The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-22
FOR TRADE SCHOOL
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING WAS HELD
 IN GADSDEN.
Address Was Delivered to People of Alabama and Aggressive Cam paiEn Will be Organized and
 Actively Pushed.

Gadsden, June 21.-(SpeciaL)-A large and appreciative audisnce gath cred at the court house Tuesday night at the mass meeting of the Alabama Trades School for White Boys.
 Many prominent citizens were there. Dr. l. W. Hill, State Superintendent of Education. presided and made a fine address. pr, Hill called on the Sec retary to read some of the telegrams and fifty or sixty telegrams from prom inent men endorsing the school were read Captain Elliott was then called on for speech and his speech made a deep impression on all present. At the conclusion of Captain Elliott's re- marks. Judge Bilbro suggested that these remarks be published. T. S. Kyle then offered the following resolu- tions:
 Resolved That a committee of ten be appointed by this meeting to raise the sum of ten thousand dollars, two thousand dollars of which sum to be used for expenses and eight thou sand dollars to be used in construc- ton of buildings for the Alabama Trade School for White Boys.
 This committee to consist of J. D. Dunlap. C. S Ward, c. F. Cross, Otto Agricola. S F. Jordan, E. W. Green, T. c. Ewing, c. P. Smith, A. D. simpson, L.. IS. HSr%p6FE.
 The entire Board of Trustees of the Alabama Trade School to corporate with this committee.
 Resolved further. That this mass meeting agree to corporate with this committee in every way to raise the sum of ten thousand dollars by sub scription, which will be made in ac cordance with the announced plan, and may be paid in easy payments as needed
 At the conclusion of this resolution the entire audience pledged cooper ation with this committee
 The meeting then adjourned.
 The Alabama Commercial and Indus trial Association meets in GadSden Wednesday and large number of del egates and prominent business men of Alabama have engaged hotel accom- modations. This is likely to be one of the largest and most important meetings held in the State. At the last meeting of the Gadsden Conner cial Club committee was appointed to take charge of the local arrange | ments and the committee is called to meet at the office of Secretary McMul- I den tomorrow afternoon at o'clock | The committee is composed of the fol | lowing w. P. Lay. chairman; l.. l.. | Herzberg, Dr. c. L.. Guice. pr. A. ! W. RdllS, J. M sullivan, Il. E. MNefS | s. E Jordan, C. P Smith, Dr F. s Jones, F. W. Mitchell, Otto Agricola A. D Striplin. W. F. Simpson. A NJ l Douglass. T. s. Kyle J. R. Palmer W Johnson and pr. Ira Ballard 1 Dr. w T Coggins is out as q can didate for the Republican Congres | sional nomination in the Seventh Dis trict He SO announced himself in At talla at a recent meeting. Dr. Cog gins made the further announcement that he would meet MT Burnett tn, l Democratic candidate, to go on tn, stump with him. To those on the out site it would seem that pr Coggin. and Dr Hurst of Etowah and Ignatiu, l Pouak of Cullman and perhaps few others are apt to make the race foi the Republican nomination a strenuou' one
 At a meeting of the local bar asso citation Tuesday afternoon the follow Ing committee was appointed to pre- pare an address 10 the public endors 1 ing and advocating the candidacy oI Judge J. A Bilbro for Associate Jus tice of the Supreme Court w R Dortch w. J. Boykn, C. R Hood W. J Martin and s, W. Johnson l These gentlemen held a meeting at { o'clock and drafted an address oi i endorsement