The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-10
REV. ANDERSON PREsIDEs
Beloved Contest Is Between
Montgomery and Admission.
Hon. Thomas NJ. owen Speaks for the
Capital City and Dweils Upon the
Literary Atmosphere--Another
Session Today.

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gomery. moderator OF the Synod OF
Alabama, called the Synod to order to-
night in the First Presbyterian Church.
there was In attendance. besides repre-
sentatives to the Synod. quite num-
Der of visitors. in addition to the dele
cations from the cities seeking the sy-
nodical college.
short prayer was followed by a roll
call. Rev. DR.. J. w. Stage of Biz
| mingham, Chairman of the Board Of
< Directors of the proposed college, Of
fered the report. This report was SIM
ply the bids offered by Admission. Mont
gomery. Ressemer and Florence with
no recommendations whatsoever. The
report was adopted.
Rev. MIR. Foster of Jasper addressed
the synod, asking for the privilege OF
presenting the bid of Jasper for the
college The Synod decided to permit
the Jasper bid to be presented.
1t was then announced that each city
would be allowed thirty minutes, If
teen minutes each. until all had been
heard from. and then fifteen in reverse
order The order was settled on as
follows: Bessemer. Admission, Mont
gomery, Florence and Jasper.
Report of Committee.
The Committee named by the Synod
TO Investigate the lands offered by the
different cities made report as to
what II had ascertained as to location
and giving an opinion thereon.
Rev. Mr.. McDougal of Florence Of
fered motion that the Synod elect q
committee Of eight members to investi-
gate the bids of the various cities and
locate the college. This brought out
some arguments and after q motion TO
lay the McDougai motion ON the table
\ had been made and withdrawn, Rev.
Mr.. McDougai withdrew his motion
with the understanding that Il would
be renewed later in the session.
In the arsufnent On the McpnugHl
motion, the statement was made that
Icfties were anxious for the synod to
settle the matter at once.
The hearing OF representatives OF the
various cities bidding for the college
was next in order, and Rev. r @. Gill
more OF Bessemer was first heard. He
told OF the subscription, land In city
and acreage land. Bessemer had to Of
fer. He narrated the propositions and
enumerated the values. He told of
lBessemer's advantages as to health. fa-
eilities and possibilities.
Hon. Sidney j. Bowie, Congressman
from the Fourth District. addressed
the synod next in behalf OF Admission.
He told Of the offer of $500 cash and
Of forty acres OF land in. and near the
city pHNper and the offer of adjacent
lands for farming purposes. He made
a clean presentation, also touching on
Anniston's climatic conditions and her
lcommercial and religious makeup.
enunerating the Industrial and relig-
ious corporations
Hon. II. NJ. Owens Speaks.
Hon T. M. Owen spoke next for
Montgomery. He said that he did not
intend speaking on the commercial end
of the proposition offered by Montgom-
lnosphere Of the Capital City, the great
opportunity offered by this city in the
way OF learning; the facilities in libra
ries for research. He told Of compli-
ments passed on Montgomery by high
oflelAls OF great colleges and institu-
itions of learning. He told of the great
1 gatherings from time TO time in Mont
| eomery OF men of political and general
knowledge, and said that the student
would have facilities for mingiing with
men OF brains that were hardly possi-
bic elsewhere In the State. He an
nounced that another speaker would
tell OF the commercial value of Mont
gomery's proposition but he could not
speak too much of the atmosphere
that would be thrown around the in
stitution II located in Montgomery.
| judge d. b. OllcHelI presented the
bid of Florence. He told of the great
building and the land which was offer
ed without any strings tied to 1t.
While II would be necessary to spend
| about ten thousand dollars to put the
building in shape, the property was
valued reasonably at 100000.
Rev. Mr.. Foster was next introduced
and he offered the bid of Jasper. Land
suhicient for the college and for farm
ing purposes is offered. also several
thousand acres OF coal lands in Walker
County which could be leased ou- at
| a royalty on the coal that would se
great endowment for the institution.
J Rev Mr.. Foster did not dwell much on
the commercial side Of the OFFER. but
4 he told Of the necessity for educational
facilities in Walker County and the
great opportunity the college would
| have to draw patronage.
Value of Jasper's Offer.
Judge J. 3. Shields, who followed
REV. Mr.. Foster told OF the CONNER
clai values of Jasper's bid. He reck-
oned that 100000 could be realized in
time from the coal lands.
At 1890 o'clock the Synod adjourn
ed until o'clock in the morning.
Capt. Fred s. Ball of Montgomery, will
be the first speaker. He. will tell OF
the commercial value OF the Capital
city's offer Pamphlets. detailing
| montgomery plu AoE tAS COAAtSS' WSEe
distributed in the Synod.
While no statements are made. the
Indications are that the contest is De-
tween Montgomery and Admission The
motion OF Rev. Mr.. McDougal may de-
lay the location Oh the college for some
time though an effort Is going to 70
made to have the Synod make the se-
lection at this sitting.
The Presbytery of North Alabama
met here today In special session.
Rev H. c. Kegley was received from
the Synod OF Texas. lie has been
called TO the First Presbyterian
Church of Gadsden, which has been
without a pastor since the resignation
Of Rev. DIR, McAlpin several months
agon on account Of i'll health. --r.