The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
C. & l. ASSOCIATION HOLDS
 AN INTERESTING SESSION
Street Paving, City Advertising, Veterans Reunion, Manual Training, School Matters, Agricultural
 Exhibits and Other Subjects Discussed.

| The October meeting of the Commercial
 and Industrial Association took place last | night. In the absence of President Alex Rice in New York; the meeting was call
 ed to order by Vice-President Ray Rush. ton. Written reports were submitted by
 the Secretary by the Committee on Agri-
 culture. Committee on Advertising, and
 the Committee on Schools.
 The Secretary referred to the sending | out of the printed annual reports of the | Association to the commercial clubs of the country. to the various trade jour- nals and to the officers of all railroads running through Montgomery territory. | From the latter interesting letters had been received congratulating the Asso- citation upon the reports. and upon the psogress and development of the city as l indicated therein.
 The Association was also carrying standing advertisement in The Manufac- | turers' Record, which was being changed from time to time. and was attracting attention and inquiries. The most i'm portant channel of advertising, however, | and one which had taken up much time | was the compilation of data and material | for a new pamphlet about Montgomery which was now complete and upon which the Advertising Committee was asking bids It was expected that 1t would be printed and ready for circulation befope
 the next meeting of the Association. Reference was also made to the work | of the Committees on Convention and | Entertainment. who had been designated | to aid the local Confederate Veteran $ Camps In the preparation of a program | for the entertainment of the annual re- union of the Alabama Division to be held | here November 12 and IS. The Commit | tees are called to meet tonight to formu- l late plans
 The Manufacturing Committee was en-
 deavoring to get Montgomery manufac- | turers to make an exhibit at the State
 Fair and had the promise of some that
 they would do so. Others. however. were
 simply too busy to do so. in the limited
 time necessary.
 The Transportation Committee had so-
 licited the cooperation of all the jobbers and manufacturers in securing proper freight rates for the city, promising prompt attention. Only one complaint had been made but a complete and satis- factory adjustment had been secured i'm mediately from the railroads.
 M Mohr, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture submitted a report of the work done in assisting J. R. McLendon in securing an agricultural exhibit from Montgomery County for the State fair which had been loaded on cars yesterday and was now on Its way to the Magic City.
 W. B. Davidson made a report for the Committee on Advertising and Press, and suggested that the coal famine would bring an unusually large number of tourists and visitors to the South this winter.
 Mir. Phares Coleman made a verbal re- port of the work of the Committee on Schools, referring briefly to the arrival of the Calhoun-Chamberlain School brought here from Redbank, N J., upon a promise of fifty pupils by the Commit tee, which had opened the past week with something over sixty.
 He also stated that the School Commit tee had noticed with pleasure and satis-