The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16
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The report is as follows: tt
 The cotton season of Montgomery f3r the present year promises to be short one. This Is brought about from the fact that the farmers have marketed and sold their cotton very freely this year. whereas last year 1t was quite the re verse. Although our receipts up to the present time are much larger than last year. being 15s, ,2ss against 14o,775 last year. the stock Is only 7.431 this year against II 800 last year, and of the stock on hand, some of it Is held for local mills. thus reducing the available stock of cot ton for sale in Montgomery considerably. Quotation of middling cotton today, 7-S; same day last year. s cents.
 Your committee made an effort to place Montgomery on the list of interior towns giving daily receipts. and thereby increas- ing the importance of Montgomery in the cotton world. This movement will prob- ably be put into effect next season. Mir. Chaffee. Director of the Weather Bureau, has been instructed by the Department at Washington to add two new stations re- porting on climate and crop conditions, to those already reporting in this district. and he kindly gave us permission to name the two which we thought would be of most value to those studying conditions influencing the growing cotton crop. We
 
 Yours respectfully,
 Wm. NJ. Marks. Chairman.
 Fire Insurance Rates.
 The Insurance Committee. through E. J. Meyer, sprung fruitful subject of discussion in relating their recent inves- tigations into the matters of fire tnsur- ance. MT. Meyer thought the subject of the general raise of 25 per cent over the entire country could only be treated by a uniting of various cities or States in a common plan for protection and mutual interest. He cited the action of the At- lanta Chamber of Commerce and recon- mended that the League of Alabama Mu- nicipalities be requested to discuss the recent advance in insurance rates at their meeting in this city on May 9th. and the Alabama Commercial and Indus. trial Association do likewise at their meeting in Gadsden In June. Agitation would bring discussion. one city's action would induce another city to act. and out of the general movement some definite good might result. He said his commit tee was endeavoring also to have Mont gomery given the rating basis of a first class city instead of a second-class AS at present.
 Mir Rushton reported the experience Of the City Council year or so ago along this line, at which time it appeared that the demands made by the Southeastern Tariff Association would necessitate an original expenditure by Montgomery or about SIP, 900 and continuing expendi- ture of about 5000 to $500 more each year. The saving did not seem 10 )ustiiy the expense at that time.
 Mir Terrell thought that where the city owned the water works and employed paid fire department, it was incumbent upon the municipality to put itself in such shape as to secure for it's citizens the very cheapest rates of insurance possible.
 U,pon motion of Mir. Ball. the recommen- dation made in the report of the Insur- anee Committee, looking to a discussion of the matter by the League of Alabama Municipalities at their meeting here next month, was adopted.
 The Association endorsed favorahly the suggestions recommended by the Com mittee on Wholesale Trade looking to the amending of the Ray bill in Congress upon the bankruptcy question.
 Special Help for Local Industries.
 Secretary Gilbert made a report for the Special Committee appointed at tho last meeting of the Association to inVestt- gate any matters which the manufactn- rers of Montgomery might bring before the Association. The report showed that the committee had been an exceedingly active one and that they had already much for the manufactur- ing interests of the city. The report is as follows:
 Mir. President and Gentlemen;
 Your special committee raised at the last meeting of the Association to meet with representatives Of the various manu-