The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-18
NOW TIMEFOR BUSINESS
POLITICS SHOULD BE LAID UPON
 THE sHELF.
Mayor Atkins Says Alabamians should turn Their Attcntion to the De- velopment of Trade and the
 States splendid Re-
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AdvertIser Bureau, . i.

Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, Nov. IT.
 T wish to thank The Advertiser for its editorial In today's paper. upon putting aside politics. and let the peo- pie awake to our commercial and in. dustrial opportunitiess~ said Mayor Att klns to The Advertiser correspondent this morning.
 time has come when we need less of politics in Alabama and more Of in. dustrial proEressiveness. We need, first of all, to work for the improve ment of the Alabama River. With 1t navigable the entire year. the commer- cial and industrial prestige of the ter ritory adjacent to 1t would be assured. Why, Birmingham would give mill lion dollars for stream like the Ala
 "Yes. we need more business activ- fly and less politics. and The Adver- tiser's editorial has soundedN the key- note which 1t would be well for the balance of the press of Alabama to Gulf to the northernmost mountain cove."
 The wound received by Rufe Good. son. In a saloon corner Water and Franklin Streets, Tuesday night, proves less serious than first reported. The ball. which entered his breast just above the right nipple, struck rib and glanced around under the right blade. % 0is Fred Mueller fs .As who .as charged with having done the shooting. was again before the Mayor this morning. and Goodson was able to appear. but as all the persons concerned tried to make 1 1t appear that the shooting was .accf- dental, the Mayor set the case for a further hearing next Tuesday, when | the city authorities expect to prove that the shooting was not accidental 
 Two weddings of interest occurred last night and yesterday afternoon. At 1880 o'clock at the residence Of the brides parents. MT. and Mrs. Clifford Parke. Miss Clara Parke and Mir Cyrus Billingsiea Brown of Montgomery, were united in matrimony by Rev. E wv. Gamble of the Episcopal Church. l The parlors were tastefuliy decorated in autumnal flowers and eversreens. :. Only immediate relatives were present and the happy pair left on the after noon train for a trip to New Orleans {. They will make their home in Mont somery. The hoist at the wharf. foot of Green Street. will be ready for business as soon as there is sufficient gage of wa | ter in the river to permit boats to ply. There is some talk Of grading Green Street. beyond Water Street to the riv- CT, so there may be an easy grade for hauling. As 1t Is there is not very great Improvement over the old method of hauling direct from the wharf. At S:30 o'clock last night at the home of the brides parents. Mir. and Mrs. John F. Burns, Mss Lucy Burns | and MT. Charles Hybart of Monroe vile. were united in marriage in the presence of relatives and friends. "a ter reception was held at Mrs. Clay's | an aunt of the bride. They will nal ke | their home in Monroeville. Major H. P. Turner of Huntsville | spent the day fin the city on his way | home from attending the Confederate | Veterans reunion in Mobile. Major | Turner Is Commissary General on Gen. eral Thompson's stan, and says the re- held in the State.
 1T. F Hanes. travelling representa- tive Sf The Advsrttiser. Is in the city l Manager of The Advertiser.
 Spot cotton was on the decline to- day, being one,eishth of a cent of; and tember l. 6s.615 bales.
 Jesse McMillian. a Confederate vet eran of Childersburg, is in the city op his. way home from the reunion iD Mobile.
 Hon. A. J. Martin of Martins Sta- tion, a member of the Board of County Revenue, 10 In the city today. Mrs. e. B. and W. J Cowiing and Miss Sue Howard of Benton, are spend- ing the day in the city.
 W. c. Bil1ingslea of Browns is reg istered at Hotel Kornegay. c. D. Powell of Birmingham Is reg istered at the Albert.
 R. R. Culliman of Gulfport. Miss. is in the city.
 s. Patterson of Pine Apple, Is at | the Kornegay.
 H. Rudisill of Faunsdals Is in the city.