The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-23
ROOSEVELT TO BE INVITED
TO VISIT MONTGOMERY

with apparent confidence. that the conf
mittee 10 reasonably sure work will be
commenced on q new hotel In Montgom-
cry before the beginning Of another
year"
This statement caused an outburst OF
applause, the members of the Association
manifesting their interest In the plans OF
the hotel committee.
The transportation committee through
the chairman, Charles +. Morits. report
ed that 1t had turned its attention T.,
scheme to run excursions into trade terri
tory of Montgomery. Mr. Moritz said the
committee had been DESTROYS Of running
the first train out of Montgomery dur
ing the last week in July. but owing to
the absence from the city of so many
heads of wholesale firms 1t was impossitis
to complete the desired arrangement.
The committee hoped. however. he said,
to be able, to run two trains out OF
Montgomery during this year and an ef-
fort would be made to secure the frst
excursion train in October.
C. A. I.anier, for the school commit
tee, reported that location had not yet
been secured for the Calhoun-Chamber-
lain school OF Red Bank, N. u, which
had been induced to locate in Montgori-
cry through the efforts of the Associa-
tion. twelve or fifteen-room residence
was desired, he said. and the committee
was anxious to confer with persons who
had such residence for lease or for sale.
The time was drawing near when the
school would wish to- open and he ex-
pressed the hope that the members OF
| the Association would co-ope.ite with the
committee in securing desirable place
| for the school.
| Mr. Lanier also called attention to the
matter Of teaching manual training In the
| public schools of Montgomery and made
an earnest address upon the Importance
of manual training Of the children of the
community. The 1ificulty heretofore
he said, had been the Lack Of funds Il
conduct a new department Of the city
schools. Recently the teacher of writing
In the city schools had resigned and th'
school committee Of the Association had
urged upon the City Board of Education
that the place be filled by teacher o
manual training, He said he Thought tn
4 Board of Education was willing to co
operate with the Association and that l
was probable a department Of manus
training would be added to the cit,
schools.
Manual training. Mr.. Lanier declared
was a modern necessity to the proper edu
cation of children. Its importance, N
said, could not be over estimated anC
Montgomery should not be a laggard IL
this step toward educational progress
The time had come, he said, when chill
dren should be educated to do something
in life.
Secretary l.. l.. Gilbert of the Associa
ton submitted a written report OF thu
work accomplished by the annual meet
ing of the Alabama Commercial and In
dustrial Association In Gadsden. He
showed that the Montgomery delegation
was the largest Ip attendance from any
city and that its influence was felt fol
good in the meeting.
When the meeting was about to adjourn
w. H. Micou. Jr. called attention to the
probability that President Roosevelt
| would visit the Southern States in DC.
tobar. He offered resolution directing
the secretary Of the Association to In
vite the President to visit Montgomery
Without discussion the resolution was
unRnifnouaiyadopted and Chairman Jones
Of the hoteig committee called out IN
President Rice kthat his committee would
Undertake to provide a modern hotel by
the time the President visited the Capt.
tai City.