The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-20
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rhe Weather and the Merchant.

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 The Weather and the Merchant. The continuation of the chilly, rainy and altogether unreasonable weather has cost the retail merchants thousands of dollars" said clothing merchant on Oexter Avenue yesterday.
 The weather has been so backward that the people are not buying spring clothes and we cannot blame them. We nave goods In stock that are only fit for spring use, and these we have been un- able to dispose of. When 1t does be- gin to ret warm. the chances are it will jump right into summer and our spring wearing apparel will be left on the Retail dealers in dry goods have the same troubles. and clerks in all the while. were the weather conditions more favorable. they would he in the midst of a general rush. Ladies are wearing cloaks instead of lawns and dimitfes.
 Harvest For hackmen. The street car strike was harvest time for the hackmen of Montgomery, said an obseryant citizen yesterday. You would be surprised at the mum her of men who if their business call ed them down town after supper rode home in hack rather than take their chances on the car. They were not doing this either because the service with the strikers.
 They were nervous about possible shots in the car and flying bricks. Every time there was an announce. on or bombarded by bricks, the hack fares that night.
 ITO give the surbanites credit, how AxyAr ~1 Hn 1ofA were more uneasy about the possible attack than the men were themselves They were warned about riding on the cars at night when they left home town, to be certain to use a hack to come home in.
 "As general thing the attacks on the car were made when they were seem to have waited and watched un- til the conductor and rnotormen were alone in possession of the car Still the suburbanite had no assurance that this policy would be pursued all the the strike is over and he does not ride in hack so often
 Visitor May Locate.
 Another result Of the advertising on behalf of the '1oo,6oO in isios movement. is the visit to Montgomery of w. R. Smith, business man of New Kensington. Pa. Mir. Smith was here ey the srsphc snS sources that he had read. and he is contemplating establishing anfndustri- al enterprise here which will employ about twenty hands. The nature of the enternxi.: Is not made known: but tis said that the prospects are fatter- ing for the location of the industry in Montgomery. Mir. Smith has been in the city since Thyrsday.
 WiII Make Home Here.
 D. J. Doig, a building contractor, who formerly resided in Jackson. Mich. reached Montgomery Thursday. accompanied by his wife. to make Montgomery his future home. MT. Jackson. had practically made up his mind to locate in Denver. when he read of Montgomery and changed his plans. He will engage in business here.
 MT. J. M. Tucker of Prattville. was in the city yesterday. Mir. Tucker has just returned from Atlanta, where he at- tended the National Baraca Convention.
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 President c. c. Thach of the Ala bama Polytechnic Institute, at Auburn, was visitor to Montgomery yester. day.
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 MT. A. P. McGowen of Chapman, is at the Exchange, accompanied by his wife,
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 Prof. W. B. Saffold of the University, is registered at Hotel Summers
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 Hon. H. s. D. Mallory of Selma, was in Montgomery yesterday.
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 MT. W. T. Afford of Mobile. was in Montgomery last night.
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 Mir. Allen A. Green of Anniston, is in Montgomery.
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 MT. J. R. Floyd of Birmin sham. ia visiting the city.
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 MT. H. c. Thach of Athens, is in the city.