The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10

 ter free from bitterness and personal animosity. Resolutions are good in their way but what we want is action. and something further than resolu- tions. The business men should go to them and show how it will effect Bir- mingham, Mobile. Montgomery and other cities of the State to further pro- long this State of unrest"
 Ex-President C.. G. Abercrombie rose | and said that he desired to endorse l what had been said by those who pre- 1 ceded him, and that he recognized the necessity for some action to prevent | further panic
 l Mir. Doughty said that he is not very | familiar with the situations but that | he believed in personal efforts on the 1 part of business men to go to the leg 1 islators and let them know that there Is two sides to this question, one the l Governors side and the other the side | of the business people.
 D. P. Quisenberry said that before the election he had been assured that | reduced freight rates would result If the present administration got in. For | merly we knew what freight rates were and could make provision for | them in our business, but now we do not" he said. And freight rates ars l higher since the putting into force l the rates agreed on that they were | ! menced."
 Not a Personal Matter. J. c. Haas said that the fact that MT | Smith and Mir. Finley are ob1ecttnB 1 to legislation does not mean that 1t IS personally effecting them and causing | them to object. They nave noeninB 1 further than the interest of their com- panies at stake. he said Half the l stock, he said, is owned in Europe, and | the legislation that is being enacteu 1 in this country only affects the money l interests that have a way of coming | hack. He expressed himself as pe- Iieving that thepresent unrest m man 1 cial circles is due to the corporations l getting back at the South,
 Mrfi $, c. stark said that he wanted I some practical suggestion on the man l ner af approaching the legislators rel- atfve to showing them that the posi- tion that they have taken is aimost suicidal to Alabama. He said tnat his his i idea IS to get sitp tho ivsisisssoTS Sssss. | state to them the exact conditions, and | assure them that the railroads are not l trying to walk through the Statc in 1 total disregard of the courts and the | state itself. He said that as soon as | the minds of the legislators can pc l disabused of the fact that there IS l question of State rights involved the l sooner they will,be listen to argument Alex Rice rose and said that he l thought the best plan is to call a | mammoth mass meeting Of all or tne business men of the State who will md l it possible to come to Montgomery ana assure the members of the Legisia- l tuce of the seriousness of this proposi- | tion. He suggested that In view of the tact that there are cheap rates on to l Montgomery next week for the veter- l ans reunion that this will be good time to call the mass meeting. He put l this in the nature of motion, ana | President For bes stated to the meet | ing that he had just received long 1 distance message from Gadsden and | that the business people there were | anxiously watching the outcome of the meeting and assured him that they will do all in their power to further any plan for relief that might be adopted l by the Montgomery Club.
 Robert ]. Chambers. Vice-President and General Manager of the Mont gomery Light and Water Power Com pany, said that from the attendance he was convinced that more than twenty one men in Alabama disagreed with Governor Conner and his Legisla- iature in their program. He thought the mass meeting idea an excellent one and he was convinced that every city in the State is as thoroughly aroused as Montgomery and he promised his efforts to aid the movement in every way.
 ext Is Cut and Dried"
 Fred s. Ball urged Inat immediate action be taken, If we are to have q mass meeting" said MT. Ball, we want to meet Monday night, I know this Legislature. Everything is cut and dried. The committees meet today and decide on a favorable report on the Governors measures with about as much consideration as you or I would give to the purchase of a horse. Those bills will be reported Monday. They will go on the calendar and will prob ably be passed Tuesday. Let's send out letters and telegrams and get the business men here and make a demon stratton and see if we cannot stem the tide"
 MT. Ball then offered the following resolution. which was unanimously adopted and was signed by practically every one present;
 Whereas. at a time of almost un- paralleled prosperity and plenty, this country has been ruthlessly plunged into the anomalous condition of financial panic, not results of natural or normal causes. but largely due to, reckless and exaggerated charges and unreasonable and radical legislation against cor poFations without discrimination be- tween the innocent and the guilty. and
 to threats of even more drastic and unconscionable enactments, by which public suspicion has been unduly aroused, unmerited, distrust created, and different classes arrayed against each other; and,
 Whereas, financial and industrial i'm terests and enterprises have been paralyzed by fears, uncertainties and doubts. and greater disasters are threatened by widespread uneasiness and loss of confidence, which will be increased and aggravated by further agitation and additional legislation at this critical period; and.
 Restoration Os Confidence.
 Whereas, prosperity and happiness can be regained only by a prompt
 restoration of confidence in the busi- ness world. and it is the duty of every