The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
FROM OUTSIDE ALABAMA.

the State. may 1t live long and pros per.-Russell Register.
 FROM OUTSIDE ALABAMA.
 The Christmas edition of The Mont gomery Advertiser was a peach. We are glad though that they don't grow that big every day.-Thomasville (Ga.) Times Enterprise.
 The hundred page Christmas edition of The Montgomery Advertiser is a big thing, finely done. full of current news, interesting miscellany and fat "ads."- Nashville News.
 The Christmas edition of The Mont gomery Advertiser (92S pages) was by far the biggest newspaper venture ever attempted in Alabama and was a credit to Southern journalism.-Ft. Gaines (Ga.) Recorder.
 Last Sunday The Montgomery Adver- tiser, of Alabama. got out its Christ mas number. It contained ninety-two pages and each paper weighs twenty four ounces. It would require an ordi- nary reader from this Christmas till next to read it all, for some of 1t was so good he would read 1t over and over. The issue contained twenty-nine tons of paper. 26,060 copies-too numerous to mehtion.-Cumberland (Md.) Courier.
 Last Sundays issue of The Montgom- cry Advertiser embraced ninety-two pages and was not only one of the bers of a newspaper ever printed in the South. It was a Christmas, commer- cial, business and news edition com bined and that papers management Is to be congratulated on the success at- tained. while Alabama at large will certainly reap benefit from the pluck, enterprise and talent displayed. The paper on that occasion certainly at fAd vxytA AAS Tenn.) Democrat.
 The Montgomery Advertiser printed a special Christmas edition Sunday kind 1t has ever attempted before. The edition consists of ninety-two pages. Its reading matter, in addition to the current news of the completest kind, consists of seasonable special matter, an interesting miscellaney and a thorough review of the industrial and commercial progress of Alabama and Montgomery, while its advertising siveness and public spirit of its patrons. The edition Is model in every respect and, besides being credttable to tho management and the stan of editors, it constitutes an honorable index to the high character of the people for whom it was published.
 The Christmas edition of The Mont gcmery. Alabama, Advertiser, issued on Sunday. December II, consists of nine ma mmoth edition, of which 1t is stated no less than 26,560 copies were sold, contained 35S columns. or over f1fty-one pages, of advertisements Considering that Montgomery claims only 10000 people. this is big business" It proves how completely and adequately The Advertiser represents the great and fiourishing section in which 1t circu- tot ie ba commercial and financial center. The special edition of December II Is full of excellent illustrations produced in The Advertisers office, and gives much valuable information, such as the ac- count of the Lowry cotton picking ma chine, which is of general interest. The men who make this fine Alabama news paper have a right to be proud Of their achievement in producing a Christmas number, and we congratulate them on this noteworthy demonstration of their ability and their success.-Hartford, tConn.) Times
 The Christmas edition of The Mont gomery Advertiser last Sunday was a distinct credit to Southern journalism and a feat of which Major Screws and stan can well afford to feel proud The edition was composed of ninety-two pages and was, perhaps. the best news paper of it's character ever issued in Alabama It's contents included many
 
 were contributions from Gen. Joseph B. Wheeler, Capt. Richmond Pearson Hob sor and other Alabamians of national prominence. The stories and sketches by members of The Advertiser staff and other talented Alabama writers were very creditable, and shows that Ala bama has within her borders many gifted story writer's Many of the sto riettes in the edition are up to the standard of leaGing American masa- zines, and the fiction feature or the eul- tion was especially strong. Tnere was a great deal in the edition tnat was and achievements of Alabama along Tn. dustrial, commercial ana educatlohai lines were presented attractlVely ana convincingly through the medium or weii-written articles. All in all. 1t was an edition of which Alabama can feel prcud-Columbus, (Ga) Enquirer-Sun
 The special Christmas edition of The Montgomery Advertiser, issued by that contemplating paper on last Sunday, was one of the most notable. If not the largest regular edition ever issued by A newspaper in Alabama.
 The mammoth issue contained nine ty-two pages. every one of them re- plete with interesting news, attractive special features and handsomely pre- sented advertising matter. The paper was an artistic one from every stand point, and shows better than anything else the business importance and the commercial aggresslveness of the Cap ital City of the State.
 When 1t Is considered that Mont gomery numbers but slightly more than 3O,000 souls in her population, the i'm potrance of this undertaking will be readily appreciated. It is probable that The Advertiser printed and circulated in the State of Alabama one copy of the ninety-two page edition for each citizen of the city in which 1t Is pub lished.
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