The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-25

The location of the Conference Col Iege of Aiabamb at Montgomery. to be under the auspices of the North Ala banna and the Alabama Conference of the Methodist Church. is creating a lively interest, not in Montgomery alone. but throughout the State.
 The Joint Conference Committee, which met at Birmingham Tuesday. puledged themselves to establish for the first building of the College at Montgomery. structure worth not less than e10o,00O. This Is to he the be- ginning, as other buildings later, which will be erected, will necessitate the expenditure of from s250.000 to $500 900.
 The North Alabama Conferences Col- lege. at Athens, has this year 140 pu- pills; the Alabama Conference College at Tuskegee has 120 pupils, and from the two schools, ninety eight appii- cants were denied admission because Of lack of facilities. Thus the college at Montgomery would have, to begin with. about 400 pupils, and, with the iri- creased advantages of curriculum ana location, the number would soon doubles
 The members of the North Alabama Conference have been busy in Bir- mingham. The people there are great ly interested in the Montgomery Col lege, and considerable aid is expected from that Conference.
 Montgomery business men. viewing the situation from a purely commer- eial standpoint, are gratified at the prospects of having the Conference Col lege located at this place. and during yesterday the subject was generally discussed throughout the city. It IS 1f e t~ txa. x,rnnn4ift0fS that has been submitted to Moutgom- cry, and 1t Is the generally expressed hope of business men that the proposi. ton will be accepted, and tue project carried through.
 Busineas Men Ehdorse Plan.
 Among the prominent business men of the city who are interested In the success of the movement, the follow- ins are a few who expressed thern- selves on the subject yesterday.
 L. L. Lasseter said: Tt Is an oppor- tunity which seldom comes to city, and one which we. as business men, cannot afford to miss. Irrespective of denominatieff or of sentiment, the busi- ness men of Montgomery must take up the matter and see it is carried through"
 W. B. Davidson said: Tt is good thing for the city, and every good oiti- gen should favor 1t. From a coiimer- cial standpoint alone, the proposition is of inestimable value. and from an edu- cational standpoint. 1t is one of the greatest that ever came to 'he city. IL would be a great loss to Montgomery if we should fail to secure the college. 1t Is the best offer the city has ever had to secure an institution for an up- life commercially. educationally and morally"
 Rev. Sf~. Anderson Enthusiastic.
 Dr. Neal L. Anderson. pastor Of the Central Presbyterian Church. spoke en- Enthusiastically of the project. He said
 "No one interested in the highest development of Montgomery. can fall to be delighted at the prospect of se- curing for the city splendid institu- tion of higher learning such as is con- tempIated in the proposed College for Women under the auspices of the Methodist Conferences of the State.
 Tt has long been matter of sur prise to many that Montgomery, with its splendid public school system, secs ond to none in any city of its size in the South. and its eficient private schools for secondary education. should have no institution of high rank for more advanced work
 Located at the capital of the State, in the midst of community for gen. erations noted for Its culture and re- finement, In the very heart of one of the richest sections of the SAuth with splendid. gailroad connections reaching out to all portions of the land. and the great highway of travel between the North and the South, such an institu- ton, providing for thorough and high grade work could not fail to secure a