The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19

There wan a roomful of enthusiastic. aggressive Montgomery business men ana manufacturers at the Commercial ana ln- dustriai Association last night when Pres-
 They were there for plain, business conference. for an interchange of ideas and opinions-fcr a .diseussion or ways and means for increasing the influence or the city as a manufacturing center.
 And 1t can probably be most succinctly stated that #. was found that the best way to increase Montgomery's manufao- to take an interest in misunderstanding. This was the situation in nut she'll.
 Incidentally the various representatives of Montgomery's factories told the history cessess and white each had ample scope there for advertising its goods, yet at the same time spirit of fraternity and civic loyalty flashed out among the members . hsk ass K. sags s pss n much practical good In the future.
 The manufacturers are Montgomerys . best advertisers and fonteomery- made % Sss the :Ss;s fss shs ss. :sssSls s.ns excclled the recent formal reception given the Montgomery mafufacturers. Every one was called on In an informal way made plain, business-fike addresses going
 straight to the point and making 1t strong. The meeting was surprise to all in showing to what an unusual degree the plants here %srs nT'o1spsrinE and hoy they "Sli illu.sratsd ,aSH Pamphlet.
 The Advertising Committee reported that they were about to lssue an Illus trated pamphlet setting forth attractive
 y MentsSmsry dysnsagss S os as. n;i,, and re printed at once for distsibution. Great care had been exerted in the preparation of the copy and much valuable data had been complied for use the first time in Directors upon their recommendation had decided to keep permanent advertise
 n1ent of Montgornefy in The Baltimore Manufacturers Record running in every
 direct ress sas nsa was
 The Committee on Schools through Phares Coleman. Chairman, reported de- cided progress In the matter of securing the calhoun-C Chamberlain School for Girls. in Red Bank. N. J., and returned pro-
 fountly impressed with the opportunity offered to Montgomery In the securing of thi, school It was pre-eminently home
 citation with their teachers, the girls were given living instruction as we'll as mental discipline. The Committee had the names of thirty. ghls who would attend the bCuu1t II locdt8u hL MONtkUu1eFy dnQ uG-
 sired to be able to secure twenty more by Friday of this week. Several mem- bers promised right then to enter their girls if the school was located here.
 cn,sss mnassr sas d. shor report for | the successful work sf the Committee in restricting the wagon peddlers of fruits to the territory outside of tho business dis trtet. Rev. N. L. Anderson made writ
 ten report from the Committee on State Development detailing the necessity for | and prospects of an Alabama Exhibit at
 the st. Louis Exposition
 Two New Factories
 I Hartwell Douglass, Chairman of tht
 Manufacturing Committee, read report | which showed that the Association Is ne- l gotiating at present for two factories
 with every prospect of locating them. His
 report was as follows: ..-..,.. I Your Committee on Manufacturing beg
 leave to submit the following report: "A most encours ging and satisfactory | meeting was held last week. Letters were read from various parts of the | country. from manufacturing firms. seek ing information In regard to local assist | snee in the way of subscribing to stock | in companies which they might organize
 Or bring here; also seeking cost and | quantity of raw materials aud donations
 of sites. These letters all received att tentinn and were referred to various members of the com mmittee for reply to the information sought of the two most important enterprises which came up. One was composed entirely of local par ties who are figuring on putting up a pottery or stoneware plant; the commit tee Is getting up the freight rates and
 looking up site for them and trust by next meeting to be able to report the c ,mpany organized and getting ready for business During the past week party from Georgia was here in the interest of putting up 8 plant for the manufac- ture of paper. pulp etc. The committee toek him in charge and expect to be able to Induce him to build a factory at this place.
 The annual banquet or manufacturers evening" which was recently given by the association occupied the attention of your committee and every member of the association was delighted at the sue cess of the entertainment and the large attendance of the representatives of the various misunderstanding interests in and around the city. It is sincerely hoped that the recommendations made by the speakers on this occasion will receive the close attention and full cooperation, not only of our association. but of every good citizen who has the welfare and
 interest of our city at heart.
 Tt is thought proper to mention the
 fact that the Secretary of the associa- tion has recently sent out to every mem
 Der a postal card requesting him to sign
 and return same. which is his agreement