes the view that through some error the shortage has been largely exag- gerated.
 But whatever shortage there is, if any" he said, it can and will be made good.'
 New Railroads Chartered.
 Twelve railroads were granted char ters in Georgia in 1909, according to the preliminary report of Secretary of State Philip Cook. None of them are long lines or extensive systems, but they add considerable to the aggregate rail- road mileage of the state. Under fhe law they must have built and In oper ation 15 miles, or where the line Is shorter, the entire line, within two years from the date of the charter, in default of which it expires.
 The roads chartered are as follows
 Abbeville and Northwestern Railroad company, from Abbeville to Fort val ley, 5s miles; capital, $10o.o00.
 Lafayette Railroad, Walker county, four miles; capital $50,00o.
 Middle Georgia Interurban Railway