The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-19
Sidewalk PencilingS
Im,roveed With IIluminotIons.

A trayeiing man representing large steel manufacturing concern or flt.s burg, whose territory IS the enute United sta1es and soow Wno .,aoS xm0ws at tns tns postofiice corner about dark yesterday afternon and glanced down Dexter Avenue towards the Court square touh- tain.
 "Montgomery is the best lighted city in tho South and for its size, the most brilliantly illuminated city in this country" he said. Not only have ! noticed the lighting is especially good the city, l have been struck by the excellent system of electric lights. sNow," he continued as he waved his hand at the blaze of lights, street that spread a warm, bright glow over the wide avenue, you have something to be proud of in that illumination. Any traveller passing through Mont, 1t makes a wonderful impression on the visitor at night. l believe fully that light denotes prosperity. When l pass q store and see 1t brilliantly lignt- ed. I say to myself That merchant is successful and man is mucn more liable to trade with man whose shop windows and store interior present cheerful appearance.
 T have often thought or Montgom- cry when I walked along some Of the principal streets of our great cities, and almost injured myself by stum- bling over some obstruction on the sidewalk or stepping into some pave ment hole. see you have made mark ed improvement in your lights since I was here last Feebruary and hope that ypu will continue to improve the city as you have done during the past year"
 Uses of the Telephone.
 "The height of telephonic c.mmunica- ton has not been reached by 3 Ions Southern Bell Telephone Company yes tsrday. Mark my prediction. Time will come. and in my opinion within the next few years, when telephones ated by penny -in- the-slot devices where central will be in hearing of the low est one of the masses.
 Phones are yet considered by some cessity but it viii not be long before everyone will use the telephone and it's cost will be a mere trifls to any one:
 near . good sounding board where members of the congregation If they are so disposed may stay at home and listen to a sermon through the little
 "Tn Montgomery, the most notable use of the phone is that done by per- sons sending in fire alarm. The rec- ords of the Montgomery fire depart year. fully three-fourths of the alarms have come into headquarters over the phone. The long distance hearing tube has great feature"
 Few Suicides in Montgomery.
 T will put Montgomery against any city of its size in the United States for the smallest yearly suicide list in the rvaA ffxr afo kcff AntA of the sanitary department yesterday in ;%peakinE % of Montgomery tsSn as as a place must be a happy. congenial place to have a suicide. Looking over the sta ticticai reports of some Southern cit- ies notice a goodly amount of sui. cides and I am glad we stand so well
 Problem of Farmers.
 If all Southern newspapers" said a farmer yesterday took as much inter- ally as The Advertiser the problem that is now confronting the cotton growers of this section, might be over- come with more ease.
 We must have concerted action to defeat the spectators who are from year to year controlling our business. Mass meetings are to be held all over Alabama in January to pass resolu- tons concerning the LOW prlNeS or cOI~ ton and to urge a decrease of acreage. To my mind we will never succeed in securing the real value of our cotton until there Is 8 unity of opinion on reducing the acreage and diversifying our crops.
 T am not discouraging the mass meetings but fear that if a reduction of acreage Is agreed upon too many men will break faith believing that they will reap the results of high prices by being among the few to pro- duce big crops.
 "It seems to me that if the editors of our Southern newspapers would reach an understanding on this great question and go about 1t systematical- ly and pertinaciously to educate the farmers more good would come from 1t than from mass meetings.
 MT. Omer Chesnutt, a we'll known lumber man of Montgomery has re- turned from his bridal tour and is liv- ing at the Glenmore Hotel
 Hon. T. Sidney Frazer. of Union Springs, member of the last Alabama Legislature, spent yesterday in Mont gomery with his friends.
 MT. G. H. Milton. of Birmingham is in the city.
 ASPARAGUS AND WATER.