The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
SLDEWALK PENcILiNCS
Froposea asamlespai LeKislnslen.

p1N~H&W MmmtesR@A beBksAneA1n. pouotless many ef ous citizens. l greatly surprised to see the statement h The, Adverfiser of Thursday that the meeling ,of the Eepresentatlves o1 the cities of Mobile, Birmingnam and Mont. dSs to Mn1 the n penS nSupossa mSunieps corporation act to be presented 10 tue coming Legislature. held their meet. In8s behind closed doors and declined 70 give 0tit anything for IpublicatloAt
 NO Legislation proposed for a decade has been moro yital to the interests Of the cities concerhed, than is the new syssehl of ecvernfnent & for the larger cities CT fAe State, and it Is dtltcult to understand why the citizens of the coinnlnnitfes who're governmont Is tu De -detefinlned by the new Dill should not have been taken into the confidence ot those engaged sa the preparation Of this HeasurNs
 will have long since gone out or office Thursday and fserhapn been forgotten, unlese their action Thursday in exciud- tng the public from their confidence should result in iinn10rtaiizinE them, while the effects of this new legislation arc still felt in the cities concerned.
 Those 1ntesestcd in fhe development be sntisde1 with the passing Assurance that there IS to be no vital change made in existing conditions. Many of ithe citizens 0f these cities feel that some vital ehnnaes ia municipal affaire are most desirable. enc # would be exceedingly unfoFtunate for the impress sion to be created that changes are to opinion to make itself felt. thas would serve either the lnterests of the gen. ticmen enRagnd ifs drafting this pew bill or the Interests of ans. .portien Of the comsnunifies alYee4ed. without ade : assate~ pgotetelon uE the interests of the citizens aa 2 wbpie.
 ! 'rhe present t.onstitutien in it's stringent rules concerning local legis- lstion sought to rrptect communities against just such q state of affairs. and tL is unfortunate that the spirit Of the .constitutioH should be Nioiatvd by any general in character, weliid. II fl6t siab- tected Co tho fire of public criticism, have all tha vlei0usaesA os tbe eorrner sshnds Gf 'cel lgsslat%a ,da %ala the saeaseon.ers kebseIboss at Hoiat<.
 \ number of Montgomery boya wfle arc attending schools out of the city. the holidays with relatives anu r,2nds. Not a few or the boys and yat nlen wilo are away will return to city today and several will not re4e. ilere beforc sunday CT Monday
 AHohg thcsg who came yesterday were George Miles from Howard Col. lcsc at East Lake. te be with his par. . Prank Lassetef-, from Howard College, to he with his parents, MT. and Mrs. I4.s l.. Basseter. San Dreyfus. from Au- hutq; to he with h;s Fr,othss, Mrs. Era- barn. to be with his narents Mir. and Mrs. c. A. Grinlth. F. c. Hicks from Howard College at East Lake, to es Parks wriaht from Auburn, to be with his mother Mrs. L., w. Wright. John Lake. to be with his father, Mir silas Dc with his parents, Mir and Mrs. Watts. YeunR Shnckeiford from Aus burn, to be with his parents Mir. and Mrs G. w.; shsekelford. ss <. .y.a...a College, is expected. today to be the guest of Prof. D, r, Stakely at the home sof the lattefs parents, Dr. and Mrs Charles A ssaksly' s
 Commercial Club in Brewton.
 Among the visiturs to the ComBefrtai Club rooms yesterday was H. C, Rankin of Brewton. Mir. Rankin is the editor of The Brewton standard. is the City Clerk of Brewton and is also intercstA cd in. the real estate business In that city. He is fostering n sentiment look. ing te the organization of a Commercial Club in Brewton and desired to consult with the officers of the Coinmerci Club in Montgomery and secure their. uS Copies Td M of the cohasitation and bylaws of the Commercial Club and also of the State organization were supplied to Mir: Rankin and an ashfanee was. given oe the hearty cooperation in the move nient to organize q Commercial Club In Brewton.
 Tomatoes Eruvsih@ In Deccmher. ,,, asks Mir. NJ, D. Sweatt, of 304 Bovee Street. Highland Park, in letter to Tho Advertiser, acoompanyins a large green tomato and branch from the Bush on which tt grew.
 Mir. sweatt says this branch Is from bush in his garden. There s1re sev- eral blossoms on the branch, Hs says his garden that are green and Bloom Ing.
 Messrs, Gaston Troy, Lullo " Elmore, Weatherly Carter and Alex Hannon left yesterday for New York where they will spend the holidays
 MT. Hugh Nelson returned to Mont gomery from Selma. where he was ih Attendance upon the marriage Of his sister.
 Messrs; Paine anh rsaVl.a,aa and x PCgs New Exchange,
 Messrs. 1ohn D Leigh and W. Q. Griggs o. t'rewton are registered at the
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 Messrs. ". F. Champion and J. B. Greene of Hayneville are registered at the A"'''''S'' 4 % -: Messrs. ". c. Box and ! P. Jones of Dothan are registered at the wind- sor.
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 MT. Julian B. Parke of Selma was in the city for a short time last night.
 ,.. is staying al the New Exchange.
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 MT. James Graham, a prominent elt4 izen of Selma is in the city.
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 MT. W. IT, Moore of Greensboro was in Montgomery yesterday.
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 istered at the Glenmore.
 MT. ". " Jones qf speisner is stay ing at the New MahsoD.
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 Mir. J, r. Mabry Of Mobile is stay ing a the Windsor.
 NEGRO LABOR.