The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-08
SidssDaA Penciiings
Politicians and Fanfsrss

sea said sophisticated munich pal politician yesterday, 'that the leg islators are coming to town. with their inevitaDIs accompaniment, the trumpet trumpet and deum. don't you know lacking.
 Its a funny thing. but true. When several hours before the newspapers are apprised of the fact. A man gets on train. brisks about a moment or SO, hustles in all directions with a long cigar in his mouth, having the look of a pursued maniac. and every cabby at the depot pounces upon him and knows him to be Capitol visitor.
 Talk to politicians. as a rule, two minutes. and you can tell by the fre- They have mode of talking that is all absorbing and interesting. and of ten exceptionally instructive: but 'tis the T that is first noted in their con v.ersations, and the will do and the
 "Politieians are delightful some bodies. They keep a city guessing all the time. Surprises are looked for, ana sh. generally obtained. News is given Tor my part. like their trumpet and drum accompaniment. and learn to look for 1t. They are coming in town now on every train. You may expect x. V. course of the next few weeks"
 Drummer Has Kick.
 There Is one thing I never could understand about this railroad legis- Exchange Hotel last evening, and that Is the assumption on the part of the Leg islature, not only of Alabama but of a host of other States. in attempt Ing to fix flat rate for the transpor tation of passenRers from ona ,,nint to another. r' ~
 Tt would be deemed ludicrous were Iegislatiye body to attempt to fix a eeetain set price for the sale of cloth Ing throughout the State-to say that no suit of clothes should be sold for more than $9.98t or $45, as the case might be. It would be recognized at once once that one suit might be worth one And when one has spent any con siderable time travelling over the coun- try, as have, he comes to realize there is just as much individuality in the roads as there Is in suits of clothes
 'On a recent trip, for illustration. I had occasion to travel over two lines or railroad, among others. One of them iernishea it rms the finest coaches. perhaps Iney were magnificently upholstered With double windows to keep out the dust. convenient foot-rests, and all the othSi cohVehienceS TOT travel that one could suggest. The other had old smoke beErimed cars, with perfect mnelstrom Of dust inside, regardless of whether the windows were closed or open: There were no conveniences at was furnished.
 Maybe these legislative experts can explain if, but 1t doesn't seem just ex- actIy right to me to charge the same price for the two services, I know I, vrytIl pay a cent a mile more for the former service."
 Hon. Alto V. Lee, Jr.. of Gadsden Representative from Etowah County. arrived in Montgomery last eveninS accompanied by his family, to be on hand at the opening of the Legisla- tpre tomorrow morning.
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 Mir. John W. Newberne, a represen- tatlve ot The Birmingham News. ar rived in Montgomery last evening, and will remain during the legislative ses- sion.
 R. E. L. Neil of Selma, President of the State Press Association, passed his way home from a visit to Birming- ham. rar Colonel Charles Rattray, Represen- tative from Cherokee County, has ar rived in the Capital City for the legis- Hon. A. D. Kirby. Representative | from Madison County, arrived in Mont gomery last evening from his home at Huntsville.
 Governor Conner returned to Mont gomery last evening. after a brief visit to his home at Birmingham.