The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-25
BUSINESS MEN OF ALL CHURCHES
 ENDORSE METHODIST COLLEGE IDEA

large patronage and would give an up- lift to all the forces that go to the building up of the common wealth and city, such as no other one enterprise could possibly furnish.
 T recall with sincere appreciation the response of the community at large to the proposal to locate the Presby- terian College for Men In this city. and am sure that from no quarter will there be more enthusiastic response to these efforts of our Methodist brethren than from the Presbyterians sof Montgom- cry"
 Movement te Benent City.
 H. c. Davidson expressed himself as follows:, "Fecm a business stand point, and from every other staudpoint. think 1t | great movement fer the beneit of Montgomery. I regard 1t a movement that should meet with evs cry encouragement. We cannot get tco many institutions of that kind To-, cated among us."
 John W. Durr, Jr., said: "A strong fight was made several yep $ ago for the establishment of the Alabama Syn. odical College for Men at Montgomery, and the effort was a failure, and see no reason why we should not, now that Montgomery has awakened to the importance of making the most of it's opportunities have a college of that character located here, and I would be just as we'll pleased to sec tho Methodist College here as the Presby- terian College. I believe the location of the college will be help to the businsss interests. and q great uplift to the moral tone of the city. I be- lieve such an institution should be hailed with great expectation and re- joicing by every one"
 M. Cody said: Tt is a great thing for Montgomery. My impression is that from commercial standpoint, a female college issmore beneficial to an opportunity that Montgomery should net miss."
 Alex Rice expressed hirself in ia. vor of the movement. T consider the location of the Methodist college in Montgomery" he said, "a great help to the city, not only from business standpoint. but from an educational standr oint. It will help to estab- fish the city as an educational center
 Good Thing for Montgomery.
 Joseph Norwood said: T think 1t good thing for Montgomery. It will be quite an addition to the city com- mercially bringing trade and people here. Montgomery should secure the cOileBe IT possible.
 F. E. Fisk expresses himself as fol- lows: "The location of any sort of a college in Montgomery would be fine movement for the city, to say nothing of the establishment of q college here of the high class curriculum proposed by the two Methodist conferences or the State"
 A. W. LeBron said. q am rejoiced to learn that the Methodist College is to be located here. I believe 1t means much to us commercially, but 1t means great deal more as a beginning to making Montgomery as 1t should be- an educational center of the South"
 pr. B. J. Baldwin said: "l think the location of the Methodist college at Montgomery of great value to the city in every way, in raising the intellect ual standard, and a great benefit in a commercial way. most heartily en- dorse the movement. and hope 1t will be success" NJ Kahn: T think 1t good thing for the city from a business stand point, and think the people of Mont gomerY should raise the money to se- cure the college"
 J. c. Haas: T think 1t something we have long needed. A college is one of the most important factors In the building up of a city. and from a com rnercial standpoint the best investment a city can make. I propose to do my share in subscribing to the fund for the location of the college at Montgom. cry" A Judge W. H Thomas and W F vandfver, the Montgomery members of the Commission. are gratified with the expressions they arc receiving from Montgomerians and from people all over the State.