The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-18
SEABOARD PEOPLE VISIT MONTGOMERY President MeIdrum and Party
 Inspect Property ARE IN BIRMINGHAM TODAY Gates Oil Company of Texas Enters Alabama to Do Business-Plant Breeders of State Will Meet at
 Bessemer February 21.
ARE IN BIRMINGHAM TODAY

Montgomery, January 17.-(Special.)- President M. S. Meldrum of the Sea board Air Line, and his party, spent part of today in Montgomery. They will go via the Louisville and Nashville to Birmingham tomorrow. They were look ing over the lines for the benefit of MT. Meldrum, who has just come to the head of the system, and desired to be- come acquainted with the workings of the property as well as know something of the people whom it has to serve. The start was made January 10 at Rich mond, and the most of the track has been seen by this time,
 Vice President and General Manager Hicks was the talker of the party. He said the outlook for business is good and there is every reason to believe the road is going to have fine traffic from now on. Many Improvements are being made and the facilities for business will be increased all the time. Every man in the party exhibited great interest in Ala bama and all were pleased to know that in every line the state is picking up and going forward.
 The party is made up as follows: M. s. Meldrum, president, New York; c. R. Capps, vice president, Norfolk; c. H. Hix, vice president and general manager, Portsmouth; w. L. Sedden, chief engi- neer, Portsmouth; H. P. Grlmshaw, su- perintendent, Savannah; J. B. Thompson, assistant general freight agent, Savan- nah; L. G. Haas, assistant to the pres- dent, Portsmouth. The trip is made on a special train.
 Minor Alabama Mention.
 The epidemic of smallpox is not abat- ing in Lowndes county and the informa- tion Is that the county health authorities are making little headway against it.
 H. P. Dohrmeir of Greenville has been appointed tax commissioner of Butler county.
 c. D. Tullis, older of three brothers, sons of the late John W. Tullis, died in this city today. He had been i'll some time The family is engaged in the hard ware business.
 G. J. Flournoy of Mobile Is holding down the place of county game warden there, pending the appointment of man to succeed the late A. Sid Gill. MT. Flournoy is managing editor of the Mo- bile Item.
 The Maryland Casualty company is the first insurance company to report for li- cense for the new year. The time limit is the first of March
 The tax commission is fin session this week, planning trips to several counties.
 Gates oil Company In.
 The Texas company, of which John W. Gates Is one of the largest stockholders, has entered the state, reporting to the secretary of state that it will use $40000 in Alabama to promote it's business. Pal mer Pillans of Mobile is the agent. The company is authorized to raise and pipe oil, produce gas and build pipe lines. The headquarters are at Corsicana, Tex. The capital stock is $3,0O0,000
 Plant Breeders Busy.
 C. H. Billingsley, clerk in the depart ment of agriculture, also secretary of the plant breeders of the state. says that great many of the members of the organization are to be at Bessemer on January 2S and g, to take part In the meeting of the horticultural society. There is much interest in the meeting from all sections.
 Montgomery Politics.
 Local politics is taking more attention just now than state, the primary having been set for February 21 Gaston Gunter. the mayor, is opposing Judge William IT. Thomas of the city court for reelection. McDuff Cain, George M. Powell, William Waller and George Norman are trying to beat Sheriff Horace Hood for that good job while John A. Fillmore and M H. Screws and Alex Troy are going after the place of associate judge of the city court; also desired by Judge A. Brown, now holding it. R. I. Butt and 0. H. Roquemore are out for representative. J. B. Gaston has no opposition for re election for probate judge. Emmett Sci b1es is after the place of county solicitor ,yffh Solicitor Phil Stern wanting if hack