The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-08

the occasion, President Green was re
 ferred to, in his introduction by Secre-
 tary Smith. as popular son of Ten-
 nessee. whose character has but one
 stain and that was that he has repre-
 sented his county one time in the Leg
 islature."
 The oldest mepber of the party. Col w. J. Slater, of Winchester. seemed to
 be the most familiar member and with I out being invidlous in his remarks he
 rebuked many of his fellow craftsmen for ''butting into" his speech. He ham
 died many subjects in his talk with versatility, creating unbounded laugh
 ter at times. Mir. Smith said he was
 known in Tennessee as the human graphophone. This morning at S:45 o'clock the vis- | itors are to be driven over the city in trolley cars in order that they may get | a glimpse of the city. N
 On account of the belated train it was | fully 9:30 o'clock before the guests | were all assembled in the main room of the Commercial and Industrial Associ- ation.
 President A. c. Forbes, President of the Club, was chairman of the hosts | and introduced the speakers on the local side. The manager of the guests was Secretary Smith. of the Press As- socfation. Among the numerous spea k . CTS was Rev. c. w. Patterson, D. D.. of Montgomery, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. He was intro- duced as Tennessee product trans- planted to Alabama soil and employed good deal of wit in responding to his toast
 Luncheon was served shortly after the assemblage of the visitors in the club rooms After this the speech making began in earnest. President Forbes spoke briefly in welcoming the press clan to their sister State and his- toric city of Montgomery.
 Captain Forbes said that someone had mentioned yellow fever as a probable subject for discussion in Montgomery with the visitors from the State north Of us. He said he saw no need for fur ther dealing with this topic as he was sure Montgomery is thoroughly edu- cated ,ron the subject of yellow fever and Knew how to avoid the stegomyia when one of them came her way. He wished to confine the theme to the press, which he extolled as mightier than the sword, even today.
 Major Screws Speaks.
 The first speaker to be introduced by Captain Forbes was Major W. w. Screws, editor of The Advertiser. He lauded the venerable editor of The Ad- vertiser as one responsible for the steady policy for which it is noted.
 Major Screws said it was a matter of regret that the delayed train and threatening weather prevented a larg- CT gathering to join in welcoming the editors to Alabamas capital Our city" he said, derives it's name from gallant soldier who fell at the battle of the Horse Shoe, on the Tallapoosa River. less than one hundred miles from this place. He was one of the officers of the world known Andrew Jackson, who was citizen of Nash vile, Tennessee.
 You come from fair land noted for great men and lovely women. It has been said that if you take Nash vile. for the centre, and draw cir cle of seventy-five miles that you will touch the most beautiful portion of the American union. Those of you, who live outside the charmed circle, will no doubt say that it should be enlarged to take in the whole State.
 TO day after you passed the Ten nessee line you entered into land as fair as eye need rest upon--the Ten nessee river valley portion of Ala bama, reaching from the Tennessee line on the east to Mississippi on the west. You passed from that to the coal and iron region of Alabama, destined to place this State at the very front in production of those world needed min- erals and after the shades of night had fallen you reached the very heart of Dixie, the land of cotton
 Tt is a great pleasure to have you here in this city visited by those in- terested in history from every section of the United States and from foreign countries, because 1t was once the proud capital of the Confederacy.
 We are all proud of the honor that attaches to Montgomery because of this great incident in it's history and of the impetus that went from our capitol building towards sustaining the cause for which Alabamians and Ten nesseans alike on many bloody fields gave up their lives.
 We are proud of having you in the Capital City of the State and can only wish that your stay among us could be long enough to show you what we have in the way of business and man. ufacturing interests"
 Speeches in Response.
 The remarks of Major Screws were applauded and Secretary Smith, of the Press Association, next arose and told of how the trip the party was making is a 'purposed accident" They had started to travel to Cuba but on ac- count of the maritime quarantine it was deemed wise to abandon this part of the program and go to the Coast alone. He told of the unfortunate con ditions that reigned in Alabama and other coast State during the yellow fever scare and of the thousands of refugees who spent the pericd in Ten nessee.
 He believed that Tennessee is the only State in the Union around which wall impenctrable could be built and inside could be raised every pro- duct known to the United States. The only exception yet found not indigen ous to Tennessee soil is the Florida orange.
 President Green, of the Press Asso- citation, was the next speaker. He was exurberant in his thanks for the hospitality extended by the people of Montgomery. He emphasized the great good that newspapers are capable of doing when conducted along intelligent lines and in accordance with unswerv- ing principles. He likewise has found that it is not possible to foresee what evil can be shed by the press when mistaken policy is pursued. The country press cannot be ignored, he
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