The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-24
BY BRUCE KENNEDY.

which has been in Canada four days and has mixed with the people of the two chief cities of the Dominion. Toronto and Montreal.
 Perhaps 1t is not patriotic to say that Americans are lacking in anything but these Canadians have amazed many Ala bamians who had never before been among them. Their correctness of living. their deference to visitors, their almost infilexible observance of Sunday and their fanatical loyalty to their King Is deeply impressive. ..
 If any one in "the States" as they term us. has conceived an idea that the United States will ever annex Canada. he has harbored a delusive child. People representative people-who speak of King Edward in hushed voices and with in- applicable reverence: people who stand in apparent awe-stricken silence when the band plays Englands national air; people who lift their hats to the British flag. with a sincerity that may not be mis- understood. Such a people are not ready for annexation. There was a time when Canadians might have welcomed annex ation, but that time has passed. Bank CTS, brokers. railroad general managers, mayors of great cities. society women. professional women, men who dig in the streets, and boys who polish your shoes all of them say the time has passed. Canada is loyal to the mother country.
 Let it not be understood that this ad- mirable loyaity-fanatical. perhaps. from the American viewpoint-gives the Can adian antipathy for his American cous- ins. If the treatment accorded the Ala bama Press Association enables one to judge him. he loves his American cousin.
 It is doubtful if the Press Association
 was ever shown such courtesies anywhere
 else. The Canadians know how to en- certain and they spend money with law ish prodigality.
 The cities are slow, but solid. The
 buildings are imposing and substantial.
 The streets are paved with asphalt, and are swept constantly; one street cleaner being stationed on o-ch o-,y block. The people are intensely conservative.
 They move slowly and deliberately The business houses at this season open at a. m. and close at p. m. Both of the chief cities have splendid street rail roads. Toronto, with 245,000 population
 called Toronto the good'-is more like an American city than Montreal. al- though it is the less progressive of the two Toronto reminds one of New Or
 leans. It is much better kept than the
 metropolis of Louisiana and has many finer buildings. Montreal. with its 35O.- 900 people. is a city of churches and a
 
 thirds of it's citizenship.
 These are some nasty jottings about
 two of the chief cities of Canada. The party is to leave here tomorrow, Mon day night, for Quebec, thence back to Montreal. to Toronto. Niagara Falls. Chicago and then home.
 Persons who have been on the annual tour of the Press Asso- ciation each season for twelve
 tH Ht1 ri, had IA successful and enjoyable of them all. I confess 1t would be more enjoyable to me
 If more real newspaper men and women
 were with us. Secretary J. A. Rountree tells me, however, that this is the most representative party of Alabama newspa- per people which has ever patronized the
 annual excursions. There are perhaps forty newspapers represented. Thus far 1t has been absolutely impossible to se-
 cure an official list of the party which is so large that a days work would be necessary to secure all of the names and addresses.
 President W. E. W. Yerby of the Asso- ication, who edits and owns The Greens boro Watchman, is of the party. He Is accompanied by his sister and Norwood
 McNeill, Associated Press operator for
 The Mobile Register; s. H. Morris Ed itor of The Fayette Banner and Treas
 urer of the Association, Is accompanied by Mrs Emma Rose and Miss Idunna Hughes and Secretary Rountree Is ac- companied by Mrs. Rountree, her two
 children, and a negro maid, who, by the
 way, has been an object of much interest to the Canadians.
 Among the well known newspaper men in the party are Tom Garner of Tusca-
 Ioosa, accompanied by his mother; c. J.
 Hildreth of New Decatur, accompanied by by Mrs F.. G. Polk: Frank Crichton of The Clanton Banner; W. A. Brown of
 The Edwardsville Standard News: c. P. Ward of The Newton Harmonizer; Sidney
 Blan of The Troy Messenger, acompa-
 nied by Mrs. Elan and his sister. Miss
 Lucille Elan; M. W. Barron and J. D.
 McPherson of The Covington News, An
 dalusia; c. E. Meeks of Gadsden, accom- panied by Mrs. Meeks and Miss Meeks; J. c. Norwood and Mrs. Norwood and | child. Jasper Mountain Eagle: J. B. Spru- ance, Mrs. Spruance and Miss Spruance, | of Shefileld A. Patterson and Mrs. Pat terson. Falkville Herald: w. M. Tucker, Demopolis Dispatch; Judge William Gun ninghame, Linden Reporter; Thomas S. Williams and wife and James Williams and wife. Wire Grass Eftings of Dothan: W. J. Clark, Russellville; H. S. Doster, | Prattville Progress: R. l.. Marchman, En- | terprise; J. c. Harris and Mrs. Harris. | Sheffield; Phil Painter. Pratt City; E. b. Reynolds and Mrs. Reynolds. Blocton. Those in the party from Montgomery are Bruce Kennedy of The Advertiser, and Mrs. Kennedy Miss Laura Hill. Miss Dimmick and Miss Blue who made their arrangements through The Prattville Pro- gress, and A. H. McNeel. Mrs. McNeel and Mrs. Ross. who are travelling on the account of a paper at Opelika. Mrs Isaac Ross of Opelika and her young son arc
 also with the party. The Opelika paper | has no representative on this trip. A partial list of others in the party fol- | lows:
 | The following persons are registere from Birmingham: Mrs. T. c. Buckshaw. | Miss McMillan.
 | Miss Joanne Harris. Mrs. l.. Wilson.
 Mrs. J. Krad.
 Miss F. Troy.
 Miss R. Adams.
 Miss A. Pearson.
 Miss E. Taylor.
 Mrs A. J. Riddle. Miss Morgan.
 J. T. Dunn.
 Mrs. G. A. Blinn. Sr.
 Mrs. c. A. BlinR, Jr.
 Miss A Blinn.
 Miss Pratt.
 Miss E. Chairsell. George c. Harris Mrs. w V. M. Robertson. Mrs. l.. Leslie.
 Mrs. H. Laird.
 Miss G. Modden. Mrs. M. Modden.
 Mrs. A. L. Modden. J. c. Westbrook