The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-02
MOVING VANS BUSY
OCTOBER asT WITNESSED MUM.
 BER OF CHANGES.
Montgomery Real Estate Agents, How- ever, Say That Fewer Persons Moved Their Residences Than Heretofore.

1no StdEemSul naturally implies very busy dAy for great number of people who took up bag and baggage and moveS through the streets to new homes amid new surroundings. Baby carriage and bird cage, water pitcher | and mattress, bed springs and feather dusters, all tied together with strings and ropes were piled one upon the other ia moving vans and drays and carted away in confusion while some neigh bors may have peered through the blinds and commented on the house. held goods of their erstwhile neigh bors!
 Many families awoke this morning in rooms in which they had slept for the first time. In number of these homes, everything is chaotic and 1t will be sew eral days before anything like proper order can be restored. Improvised con- veniences in some of these torn-up homes were curiosities. More tired children slept on pallets on the floors last night than any other night dur ing the past twelve months. For all that the average man knows. trunks may have served as dining room tables and hands in the stead of misplaced ta- bleware.
 Real estate agents say that there was not as much moving of families this year as last year, but that statement does, not mean that there was not much moving, for everywhere about the city yesterday could be seen departing and incoming loads of furniture. The ma jority of the tenants, real estate agents say, have remained in their houses, and comparatively few families have nov ed reason for this might be that there is e dearth of dwelling houses for rent in Montgomery and people do not care to move without the assurance of getting more desirable places. They were satisfied with their surroundings. and did not want to take upon their shoulders the undertaking of moving out into another home where they might or might not be satisfied after all their trouble.
 A well known business man who moved his home yesterday had an ex- perience. He left his office early in the forenoon and went home to super intend the moving. He directed the men where and how to place the furni- ture and household effects in the nov ing van and felt a little proud of him. self because he knew that the under taking could be successfully perform ed without breaking his possessions if a little sense and judgment was put in it. When all that he thought was safe to be carried on one load had been placed in the van, he tied the ropes at the back of the loaded wagon and told the driver to start.
 He will never know how 1t happened but before the wagon had gone 100 yards, a box full of handome china ware had fallen out of the back of the wagon, smashing most of it. When he ran up to estimate the damage he dis covered that the jostle of the wagon had jabbed leg of chair through handsome oil painting. What he said is not to be repeated here.
 The raging of the Exchange Hotel building, which began yesterday, has caused several occupants to seek new quarters and several other business firms have changed the location of their places of business.
 The LeBron Jewelry Company has moved from 14 Dexter Avenue to 1S Dexter Avenue.
 The CastIeberry Optical Company has moved from Is North Perry Street to 14 Dexter Avenue.
 A. J. Keynton & Company moves from 2I3 Dexter Avenue to 1lS Dexter Avenue.
 The Bullock Shoe Company moved from IS Dexter Avenue to 2l Dexter Avenue.
 The Chattanooga Brewing Company Agency has moved from the corner of North Court and Monroe Streets to the corner of North Court and Madison Av-
 The J. A. Fay Eagan Company ofnce has been moved to room 4O' Moses Building.
 The Christian Science reading rooms have been moved from their old loca- ton in the Moses Building to rooms 2e-27 in the same building.
 Misses Morgan and Janson have moved their manicure parlors into room 25 Moses Building.
 The Winkler Brokerage Company now occupies room g, Moses Building.
 The of1ce of the South-Eastern Tar if Association has been moved from the First National Bank Building to room 2s, Moses Building.
 The 0reat Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company has moved to 27 Dexter Av- enu%
 c. T. fitzpatrick will move to 8 Dexter Avenue from his present stand.
 Farley and Dove moved to South Court Street. from their present store in the Exchange building.
 William Primer moves to 120 Mont gomery Street.
 Street from his present place of bust- ness.
 The ofice of the Citizens. Light Heat and Power Company moves to 2o1 Dexter Avenue.
 The ofice of the Capitol Brewing Company moves to III Blob Street
 R. E. Damn will occupy the store at 15 Monroe Street.
 The Exchange Bar and Billiard Par lors are moving to 24 North Court Street.
 Joseph Wing moved from his store on Dexter Avenue to IA South Perry Street.
 F. J. Mccosker moved from l4 South Perrq Street to IF South Perry Street.
 Hermann Ross has moved from Dex- tre Avenue to Bibb Street
 Bartlett and Howe moved to 216 Bibb Street.
 Kent and Jones have moved from their former location on North Perry Street just across the street in the City Building block.
 The Montgomery Steam Laundry moves into 112 North Perry Street.
 The Capitola Hotel the Mckinney Hotel. the Merchants Hotel and the Metropolitan Hotel have changed man. agement
 It will be a week at least before the business men who moved yester- day will have their goods in proper shape. Those who have gone through with 1t though are breathing content ed signs and those who have yet to Vacate their places are looking for ward with reluctance to the move, They are all glad that October 1st. comes (like Christmas) but once a year.