The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-07
SIDEWALK PENCILINGS
Goyernment nMner.hIp.

T see that Bryan has come out S,rsong S,,sg for the. public ownership oI nent local politician yesterday. and it IS my opinion that he mas made DIE mistake, one that will likely re- sult in the election of another Repup- ,lcan President at the Novem4er bai- toHng Gosernmental ownership may pc good thing In the abstract: n3 aouot II Is. But the question of prli mary importance is whether or not tne country is ripe for it, l do not think DO. In Edinburgh, or Glasgow, tor Instance, 1t has been proved to be gives the public a greater measure or service than they received under the old private corporation system. But mere Is one all-important difference which must not be overlooked as 1t Is the strongest argument against imme- try.
 | Tn Europe. a man. as a rule. who Is honest in his relations with his wst nestghbbors, b is honest in lytS nlS relations not whit more patriotic in one sense of the word. there IS no denying that they do respect the governmental cof- fers more than do the citlzens of this country. Here d man who would in- dared to impugn his personal tntegri | ", thinks nothing of and is sometimes proud or doing Uncle Sam out of all ne can. Graft is rampant in the Uni | ted States, and there is no telliLE what would happen if public oficials were gwen a chance at the earnings Of immense public utilities" 1 ss E Ss
 Endorses State Fair. J. R. McLendon, for years one of the most successful farmers in Mont gomery County, was in the city yes terested Tn the State Fair of the Ala bama Agricultural Association, which is to be held in Montgomery october z2 to 2!, and made inquiries at the Association headquarters in regard to premiums offered for the best exhibits in certain kinds of vegetables. pu- ring the life of the old Montgomery lar exhibitor, and for five years was awarded the first premium in the classes in which he had exhibits. It year and he is hopeful of again carry | ing away honors.
 "l am thoroughly in favor of the agricultural fair" he said, speaking of the approaching exposition. Such undertakings are wonderfully bene- 1 fcial to the agriculturst. fair such as is being planned, vii! do more for thing could: I shall enter exhibits of everything I grow on my farm"
 MT McLendon is an ardent enthusi-- ast In the movement of the national delivery system. He was one of the | first men in Alabaua to suggest and | write about the movement. < * S:
 l More Trouble With Hacks.
 "A few days ago." ss'd a visitor to Montgomery, T read in The Advertise CT complaint of over-eharge by one 1b 1bat tne exnrenna eltX nackmen a never had would willingly pay twice the amount of fare if l could only get a convey ance to take me from the union de- pot. It often happens that I arrive | here Wien trains are not ou time and l find no carriage inside the depot en- closure On inquiry of the agent occasion has engaged all the carriages. and there l am with one or TWO grips, and the, place want to reach not on ear iine' anu half mile away. IT your City Council will compeI who ever has the privilege of keeping hacks and carriages around the depot 10 allow no train to arrive without some conveyanees at hand, they win receive the thanks of many belated travellers"
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 | About Taste la Neckwenr. T have often been surprised" said a well known Montgomery haberdash- sr yesterday. "at the taate or rather lack of 1t, that some men display in the selection of their neckwear. Gem tlemen who take the greatest pride in be-ng dressed in the correct modes and are otherwise faultIessly arrayeG Will don some scarf of a startling hue
 
 upon their discrimination.
 Shoes and neckwear are perhaps ti" the most consEieuous part of a gen. tlenlan's dress; yet a man who w.h designs in his suits will Haunt a bril. | nant neck-tie. It is survival of that inherent barbaric love of display which was the distin guishing chara,.- terlst'c of our prehistoric ancestors"
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 visitor at the rooms of the Com merelai Club yesterday was M V. Rlchards: General Land and Industrial headquarters at Washington. MT. Rich ards Is on trip to Mississippi, where nto ne VIII address a large agricultural meenng in nane today; He was enthusiastic In Montgomery since his last visit and expressed great confidence in Mont gomery's immediate future. Mir Rich the Southern industrial and immiara tion field. He expressed especial inter- est in the Montgomery, 1910 movement and pledged to It the hearttest co-ope-
 MT. Robert Horace Parker. sales manager of the Southern Clay Manu- cry for weeks visit at Knoxville. Tenn, and Asheville, N c.
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 Secretary L. l. Gilbert. Of the Com- mercial Club. has beer invited by the the organization of Chamber of Com merce In that city:
 U l. Womack and Archie D. Graham. city en route for Marion. where MT Graham will enter the M M
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