The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-05
SidesOolk PenciIings
Cheaper Rents Are Needed.

What Montgomery needs now,' said q prominent real estate man yester- day. .is something to attract people For instance, 1t is almost impossible for strangers to come here and get small house or apartment, and am dition is responsible for the excessive rents charged in the city. All mar kets are controlled, in the end by the law eFg of ssa sqgpy snS n for houses, but the supply Is very small T know of a number of houses in Montgomery that are renting for tWen- were three yearss ago. and yet their value has not increased ten per cent In fact the houses themselves are not this is that there has been a rush to secure desirable locations and property owners have taken advantage of It,
 We need not blind ourselves with the belief that this is small matter in the path of our march to the I00,- 900 in f910,' The first thing person contemplating a change will ask before how are the Tents, and are inc prop erty values inflated? It is a matter well worth the attention of the Com. mercial Club. and the construction or some modern apartment houses in Montgomery would be profitable in- vestment for any one.
 There are perhaps fever apartment
  size in the United states"
 He Has a Scheme. The best way I know Of getting to any place on time, said .ssdaH WeIi xnoWn sia to make your watch several minutes fast, keep it ahead of time and always forget that 1t is not exactly right Thus what l do, at any rate, and nno that it Is an excellent policy.
 Tn more than one respect 1t Is an excellent idea. For instance. l have business engagement, and by opeyihig get there a few minutes before the scheduled hour. have a social en- gagement, and, of course, lnvariapiy Iuifill 1t even before my watch telis me that I'm Johnny on the spot Tn the latter event, incidentally, It has another great advantage. l over. stay the limit, quite inadVefleneiy, ana be sure, was fast. I had forgotten ex. actly how many minutes. The old thing Is always running ahead of time, anyhow. l will have 10 get another.
 However, never do" In its notes from Butler Springs The Greenville Advocate says: colonel Alex Troy, Of Montgomery. has proven cnarming addition to the household during the week, and has given as much pleasure as he has de- rived benefit from the rest kOlonel AlOy hoS nv" 'SN~*N~ " Montgomery.
 Judge J. B. Gaston left yesterday | for Tuscaloosa to attend meeting Of the board of trustees of the State in sane asylum.
 Prof. B. B. Ross, of the Chemical Department of the Alabama Polytech- nic Institute, Auburn. was in the city yesterday.
 
 Col. Sam Will John, the well known politician of Birmingham, was in the city yesterday. greeting his many friends here.
 MT. George G. Adams, of Birming- ham, was one of the visitors in Mont gomery yesterday.
 MT. J. w. Cunningham, of Birming- ham, was in Montgomery yesterday. +
 MT. William B. Bragg, of Fort De- posit. was in Montgomery yesterday. MT, M. M. smith. Of Prattyiie. paid visit to Montgomery yesterday t~- +
 MT. c. s. Wilson, of Birmingham, yesterday visited in Montgomery itsd Montgomery yesterday. | MT. Lloyd W. Bates, of Mobile, was | in Montgomery yesterday.
 
 Mir. W. J. simmons. of Florence, was in the city yesterday. +
 Mir. R. J. Finley. of Lafayette, was In the city yesterday.
 
 MT. J. M. Rifles. of Lockhardt. was | in the city yesterday.
 
 MT. J. L. Green. of Anniston, visited l in the city yesterday.