The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-20

transportation committee" because this committee was the father" of the Freight Bureau.
 One of the most important matters or the session then came before the Club. It was the report of the com mittee on immigration and State de- velopment, submitted by w. B. David son. The report being lengthy and carrying several recommendations, was taken up seriatim.
 Preservation of Forests.
 The preservation of Alabama forests and their untilization was the first top- 1c. In line with the forestry move ment fin Alabama. President C. c. Thach of the Alabama Polytechnic In- stitute had been written in regard to the creation of the office of State Forester at the College. President Thach had replied favorably on such proposition and that the work of tho State Forester could be done by Profes- sor Macintosh, horticulturist of that institution, If the Legislature would appropriate four or five thousand dol lars for the increased duties of Pro- lessor Mackintosh and the cost of the work.
 The committee offered ana recom- mended resolutions urging the Leg islature and the Governor to enter in to an agreement with tho United States Department of Agriculture, for a study of the forest resources and conditions in Alabama, and that the department submit plan to the Gov ernor for the development and control of the forests of thIs State; and also urging the Legislature to appoint the State Horticu1turist at Auburn, State Forester and to appropriate funds for sufficient compensation. The resolu- tions were adopted.
 Another resolution recommended by the committee, was adopted mcmori- | alizing the Legislature to establish a | bureau of immigration and to appro- priate sufficient funds for its active and efficient operation
 All. of these resolutions will be sent to and read at the annual meeting of the Alabama Commercial and Industrial Association which will take place in a few days in Gadsden.
 Trolley Line to Geneva.
 The much talked of project of ex- tending a trolley line from Montgom- cry to Geneva went before the meet ing in the nature of correspondence, | reported by the State Development Committee. which has been conducted A letter of Mir. Ellsberry to MT. Moritz Is self-explanatory: It is as follows; | Geneva, Ala, May 1st, 1906. MT. Charles F. Moritz. Montgomery,
 Dear Sir and Friend-I was much gratified at the reception of your com munication in regard to the projected trolley line from Montgomery to the | Wiregrass and hope that the commerce of your city will agitate the matter until the whole country becomes in- terested. Our sister town of Enter prise which is twenty miles north of us is much pleased with the prospect and we are getting assurances from the people there that they will do their part either in subscription to stock or in donations.
 T do not know what such a line would cost, but if the interest on the bonds for ten years at six percentum would be guaranteed I am told that the money would be at hand. If Mont gomery will do this we will make do- nations enough to go great ways to- ward paying the interest and the fine can be put down without costing Mont gomery people dollar. I am not say ing this myself or rather of my own knowledge, but I have heard 1t stated that plan of that kind has been fol- lowed in several northern cities and towns. The saving in railway fares for commercial travelling would be a large Item and would be much larger than the interest on an ordinary dona- tion. As for my part I can not see why such a line would not pay from the start and in five or ten years the divi- dends would be handsome.
 Montgomery is my old home as you knew and 1 am anxious to see her build. but hot air" will not make heI a city of 100000 people fin four years It will take something else. I think what she needs is a larger market. The trolley line I speak of will give 1t tc her as 1t will make transportation tc the Capital City cheap and where peo- pie go there they spend their money and do their trading.
 There is a ridge from Montgomery to Enterprise which could be followed and not a bridge or trestle would have to be built except across Catoma creek The power from the dam al Elba oi from the one being erected on the Choctawhatchie river at Newton could be used If Troy builds the road as II now proposes to do. it seems to me tha Troy and the roads entering that towT l will he the beneficiaries and Montogm'