The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-29
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Troubles of the Fire Lnddics.

Troubles of the Fire Laddics. ''The life Of the member of a fir department, either in Montgomery O. said an officer of the local department ,nt members of the department onl when q cv are not engaged. after their morn'ng work has all been comple. ted. ani a great many people think but sitting on chair in front of tn" Ern stat on smoking or reading. "9ut We never know what minus 3 there Is going to DC call TOT the d:- go to a hard fire in the usiness dis trict or In a big tenement hoas., hardest kind of work. and possibly the death of some fireman in the flames.
 'When we go to bed ,,t night. we rest. There were four alarms last night. for illustration, keeping ev- cry member of the department up practically the whole night: And n watchman up throughout the night to be ready at any instant to answer a telephone call of re. ,.,. every member of the department. one must attend to the horses of his company. while others gre cleanin nose or securing anu pOllSHlHk tut metal work on the apparatus: Every man has his duties, which are per formed. under the rules of the depart ment. early in the morning. Every fireman must rise at a certain hour go to his meals at certain time, .with certain limit for his return and retire not later than certain hour in the evening.
 Perhaps the worst feature of all in a tireman's routine. is the. monot~ ony of it. He cannot, even for five minutes. leave the station. for no one knows at what instant an alarm may come in and we mast be constantly in readiness. man cannot mix witt, his fellow citizens in q social way, and duty every hour of the twcntyfour
 We have had many applications for appointment to positions in the Mon he thought it was snap. And after he has held the place. down for 30 long. he has given 1t up for some. thing else, 2!tce here apparent iy he has to work harder but where the conditions a are x m reality easier
 immigration and "armipg.
 A Montgomery man yesterday was discussing the excellent Cullman coun- ty exhibit which took first rriEe at cut a big figure in the Geliberations of the next Legislature The connection diversified in interests .an1 in sam p1es was prepared largels by German slarmers or their descendants. cuilman county ,t while perhaps ps tn, the migfation.: is not. however, the only and broadened Its ag-icultural re- said Madison county and Jefferson county are both showing progress in diversified farming. The new interest in Jefferson: however, ls largely con county is essentially a mineral countI county, which also had an excellent oped its horticultural interest at rapid rate There are few. if any. counties in the entire South. that are equal to Madison in this respect. ties in the State which have them selves. a valuable horticultural inter est. For instance, the prize for the best peaches was easily taken by in Elmore county, a few miles from Montgomery
 ticultural interests will be matcri' ally aided by system of bringing immigrants to the State who have been trained and made familiar with
  away from the old countries. The Legislators. when they ct togethe", will be called upon to establish a State Immigration Bu.eau and map olt a system of work. It will be one ot the live questions before the Legisla, ture.' .-:
 For Next Years Fair.
 You know experience is one of the best teachers" said . travelling man who was in Montgomery last week and when Montgomery has a State Fair next year, I wager ample ar engagements will be made to accommo- date every visitor. There IS no deny ing the fact that Montgomery got the demand for hotel .commodation countered much dificulty in finding
 Now, as a~ suggestion, thinl: Dallas, Tex, would be the very city for Montgomery to pattern after In handling Fair crowds. The normal gomery's size are capable of taking care of a throng as large as the cltyS population. Dallas has recognized this, made on such occasions. l found that a great many stores, for the mos. part conducted by large merchant5 and joboers, made provisions for, af- Nearly every such store has one 9" more rooms that can be converted in- to lodging cstablIShmeRt for week some of thes. Dallas concerns rent as many as loG cotss anG have them in their store ready for the wis itors. more especially tor their GUS. toners. Of course, such enterprise proved very beneficial In advertising the fairs and. at the same time ac. commodated thousands of Pccplc whb would have had .t1 tIacr D stop.
 At next years fair. hope 10 see some of Montgomery merchants talk similar steps for taking re of tn" visitors.
 Alex City Wa1ts Traction.
 The Alexander City Outlook of last week says:
 Tn conversation with The Outlook man in Montgomery. MT. Ragland, Traction Company, said his company would probably take up the proposi- ton of (: tending thei. line out of Moatgon cry ard into this territory next year. The Traction people ar anxious to get in touch with new territo'r that would bring more bus mess into Montg gomery, and the coun- try aoo'.e that city is claimed by other large n.al kets on account of there be Ing 10 railroad facilities, We hop the Fraction people will rush this proposition. . '. ~---.- .-- ;.
 MT A P Montague came to Mont gomery yesterday from his home at Birmingham
 Mir, W s. tucker, and MT. C. II Me Mullen, Of IiaYneville, are in Mont gomery.
 pr. George Petrie, professor of His torv at Auburn, was in the city yes