The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-21
NEWS OF CENTRAL CITY
A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Is
ORGANIZED.
w. r. Nelson Chosen President and
Enos r. Stewart Secretary.
Jelks Men to Hold a Rally
Friday Night.
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Selma, Aug. 20.
evening in the Hook and Ladder rooms
and the Selma Chamber of Commerce was
organized. DR.. e. S. Starr presided.
Eighty names were enrolled, who will
pay $1.00 each per month to keep up the
organization. The local newspapers were
elected members, but were exempted
from the payment of monthly dues. The
following officers were then elected to
serve for the ensuing year: w. r. Nell
son. President: E. S. Starr, First Vice
President; Ernest Lamar Second Vice
President: Enos R. Stewart Secretary;
C. w. Howard. Treasurer. V. B. At
kins and Edgar Ullman were elected
members of the Board of Directors. who.
with the officers named above, compose
the board
There have been many boards of trade
and chambers of commerce organized in
Selma during the past twenty-five years,
and outside of paying the salary of the
Secretary, not thing has been accom-
plished by these organizations. 1t is
sincerely hoped that the Chamber of Com
merce organized yesterday will not go the
way its predecessors have gone. The OBJ
ject of this organization is to locate in
dustries. foster commerce and build up
the city in any way possible.
The officers elected are all good bust
ness men and have the welfare of the
city at heart, and If any set of men can
do anything toward the upbuilding Of the
city, they ought to be able to accomplish
it. Col. w. r. Nelson is a well-known
financier of this city. being at the head
of the Alabama Loan Company. Enos
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awake real estate man. and II anybody
can awake interest In and keep life in the
new organization, he Is the man. The
new Chamber of Commerce starts out
on its career with a determination to do
something for the future growth and
prosperity Of the city, and 1t has the
hearty good will of all. There will be
stumbling blocks thrown in the way Of
the organization and petty Jealousies will
arise as to the best policy to be pursued
in fostering development. but the men at
the head of the movement are expected to
steer 1t clear of all breakers and start
the city on a grand and glorious march
forward No city in the South has a
finer opportunity. Located In the very
center of the black belt we have every
thing that any other city has. and a
good many things besides.
IA Dig JelhS
The Jelks men propose to have a big
rally at the courthouse on Friday night.
Eli Shorter will be asked to come and
make speech in the interest of Governor
Jelks. II he consents to come, the court
house will be packed. After Mr.. Shorter's
speech, 1t is proposed to have the can
didates for Senator and the lower House
make short addresses. The candidates
for the Senate will be allowed fifteen
minutes each, while the candidates for
the lower House win be allowed five min
utes each. This speaking of the candi-
dates will, therefore, take up just fifty
FIVE minutes 1t will be very entertaining
to hear a five-minute speech from each
candidate for the lower House. w. B.
Craig and John F. Burns are both enter
| tanning speakers, and they will get
great deal into the fifteen minutes allow
ed them The speaking will come on
whether Mr.. Shorter comes or not.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
A telegram from C. w. Hooper this
morning brought the information that
his son, James, is gradually growing
weaker and that he is taking less nour-
ishment The little fellow. 1t is feared,
cannot stand the strain many more days.
The Dallas Jelks men will hold meet
ing in a day or two and pick out workers
for election day There will be crowd
of Jelks men at each polling place and
Johnstons vote will be cut down to the
lowest possible notch.
Captain w. L. Pitts, Jr., of Union
town, is a visitor to Selma today. Cap
tain Pitts says his section Is practically
a unit for Jelks and that he will carry
Perry County by a handsome majority.
Hon. H, F. Reese arrived home last
night from Cook Springs and Birming
ham. He says that all of the news that
he could gather points to the nomination
of Governor jerks next Monday.
l.. A. Weisinger has gone to Birming-
ham. where he will spend few days with
his father. From there he will go to
Asheville and Haywood White Sulphur
Springs to spend few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Williams and
son, Douglass, after spending a month
with relatives at Pleasant Hill, Iiassed
through Selma yesterday on the way back
to their home in Meridian.
Ernest Field and family will leave about
September / for Charlotte, N. c., where
Mr.. Field will embark in the cotton bust
ness. He and his interesting family are
given up with regret.
Miss Sadie Hunt. Superintendent of the
Summarized Orphans Homo. was in the
city yesterday. When she went back in
the afternoon she carried four little or
phans to the home.
P w. Startling has returned from his
summer outing in the mountains of North
Carolina. He was quite unwell when he
went off but comes home completely re-
stored to health.
The list of those entitled to vote in the
different precincts is in the hands of the
printer, and the managers will have a
list of all In Dallas County who are en-
titled to vote.
A telegram was received this morning
sta ting that DR.. and Mrs. Dubose would
arrive home from New York tonight.
They have been to Europe on their bridal
tour
The Railroad Y NJ. c. A. will give an
amateur theatrical performance on the
lawn Friday night. Mrs. Frank Warner
and Miss Louise Bonner will render solos.