The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-14

until most of the crop had left the hands
of the producer, the benefit, therefore,
have been the case. Collections have
been only fair SO far, and from the first
of June will doubtless be more difficult
as Is customary In this section.
Last year the April frost necessitated a
replanting of cotton In May, which made
the crop late and expensive one. This
year the outlook Is excellent and the
stand of cotton good. In some sections
rain Is needed badly. but as these mat
ters usually adjust themselves, the out
look may be said to be most. favorable.
with large crop OF cotton IN prospect
at better prices. There IL reason for be-
lieving that good corn crop viii be
raised. In which event our merchants can
count upon a good spring trade. as one
produces the other.
quota of membership. having lost during
the last twelve months forty-nine MEM
bers through resignation, death and sus-
pension and having Received i ht'y-t"o
Entertainments and Conventions.
Distinguished parties and important or
ganizations have been entertained by this
Association during the year, mention OF
which will be made by the Entertain
| ment and Convention Committees. The
Good Roads Convention Of Alabama.
| which was held In November has result
| ed in the permanent organization OF a
Good Roads Organization IN A1abama.
so%ery. The thirs annual fan festival
was given by the city Of Montgomery
last year, and attracted to the city
large attendance from the snrrounding
| territory and scored another success In
tho list of Montgomery's entertainments
to Its trading section.
| This city Is to be congratulated upon
having at Washington in the person OF
| Colonel A.A Wiley. one of our most ac-
| tive members a Congressman of indefa-
| tigable energy and signal ability. Colo
| mel Wiley has kept In close toucn WIN the
Association and its work, and has al
ready proven himself Of great value to
this community. The Association had a
special examination made of the needs
| FOR improvement in the United states
government building at this point, a com
plete report of which will be made oy
the Committee on Public Policy. The re-
| port was sent to Colonel Wiley at WASH
| ington with the endorsement or this AS
| sociation, and We were enabled 10 secure
| an appropriation of $65, 600 to cover the
expense Of making the changes desired.
| Colonel Wiley also secured as grant 10
the State of Alabama from the United
| States government the flag pole soon 10
be erected on the Capitol grounds mace
| from masts of the Oqusndo and Don Juan
| de Austria, relics of the Spanish war
Colonel Wiley has also been most active
in endeavoring to secure an appropria-
tion for the Coosa River, which means
! SO much to the great State Of Alabama
| Recently at the instance OF this organ
ization In conjunction with the senator's
from this State, Colonel Wiley has inter-
ested himself in what is known as the
Hoar bill seeking to establish fifteen Jul
dical Circuits of the United States
Courts. One. of these circuits will com
prise the States of Georgia. Alabama and
Florida and the Court Of Appeals VIII slt
at MONTGOMERY Representatives of Geor'
gia, however at Washington are seeking
to amend the bill. so as to have the
Court sit al Atlanta. rather than az
Montgomery. A subcommittee OF the
Board of Directors took up the matter
and set on foot the activities of the Mont
gomery Bar Association, and OF the IN
ecutive Committee of the Alabama Bar
| Association. Your Committee also VISITED
Pensacola, and secured the endorsement
of prominent members of the Pensacola
Bar as well as of jacksonville. IL the
bill becomes the law we believe th ,ho
HEADQUARTERS OF the Sixth Judicial Circu't
Rural Free Delivery
, Another work undertaken by this AS
| ISOLATION in which we had the assistance
, of Colonel Wiley was the establishment
of q rural free mall denvery ETY. )
throughout Montgomery County. After q
: large amount of corresponding ny tne
Association. and continuous personal et-
fort by Colonel Wiley. an official inspec-
ton NJ our roads was authorl1e1 os e. En-
rural delivery branch of the Postoffice
Department The inspector has been here
| and has recommended the esfaDiishmen'
of four routes as follows: Route NO.
out the Hayneville road and back the sci
ma road Route No. 2. out the Mobile
| road and back the Norman Brldse road
Route No. 8. out the lower Wetumpks
road and back the upper Wetumpka roan
| Route No T. out the Carter, ttiii road
and back the Woodley road. II Is hoped
; that the service will begin about Jnne /
It is anticipated that this service VIII De
a great boon to those living in the eoun-
try and will add to the comforts OF piaH-
tation life in Alabama. re-,
The securing for Montgomery the car
ho,sn Chamberlain School Tor nirs %
Red Bank. n. j., by your Association u
report of this matter will. however. be
made by the Committee on Schools. the
Committee worked enersetlcal! an
faithfully and well deserved the recnghi
ton given them al the last meeting In
formal resolution of thanks by the Asso'
THE securing of remedial legislatior
from the City Council which aHected au
yersely the retail interests OF this CITY
was accomplished by the Committee oi
Retail Trade after long. ana persistent
effort. -.
The Association some months ago begaf
| an aggressive campaign for the loca'ioi
Of manufacturing plants at Montgomery
will mention three matters In connec
ton with their work.
First. Advertislng-A standing adyer
tisement for six months has been taker
In The Baltimore Manufactures
Record This advertisement was
carefully worded. drawing partcu
lar attention to the advanlaEe'
possessed by this city for the successiu
location and operation of factories. one
of the first inquiries resulting theretron
! was from Belgium: o...
Second Freight Rates-After caretu
investigation of the rates on coal ane
mig iron from the Birmingham district
| it was decided that the rate to Montgom
. spondence was being carried on IN refer
ence to the coal rate from Birmingham
: | an announcement was made of a reduc
ton in the rate to Montgomery or u
| cents per ton IN line with general re
duction made at that time Throughout
this section, After vigorous correspond
l cnce between the lines here interested II
the iron business, the Southern Iron
Committe has granted the claim OF TN
association and given Montgomery rat
of 81 instead of $3.50 per ton on pig iron
Birmingham to Montgomery rms VII
result In very considerahle saving II
1 the future to the foundrles locateh d
Montgomery. ,.io
Third, Patronage of Homo Industries
Realizing that liberal and exclusive
T natronaee of factories already located
r here would be a most potent argumeh
/ in bringing others, the association toni
IN the question of securing more UNI
. form support of the institutions mere D!
the citizens of Montgomery. Abe assocla
tion made a careful canvass or It's mem
, bership and proposed a pledge reahlni
as follows: I'm order to encourage TN
manufacturing enterprises already est ao
lished at Montgomery and to stlmuiae TN
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