The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-08
GOSSIP ABOUT SOME WELL
 KNOWN PEOPLE OF ALABAMA
BY WALTER HARPER

Frank V. Evans, editor of the Walker County News, one time mayor of Bir- mingham and at the present time filling of accounts, passed through Birmingham yesterday on his way from Montgomery to Fayette.
 He has just concluded an examination of the books of the officers of Montgom- cry county and Is on his way to Fayette to perform a similar dutys
 CT do not know what I will find at Fayette if anything" said MT Evans. "The county court house was destroyed by fire 8 few months ago and 1t may be that all or practically all the books were destroyed though I have understood that they were saved.
 "If all the records are burned I may have an easy task. If part of them only are destroyed the task may be very difficult one.
 q have been engaged for six weeks on the books of Montgomery county. The job was a big one and it was made more difficult on account of the long siege of hot weather. You know, Montgomery is several degrees hotter than Birmingham. I believe 1t is the hottest place in the world
 q am mighty glad to get another sight of Birmingham and get breath of these refreshing breezes and look into the smil- ing faces of some of the best friends l have in the world.
 "Yes, like my new job very well. but, of course, there is some hard work in it. Some of these political jobs are not snaps by any means, and especially if you do your full duty while you hold them."
 The building activity in Birmingham just now is very encouraging. A walk through the business section is far from depressing.
 The most notable structures now under way are the American Trust and Savings bank building, the Young Mems Christian association building, the Drennen build ing the Birmingham Ledger building, and the proposed building for the Young Womens Christian association. All these buildings will be credit to the city and their construction at this
  Birmingham people have in Birmingham. Crop reports from all sections of the state are full of optimism and encour- agement. The hot, sunshiny weather that has prevailed during the past two weeks has been the making of cotton and it has not hurt corn so far. Corn and cotton are both making record growth and the farmers have no room for com plaint.
 Wheat and oats are also fine and the best crop of these small grains that has been grown for years is now being har- vested. If general rains do not come for another week or ten days wheat and oats can be safely harvested and housed Continued rains just at this time would do great damage to these crops and those farmers who feel that they are suffering for lack of rain should consider this condition.
 Lands that were plowed deep and prop erly prepared before planting have plenty of moisture stored up for such drouthS as we are now having The farmer who did pot prepare his lands properly should take warning and prepare his lands against just such conditions.
 The rainfall in Alabama is always am pie for the growing of all crops if 1t is wisely conserved and the intelligent far mer never fails to look to his interest in this respect.
 G. H. Thigpen, president of the Fourth District Agricultural school, located at Sylacauga, was in Birmingham yester- day.
 Professor Thigpen is one of the most practical book farmers in Alabama. His experiment farm at Sylacauga is one of the best in the state and 1t is visited by farmers from all over the district, as well as from adjoining districts.
 On March this year Farmers day, which had been advertised for only three