The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03
MONEY FOR C0DEN
CENTRAL CITY COMMITTEE RAISES
FUND.
Many Selma People Spend the summer
NJ stricken Resort and One
Thousand Dollars Will
ne Raised.

Advertiser Bureau.
Selma. Oct 2.
A neat sum of money was raised LOT
the sufferers from the gulf coast s'orhi
In Selma yesterday and today.
The selma Journal yesterday aftef
noon started a fund for the storm sul-
ferers with s25 which had been con-
tributed by Capt. l.. NJ. Hooper: Ihis
morning that paper received through
tho mails checks for various amounts
and individuals also called at their Oh
fee and left different amounts.
Ry noon this amount had reached
5000. which was placed in the bank ana
a telegram was sent to DR.. H. L. Inge,
chairman of the relief committee at
Mobile, notifying him that the sum Oh
5000 had been placed in the bank sub
iect to his draft. This 5000 was con-
tributed by Selmians for the benefit OF
the storm sufferers at Coden. Many
of the citizens OF Selma speno .he
summer at Coden each year ana the
residents of that stricken resort have
a warm place in the hearts OF citizens
here.
Mayor Atkins this morning received
a telegram from Mayor Lyons or MO-
bile notifying him that Mobile was not
in want and did not solicit help. The
telegram was acknowledged and later
Mayor Atkins appointed two committees
from the business men to solicit con-
tributions from the citizens for the
benefit of the storm sufferers on the
gulf coast.
The committee which worked Water
Street was composed of R. r. korne-
gay, Henry Never and j. F. Hooper.
| The Broad Street committee consisted
Of w. r Atkins. Albert Thalheimer and
Calvin Young. Jr. Both of these COM
| mittees began work as soon as they
wer, notified of their appointment and
| put in about two hours this morning.
At noon each one of the two commit
tees collected about $50 each.
Each one Of the committee resumed
work this afternoon and raised a good
amount. 1t is expected that by noon
tomorrow that Selma will have raised
at least 81 900. Whatever money is
contributed will be placed in the bank
and the proper authority will be noti-
fed to draw for the amount collected.
| Commercial Club Meets.
| The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Commercial and Industrial AS
sociatio was held in the Council
room at the city hall this afternoon at
4 o'clock. The meeting was largely
attended by the members OF the AS
ISOLATION and considerable interest was
manifested in the business which
came before the meeting. One of the
the attention of the Association was
the bad telephone service of the Bell
system in Selma. F.. c. Melvin brought
this matter up before the Association
and in most vigorous language, he
condemned the present service
He offered to start movement TO:
the organization of an independent
telephone company, and said that he
would start the list for the organic
ing of such a company with $1,000.
The tepephone service of the present
company was discussed at some length
by the members who We're present
and it was finally decided to first write
to the headquarters of the company
lin Atlanta and to make vigorous
protest for better service. If the
service is not remedied 1t is very like
ly that an Independent company Will
be formed here and begin business
There was also introdu ed to the
members of the Association Mr.
Ticker, who at presents operating q
stave and barrel plant at bridgeport
Tenn. Mr.. Ticker told the meeting
THAT he was looking for suitable 10.
cation for his factory and that he hac
been very greatly impressed WIFI
Selma as point to locate.
He also told them that he did moi
want the city or the Association tc
give him anything, but that he woult
nav for everything which he got He
has picked good site for the loca
ton of his plant on the banks OF the
Alabama river. close to the different
railroads, and if the property can b'
purchased he will probably locate II
Selma.
He saws that his plant employs abou
5o0 hands and that they have a gont
: size weekly payroll. After the trans
action of considerable business, thu
meeting adjourned.