The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-18
HOLD CONFERENCE ON FREIGHT RATES Many Will Attend Meeting
 Tomorrow WILSON RECOVERS Bolen Goes To Oklahoma for Escaped Convict-Coop of California
 Quail Attract Attention.
 Teachers To Gulfport

 In response to his invitation to meet him hero for a conference on freight rates next Tuesday, President Webb Of the railorad commission has received several replies from general agents. of the rall- roads doing business in the state, busi- ness and professional men, most of them declaring their intention of being present.
 Captain Webb did not cite these freight agents to appear before the commission he simply requested them to join him In a conference, in a heart to heart talk, on matters that seriously concern the peo- pie of the state. He appreciates the fact that the time has come when the farm CTS of the south must depend on otEer crops than cotton for living, and that to sell these crops at anything like a fair price, the producer must have cheap freight rates, that is. cheaper than they are getting now. Fortunes are to be made off Mississppis yellow yam potato, her tomatoes, peanuts, corn, hogs, cattle and other products of the farm, provided they are enabled to compete in freight ra 5es with other sections of the country. Commissioner Webb believes that the rail- roads will do what they can to encour- age these new industries. Now that cot ton cannot be produced to advantage, the railroads will have little to haul from this section of the south, and it is to their in- terest to keep on doing business with the farmers. The more potatoes shipped to the north the more business for the rail- roads. and in building up the farmers they are making money for themselves. Under present rates on potatoes the farmers clain. the railroads are getting all of it.
 Professor Dodds of the chair of history in the University of Chicago, arrived in Jackson today and will spend week or more in the department of archives and history. hunting for data to be used in his work on the life and character of Robert J. Walker, United States senator and Secretary of the Treasury.
 The executive committee of the State Teachers association held a prolonged conference today at the office of the state superintendent of education. the chief matter under consideration being the selection of the time and place for the state convention. Messrs. Draper. Williams and Williamson of Gulfport were before the committee urging their city as the best place for the convention, offering strong inducements for it's selection, and captured it.
 The board of trustees of the State Char ity hospital met at the governors of flee yesterday, the session lasting most of the day. with no recess for dinner. The board announces that the building is about completed, the finishing touches to be given before the end of the year. IL now becomes necessary for the legislature to appropriate money for furnishing, sup port and maintenance. The trustees will ask for about $30,000.
 c. H. Alexander has been in Washing ton fol a week, attending a conference of prohihitionists who are after legislation by Congress that will take the liquor traffic somewhat out of the hands of the inter state commerce commission. He has had a great deal to do with drafting the pro- hibition laws of Mississippi, and knowing that to be a fact prohbitionists from other states, those of national reputation, called on Mr. Alexander for assistance in the drafting of laws that will enable prohibition states to keep whisky out of it's borders, especially where it is known
 
 ness.
 w. J. Brown, deputy clerk of the su- preme coure, rose grower and florist, has just received a coop of California quail that are attracting a great deal of inter est. The birds are slightly larger than the native quail and very different in color. being rather the color of a dove on the back and wings, but the breast re- hat of 10 nut r1 r Brown proposes to SC eff the California bird will not thrive in this section. It is not the first time they have been thought to Jackson. but heretofore they have been released on large plantations where they were killed by hunters or died. This shipment will be kept in wire en- closures. fOt1V' t
 Travelling Sergeant Bolen left at mid- night last night for Oklahoma City after Harry Mills, the white man who escaped from the pententiary farm three years ago, and who was serving term for killing negro woman near Vicksburg. Thus is the third trip Sergeant Bolen has made to Oklahoma during the year after escaped convicts.
 George A. Wilson. banker, lawyer and planter, of Lexington, was among the visitors to the capital today; and spent some time with the governor. MT. Will sons friends were all glad to note that since he has gotten out of the bank and is spending his time in the open air locking after his varied farming inter est3, he has entirely recovered his health anu seems good for many more years. Speaking of the reception and welcome ac- corded immigrants from the northern saates, MT. Wilson cites an instance Tn his county where farmer from Illinois, redhot republican at that, bought 6 good farm, fell in line with his native neighpors made a great success with ais farm. learned how to handle negro labor and became such a good democrat in seven years that he was recently elected a member of the board of supervisors That S the kind of welcome the 'yankee'' gets in Mississippi.
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