The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-18
CINCINNATI BUSINESS MEN
 ENTERTAINED sIN MONTGOMERY

After the members of the party had san opportunity Of testing the merits 0f Montsofnefy punch the 1ssembiags was called te order by Phsrse colennsn, one Industrial Association. Hs expressed the of Montgomery felt st the presence Of the Cincinnati ;,,n visitors; The welcoms that was vas he said you'd be. voiced Dy one of the cfty,A Aldefnlen, 0aeton 0unter. Alderman Gunter was given a hearty
 "As an officer of the city, as citizen of Montgomery and as a member of this As socfation,,I assure you of the hearty wei. come which all Of us fe>' It is the part, of and se the of our common country. Social intercourse between intersections tends to promote our national integrity. From the bottom of bid you thrice welcome. i Mr Coleman said that he was convinced that the party could have gone to no city where they would have been assured of a He would, he said. cali upon Capt. B. H. Screws, the silver tongued orator of Montgomery" to speak for the city. Captian Screws Spoke. Captain Screws delivered most elo- heartiness of the city's welcome. He touched upon the sufferings of the South and the losses it had undergone. He dwelt s sco aHn a as d hs sso4s SsSs .s wildly; He called attention to. the part that the ex.Confederates and their sons were taking in the upbuilding of the We of the he South % said Captain Screws. have lost . great deal and we are just now toiling up the heights of prosperity where you of Ohio look among us that you may learn that we are not the contemners of law as we have sometimes been painted. The warmth of our skies and the warmth of our hearts
 we would have you" Captain Screws continued. Took about you at our vast opportunities for the investment of capi- taf. We would gladly welcome thousands who come we assure hearty welcome from a noble and generous people, In language of beautiful imagery Cap
 onds u ssrfMs M Bs ns as by bsst nsurs Sf ns time. Alabama, he said, was as loyal to the Union as Ohio The people of Aiaba- ma. he said. were witht those of Ohio en- country the greatest in the world.
 Screws. was surrounded by the visitors who congratulated him heartily. Response of Visitors. tne FfSllOTS b. S. f1ODdTI acted dg master of ceremonies. He voiced the ap. preciation of the visitors for the hospital ity which had been shown them by Mont gomery and other cities which they had visited. .t
 The trip, he said. would result in greater intercourse between Cincinnati and the Southern cities. Cincinnati, he said. was the gateway to the South. 1t was the nat miles of Cincinnati. said Mr. Hobart. 60 per cent Of the consuming population of the country lived. The manufactured ar-
 ees es.a he said of i.,s last
 MT. Hobart called upon F, N. Geier. for mer President of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, to speak further for the party.
 The welcome which had been extended the party, Mir. Geier said, was beyond their dreams. He spoke of Cincinnati's s nearness to the South and declared that its atmosphere was distincticely Southern The city was. he said, Southern in spirit and Southern in hospitality.
 Capt. G. F. Ellison, in response to an invitation from Mir. Hobart, briefly re- viewed the work of the Chamber of Com ,merce in the upbuilding of Cincinnati. The Chamber, he said,. had been organized in 1889. Its history had been ont unbroken stood for the integrity of the city. }
 We not only want your friendship,"; said Captain Ellison, 'but we want some of your trade" if{. sf'
 Montgomery was, he declared. the most beautiful city. the party had visited.
 In response to a call Win Broun of the party spoke of the heartiness of the Southern welcome and the close rela- tions existing between Cincinnati and Southern cities. He predicted an increas- ed greatness for the South with the dig- ging of the Panama Canal.
 George Blair, introduced as the young est member of the party, delivered an en- tertaining five minutes talk As trans portation man he congratulated the South on its splendid train service.
 Why" said he, you have got just as good train service as New York. but then you deserve it"
 He advised Montgomery to advertise.
 Blow your own horn. If you don't know how. we Cincinnati people will teach you :.
 The reception closed with MT. Blair's address. The members of the party. after remaining about the rooms, returned to the sleepers at the depot.
 At midnight the special train left for Birmingham where they will be entertain ed this morning. : Prominent among the members of the party were Milton McRae. President of the Scripps- McRae League: James Young and MT. Owens of The Cincinnati Enquir- CT and Mir. Meyers of The Cincinnati Tribune.