The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-05
HOW THE DAY WAS OBSERVED Holiday Makers Crowd
 Trolley Cars. BUSINESS WAS SUSPENDED Crowds Flocked to Parks and Other
 Points. Teurth of JuIy in Montgomery Found Everyone Ready for q Good
 Time and They

Montgomery wore holiday air and observed the Fourth, even though the Capital City of Alabama had no gen. eral celebration of the day.
 The Capitol had it's doors closed and the State government took a recess. The City Hall force. in the main, ob- served the day and only the necessary business was transacted. The police department maintained open house, however, and the fire department was ready for any business which might come up.
 The city from early dawn until late at night wore a holiday air. In the evening hour when the heat was not so intense, stranger might well have thought that the city was engaged in some general widespread observance of the day. Not car rolled down or up Dexter Avenue but what was filled with people. Each corner had its own wait ing crowd, and the sidewalks were thronged with men, women and chill dren in holiday dress
 Practically no business was done. What business was dene was confined largely to the fruit stand keepers and the thirst parlors-hard and soft. The main business houses were closed store would have its doors open and the proprietor and possibly a clerk or two would be on hand for a short while. but it was not business day in Montgomery. The city took a day off.
 Notwithstanding the absence of a general observance there was sufficient attraction for all who cared for amuse- ment. It was a warm, sunny day with the heat but slightly tempered by a breeze that stirred during the day. The main idea, in Montgomery, appeared to be to get out of the city in every way the street cars travelled.
 It was field day for the Montgomery Traction Company. It has been many a day since the company hauled as many people as it did on this hot Fourth of July. The heavy travel con- tinued throughout the day and no one line had a monopoly of 1t. The at fractions were diversified and each line drew it's quota of travel. The heavy travel of course was on the Pickett Springs line and the Electric Park lines. These two line touched the spot where most interest lay during the day.
 Trolley Cars Crowded.
 0n the Pickett Springs line there was first the big barbecue given at Pickett Springs by the Salvation Ar my A large crowd of tired mothers and poor children assembled for the day in the shade of the trees and the pavilion and partook of the excellent barbecued dinner that was set before them. VS% @-
 In addition to this the Montgomery Driving Club provided and excellent racing matinee at Vandiver Park on the Pickett Springs line. Those who love a spirited harness race, and there were many such, made the trip to the park and watched the horses trot.
 Electric Park was perhaps the most popular resort, day and night. The Casino gave a special double perform ance for the Fourth and each perform ance was played to big crowds. At the city's famous pleasure park, too. there were several impromptu picnic parties. They were generally family affairs Mother and children took advantage of fathers day away from business to get into the woods and enjoy a lunch un- der open skies.
 At night there was both perform ance at the Casino and special Fourth of July display of fireworks. The crowd that went out was limited only by the capacity of the street car fa- cilities. Each car that went out in the evening was loaded to the running boards. Each corner in the business