The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-21
Montgomery Business Men
 Have Meeting.
Secretary odlbsrt Reports ss to New Industries Move Into
 New Quarters on Ribb Street Soon.


 Street Soon.
 |, At the regular monthly meeting of the Commercial and Industrial Association of Montgomery last night, matters for the general good of the city were discussed enthusiastically by the members present.
 During the progress of the meeting. 1t developed that the committee on new hotel has interested an Eastern promoter in the hotel situation in Montgomery. This promoter, in company with an ar chitect, has visited Montgomery on two occasions, looking over the field and s25o.ooo hotel is on the list of probabilities for the early future
 About twsnty-five members were pres. ent at the meeting, all Of whom geeoeo the report as an encouraging indicauon.
 President Alex Rice called the meeting to order at s:S0 o'clock After the open ing formalities, Secretary L. l.. Gilbert made a short report on the various in- dustrial and commercial changes m Montgomery since the annual Heetins.
 The report was as follows:
 Montgomery, Ala. Oct. D. ises. "Mr. President and Gentleman:
 "since the last meeting of the Associa- ton. new industries and new firms nave opened up for business in this city. Among the former may be mentioneo tne Alabama. Chemical Company. with capi' tal stock of $500 900. employing 1bo hands, the Alabama Rift Flooring Company, with a capital stock of $25,0Oo. empioyins 7S hands; the Montgomery Lomeer Man ufacturing Company. with . capusI ot s5o. oOo. employing 75 hands; the Mont romery Mattress and Spring Bed Factory. with a. capital stock of $6,ooo, employing 1s hands. and this month the. Wiiiinenam a wood. Sash and Door Company was incorborated with . capital of xto.Uoo. anu vviii employ at least 50 hands. The Cone cuh Pine Lumber and Manufacturns Company, recently destroyed by nre' an. nounces positively that they VIII at onee rebuild their large plant in the nortneIn portion of the city and VIII nave s~'''e in operation by January lst. .~.
 "Amon9 the new firms which nave onered m for business or are preparing to do so. may be mentioned the foiiowins' Ciuzens' Light, Heat and Power CoM. n.nv. | Loeb A Bro, wholesale grocers' Stevens A Britt, wholesale produce; Ja- coh., pharnacy of Montgomery: Marun- Graves Furniture Company: Prickett-oet- son Company, tailors; Cody-Sonnsoh Lumber Company; Woodruff a Co;, pm ers and stationefs; Internationai nsivss AZ" ing Machinery Company Of America, ssrv - bam0 and tIoriua AsS"SS 1ud Evening Times; 0alatas Hes'aulA's' many smaller ones.
 Good Business Feeling.
 .arhe nreyaillng high price ana eoou ,a.ia cf cotton and the best corn crop tnat AIabaa has produced in twenty ysaLs a.o n,,t a larger amount of money into circu iation than any previous years anu @ ynerchants are anticipating anu seouiHAS a splendid fall trade. ... A..o.
 srDurinr the summer months .ne citation. through its Board or Da,ec'oIs and a special committee, secuts" AZ e.a ..a ronmant at Montgomery or the eI9 Sn..ir.s,t of the Alabama National Guaro at fJ,ghiand Park and the 2nd Regimen. of the Alabama National Guard at flckSt sarinou for one week each. 10 oo th,s sP.a,,ed an expeuse of about s60O. whlcn ths Associatior raised by popular suo- scr,ntIon. A large amount Of money VIZ distr,rsed in Montgomery by tness I9s ments at a time when the cash trace "1S especially welcome. .o,, ... five stens. in connection with Congress n,an wiley. to secure the holding at Mont0omery of at least one session a year oF the Tinted States Circuit Court or Ap- naaIs This had been secured oy AI- I'd nta for that city and the same enort was put forth for Montgomery 50 tha' our city would be at no disadvantage' m securing the permanent location ol .ne court. in case of the passage by Con Sress' of the bill providing for revision of inc United States Judicial Circults: The movement resulted successfully anu this week. for the first time. the united states Circuit Court of Appeals is In ses- S''" Secretary wilson's Visit.
 ."rhe attention of the Association IS called to the announcement py hon' James wilson, Secretary Of Agriculture, that soon after the November eIecelons as ha will visit the South for the purpose or t,yssti1atinR the boil weevil. As Ala nama is yitally interested in protecting it- self from the depredatons of this raven oua insect 1t might be well 10 evloence our interest in same by securing a visH from the Honorable Secretary on his way home after completing his investigations.
 The attention of the Association IS a,so rasnectfully directed to the meeting or the ro,rr states Immigration League in New Orleans. November sth and 9th. at wnich tine delegates will be present from all the cor,r1ercial bodies. of Texas, LoulsianR' Mississippi and Alabama, in connectlon nth the officers of most of the railroads entering that section. It Is suegesteo that delekates be sent by this organiIa- lion to the Four States Immlgration IeaEue, or WnlCn Lhis A0SO.
 member. .o,oA,or ,s resnectfully called also to the presence m The citv of representatives of the soutn- eastern Tariff Association, who are now engaged in rerating the city; It is sus. vested that the Insurance Committee or this Association be instructed to conIer with these gentlemen and have % .,,S;art hsart to heart talk with them upon the suoyect of "I,ower Insurance Rates for the Mer- chants % and Business Men of MOntsom- cry. hesvecL. v. ss.....rv"
 Agricultural Outlook.
 Chairman M. B. Houghtcn of the Com mittee on Agriculture. made veroai re- mort to the effect that although no for- nal meeting of the committee had been held, still he was glad to say that the agricultural outlook around Montgomery was a little brighter than formerly. The farmers are showing a disposition to or ranize and improve the industry. To tnis end inc citizens of Montgomery and the members of the association should lend their utmost effort to aid in the move