The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-09
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Probate Judge J. C. Woods stood out side the Exchange Hotel yesterday and looked at the magnificent proportions of the Moses Building which progress had doomed to destruction.
 'at looks like a pity to destroy finer building is to go up in it's place Like other men who come to Montgom- cry, am very fond of the city and very much interested in it's welfare ] wish it were possible to retain that fine building and build the new office structure on some other corner of the Square.
 tonishing. A man, of course. doesn't appreciate how widespread it Is, un~ less he drives through the residence district where most of the building is in progress. I frequently drive to Montgomery from my home in Hayne- vile, and month after month. the rapid progress of Montgomery has been brought to my notice. But while the greatest amount of building Is going on in the residence portion of Mont gomery, there Is more than enough nf it in sight from wher we are standing to show how rapidly it is develop. T honestly believe that at night Montgomery has the best lighted busi> ness section of any city in the coun- try.
 Land OMlcey stays.
 T was glad to see in today's Adver-
  ton has positively decided not to move the government land offices from Mont gomery to- Birmingham" said well absurd proposition in the first place, to think of taking the offices rom here.
 such offices. 1t is located in the cen tre of the State and it Is nearest home stead lands. The lands in the north ern part of the State. are not deslr- ly all mineral lands. rich in minerals. but poor property to put under culti- vation. There are many arguments why the offices should rsman tban here the generally conceded fact that Montgom- cry is a more desirable residence city in every respect than Birmingham. It al, would have been contented to let good enough alone"
 & g % Delay Paying Poll Tax.
 q wish those poll tax payers would hurry" said Montgomery County Tax Collector George w. Halls. They are not coming in nearly as fast as they ought to. Their fees, entitling %hem to franchisement. are due, and if they don't pay them by February 1. the time will be out ''You know if you don't remind, the people of this little matter. numbers of them forget it and not intentionally either. and sometimes they wait untit my office and paying over the small amount A great number wait until the last day or two. and they will then come in and swamp the office force, keeping us busy day and night "There are about 2,500 persons In Montgomery eligible 10 pay poll tax and | would like to see every one of '''N''' w " x $ %
 Mir A. B. Berry, formerly a well known railroad man of Montgomery, but now of Columbus. Miss: stisnd IS in the the meeting of the Order of Railway Con ductors, held in Montgomery. MT. Ser ry for number of years was eonneGo ItGo l Railroad Part of the time he held a l position at the union passenger station where he. made a large number or 1 conductor on the, Mobile and Ohio | Railroad. but recently he has been | transferred to the Mobile and Ohio | yards at Columbus, Miss.
 Mir. Henry H. Barnes, who has been 1 i'll several weeks at his residence at Myrtle, was reported last night to be however, is still regarded as serious. Ss Ss & Hon. Walter D. Seed of Tuscaloosa. was at the New Exchange last night. MT. F. A GuIledge of Verbena, was in Montgomery yesterday
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 MT. J. R. Dowden of Lafayette. is at the New Exchange.
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 MT. w. L. Wilson of Lafayette, Is visiting Montgomery.
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 Mir. L. F. Lull of Mobile. was in Mont gomery last night.
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 Mir L. P Troup of New Decatur. was in town last night,
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 Mir. J c. DuBose, of University, was in town last night
 Judge J. J. Mayfeld of Tuscaloosa,
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 MT P. & Hawkins of Birmingham | is in Montgomery
 MT Emroy Folmar. of Troy. Is visi- ting the city.
 MT. J. R. Taylor of opelika, is in Montgomery.
 MT R A. Parter of Birmingham. ia In the city.
 MT. George w. Jones of Noble, is in \ the city.