The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-03
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 The impression that has rotten out. said well informed municipal politician yestordAy. that Montxomery Is In worse financial shape than 1t has ever been before, is erroneous has had to So. up asainst the same lack of Funds in the summer months, only, es well as can remember, 1t has been . number of years since the city failed to pay on lts officials during any such
 Tn 1888. if I mistake not, or thsre- anouts, at any rate, the Mayor of the city had to borrow a sum much larger than the Sl6.o0o borrowed yesterday by sonal note. The same thing happened In Mayor Joseph's administration. and money was borrowed to meet the cur rent expensas
 .rm no kaoclrer. but had the City Council. under q sAspension of tules. passed the ordinance authorizing the Mayor to borrow 3i5,o00 week bofore they did. all this talk about Montgom- cry not being able to meet its pay msnsy would would ss Rsy. ps Ss.n borro%sd r,sa ns ans in the city treasury. and that would have been all to the tale.
 "As It was. however. the report has gone out that the city failed to meet has worked no little harm to the city. Of course. If anyone stops for mo- ment to reflect, 1t was not such a crime. after all Every city has 10 con- manage to do 1t more discrsetly. and they generally supply the deficits be- fore any payment has to be rnada. At any rate, whats the use of agi- tating the question, refsctsng and in- sinnatiDg and growling?. Montgomery has done what 1t should have done. kore."
 Mntox Van kfrIk,s Work.
 T read with regret" said Q we'll known citizen, "a notice in The Adyer- tiser of the death ct Samsca. Ala, of Major w. J. Van Kirk. 1t would take a good sized volume to~record tho work of that man in exploiting AlabaIns and making known the advantages it of- tered to those who might wish to be- come citizens of the state He was Pennsylyaniau by birth, put Was living in the South in 1881 and was true and faithful Confederate soldier.
 For the past forty yeafs he was &C., tive in promoting inmiSration into West Florida and South and Southeast Alabama. He was a man of fine intel ligence and good heart and the State has been a great loser by his dea'h.
 oaor at the Lake.
 'There will have to be greater at- fractions at Electric Park" said Montgomery man yesterday, than are now presented before I will subject my olfactories to the disagreeable odor that was encountered Monday night just before reaching the lake. I am not in the habit of going to the park, but if that smell Is often encountered, 1t is dificult to understand how anybody will go in reach of 1t. One experience is enough for me-"
 BuffaIo's Heme-COming Week.
 If there are former residents of Buff falo, N. F., in Alabama, they are re- quested to send their addresses to the Old Home Week Committee in order to receive souvenir invitations to Old Home Week in Buffalo, which will he from September 1 to the 7th inclusive.
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 MT. W. l.. McCaa of Anniston spent yesterday in Montgomery and leaves this morning for Selma to attend the meeting of the Commercial Clubs Of Alabama. He isi jub,lant ovor condi- tions at Anniston an1 says the 'Msdel City, is going forward in q way to please all who are intSeested in its growth and prosperity.
 The boil of cotton sent to The Ad- vertiser by Max Ginsberg was from 6 farm owned by the Red Bridge Mer- cantile Company of which MT Gins berg is a member.
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