The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-10
SIDEWALK PENCILINGS
su..t r.Ik .Montsemery.

Msst Talk Montgomery.
 heard a man in a neiEnporine town the other day." said a we'll known man about town last evening, who was 'knocktng' Montgomery. l am cnurcn mcmbey and seldom give away to my feeltpGs. but I was so indignant that l approached him and said. What oo you know about Montgomery anyhow! The man replied that he lived here, and that he was travelling for well known firm here. told him that 1T his employees, who Is one or our iead. ing citisens. were to hear him, ne would lose his Job, and he would. too.
 But the thing that struck me in what he said, is the necessity for every Montgomerian to feel enthusiasm TOT the city. There is every reason In the world for us to congratulate ourselves on what the city has. done and is do ing. and we. should feel so. NO city in Alabama certainly. and I doubt IT any city In the entire South mas made so rapid strides during the last year as Montgomery. We have bettered our streets, we have erected buildings m the downtown and residence portions of the city. We have branched out un- til now the city extends long distances on either side of the old city lines;
 Every day we hear of new indus tries. of new banks. of new buildings. that are coming to the city. We nave set out on a carefully outlined plan to draw capital to Montgomery, and to increase the populat ation or the clty; We have erected one of the finest and largest hotels in the South. The streets idence portion of the city the, homes are comfortable and beautifully kept
 ''The city has always been an ideal place to live, and during the forward movement which it is now taking part in, 1t has become a city of excellent commercial opportunities. The clty IS IS going to continue in it's advance. It Is going to be big and important cen it the city 1t should be. we can not af- ford to have any portion of our popu :. lation hanging back The people of Montgomery should all help. They should put their shoulders to the
 "One disgruntied and cross grained grumbler can do more to hurt the city than ten live. energetic men can do Tor it's benefit; think every citizen should ,,ni talk Montgomery. and get into line with the new order Fof things,
 All Alabama Is Busy.
 'The railroads" said travelling salesman in the lobby of the Exchange Hotel yesterday, ''are handling more trafic in Alabama than ever before in their history. This is not only true or freight. but 1t Is true. of passenger bus- mess.
 'On every train, wherever one goes, each car is filled with passengers and the passenger trains pass freight trains on nearly every side-track. It would seem that the railroads haven't enough engines and cars to haul all of the freight that Is offered to them and their crews are working night and day to keep the enormous amount Of tramc moving
 "Another thing that imprcsses the man who travels with the increasing business of Alabama, is the crowds which fill the hotels. In the smaller towns of the State it has become all ntx tx~~,x MautA fnr A. cure a room alone. Men who travel for livelihood have come to regard 1t as the customary thing to be assigned to a room with two and sometimes three others.
 "ch ere is no doubt about it. Alaba ma Is moving forward as 1t never nov ed before and there is work in plenty for everybody who is willing to work
 Veteran Editor q Visitor.
 Mr. F. J. Waldo, the veteran editor of the Rising Sun Undiana) Recorder, is in Montgomery on his annual visit O. B. Waldo, who are members of the mechanical force of The Advertiser. the former being Superintendent Of Mechanical Facilities and the latter be- ing employed in the printing depart mcnt. n
 The senior MT. Waldo has been Tn the newspaper business more than half a century and despite his "A years of age he is still actively engaged in news
 Once each year MT Waldo, accorpa- nied by Mrs. Waldo, comes to Mont gomery to visit their. sons and owing to their residence here he takes live ly interest in the progress of Mont gomery. He said yesterday that it seemed to him on each recurring visit that Montgomery compared favorably with other cities and that its clean streets and modern buildings made it a rn0Sf hcautiful city
 Dr. C. !. Owens fin Town.
 Dr. Clarence J. owens, President of the Anniston College for Young La He was en route to. East Alabama, where he will deliver. series of lec- lures on a schedule made for him by a Nashville lecture bureau, The first of these lectures will be delivered to- night at Headland.
 The graduating exercises of the An niston College for Young Ladies were completed Tuesday night They clos tory of the institution. The baccalan- reate address was delivered by Dr. w. E. McIlwaine, President of the Alabama '.'nodioal College for men of Anniston.
 Dr. Owens is of the opinion that there g growing sentiment in Alabama for higher education and thinks that the institution of which he Is the head will have an even larger attendance tHdil II ndO AoSb yCoi'
 Removal of Trash.
 The ordinance requiring that all trash be placed on the streets before idea" said one of Montgomery's most prominent women yesterday. and now that the housekeepers are performing their duty along this line, it does seem that something should be done about the delay in the moving of the trash by the city trash wagons,
 'In my neighhorhood I have noticed the unsightly barrels and boxes on the sidewalks until late in the afternoons and in more instances than one they have remained a public eye-sore until the next day.
 "There seems to be an impulse to are obeying the ordinance to the letter and now those In authority should see to it that the city's part of the con tract is performed"
 Deputy Insurance Commissioner H. R. Shorter yesterday went to Spring Hill, Barbour county to accompany his friend. Mir W. C. Swanson, who went to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Ann E. Swanson.
 Dr. Young J. Allen, Methodist Mis- sionarY to China, who is now attend ing the General Conference at Bir- mingham. will preach at the Court Street Methodist Church Sunday morn ing at II o'clock | Hon. l. W. Hill, State Superintendent | of Education returned yesterday from Lexington, Ky. where he attended the ror ference of the Southern Education Board.
 Deputy United States Marshal John R. Ware. of the Atlanta office was in Montgomery for a few hours yesterday on official business.