The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-14
aCoNTHLY MEETING WAS HELD
 LAST NIGHT.
Several Standing Committees Made &Apcrts.-City Council to Be Asked to Name an Inspector
 of Buildings.

Ins regular monthly meeting of the Mont gofnery Commercial and Industrial Associa- tson was attended last night by large mum. Der of business and professional men and much routine work was accomplished.
 President Alex Rice called the meeting to erder at 8 o'clock and the chalrrnen of the va Fious committee reported
 For the Advertising Committed w B. Da- v1oson, Chairman, submitted a written report referring to the satisfactory results being ob- tained from a standing advertisement in A baltimors publication of Montgomery and its advAntageA He made mention also oR special articles on Montgomery in other publicat onA
 The committee was also negotiating. he said with stereopticon entertainment company with the view of having Montgomery repre- scented in . series of entertainments to be gfven throughout the country, which was en- titIed"A Capital Entertainment" It consist Cd In the exhibition of stereopticon slides H. iustrnting views in the capital cities of the united States with a descriptive lecture thereon
 For the Manufacturing Committee the seo- retary submitted . verbal report showing that sAey were negotiating with four enterprises with reasonable prospects of success. As soon as negotiations progressed a little further the association would hear from the committee one enterprise would employ one hundred hands and disburso S2. 900 weak in wages another would need from 500 to I.ooo white Kemale employees over l3 years of age. The stove factory and blaming mill located in De- eember. was already erecting It's build ngs on the river banks and shipments of machinery were being received
 The special committee already appointed, ccnsisting of Ray Rushton. [. StrarAs, H. s1ingfeIlow and ]. B. Gaston, reported that they had interviewed the Governor as to the purchase by the State of the balance of Capi- aoa Square and had urged upon him the Impor- tanee of including the subject in his message 1o tho Legislature.
 For the Mernbership Committee s q Wal Assistant Chairman. reported the committee had organized for work by sub-dividing into four sub-eommittees and that something would be heard from them in the next thirty days
 On motion of W. T. Robertson, the courte- visiting members of the Legislature while they arc in the city.
 Tho Committee on Insurance then submitted its written report. around which various mem bsrs rallied in earnest discussion.
 !. T. Moses. Chairman, advocated a policy ee reduction of rates by improving the riak and to that end recommended that the Mayor and City Council be requested to designate some empioye of the city a Building In- spector or Insurance Inspector. charged with the duty of Invest gating building by building and block by block. reporting to owner and tanant what changes were necessary to secure iowsr insurance rate in each case.
 This matter precipitated an active discus- sion. participated in by J. E, worsw ok, r. P Glass. Gus Rice. W. B. Davidson, George A Thomas. W M. Biakey. E. E. Forbes and others resulting in the adoption of a resolu- tion endorsing tho report of the committee asa