The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-24

The meeting of the club was largely and enthusia stically attended. and free discussion of the above matters was launched into shortly after the calling of the body to order. President what the club had accomplished in the past six months. reviewing carefuily the clubs achievements and works. The speaker insisted that the advertising campaign begun by the city should not be underestimated. He recommended that a new subscription fund be se- cured. ~ upon the severance of Secretary l.. L.. GiIberts connection with the club, expressing regret that he felt called upon to do as he had expressed him. self
 Secretary Gilbert made a report Of the clubs work since January, stress, ing the progressive features that had come to Montgomery and naming number of enterprises and institutions which the club had been instrumental in bringing to Montgomery; He pala especial attention to the clubs success in raising $50,ooo for the securing or the Woman's Methodist College for this city, and pronounced this work the greatest ever accomplished by the cup in any six months of its history.
 The guarantee fund proposition. the secretary said. was dead issue, put stated that 1t was simply auiescent TOT the moment, ready to awake when re. lief to the present conditions should
 In behalf of the Committee on Bank ing and Trade Statistics, John T. Walker, chairman. stated that banking; postoffice and depot receipts ,sno@se snUssse over the excellent conditions of the six months previous.
 ''The unusual activity in industries 1,.ie of all sorts." the chairman said, was sure indicator of 100000 in 1910: mark not at all excessive, and the applause of the hearers demonstratea that the speaker had struck the Key note nearest and dearest to the hearts of those assembled.
 Fred S. Ball. chairman of the Com mittee on City Development. reported that the committee was at the present defunct. judging from is representation at the committee meetings, but that II had kept, nevertheless. a vigilant eye on the city's progress. MT Ball pc lieved that the club should have more careful watch over the municipal gov ernment, "fof." he declared, the city Is entitled to the wisdom or the Com mercial Club, an Sg;nnss organization ,0nn com
 Alderman Foster was also Of the opinion that the clubs assistance in the municipal government would De good thing for the city. MT. Foster reviewed the financial conditions of the city explaining at length the expendi- lures that brought about the present deficit. attributing them. principally. to the great activity in permanent inn provements.
 In closing his address. MT. Foster suggested that what the city was in need of was government by commis- sion. such as he had outlined in bill which he had drawn up for passage in
 F. P. Glass who was called upon, was also of the opinion that munich pal government was the solution or city government ills. and following him nf fhA vised attention to this feature.
 Mir. Chaffee advised that the club pass resolutions instructing the Board of Directors to take up the question vote the step was decided upon.
 Alderman w. M. Cox. Chairman of the Committee on Membership. report ed that the committee was making that the membership of the club should be doubled. He suggested that each member should be required to bring in a new member to the club.
 Later in the evening G. W; Jones moved that each member who brought into the club ten new members in the course of the next month should be given a complimentary membership Tor one year. and the motion was unani- mously carried. Each member of the club present was given a partial list of nOn-club members.
 President Forbes was instructed to appoint a committee to meet with a committee from Camp Lomax on ThuSs- day night to consider plans relative to | the State, encampment of the United l Confederate Veterans.
 The communications from residents and merchants of Wetumpka asking l that \the club give it's aid in the mat | ter of securing for them better long l distance telephonic connections was | submitted to the Board of Directors. | The Board of Directors was author ized to take steps against the passage of the Overton combine or antitrust | bill. and was instructed to investigate | the transfer conditions at the Union to 1ua c