Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-31
News Of the Day
From Alabam.
MINING co. ASKS
CHANGE IN CONTRACT

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. Se.-
An effort wa made by, the Monte
| valIo Mining company last week to
obtain a modification in the contract
with the state for. the use of con-
Wet labor in operating the Aldrich
mine. This information was obtain
ed today following the filing of pc
tition in bankruptcy. in the United
States court at Birmingham.
The sta board of control and
economy, which operates the con-
Wet department, declined to change
the contract on the ground that
there was no assurance that any
convicts relieved from this contract
couI be used to the same advantage
by the st, e.
Governor Rilby today stated that
officials of the Montevallo Mining
company in conference requested
that some changes be made in the
contract, contending that the COM
pany was lc. ing p2oney and could
not continue to operate on the old
basis. The board of control held
that it had no NOR right to change
the terms of the contract.
al, is in Birmingham making an in
vestigation for the benefit of the
state. Governor Kilby had not re-
ceiVed any Information during the
day regarding the details of the
bankruptcy. The MonteVallo Min|
ing company is indebted to the state
for the hire of convicts for Decem-
Der am up to the time of the bank
ruptcy this month. No figures have
been made, but the approximate
amount due is $4,000.
WHISTLES BOOST
GOOD ROADS ELECTION
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 80.
Especial. )-Every whistle of an in
dustrial plant in Alabama blew for
two minutes promptly at 10 o'clock
Monday morning as an appeal to
all friends of good roads and prog
ress in the state to go to the polls
and vote for the ratific ton of the
$25, 100000 bond issue for the con-
struction of a system of permanent
roads with federal and state funds.
This suggestion of the Kiwanis
club of Mobile was relayed through
out the state Thursday night by the
Alabama Highway Improvement as,
ISOLATION with the requ" t that it be
taken up in every city and town Of
Alabama. The chairman Of the cam
paign in Montgomery county, Cyrus
B. Brown, elected the aid of the
Montgomery Chamber or Commerce
in communicating with the indus
trial plants of the city, and William
F. Black, secretary of the organi-
cation, announced that he believed
there would be 100 per cent re.
Spouse.
Throughout the week the highway
Improvement association has in
sisted that there would he an over.
whelming majority for the bond is
sue if all persons in favor Of it go
to the polls Monday. This insistence
has resulted from reports from prac-
tically all county chairmen, who an
nounced that the important work Of
re week was to obtain assurances
that all friends of ~ood roads will
go to the ballot boxes.
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES
NEW APPOINTMENTS
MON Adds JAIL oO''
Appointments of three jury commits
sioners, one registrar and one county
| commissioner were announced by
Governor Kilby Thursday afternoon.
John w. Fuller, of Wadley, was
| named jury commissioner of Ran
dolph county as the successor OF
himself. M. V. B. Farris, of Elba,
| was named jury commissioner in
n ,41y IT.
R. w. Prather, of Sylacauga, was
appointed jury commissioner in Tai
ladega county to succeed himself.
G. r. Dickey, of Huntsville, was
named a member of the board of
| l. ~istrars of Madison county as the
successor of A. S. Hodges, resigned.
Governor Kilby, appointed N. H.
Harbin@ a member of the county
commission of Fayette county. He
will succeed J. R. Roby, who tender
ed his resignation.