The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-01
Two Distinct Agitations
 Started.
CsmmerciaI Club Secures sKany Names of Merchasts Against Freight Train Msasure--ccmnittee
 sf Employes See Conner.

Two distinct agitations against the passage of the bill which If passed would make illegal the operation Of freight trains on Sunday were infti- ated yesterday.
 The one was made bv the business men of Montgomery, acting in response to an appeal by committee from the directors of the Commercial Club. The other was made by representative Ineni- bers of the Order of Railway Em- ployes.
 The latter. through committee, made direct appeal to Governor Conner. The Commercial Clubs plan is to pre- sent petitions which have already been signed by a majority of the business men of Montgomery.
 The act of the Commercial Clubs committee was determined at the meet ing of the directors Wednesday after noon, when the following committee was named: John T. Walker. Chair man; J. c. Haas. James s. Parrish, Clayton T. Tullis, $. Gassenheimer, Emanuel Meertief. P. R. Whiting, The members of the committee circulated the petitions for only a few hours in the afternoon. but the response was ready and general.
 Petition Against BiIi
 The petition embodies the following
 Whereas, bill has been introduced in the Alabama Legislature, the pur- nose of which is to prohibit the rum ming of freight trains on the Sabbath, and
 whereas. In the opinion of this Board. the enactment of such a law would be extremely injurious to the business interests of the State in view of the fact that even by running their trains seven days in the week, our rail- road facilities are inadequate to prompt ly move the immense tonnage offered, and the shippers are constantly con. fronted with the shortage of cars. which is due. not so much to lack of cars. as to the inability of the rail- roads to move them. this condition be- ing emphasized during the cotton sea- son, and
 Whereas. In the opinion of this Board, if the railroads of this State are required to diminish their service by one-seventh by preventing them from operating trains one day In the week, it will inevitably result in even greater congestion than has existed during the recent prosperous era, and
 Whereas, If, by hampering the rail- roads hv the enactment of such law, they are rendered unable to promptly move the cotton crop; and the ability of the banks would on that account be materially interfered with in the matter of supplying funds to tide the cotton producers over this period of delay which condition would. of ne- eessity. increase the rate of interest for the use of money. -
 Therefore be 1t resolved. by the Board of Directors of the Commercial Club of Montgomery. That we earn estly protest against the passage of said bill. and beg the Legislature to refrain from taking a step, which, in the opinion of the Board. will result In dire disaster. &
 ''Be 1t further resolved. That the President of this Board be, and he is hereby, requested to present a copy of this resolution to the appropriate com copy hereof be mailed to each member of the Legislature, in addition to caus- ing the same to be inserted in the daily papers of this city"
 The committee at the close of the day had secured the following men and firms to si@D as endorsing the resolu- tions.
 Many Sign List.
 H. M Hobbie Grocery Company. c. F. Moritz and Company, Schloss and Kahn, Loeb Carriage and Supply Company, Teague and Sons, Mayer and Mohr, J. L.. Hall and Company O'Connell Hard ware Company, Excelsior Brick Com pany, Sellers and Drum Company, En- gle Millinery Company, Powell-collins Hardware Company. Florala, Ala; {; Steiner, Lobman and Frank, M. Sabel and Sons, Thomas H. Carr, Tennille Furniture Company. F. F. Johnstone and Company, United Selling Company, c. Y. Bogacki, H. Levystein and Com pany. Morris M. Wolff, Dahlberg Brok-