The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-21
ALABAMA BUSINESS MEN
 DISCUSS IMPORTANT TOPICS

far as Montgomery is concerned, the ! success of municipal ownership, at ! least of water works.
 We boast of our Auditorium building l erected and dedicated to the use of the people of the State: of a City Park, . which we hope to be the beginning of 1 park and boulevard system worthy of a great city; of magnificent free library building. built by the joint lib- erality of the great philantfiropist Car negie and our own people, and endow- ed forever by the credit of the city. Recognizing their responsibility for better and more modern hotel faclli- | ties. our people promise to furnish, for the purpose. a building within twelve | months that will be among the best in the State.
 Pardon me if I have dwelt too long in Montgomery's praise, put I feel that it is your city as we'll as ours and certainly altogether yours during your stay-and, as the representatives | of the progress and, energy of Ala bama. I feel confident that you will take pleasure in hearing and seeing what has been accomplished by the people of your Capital City. May your stay with us be one of pleasure and profit-to be long remem- bered by one and ali.
 The Mayor was literally applauded, and when he resumed his seat Mir. Shepard introduced MT. Alex Rice, President of the Montgomery Conner cial and Industrial Association as man whose energy surpasses that of any other man in Montgomery" Welcomed by Mir. Rice.
 In welcoming the Association to Montgomery MT. Rice said: "The Mayor already has welcomed you to our beloved city. and now in the name of our Association, it's officers and members, I bid you welcome to ! these portals. May your sojourn with us be full of pleasure. amusement and profit. May your deliberations be pro- ductive of good to yourselves, to your individual associations, and to the State. May wisdom and experience, backed by energy and ambition, bring abundance of good to our common wealth. so that we can practically par | ticipate in the fruits of the union of the several commercial bodies of our State.
 We heartily welcome you and hope | you will feel at home and accept our I simple Inequalities. We also hope | that the next time you meet here we | can show you three monuments as result of the good work accomplished | by the aid of our Commercial and In- dustrial Association-a Public Library, Hospital and a modern up-to-date Hotel. We welcome you to our hearts and to our homes, and when you return | to your own firesides may you carry with you pleasant recollections of this occasion."
 Response by MT. Blackwood. The delegates applauded the tasteful address of MT. Rice and President Shepard introduced Hon. J. E. Black wood. Mayor of Gedsden, who had been selected to respond to the address of welcome,
 MT. Blackwood Is young man who speaks with great deliberation and earnestness. He said that 1t was a great pleasure to the delegates to be welcomed so heartily to this historic city. He said no words of welcome were needed. The welcome was told too plainly in the glance of the eyes and the eountenances of the people of Montgomery. He spoke of the affec- donate memories which clustered about the Capital City of Alabama upon the very soil of which was organized the iH-fated government" which Southern CTS loved so we'll
 MT. Blackwood reminded the dele gates that they were the commercial and industrial representatives of one of the greatest States in the Union and this sentiment was applauded. He declared that few of the sister States excel Alabama in the richness of it's soil and in the hidden deposists uf wealth. He spoke eloquently of his own city, Gadsden ''the bosoms of whose people swell with love for Ala bama and the people of the Capital City"
 At the conclusion of the remarks of MT. Blackwood which were interspers- ed with applause the delegates to the convention were enrolled.
 List of Delegates.
 The complete list of delegates enroll ed at the morning session is as fol- lows:
 Huntsville Chamber of Commerce R. E. Pettus, James A. Ward, R. E. Spraggins, R. L. O'Neal.
 Wetumpka Commercial Club-M. Hohenberg, Cabot Lull, W. A. Austin.
 Gadsden Commercial Club-W. P. Lay, J. E. Blackwood, I. W. Hill and R. B. Kyle.
 Tuscaloosa Commercial Club-H. E. Reynolds, George A. Searcy, J. W. Foster.
 New Decatur Commercial Club-sam- uel Blackwell. Sheffield Commercial Club-c. B. Ashe.
 Selma Industrial League-L. Bam- berger.
 Greenville Business Men-C. c. Hen derson.
 Florence Commercial CIub-Emmet O'NeaL John B. Weakley, J. T. Ash craft, W. M. Bunting, W. NJ. Cam per.
 Montgomery Commercial and Indus trial Association-Alex Rice, J. B. Gaston, R. T. Goodwin. R. R. Poole, F. s. Ball. c. F. Moritz, c. W. Jones, A. c. Forbes, Phares Coleman, J. s. ! Pinckard. L. H. Well. c. A. Lanier, 1 F. P. Chaffee. A. B. Kennedy, J. c. Adams, w. H. Micou. I. LevysteIn, c. G. zirkle, L. Gassenheimer, w. L. Martin.
 Presidents Annual Address.
 The President, Mir. Shepard, then read his annual address as follows:
 Our meeting at New Decatur last year was without doubt the most suc- cessful ever held by this Association, and out of it has sprung more tangible results than ever achieved by any previous meeting.
 The proceedings of that meeting have been printed and spread over the State and awakened a widespread interest in the organization and the work.
 Through the energetic efforts of our Secretary ,the Association has been welded into a compact organization and we are ready now for active and ef- fectiVe work.
 The past has its history. the present splendid promises, the future undoubt- lAd ran ar,Fu FA,. aFF