The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
STATE AND MINING COMPANY AGREE IN HIRE IF CONNECTS.
Contract Renewed By State for Remainder of Year. Frank Julian Appointed
 Commissioner
STATE CAPITAL. RlfREAU
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montgomery, Ala, March l
 David Roberts. trustee of the Montevallo Mining company. today concluded negotiations with Gov ernor Brandon and the state board of convict supervisors for the labor of state convicts in the operation or der of the ycar. The contract IS being drawn and will be signed by the Aldrich mines during the remain- the state and trustees during the week.
 The state permitted a reduction in the total number of convicts to be employed in life mines, the average number of the new contract being lS2. Under the emergency contract which has been renewed month by month. the company has used ap- proximateiy 250. but in consideration Of reduction of total number thr trustees will pay s3.le to the state for each convict up to the number in the old contract which will not be used in the near future.
 The contract price for convict labor under the new contract will be the same as the price heretofore paid by the Montevallo Mining com pany. Governor Brandon stated that the state had already made plans for the use of the Aldrich convicts in the opera tions at kilby prison had the trustees not accepted the terms of the state proposal.
 Governor Brandon further included in the contract a proviso for the can ceilation of the contract at thA will of the governor. Tt is the finn in- tention of the state to end the lease system as soon as other work can be fn ha tat fc said Governor Brandon, and this contract is so written it can be can celled at any time.'
 All contracts for the usc of cun- vict labor in coal mines and lumber camps will expire December 31 and if the state desires to have it used by private corporations after this year new contracts will be executed.
 FRANK JULIAN APPOINTED
 Frank N Julian of Sheffield for mer secretary of state and member of the state railroad commission. was appointed commissioner of insurance by Governor Brandon Thursday aft ernoon. He qualified, received his commission. ard took up the duties of the office at once
 R. F. Coleman of Dothan who was appointed temporary insurance com missioner by Governor Kilby when A. w. Briscoe resigned late last year. was Immediately appointed deputy insurance commissioner. position he has held for many months.
 It has been known for several weeks that MT. Julian would be head of the insurance department, one of the most important in the state gov erninent. He retired from the editor I; nf bo hoff fiald a Ia rd a q week His new position will give him supervision of the work of all classes of insurance companies in Alabama and his department will handle from s500.000 to 100000 Of state revenue annually.
 Mir. Julian has been an active fig ure in state politics since the dawn ing of the twentieth century. He was secretary of the constitutional convention in 1901. In 1906 he was elected secretary of state, position he held from 1907 to 1911. In 1910 he was made an associate member of the state railroad commission and served from 1911 until 1915.
 In 1915 Mir. Julian retired from state politics and moved to Sheffield. where he purchased an interest in the Sheffield Standard. He has been editor of that newspaper since that time. The time he has not spent in public service he spent in newspaper offices His first job in a newspaper office was when he was 3 years old.
 MANY STILLS CAPTURED
 Report of the capture of five addi tional stills the last day of February has brought tine total number for the month to 129. or seven more than the greatest previous number captured by the state law enforcement de- partment since its creation In 1919. One of the stills was located in Mo- bile county two in Shelby county and two in Pike county. In the Mo bile raid the officers assigned by the sheriff took 1.S00 gallons of mash. In Shelby county 1000 gallons of mash and small quantity Of liquor was confiscated. while the Pike raid
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