The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-21
SIDEWALK PENCILINGS



The Cotton Convention.
Everything possible should be done
to make the cotton convention TO be
held here september rs a success" seid
ern Cotton Association yesterday. The
convention 10 going to be one OF the
most important ever held in Alabama.
more SO because the fight between the
terests is greater now than 1t has ever
such an able set OF speakers as Mr..
sOoon viii in Smith f.sf and an Mr arawng
card. All three Of these men are In
teresting takers. have heard Mr..
Smith of South Carolina on several oc.
never to miss hearing him again when
he speaks in Montgomery. SO l Will
have another opportunity on september
Is. Every County in the State should
crowd win be so large as to make
great and enthusiastic convention;
Il notice that President Walter Clark
Of e an for sste p sonxenio aa'
September 20. In his call. Mr.. Clark
says he sees nothing alarming IN the
sippi, he says. is going to make good
average crop but there Is no chance
for bumper crop. He insists on 10
cents as the mnimym price rse saess
crop, are very Interesting. because II
is now conceded that Mississippi will
make the best cotton crop OF any state
east Of the Mississippi river
Talks of Howard College.
l.. l.. Lassiter and G: g. Miles, mem
bers of the Board of Trustees or how
ard College, returned from East Lake
ing of the Board and the opening exer-
cises of the school on Wednesday
Messrs. Lassiter and Miles were BON ON
public exercises Wednesday. Speaking
Of the school Mr.. Lassfter said:
1.-THE college opened this fan with the
largest enrollment in its history vaa II
we will be compelled to build another
dormitory and with this end IN view
we are going to begin to agitate the
e dsesef Re en- Ta'e Half was packed to its
we secured the necessary
amount of money for putting In tne
building sanitary connections ana pain
rooms and lighting the campus. The
contract was let for the work and In
three weeks 1t is expected to be COM
pieted; uo,,r, havs been Sc.
iected as the escort for Mr.. Bryan
while he is in Birmingham whlie
Howard is a Baptist school. owned ana
supported by Baptists. It Is open TO o an
tribution Of the Baptists to the educa-
tion Of the Masses
Famine In Theatrical Posters.
G. III. Atkinson, agent for Jane Ken,
mark in "The Toast of Its Town." said
yesterday that the lithographers' strike
which is now general throughout the
country had given theatrical managers
some annoyance but they were over
"The photographers strike inconye-
nienced the theatrical business for
awhile" said Mr.. Atkinson: Coming
as 1t has at THIS season of the year,
way found themselves without pictorial
sheets to herald the coming of their
attractions. However, managers are
sending out their productions, not
who heretofore pinned great faith to
billboard advertising. If conditions
continue, and the present status of af-
fairs points to a continuation of the
country will take on vacant stare
before the season. is over. We are hav-
have no pictorial sheets to point to
the coming of our play. We have some
are sadly lacking In the color stands.
ITO my notion newspaper advertis-
ing beats the biilboards twenty to one,
anyway"
.
The current number of the CONNER
cial Photographers Journal, published In
Chicago. contains a half-page picture
Of Court Square In Montgomery show
ing scores OF wagons loaded with cot
This picture was sent to The Journal
by the Montgomery branch OF the Te-
legraphers' Union with view to .ad-
vertising Montgomery AS the period
zeal has wide circulation 1t win serve
its purpose.
% ha Sshos o a' the saEs
calculated to enhance and build up
Montgomery rather than to tear down
the grand old ojsy'y y y
Associate Justice Jonathan HARRISON
of the. Alabama Supreme Court. has re-
turned to MONTGOMERY from Tate
the writing Of his opinions for the No
vember term of the Court.
Mr. Smith Robbins. of the State
eomery from New York City, where
he has been spending his vacation.
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Mr.. John T. Yeatman of Birmingham
is among tue out-of-town visitors in
Montgomery.
Mr. Albert S. Willis Of New York who
formerly resided in Montgomery Is WIS.,
iting the city.
Cantain Siias McCoughran of Bir-
mingham spent yesterday in MontEom-
cry.
Mr. A. r.. Gilchrist. City TngirH@r,
has returned from Il trip to New Yorl'
city.
Mr.. J F. Gregory canio over 70 the
Capital city from Selma yesterday.
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Mr.. w. l. williams Ia among the
Birmingham visitors In the city.
Mr.. f. c.. Greenwood hf Mapiesvillo
is visitor in the Canital city.
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Mr. H. Fl Bates of Marhury ar
rived in the citv last evening.
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Mr.. Henry Fits arrived in the city
last evening from 'Tus"eloosa.
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Mr.. r. G.. stewart OF Greenville
came to the CITY Yestarday.
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Mr.. william r. Bragg Of Fort De-
post lie in the Capital City,
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Mr.. D. A. Curtis Of Evergreen 's
registered at the Mebsen.
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Mr.. j. b Purdr IL r Visitor In the
city from Birn!a %hara.
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