The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-29
 The Sum of $715 Was Subscribed Yesterday. THE ENTHUSIASM CONTINUES Efforts Are Made for Property
 Owners Help. Negro Business Men show Their Lively Interest in Welfare of City and Make Contributions to the
 Fund.
THE ENTHUSIASM CONTINUES


 the money raising is in sight.
 And there was no unanimous com bined campaign yesterday. The wealth CT would not permit it. On the worst day of the year all the members of the subcommittee did not think it worth while to spend the day in can wasting. Only few of the commit teemen were out and when the day was over a total of S715 had been rais- ed
 A meeting of the Campaign Com mittee. called by Chairman F. P Glass, was held yesterday morning in the rooms of the Commercial Club. It purpose was mainly a comparison of notes and a look ahead for the wind up of tho financial end of the campaign for the year for Montgomery. city of 100000 population, Because of the weather it was decided to postpone the general and finishing work of the fi- nancial campaign.
 Notwithstanding this and notwith- | standing the most unpleasant weather 1 conditions of the day, more than $700 l was secured for the fund.
 1 In all probability the fund will be | raised before night. In all probability | today is the last opportunity a Mont l gomery mar will be given to give this i financial proof of his patriotism and his faith in his city. The sub-commit- 1 tees have been unable to see all the men in Montgomery who should of right contribute to the great develop ment fund. It is altogether probable that number of Monltgomerians who should contribute and who feel an inclination to contribute may not be seen at all by members of the Cam paign Committee. These Montgomer- ians. if they feel disposed to give can do so by telephoning their subscrip- tions to Chairman F. P. Glass, or Sec retary L. L.. Gilbert of the Commercial Club.
 Are Payable Quarterly.
 It should be understood that these subscriptions are payable quarterly. The man who subscribes $10 will only have $250 to pay every three months.
 The enthusiasm which greeted the movement fer 100000 people for Mont gomery for 1910 has not abated. It has continued and will continue through all subscription taking. It Is we'll within the truth to say that the takers of no public subscription fund have met with a warmer reception than that which greeted the men who are working for Twentieth Century Montgomery.
 The time was right. It was the right thing at the right hour. The city sooner or later had to awake to the, great possibilities of her future. This fact was so patent when the time ly movement was launched that 1t was recognized by practically all of the business men of Montgomery. There was less hanging back, less hesitation in contributing to the fund than there was in the giving of subscriptions to any other public fund raised in Mont gomery in recent years.
 The run of humanity in Montgomery is not. however different from that of any other city. The citizenship. like that of any other community contains some who for one reason or another would hold back from Joining in any public movement The reasons that would induce them to this course are reasons that would not appeal to the average man, but still the man who wants to hold back can find some sort of a reason to argue on.
 Few Holding Back.
 One of the gratifying features of the campaign for Twentieth Century Montgomery is the small number of her citizens who are holding back. The men who hesitate are numbered al the very minimum.
 The movement has encountered fewer of them. than any other movement ever conceived and launched for the advantage of the city. But as has be- fore been pointed out no other manifes- tation of Montgomery's public spirit has been greeted with such enthusiasm.
 Day by day the value of 1t becomes more and more apparent, Before this 1t had developed that the out of town corporations doing business in Mont gomery, were quite willing to do their share in making Montgomery a great city. It has been shown that they ap- preciate the public movement. the vigor and the aEressiveness of this move ment and are willing to help it along.
 Additional proof of this was given yesterday by the receipt of a letter from President Harry Kahn of the Blue Jay Company. Accompanying a contribu- tion of s1o President Kahn wrote as follows:
 Hot Springs, Ark, March 26. 1906. The Montgomery Advertiser MontGom-
 cry. Ala.
 Gentlemen-In reading your Adver- tiser the other day. was agreeablY sur prised to note the people of Montgom- cry had at last come to the conclusion that the best way to build up a city. and bring outside capital. was to start the ball rolling at home, I want to be one of them. Enclosed find my check for S1O toward the fund. If this spirit is carried out. will be glad to open branch in Montgomery of the Blue Jay Company of Louisville. manufacturing the only tasteless Aperient Water in