The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-29

ham. MT. and Mrs. Dewberry were moi 1 on the train. c. J. Hildreth and Miss Theo Hiidreth | New Decatur Advertiser Miss Hildreth was not in the party. Mir. Hiidreth was | accompanied by Mrs. E. G. Polk
 Mrs. Sarah Robertson and two daugh- | ters, Bessemer workman.
 J. H. Hard and wife, Besscmer Weekly, c. H. Allen and Misses Kate and Lil- Han Allen. Livingston Sun. This party was not on the train. The Sun was repre- scented by Mrs. T. c. Buckshaw of Bir- mingham.
 Miss s. M. Elmore. Union Springs Her. aid.
 Among the numerous persons in the party whose names were not received by the railroad company and who are recall ed were Mrs. Odom, three Misses Harris, Miss snedecor. Miss Moore. George L.. Harris, Miss Adams. Miss Wilson, Miss Hesnilton, Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Riddle, Mrs. Laird, MT. Stewart and Dr. Clark of Bir- .nincilam; c. P. Kyser and Mir. Ham, mond of Taliadega. Mrs. Black of Fruit hurst: two Misses Blair of Florence. s. l.. Sherrill of Hartselle, Mir. Kaufman and Miss Cardwell of Demopolis MT. and Mrs. Newton of Dothan, Miss Umstead of Jas per. Norwood McNeill of Mobile and Mrs. Emma Rose of Fayette.
 To guard against imposition the Louis- vile and Nashville Railroad Company re- quired the editor or owner of each newspaper to make formal application for the transportation and some of these letters of application are interesting.
 Limit Not Observed.
 It will be observed that notwithstand. ing the Press Association limited the number in the party to 125 that POP passes were issued and 1s6 persons left Birming- ham on the special train. Fully 60 of these persons travelled on passes issued to other persons, and as has been said not more than 75 persons in the party were within the requirements of the railroad com panies and the Press Association.
 The smaller the newspaper, it appeared. the more representatives 1t had in the party, It may be said that if the Press Association ever arranges another ex- cursion the railroads will issue transpor- tation according to the size and influence of the newspaper to which the courtesy Is granted.
 Mr. Rountree Explains.
 Secretary Rountree in explaining why so many non-newspaper men and women were in the party said that the certifi- cates had been sent in by the various newspapers and arrangements perfected hVfth OL CNduSVlife 1nu. III OfueT, ne said, to protect the Association against imposition he had required all newspaper publishers to write Captain J. M. Falk- ner. District Counsel of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for transportation to Evansville, Ind, and return. He said Captain Falkner knew the newspaper men of the State and had allowed transporta- tion to be issued in the name of newspa- pers which should not have been allowed.
 Captain Falkner said yesterday that the transportation in many cases had been issued at the urgent solicitation of Mir. ROuntree. He added that he saw after an examination of the list of persons fur nished him that if he applied the rigid rule of the company to the party it would amount to an abandonment of the tour. Rather than cause this condition Captain Falkner said he issued the transportation after closely scrutinizing the list and ask ing questions of doubtful persons who ap- piled for passes.
 It Is interesting to know that a pass was issued to Judge John c. Anderson of Demopolis as part owner of the Lin- den Democrat and that Judge Anderson after Investigating the law decided that under the new Constitution he could not honorably take the trip on a pass and 1t was returned to the railroad company.