The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-22
ALABAMA COUNTIES WIN BIG PRIZES
 AT ATLANTAFA|R Five Exhibits From This State Were Among First
 Six Awards
PREMIUM MONEY WON
 AMOUNTED TO $1275
Lauderdale Laeds, Winning $500, and Cullman Was Close Second With $40O-Montgomery, Crenshaw
 and Wilcox Followed
By aUIMBY MILTON

By QUIMBY MILTON Atlanta. October 21.--Alabama counties ran away with the prizes in the county exhibit contest at the southeastern fair here this week. Five Alabama counties were among the first six awards and carried off $1275 in prize money. ! Lauderdale county won first prize, $500, for the best county exhibit Cullman county carried off second money, s4oo. Montgomery county was awarded fourth prize. $20o. Crenshaw county was fifth and was awarded $75, and Madison coun- ] ty was awarded sixth money, $50 c. M. Crutchfield of Culiman and R. c. Galloway of the same town were awarded third and fourth money in the best individual farm exhibit class. The prizes they won were $50 and $10o re- | spectively. Crutchfield also won second prize. $50. for the best display of corn; third prize, $10, for cotton; second prize, $15, for small grain, and second prize, s15, for potatoes. M. M. oden of Gull man was awarded third money, s25, for corn display.
 The judges were G. F. Hunnicut of ton, Georgia, Professor Mediation of the University of Georgia faculty, R. c. Lyons and H. G. Hastings, chairman of the agricultural committee of the fair association.
 Three of the eight state highways se- lected by the state highway commission to be built by the state with the aid of the federal government, are continual tions of roads in Alabama and conse- quently of interest to Alabama people. The routes that touch the Alabama line are the Rome to Menlo the valdosta to Bainbridge to Jallin, and the Dawson to Columbus roads. The Rome-Menlo route will be continued on to Atlanta in time and both the Columbus to Dawson and Jakin to Bainbridge to valdosta roads will connect with state highways leading to Savannah.
 The eight highways named by the com- mission will be built by the state. The federal government will furnish approxi- mately s2,ooooo to help the state in it's road work. This appropriation is made possible by the Bankhead act and the state highway commission was cre- ated by the past legislature along lines suggested by the federal government, so that Georgia can receive her share of the government appropriation. The con- mission will also have charge of every public road in the state, will employ ex- perts and supervise all road work.
 The Southeastern fair broke all records for drawing crowds to Atlanta this week when over 50,000 people passed through the turnstiles in six days This attend ance is considered marvellous considering the fact that the weather was unfavor- able on two days during the fair.
 The fact that over 1ov00 people watched the grand circuit races has guaranteed horse racing in Georgia. The grand cir cult races will become a permanent fix ture at the fairgrounds.
 The only problem the fair management has to contend with Is the tendency of northern and western stock breeders to feel that they have been outclassed by native southern cattle This may curtail entrants from the north and west, 1t is feared. The judging was py northern ex- perts and the fact that Dixie cattle cap- tured all the big prizes with competent impartial judges officiating speaks we'll for the south as a live stock raising sec tion,
 Arkansas on Wheels" the train from Arkansas that is touring in the interest of that state. spent Thursday in Atlanta. The Arkansas boosters aboard were the guests of the Atlanta Chamber of Com merce while here. Atlanta and Georgia has taken a special interest in the "Ar- kansas on Wheels exhibit as this state
  of five cars advertising the resources of this state. The Seeing Georgia Train as 1t will be called, will be sent into the north and northwest this spring.
 Gov. Nat F. Harris has handed down an official edict in which he puts all At lanta newspapers on notice that he will not see newspapere man in an official capacity. The governor also announces that he will give the reporters any news he wishes them to have through his private secretary"
 ~This wholesale edict of the head of the state came as a surprise. Several weeks ago he notified one paper that reporters on that paper would not be admitted to the governors office. This paper lead the opposition that defeated him for governor in the recent election. Later the governor recalled this order and everyone thought things were all right again between the governor and the press.
 all newspaper men from the office
 The local papers are publishing a col- umn Gossip from the Governors Of- fice' now with the news that leaks out"
 Three regiments of infantry. two squad rons of cavalry a hospital corps and three battalions of field artillery which make up the National Guard of Georgia, will leave Camp Harris. near Macon, Tuesday for the Mexican border. The troop trains will be routed through At lanta and Birmingham to Shreveport and then on to Fl Paso.
 The Fifth regiment. "Atlanta's Own' has been given permission to parade. in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon. The troop train will stop over here for an hour and the parade will be held then It was necessary to get permission from Washington. |Girard's New Council Is
 Facing Financial Problems