The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-26
City'S Advantages Arc to
 Be Hcralded to the World. SCHEME AROUSES MUCH ENTHUSIASM Submitted to Commercial AS-
 SOciatiOn by Its Commit
 tee on Advertising. At First Fall Meeting Several Matters l of Prime Interest to Capital City are Discussed by Business | and Professional Men.

There is a noticeable and well-de- l fined feeling that Montgomery IS awakening to the sense of its own im- portance."
 President A. G. Forbes of the Com mercial and Industrial Association of the City of Montgomery said this. He was speaking to the first fall meeting of the Association, a meeting held last night and at which there were assem- bled large number of the representa- tive business and professional men or the city. There was more to the Presl- dents remark than appeared on the surface. The occasion gave 1t an ad- ded significance.
 Last nights meeting was held with q special purpose in view. It was to launch a campaign of advertising TOT the city of Montgomery and never was a campaign launched more auspiciously The Advertising Committee of the As- sociation was given the right. of way at the meeting. The track was cleared for its work and for its accomplish ments.
 The Advertising Committee, 1t had been rumored, had been doing things. The Advertising Committee, 1t was told about had some definite thoughts and some definite plans to place before the Association. There were no exagSera- tions in the reports.
 But behind the campaign of advertis- ing for Montgomery which had been mapped out by the committee was the purpose to arouse enthusiasm of the business and professional men of the city, the feeling that Montgomery had in the past neglected its opportunities, that it's great advantages, its wonder full growth and its promising future had never been adequately presented to the world.
 Committee Had q Remedy.
 It remained for the Advertising Com mittee, an energetic and hopeful body to present a remedy which would bring Montgomery into its own. The com mittee put it's plans before the Asso- citation so that the most indifferent could understand them. Roughly speaking the plan of the committee had two divisions, the way to finance the campaign, second, how the advertising should be done.
 The important part of the plan, the securing of money to spend in advertis- ing was outlined in paper read by Louis E. Farley. MT. Farley proposed the appointment of subcommittee to work in conjunction with the Adver Using Committee. These committees should secure list of men who would pay $100, another list who would pay $50 and so on until the $5 class was reached. He declared that the work should not begin until $5,000 was in hand and that that sum should be secured for three years campaign.
 Mir. Farley's plan was adopted by the Association and the first $100 was pledged by The Advertiser Company.
 The meeting was one of the most in- structive ever held by the Association
 In rapping to order the first fall meeting" President Forbes said that some of the meetings had been sus- pended because the officers of the As sociation had found out that most of the members were either in St. Louis or in points east or west of that city.
 He explained to the Association the idea suggested by Secretary Gilbert that each monthly meeting should be devoted to the report and work of some one committee. It had been adopted, but it was to be understood that other committees would be ex- pected to make some report and that members of the Association would be expected to submit remarks on subjects of interest. The meeting, declared President Forbes, was to be informal.
 The minutes of the last annual meet ing were read by Secretary L. l.. Gill bert at length.
 In response to a request from Pres tdent Forbes Chairman John P. kohn of the School Committee said that there was only one subject which had been brought directly to the attention of that Committee, namely, the reduc- tion of street car fare for school chil- dren. The reduction had not been se- cured but the committee was still working and still hopeful.
 Manual Training In Schools.
 A number of matters will be brought before the Committee at the first meet ing, said Chairman Kohn. A matter or great importance. he said. was the establishment of manual training in the public schools. It was hoped by