The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
ONE DOZEN new
CORPORATIONS
Reported from Jefferson Coun-
ty In One Day
Mr.. BYRD is COMMENDED
Commissioner Frank NJ. Julian Makes
Favorable Report on New Bir-
mingham Insurance Com
pany-Business Good.
Mr.. BYRD Is COMMENDED

| Montgomery, January 7.-(Special.)-
The county of Jefferson sent in a dozen
! new corporation reports on one train
| today, the capital stock of the list run
ming over 100000, all of which goes to
show the rapid growth of that great coun-
ty The names and amounts of capital
| follow: Woodin Undertaking company,
$4,000; Tomlin Mercantile company. $4,000:
Subway Parlors company, $1,000; South
| ern-Wesco Supply company, $4,000; Red
| Cross Pharmacy company. 5000; Noun
tain Investment company, $500; Moore
Gambill Real Estate and Insurance COM
pany, $4,000: Jefferson Real Estate COM
pany, $4,000; Harris Clothing company.
NS,ooo; Corey-Ensley Land company $780,
600; Birmingham Messenger company.
5000: the Albertville Trading company.
$4,000 OF Marshall county. is also re-
ported.
New Jury Lew In.
] The new jury law II = effect in Mont
gomery county and the boxes are now
| filled with the names of citizens drawn
under the act. The first will be empan-
eled on January II. in both the city
| and circuit courts
May Be Missing Man.
| The body of man found dead at
st. Petersburg, Fla. may be that of
John T. ogietree, who mysteriously dis
appeared from Montgomery three months
ago. He was a resident of Tharin. this
county, and has a son in the employ
| n ataI
CITY. Ogletree left home in a most mys-
terious way. He drove to the city to buy
| goods for his store, leaving his horse
IN local stable. Since that time he has
not been seen. Since his departure his
family has lived In the city.
Byrd Is Commended
c. Fl. Byrd. superintendent of educa-
ton of Coffee county, is highly COM
mended by State Superintendent Fl. C.
Gunnels for his efforts to promote the
schools of his county and bring up the
payments of poll taxes. In a letter to
Mr.. Byrd the state superintendent SAYS:
| Il have received a copy Of the circular
issued by you in which you urge all
teachers and trustees to become interest,"
| ed and endeavor to interest every one
else In the matter of paying poll tax.
wish to congratulate You on the active
interest you are taking not only in this
matter but in other matters looking to
the betterment OF the schools of your
| for your efforts.
''rhs county superintendent, the dis
trict trustee and the school teachers,
men and women, have in their power the
| akawening of the people of the state to an
| influence for education, an influence for
the betterment of all educational endeay-
| ors which cannot DO estimated. / wish
| to assure you that you have been in ev-
| cry good work you may undertake the
very best wishes and cooperation Of this
| department"
| Work For Farms.
H c. Gunnels, state Superintendent of
| education, In answering a question of the
| Spokesman-Revisw of Spokane, Wash,
admits that the question of developing the
rural life OF the south Is one that is
| receiving the widest attention and must
| be worked out to satisfactory point II
the people come along to that prosperity
| they want and ought to have IT wish
| to heartily indorse the movement which
| your country life commission Is making"
writes Mr.. Gunnels to the editor, for
more satisfactory condition in country
| life"
| Mr.. Gunnels conttn.yeg. 'srhe superin-
| tendents OF education of the southern
| states have Just returned from q trip
| through Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Min
| nesota and Illinois, studying tho rural
school. with a view of bringing back to
| tho south, II possible something which
would be of benefit to our people in en-
| couraging such a satisfactory condition
in the rural life that the boys and girls
would prefer to stay on the farms. The
condition IL a serious one in the south
and the problem with which you are
working IL one which Is interesting not
only to the educators In tho south, but
everyone who Ii Interested In the better
ment Of our rural conditions"
Painful Duty Is This.
About the most distressed man at the
capitol Just now is W. B. Wilkinson,
chief clerk to the commissioner of agri-
culture. BY reason Of ruling of the
attorney general he Is forced to send back
good money that has como In to pay for
tags on mixed feed, under the new laws.
1t Is held that the collection feature of
the law Is not adequate. so 1t cannot be
enforced so hundreds OF dollars are go
ing back that might have been added to
the states bank account THAT certainly
hurts my feelings said Judge Wilkin-
son. when he sealed an envelope over q
check for SIS, going back to Nashville
house.
Julian Comes Home.
Frank N. Julian, secretary Of state and
commissioner of insurance, il back from
a short trip to Birmingham, where, with
Deputy Commissioner A. G. Sexton, he
looked over the books of the new In
terstste Casualty company, Just entering
business. He finds all well with the new
company At the same time he reports
all the insurance interests in Birming-
ham in good shape.
Middeton-BIaylock