The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-20
Over Three Hundred Dollars Was
 Subscribed.
Little News Heard From Relatives of olontgomerians Who Are Resid- ing In the Stricken Metropolis
 of California.

pathy, but their unselfsh financial as- sistance.
 Two telegrams were sent from Montgomery to Mayor E. F. schmitz of San Francisco yesterday. One came from the ofiice of Mayor William M Teague, ST.. expressing the sorrow or other was forwarded by the Commer. cial Club, representing the spirit ot the business interests of Montgomery. and offering for immediate service the A movement was set on foot to col. lect this amount, and the citizens of Montgomery invited to subscribe to hours more than $500 of the amount was subscribed, and 1t was thought late last night that If the amounts re- ceived by ai those , ansnorlsed hay heen s1 ss &C., cured, 1t would be found to nearly equal the entire amourt ofered The response of Alabamas capital has teristic of it's inhabitants From incomplete reports received last night the sum already subscribed amounted to $312.5e. These represent of the thirty places nominated by the Commercial Club as depositaries of the citys offerings. The total amount IS
 thought to have more ,, tnaa ,S onnts dooDree recorded have been received in cash Response Was Sp0ntaneous. Never has more spontaneous response been made to humanity in distress than | that of Montgomery yesterday Never | has the city been more ready to oner | its plentitude. The catastrophe of San
 Francisco was felt as a calamity ,n and devastation of the great city and | the Restitution of the homeless thous- | ands presented an appeal to which the people of Montgomery were ouick to
 The work of relief from this city was | inaugurated yesterday morning at called meeting, of the Directors of the | of the people who represent the com | mercial Interests of the city was plain | iy shown. Although. owing to the
 suddenness of the call. the member, IT. | mistaking the sentiment which actuat- | ed all those who were in attendance. Fortune during the past few years
 has been kind to Montgomery; The The wealth. out of their plenty. the .peo- ] pie of Montgomery should be willing 1 to aid the helpless and the doomed city | of the Pacific. This, in short phrasing.
 was the sentiment of the Directors of
 the Club. and relying on the support of the people they pledged $1,oo0. It
 even thrice that amount might have | been offered without running beyond
 the generosity of the city. :. The meeting was called Tor II o'clock T Forbes. The president spoke of the fearful havoc that had been wrought in the destroyed metropolis: Ve pre-
 the'9a the misery M and % suffering that is sure l to follow upon the heels of the disaster. He stated his belief that 1t was tho | duty of the Commercial Club to take | the homeless who are now seeking refuge from the flames of the burning city.
 seconding the sentiment of President Forbes. They were all short and to the point Humanity was suffering and Montgomery. had its part to play in the
 only a short half hour. In that time it was decided to offer $1,00o to San francisco for immediatee call. and to rely upon the sympathy Of the people
 of Montgomery to furnish the money A motion was made to this effect and instantly passed, and within few min utes after the decision had been reach ed $130 was subscribed by those at the meeting.
 Telegram to Mayor. In accordance with the action taken by the directors. the following mes sage was sent to Mayor Schmitz or san Francisco:
 The citizens of Montgomery express their sympathy in your great misfor- tune and desire to give practical man Hesitation thereof. Draw on us TOT sCommercial Club of Montgomery. By A. c. Rorbes. President. Immediately following the meeting steps were taken to make tne a astioh of the directors known. Thirty busi- ness firms and corporations or the city were designated to receive the funds as they should be offered.
 Large placards were printed bearing the following announcements,
 subscriptions received here
 These were placed in all the banks the hotels, and in different places cf the city Following Is the complete list of places where these signs will be found this morning. and where the money subscribed for the relief of the
 The Montgomery Advertiser. The Montgomery Journal. New Exchange Hotel, Imperial Hotel, Glenmore Hotel, Virgin & Faunce, Pierce X Co; r. S. First National Bank, Fourth National Bank, Union Bank and Trust Company, Montgomery Bank and Trust Company
 Merchants and Planters Farley Bank Bastiani & Cassimus, w. A. May, E, C. Spann, Jesse French Piano and organ | Company. Montgomery Light and Power Company. G. A. Knabe Bro. Pickett | & Gerson. A. w. LeBron. Postal Ieie- graph Company. Western Union Tele- graph Company Grell Bros. ". F. Van diver & N0., and F- M. conn cN oOli- At all of these places, the money re- ceived will be carefully accounted for, | and turned into the general fund which will be sent as MOntgomeryS offering | to the sufferers in California. The fund will be in charge of the Commercial Club.
 An urgent request was made by the committee in charge ot the collection of the money, that all those wishing to contribute 10 the work or relief should endeavor to place their subscrip- tfons in the hands of the parties des- ignated before noon today. to the end
 that they might be able to determine by that hour just where the city stands in regard to the amount pledged. Mayor Teague's sympathy. About the sam etime that the message from the Commercial Club. offering as sistance to Mayor Schmitz, was filed, another telegram was sent from the office of Mayor W. Fl. Teague, Sr., to the Executive of San Francisco, It ran as follows.
 E. F. Schmitz. Mayor. San Francisco. Cal.
 In the great misfortune which has befallen your city, accept the sympathy of Montgomery and her people.
 W. M. Teague.
 Mayor.
 This message was sent at the direction of the Mayor. who, although out of the city during the day, was in comnluni- cation with his office in Montgomery.
 During the day and evening. a num-