The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-05
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Thomas M. Owen, Director of the State oepartmenf of Archives and History. has returned from New Orleans where he at. the American Historical Society. The meeting which was the first held south of Mason and Dixon's line since the organ gratifying to Southern studsnts of his- tory and historians.
 In point of attendance 1t was the iarg- est gathering in the history of the Society. tors. three special trains being run, one each from New York. Chicago and Can Erancisco. The sessions of the Society continued cont throughout three days of last with each other in showing the visiting hlstorfans and students attention. l The program was especially good. Of the twenty-five men who were on the pro- cept one were present. | Two Alabamians had a prominent part on the prosram MT; Owen read paper in the South" and P. !. Hamilton of Moniis N.ao,s read paper on British West
 Mr. Owen was accompanied on his visi, to New Orleans by Mrs, Owen, Master Thomas Owen, IT., and Miss Nimmo Greene.
 Mayor Carr and Streets. 1 "I would be glad" said Mayor Thomas H. Carr. yesterday, If citizens having complaints about condition of the streets or other matters. would transmit them to me me instead of sending them to the news. will have my personal attention and that every complaint will receive respectful | answer to his communication" The Mayor Is earnest in his determina- tion to improve the streets of Montgom- cry. The matter is claiming large share of his time in these early days of lSo4 and he declares that he will be abe ! ta ah0V rAQtftfa Nnfnra tl,o xvrfHAlo nf "a year comes around.
 T have today purchased eight more mules for the street force" he said, "and l have not abandoned my idea of secur- ing dump cars for hauling gravel to points where it is needed. The plan com prehends hauling the gravel between midnight and morning over the street with the car companies if we can secure the dump cars. A manufacturer in Selma ls preparing estimates on the cars now and the city may have them made.'' The Mayor intimated that he had other plans in view for street improvement which for expediency sake he did not deem best to mako public at this time. Opening of the Library. i Just as soon as the furniture arrives and the books are catalogued," said Phares Coleman, 'the Montgomery Car negie Library will be opened to the pub
 MT. Coleman is Chairman of the Board
 eve have removed all of the books from the old library on Dexter Avenue to the new building" he continued. Miss Laura Fillmore. the Librarian. Is in charge of the work of cataloguing the books. suppose she will be continued as Libra | rian.
 "It will probably be four weeks before tho new building Is thrown open to the public and this will probably be done without formal exercises"
 
 Men Who Come and Go.
 Mir. W. H. Schoolcraft who has resided in Montgomery many years. has moved to Iuilahoma, Tenn. He carries with him friends.
 Governor Jelks returned yesterday morning from Eufaula where he spent Sunday with his family.
 Messrs. Doc. Taylor and A. M. Dozier of Wetumpka were visitors to Montgom- cry yesterday.
 Mir. A.. H. Walstrem came down from his home in Birmingham yesterday morn- ing.
 Hon. J. N Williams of Clayton, is in the city on legal business.
 Mir. H. c. Johnson, a citizen of Opelfka, was In town yesterday
 MT. F. F. Visscher of Flomator was in Montgomery yesterday.
 MT. w. W. Robinson of Alexander City Is In town.