The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
MONTGOMERY BUSINESS MEN HEAR REPORTS
 OF PROPRESS AT ASSOCIATION MEETING

interest. ' gomery was Robert Nixon & Co.,, manu- | lecturers of hardwood lumber and slaves. This plant will represent an investment when complete of from NOOco to sooooO five men. The plant is located on the | bank of the Alabama River with railroad connections and most of the buildings are hardwood lumber, flooring. ceiling. siding. etc., and slaves for foreign shipment. l ''The largest new factory located in Montgomery in some years Is the plant of the Alabama Chemical Company. Mir. J. W. Huger. President. It will represent an investment of about S300,OO0 and em- | ploy 160 hands. They will manufacture high grade fertilizers a and their plant ass ass ! thriving suburbs of Greater Montgomery. Tt Is with especial pleasure that we are enabled to announce to you tonight Flooring Company and their decision to locate at Montgomery. They have a cash capital of sl2b,oOo. all paid in. which is furnished by capitslists of Utica. Pa turs all kinds of lumber and especially rift flooring, new machinery for which has been purchased and will be shipped here within the next thirty days. They A representative was sent by this Asso- citation to Albany immediately preceding | the time of the organization of the com aided deciesion in favor of Montgom- cry location.
 plants upon which they are working, two of which are large knitting mill propo- sitions One of these quoted by Dun as "Br' desires to put up large mill, cost ing perhaps 00.000 but of which they de- sire $60,O00 taken locally. Representatives of two other concerns are expected by your committee within a short time to make a personal investigation of Mont gomery. and in one of these. if not ir both, the committee expects to be able to present Montgomery with another
 ''J. W. Tullis. Jr., | Chairman"
 Advertising Committee.
 The work of the Advertising Committed for the year was reviewed by its chair. man, w. B. Davidson. The Advertising Committee had in the past year prepared printed and distributed the handsonee pamphlet ever published relating to Mont gomery. The Committees work In get ting out this pamphlet was briefly touchet upon.
 had expended in the year about SS00 onl, half of which had come out of the fpnd | of the Association. .iA
 MT. Davidson in his report touched up on the need of the city flor moderI hotel. In calling attention to the poo | of its size,- Mir. Davidson said no reflec tion was intended upon the hotel keep CTS or Montgomery to say that the pres ent pressing need of the city was hote commensurate with the size and import ance of Montgomery. Such hotel. nor than any one thing, would assist in th beneficial advertising of the city.
 Agricultural Commtttee.
 A valuable and instructive report wn submitted by M. Mohr. Chairman of tn Committee on Agriculture. The repor showed careful research into the agricul tural conditions of Alabama and particu larly of that section of which MontSom cry Is the center. The poor grain crop | of the past two years were described i MT. Mohr's report with its effect upol the farmers of Middle and South Ala bama. The fact that farmers were de voting more time and care to grain sn i grasses was noted and Iavorably com mented upon. A good word was said 70 the movement to encourage alfalfa an similar forage plants.
 Chief in interest in the report, howev q was Mir. Mohr's suggestion for a Stat Fair to be held in Montgomery. rh suggestion immediately followed the re view of the Committee upon It's work fo a county exhibit at Birmingham. whic secured the first prise In that class c ! exhibit.