Northern Alabama, historical and . d to his favorite pursuit,progressive agriculture. He has made it a practi-cal study, and his ideas in that direction arebroad and comprehensive, and will be of materialbenefit to the agricultural interests of the State inthe administration of his jiresent official his capacity, (iov. Thonuis Seay ap-pointed him Commissioner of Agriculture, in Julylast, to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Betts,and again in September, 1887, he was appointed forthe full term of two years from that date. In No-vember, 1887, the Farmers Nati
Northern Alabama, historical and . d to his favorite pursuit,progressive agriculture. He has made it a practi-cal study, and his ideas in that direction arebroad and comprehensive, and will be of materialbenefit to the agricultural interests of the State inthe administration of his jiresent official his capacity, (iov. Thonuis Seay ap-pointed him Commissioner of Agriculture, in Julylast, to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Betts,and again in September, 1887, he was appointed forthe full term of two years from that date. In No-vember, 1887, the Farmers National Congress, insession at Chicago, elected him president of thatdistinguished body, which was a compliment tothe State and a handsome tribute to his capabil-ties. As Commissioner of Agriculture, he has inhis brief service given evidence of the successfulresults that will accrue to his administration ofthe trust. The department overwhich heprcsidesis already an important factor in the State Govern-ment, and under his energetic and wise adminis-. ^. A /cV^ ) NORTHERN ALABAMA. 621 tr:itioii, it promises to accomplisli much good to-ward tiie develoi)ment of tlie material resources ofAlabama and in restoring to agriculture its for-mer prestige. Captain Kolb is a genial, whole-souled, generousgentleman, and enjoys the esteem of a host offriends in Alabama; and embodying, as he does somany superior traits of character, the publisherstake pleasure in embellishing this short andimperfect sketch with his portrait. ? • •»-;^^-»—^ WILLIAM WALLACE SCREWS has been acitizen of Montgomery since the first day of .Janu-ary, When a boy eighteen years of age, heentered the office of Watts, .Judge & Jackson asa law student, lie was born in Barbour CountyI^ebruary , ). The only school advantitgeshe enjoyed were those of the high scliooi of (ilen-ville, the town in which he was reared. He wasa Whig in political sentiment, and his first votewas cast for Hell and Everett. He wa
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