The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-21
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Reports of Committees and Two
 Splendid Papers.

Splendid Papers.
 The Commercial and Industrial Asso- citation reconvened at 3;30 o'clock. The reports of the standing committees was the first order of business and Hon. R. R. Poole. Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture made an exhaustive report of the work of his tunity to tell the Association of the great exhibit which the State Depart ment of Agriculture has at the Buff falo Exposition.
 A splendid report on Manufacturing. prepared by the Chairman of the Com mittee on Manufacturing, MT. T. S. Kyle of Gadsden, was read.
 The report of the Committee on Min ing. of which Mir. F. G. Blair of Tus- caloosa. is Chairman, was read by MT. H. D. Reynolds of Tuscaloosa.
 The Schools Committee made a re- port through it's Chairman, MT. R. E.. Pettus of Huntsville.
 These reports were of great interest and were referred to the Committee on Resolutions.
 On motion of Mir. Phares Coleman of Montgomery. the President appointed the following Committee on Resolu- tions. which was asked to meet imme- diately after adjournment of the Asso- ciatton Phares Coleman of Montgom- cry, R. E. Pettus of Huntsville, Cabot Lull of Wetumpka. J. E. Blackwood of Gadsden. H. E. Reynolds of Tusca- loosa. Samuel Blackwell of Decatur, F, s. Ball of Montgomery. J. T. Ashcraft of Florence and R, R. PoS7le of Mont gomery.
 On motion of MT. J. s. Dowdell of Montgomery. it was ordered that all resolutions should go to the Commit tee on Resolutions without debate.
 A resolution, which was referred to the Committee. by MT. Ball of Mont gomery. provides that provision should be made for more practical education in public schools with particular refer ence to manual training.
 A paper of absorbing interest upon "Reclaiming Waste Farm Lands. was read by Dr. J. Kasserman of Winches- ter, Tenn. It's reading was given the closest attention and at its close the delegates crowded about Dr. kasser- man and warmly congratulated him. He took the ground that 1t is a sin to allow God-given lands to go to waste. The paper was couched in the cholcest of language and it was read In a good voice.
 Mir. w. P. Lay of Gadsden. read an interesting paper upon The Opening of the Coosa River to Through NaViga- tion." MT. Lay presented some valua- ble statistical data to emphasize the importance of the stream and at its conclusion presented a memorial on the subject which was referred to the Committee on Resolutions.
 MT. F. P. Chaffee of Montgomery, presented a resolution urging the Con Stitutional Convention to adopt an or dinance providing for local option in taxation for schools and it was refer red to the Committee on Resolutions. Mir. Pettus of Huntsville. had read a letter from N. F. Thompson urging the Association to instruct it's officers to take an interest in the meeting Of the Southern Industrial Association in Memphis. Tenn. next year. The letter was referred to the Committee on Res olutlons.
 Under a suspension of the rules a resolution deploring the death of Hon. w. c. Jemison of Tuscaloosa. a form CT President of the Association, was adopted by rising vote. The resolu- ton was presented by MT. Pettus of
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