The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-16
FOR MONTGOMERY :
Being Review of the Weeks Work by tie
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The April meeting of the Commerciai Club wifi take place Tuesday night at o'clock. ,,..a
 The March meeting of the Cup was an event in the industrial life or Mont- romery. Hereafter, in years 10 co"e, reference will frequently pc maue to the night when Montgomerys progress sive, enthusiastic citizensnip InausuIa. ted the "lo00 in 1910" movement ana in the few days following raised over s1o. 900 to give publicity to Mont romery's claims for a larger popula- tion.
 If is an achievement in which the membership of the Club takes pride and the Ways and Means Committee can have almost anything it wapts now at the hands of their fellow members.
 The Tuesday night session will be made especially interesting by the presence of Rev. J. R. McMulien, of (yadsden, secretary and treasurer of the newly protected Trade School for White Rows. The plan is one which has been dear to the heart of MT. McMullen TOT years and it now seems possible or &C., complishment.
 cent wears have often deplored the lack of opportunities for practical education open to the poor white boys of Alabama, where a simple trade could he learned and the rudiments at least of an education acquired. Many such schools were open to the negro youth of the State, and there was techincai training possible in the higher eO,. ,,n. educated white boy, there seemed to De no proper provision.
 It is of this need and its fulfiliment in the Gadsden school, of which MT McMullen will speak. He is expected to arrive here on Tuesday morning.
 Manufacturing Committee.
 The Manufacturing Committee or the Commercial Club held two hour ses- aion Friday night. meeting once every week according to it's estabiisneo pro-
 The sub committee composed of Mi cbael Cody and M l.. Griel submitted a list of such factories as would Iike- iy prove successful If located in Mont. gomery. Among others mention was made of furniture factory, chair and table factory. wagon and vehicle fac tory. factories for making rims and hubs, spokes and handles. well buck cts and pails measures and trays, safes and step ladders; factories making shoes, harness, stoves, blows and agri- cultural implements of all kinds also packing house, flour mill, canning factory and cotton, knitting and yarn miIik .r
 The opening offered in Montgomery was discussed in detail and schedules will be prepared later by the commit tee setting forth just what each fac- - tory can do in the way of supplying demands already existing, cost of raw material; estimated cost of production amount of annual consumption in Mont gomery's trading territory, etc.
 The chairman stated that investiga- tion Justified the opinion that so far as the cooperation of the railroads was concerned, if the theoretical rate existing was not one that an industry when established could use, a practical adjustment would be made to put the factory in line with others at competi- tive points.
 Those present at the meeting were Chairman John Tullis, Jr., Associate Chairman Michael Cody, Nj. L. Greil. J NJ. Kennedy. E. B. Joseph, Jr., and Massey Wilson.
 Good Words of Montgomery.
 Frank D. LaLanne Of Philadelphia President of the National Board o Trade, who was in Montgomery as th' guest of the Commercial Club two weeks ago, has just returned hom' from his Southern trip. and is enthusi astic in praise of the South and thu treatment everywhere accorded him In letter received yesterday MT. La Lanne says: