The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

however. because the contest for SO licitorship in case the bill passes IS ka' We have in Prattville a man ship of the circuit. If you will read this mornings Advertiser you stronsi Wrol seS endorsed by the Autauga Bar Assocla. & tion, and that endorsement meets the wishes of the psopis ot the County"
 EmpIOye Likes Employer.
 "The ,announcement from the gen tral offices of the Western Union Tel crease of 10 per cent in the salaries. of the operators at it's larger omces. De. ginning March l." said well known sgle1RdS syxampe cf eOurse O @ from which certain other large corporations might learn. By this, l do not mean ing an employe of the company who will be benefited by the raise. 1t is nat ural l should welcome the announcc- ment But that IS not my my poiins rsis. the Western Union Company had received from a number of sources througnout the country petitions asking Tor an @ in- eral movement on the part Of the tel .egraphers. Neither was there any threat of a strike. It must be borne so many different causes have contrib uted to make the operating expenses of the country heavier, the request was one which must have been the cause of considerable discussion among those at the head.
 Instead of precipitating any trouble, crease, or intimating any intention of refusing. the officers went over the ground very carefully, estimating the possibility of accommodating thelr ,em- ployes to the extent asked for. When 1t was finally decided the raise could be granted. the announcement was made that 1t would be granted: granted That pickering, no rushing into print over the probability of strikes, anu no state ment which would attract attention in. any way until the matter was hnally closed. If other corporations would handle their affairs in the same way, there might not be so much labor the employees of the various large cor porations would have the satisfied feel ing that their employers were looking out for the interests of their men as well as for their own interests" % % %
 Complains of Steep Grades.
 "The street car acciaent which oc.. cured today at the intersection of Adams Avenue and South UnIon Street, in which. if the life of the little victim is spared. will at least render him helpless cripple, recalls to my mind" said d prominent resident of that part of the city last evening, that 1t has been only few years since strenu- 
 by the residents of that part of the city to get the City Council to take action in cutting down Adams Avenue win the special view to reaucing the grade between Decatur and Jackson Streets
 "rhe place where the accident oc- sidered one of the most dangerous grades on the street railway within the city limits, and at the time when the effort was mlde to have the grades m in imiZR6 if shown there had | already been several accidents there. Eye witnesses to the tragedy yester- | day testify the motorman did all he could do to stop the car, but, as IS usual the cars coming down that grade get under such headway before Cnlon street crossing is reached, that 1t is | next to impossible 10 stop in an emer- SenCy distance.
 -, T ride on that line every day, anu there are times when the ear gets al union and Jackson before the motor. | man can stop It, and 1t is not the fault of the car crew every time. either. bur | rather of the steep grade Accidents l have happened there frequently in the | past anu will continue to happen there if something is not done to remove the cause
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 Ex-GOvernOr JeIks in City. Former Governor William D. Jeiks ! spent a few hours In the city yeSter- day. lie was on his way to spend few days with Birmingham relatives and friends.
 The former Governor has spent tn. | month since he retired from the office l of Governor in rest and reIaxation al l his beautiful home in Eufaula. He shows in hIs appearance the good the ! rest has done him. To the notion of l his friends, he was looking better than he has looked for a long tune.
 ne ex-Govtrnor, was not talking for l publication yesterday. He salu he had Kept only moderately informed of the dongs of the Legislature through the papers. and he was not giving cut In | terViews Uf any sort. He indicated he had so much enjoyed his rest that he | proposed to take some more of IL. l The former Governor left yesterday 1 afternoon at 3:3O o'clock for Birmng- ham.
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 Mir. k. H Walker of Dothan is reg. ! istered at the Mabson,
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 Polytechnic Institute. at Auburn. is al the Ma0son' x a.
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