The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-12
SIDEWALK PENCYLINGS
Frsaco writer Talks of Quake.

Frisco Writer TALKS Wh &W&ASs
 'sThe people of San Francisco have entirely recovered from the effect of the earthquake shock and fire last May, and are rebuilding the city. When they are through, it will be a finer and handsomer city than it was before the catastrophe"
 In these terms William J. Wright, dramatic editor-of The San Francisco Examiner, yesterday told of the reha- Utilization of the Golden Gate ciey.
 "Profiting by the experience of the fire and quake" he said, most of the buildings now being erected are or steel construction. These will with stand shocks of seismic nature better and will. on the whole ada 10 the ap- pearance of the place."
 MT. Wright. accompanied by his wife, is spending a portion Of his summer vacation In Montgomery, visiting With E. H. Lane, his brother-in-l law, on South Street. He arrived in the Capi- tai City Friday night, and expects to remain a week.
 MT. Wright reports most encour- aging outlook for the people of the stricken city. Immediately after the fire the railroads began shipping build ing materials into the city, and within few days building operations com menced. At present. handsome spuc;, lures are in course of erection In all parts of the city, and it is thought that by fall, except for the larger buildings, most of the city will have been re- built.
 Wright said, there was a strong de- mand for labor. Prices for mechanics and carpenters reached almost a pro hibitive price. Carpenters, especially, were well paid, their wages ranging from ss day upward.
 Speaking of his own work, MT. wright said that there are thirty-seven theatres in San Francisco. The most popular of these are the vaudeville houses. The people of the Pacific Coast, be says, have taken up the 10- cent vaudeville as a fad and patron- ize 1t extensively.
 Coming here from the cities of the North and East MT. Wright expressed great admiration for the appearance of Montgomery and for the people he had met here. It is his first visit to Ala bama.
 City Attorney Returns Home.
 Hon. c. P Mcintyre. City Attorney, after a. months pleasure trip to Den yer and other points in the West. On reaching Montgomery Mir. Mcintyre was thoroughly tired on account of the long journey. and he went immediate ly to his home for the night, not being seen by his friends until yesterday morning.
 The City Attorney conferred with
  reference to several matters. promi- nent among which was that relating to the cotton warehousemen. No ac- tion, however, was determined and 1t was decided to hold over until Mon- day before taking any steps.
 IL will be remembered that the city of Montgomery maintains that the cotton warehousemen are due the city tax of 12 cents per bale on their personal cotton stored in their war e. houses. Though requested to render arA0 kew. -N. k4. the warehousemen have thus far been silent, and, according to the construc- tion of Mayor Teague. the time in which the warehousemen had to sub~ init reports. expired Friday.
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 RecOrd-Breaking Rains.
 Montgomery has had some pretty heavy thunderstorms this summer" in Montgomery thirty years and they have been more frequent and more Se- we're this year than I have ever known. Day after day for some time here. we had almost ineessant thunder showers and then, towards the end of that spell, came the great storm. bringing almost cloud burst which flooded the base great damage to the streets.
 The electrical storm Friday even Ing was more brilliant and apparently more dangerous than any had ever seen. It reminded me of great dis play of the most gorgeous fireworks. only it was on a grander and more awesome scale.
 The clements have certainly had 1t in for Montgomery this season. But we can't complain when these storms blow mp in the summer They are so refreshing after a day of unbearable heat"
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 The Lighting of Montgomery.
 Montgomery is the best lighted city In the South" said commercial man city and town of any importance in this part of the country, and have ta- ken special notice that there Is not one that is better lighted than Montgom- cry. There is nothing that renders a city more attractive than brilliant H. luminations, and on that score Mont gomery has out-distanced her sister cities of the South. Another striking feature of Montgomery lighting Is that the illuminations are not confined to the business district or the city. but | to the suburbs Even to the. eity's | limits the lights are closely and regu- lariy stationed Cities throughput the ! South. with population far in eXcess Oi