The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-26
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roaAs may give the greatest service, spesking in . broad sense. as factors or t1Nnsportation. The great railroads or the south have had periods of depres- sion. But the business activity Of the gos,th has created difference in af- fairs. The tide has risen. In coun- try of long distances. sparse popuia. tion and great resources. without transportation there can be no pro- rres1 when an effort is made to de- velop . country 1000 miles from ocean to ocean. and 5000 miles from Canada to the Gulf. if you omit eficient trans portation. you have omitted the whole
 Improvements By Seutbern.
 'rn this day of political agitation I wish to draw your attention to the industrial and commercial sides of the facts to you. The railroads must be efficient. They can not be enicient Vithout enlargement. This can be ao- complished only at the cost of hum dreds of millions. The company I rep Pesent alone has spent during the last ei9hA years from $40.00o,000 to $60.00o,- 900 in cash for permanent improve ments in property, and $45.000.00 more for equipment. We are spending 1t todsy a fast as the scarce labor of the South can be had. That. of course, is a business venture entered upon because of the growing prosperity of the coun- try and Q faith born of that growth. But much of 1t has been entered upon also. with trembling hope rather than sanguine expectation. Why have we done this? It Is because is some sec tions, the railroad service has fallen short of the wants of the community. That is public pressure. It Is business pressure.
 "The political agitator, the legis- lator, the national and State com- missions, are all on the alert to say. Where is this company failing in it's Autyr That is public duty which every railroad manager must respond to. To make Improvements. you have to have the means. Money must be borrowed, and when borrowed. the interest on 1t ust be met or the inn provements must stop. I want to ap- peal to you as business men to con sider these facts. not upon the stand point of the small grievance but upon the larger grounds. ask you as and if you will do this. I have not lost the abiding faith in the final outcome dictated by the common sense of the American people,
 During the afternoon. President Spencer and his party, mace fur ther inspection of iae grounds and later attended the racsS. liz leIt III his special car at o'ciock in the af- ternoon for Atlanta
 Following the races this afternoon, the airship made another ascension Scheduled to rise early in the after. noon, an East wind had provente the ascension. About 4:30 o'clock however, the wind had died down. and permit ed of the trial. Notwithstand- ing there was still considerable breez Aeronaut Hamilton made an entire circuit of the grounds. at all times having the machine undLr perfec, control. The thousands of visitors a' the Fair followed the machine In its flight from the time it rose from the station near its tent until 1t alighted again safely from its trip.
 During the evening the cars "er: heain crowded with throngs whc went out to see tho evening attrac, lions at the Park. Unti! late al night voices of the "barkers tn. din of organs and calliope, and tne snrasms and shouts of pleasure seek srs filled the Pike. 4he cars did no ease bringing passengers rom th' Crounds until long after midnight.
 The shows of the Parker Anus ,' want Company wers patronized D, thousands during the day anu . night. ,, r hr,,,,ant spec ,acle, which is one or the chieI n, Hres of the Fair, was witheseeu s, inc largest audience Of the "eeA