The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-26

ties interested take up the matter for full and detailed information, with the Commercial and Industrial Association of this city. Of course, when your committee has prepared these aoVe5- tisements, placed them in the journals outlined, and created line or core spondence, we feel that 1t Is up to the several committees of the Association to secure for our city the enterprises that are most apt to open correspohu- enca with this city.
 "As to the method of raising funds for this advertising, MT. Farley has ~ ~al- ready talked to you at length. Houf committee is assured that whatever m dustries we may be able to bring 10 Montgomery, will prove Of direct anu immediate benefit to everybody Tn the city, and, this being the case, we feel that every corporation, every Whole- sale house, every retail house, eXery taxpayer, as well as every patriotic citizen. would make q liberal constrl . button toward this fund.- and your com mIttee respectfully urges that the Pres ident of our Association authorize the appointment of special committees. at once, for the purpose of securing these subscriptions, and that the wcrk De gotten under way at the earliest possi' ble moment.
 What Can Be Offered InvestOrS.
 Tn this connection. ynuh committee deems 1t advisable to call attention to a few facts. At meeting of this com
 
 a representative members of the Real Estate Committee was present, one of your committee asked the question What assurance has this committee that a manufacturer. wholesale mer- chant, retail merchant, or resident could secure a location in the city of MoutgOmery, were we to interest such a party In coming here to look over the ground? We understand that there is not a single store in the city of Mont- gomery that can be rented today. We also understand that the same applies to residences The member of the Real Estate Committee had a very hard time in answering this question to his own satisfaction much less to the sat- isfaction of your committe, and, foI the good of the organization, this com mittee would like to know what as- surances we are to have that people can be taken care of after We induce them to come here with a view of locating Will the citizens of Montgomery buii5 stores and residences. and will the peo. pie who own satisfactory and accent able manufacturing sites. dispose of them at anything like their real value?
 Cities all round us are offering de- sirable sites as q gift. Can we hone to induce manufacturing industries, and wholesale and retail stores, as well as residents, to come to Montgomery to locate when it has been the policy of our property owners in the past to charge them premium for coming here? We all know full well that we
 
 of view, in the Southern States and it is up to us to say whether we pro- pose to remain content as an old d-fashion ed. ltra-cOnserVative, progressive, city, and never be any larger than we are today, or wake up or lay aside the robes of old fogyism. get together and build metropolitan city"
 Endorsed by Mir. Glass.
 An informal but valuable discussion followed, In the discussion the re- concentrations as to finance the cam paign of advertising suggested by MT. Farley. were heartily endorsed.
 In endorsing them, F. F. Glass Gen eral Manager of The Advertiser. said that the campaign which the Adver- Using Committee had entered upon was one which he heartily endorsed and several years. For The Advertiser Company he pledged the first $l00 for
 V. II. Hanson said that three big that they endorsel the project and could be counted on. He thought that each of them would make $10O appro- priations.
 commendation of MT Farley be car ried into effect was adopted by the Association.
 President Forbes announced that he would name the members of the sub committee later.
 The motion of R. J. Chambers that a committee of five of which Aldermen. A. G. Forbes and John r. Kohn, should be members should go before the city Council and Board of Revenue and ask for the largest possible appro- priation was adopted and the other members of the committee will be an- nounced later.
 The proposed advertising campaign was endorsed in short addresses by President Forbes. W. NJ. Blakey, D. E. Smith, and B. w. Straussburger
 Ina HfnltrnpH with eXfa body enthusiastic for the advertising campaiS-