The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-31
LOCATING CANNING FACTORY.
Decaturs Will Probably Secure Big
 New Industry.

\ | New Industry.
 Decatur, May 3o.-(Special. l.)-A MT. | williams of St. Louis, Mo, is in the | city looking for a location for cam hing factory In North Alabama. He is well pleased with this section
 of the country and says there is a | good opening here for a canning fac- | tory. He Is pleased with the Deca- | turs and the chances are that he will | locate here within the next few days. The factory which he proposes locat- | ing Is to be one if the largest in the country and all kinds if fruits and 1 vegetables will be canned.
 Material Is now being placed on the ground at the corner of Church and Canal streets for the new Lyceum the atre which is to be built by stock company composed of local business men. aHs
 The house will cost upwards of $2o.-
 900. and will be modern in every re- spect- It will be completed In ample time for the coming season. The house will be under the management of
 Thomas P. Littlejohn.
 National decoration day was observ- ed here today only by the closing of the postof1ces in Decatur and New Decatur.
 For the first time in many years the members of the Grand Army of the Re- public failed to hold decoration ser vices. There are but very few mem
 bers of the Grand Army Camp in the
 Decaturs. and those members who are left are getting too old to take an
 active part in services of any kind.
 The day was not observed by any of
 the banks In either of the Decaturs.
 Farmers report that the rains dur
 ing the past few days have greatly
 benefited the cotton and corn crops
 In this section of the State. Cotton IS
 at least two weeks late and the stanu
 ,n some localities Is very poor. Early oats are almost ready to harvest and
 the crop is exceptionally fine. The
 wheat crop Is also good. There Will ha A heavy crop of peaches in the rem nessee Valley this year. the first peacn crop for a number of years in tnis TO- cality.
 Under the auspices of Joe Wheeler chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy' services in honor of JeffersoA Daviss 5 birthday will be held in the city cem-
 etery next Sunday at o'clock In the afternoon. Immediately after these ser vices the graves of the Confederate dead who are buried in the city cems
 etery will be decorated by the Daugn-
 ters of the Confederacy and members
 of the Horace King Camp United con federate Veterans. Confederate Memo
 rial Day. on April 26th, was not oo-
 served here on that date. but It was
 nut off until next Sunday, so as to hold
 1t on Jefferson Davis birthday. At the services Sunday afternoon program
 of songs and regulations will be rend-
 cred by the members Of the Joe
 Wheeler Chapter, Daughters of the
 confederacy, and an address will be de- livered by the Rev. George L. Jenkins
 pastor of the Central Methodist Church
 of New Decatur.
 B. B. Conner. candidate for Cover nor of Alabama, has written a letter to
 friends in Decatur in which he ex- presses a willingness to come to Deca-
 tur and hold a joint debate with Dr.
 R. NJ. Cunningham. who Is also a can didate for gubernatorial honors, pro- vided a date can be arranged with Dr. Cunningham. The people of this eoun- ty want to hear some political speeches as they have not as yet had an oppor- unity of hearing any speeches dur ing the present campaign. Neither pr. Cunningham or Mir. Conner have as yet made a speech in this county A few | of the candidates for other State oh1ces | have recently been In Decatur. but no 1 speeches have as yet been made here' 1 Mayor Henry A. Skeggs, candidate Tor l Associate Railroad Commissioner, Will start an active canvass of the State
 after June 5. He is meeting with much | encouragement by favorable expres- | sions from all parts of the State on
 next Tuesday night, June 5. regular
 meeting of the City Council will be held and al this meeting the following city
 officers will be elected by the Council; l Marshal. clerk, treasurer sanitary ofl- | cer and two night policemen.