The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
CONSIDERS
 MANY SITES Methodist Commission in Session. OPELKA WANTS THE COLLEGE Montgomery, However, Has Met
 Every Requirement. Not Only Hns Entire Sum of S5O,O00 Been Pledged, But Seven Sites, AL
 most All Good Ones. Are 0nered.

Chairman J. NJ. Me ,n of Eufaula, lege Commission, reached Montgomery yesterday morning for the purpose of ratirylng the agreement by winch the Methodist College is to be located in Montgomery upon this city complying with the required conditions.
 The requirements were that Mont gomery should raise tn sum of s50,000 as a guarantee and secure fifty acres of land as a location. The money was subscribed within the prescribed time, and it only left to the commission to designate the site, selecting one from the several that have been offered.
 Preceding the members of the com mission to Montgomery was a commit tee from Opelika. composed of Issum Dorsey, J. B. Green and J. L. Dean. who came with the object of securing the college in case Montgomery failed to comply with all the requirements. This committe was already aware that the necessary amount of money had been subscribed, but had some doubt as to whether the required fifty acres of land would be donated.
 That no such difficulty would be en- countered as the inability of the Coni- mercial Club to meet the land require ment. was soon discovered when the commission was met with propositions covering seven different locations, al- most any of which would male an ad- mirable location for the college.
 Four Sites Are Visited.
 After a short preliminary session of the commission. which was held at the Court Street Methodist Church at o'clock yesterday afternoon, and which was presided. over by Chairman J. M. Mason. carriages were secured and es- tn1 b,yY ha- nf hn A F n Club visits were made to the different sites that had been proposed.
 No land less than fifty acres In ex- tent was considered and the sites wis., ited by the commission were located on the extension of South Perry Street and South Court Street; sites offered by George Noble ;the Thomas land on the Woodley Road and the sharp land on the Upper wetumpka Road.
 The commission met again last night and it's business not being completed. another meeting will be held today, when everything in connection with the establishment of the college will be fin- ally considered.
 It was officially announced that no immediate demand would be made for the money raised through the efforts of the Commercial Club and the local Methodists and that all that was necessary would be the endorse ment of responsible persons that the money subscribed would be paid in when called for.
 While some amounts may not be im- mediately paid by the subscribers, this emergency was anticipated. and more than the required amount of $50.000 was placed jon the subscription books. the total amount being $51.411.
 Both the committees of the Metho- dist Church, under the chairmanship of Dr O. c. McGehee. and those of the Commercial Club proper, under the general direction of Chairman Fred &. Ball, secured more than the amounts that they were expected to raise. The committee of the Methodist Church ap- pointed by General Chairman Ball to secure subscriptions of $30,000 and succeeded in turning in obligations to pay something over that amount. The Commercial Club members neglected all personal business and realizing that they had a short time to work and that the undertaking was anything but small one. came to the front with $1.411 over the $2o.O0O that they had undertaken to secure
 First Donation to Conference.
 It now remains for the Alabama Conference and the North Alabama Conference to secure s50.000 each in addition to the s5O.OOO already sub SCflDeu by montgomery.
 This movement has already been started by Mrs. c. A. Lomax, who through Judge Thomas. who repre- scented her. created quite a sensation at the meeting of the Commission yes terday by subscribing the sum of $50C to the fund to be raised by the North | Alabama Conference. This is the first subscription that has thus far been made in behalf of the college fund | through this conference and it was re- ceived yesterday with much evidence of appreciation and enthusiasm. Mrs. I.omax originally authorized Judge Thomas to donate in her behalf $500 to the Methodist College fund through the Commercial Club at the last meeting of the Club. in case 1t was discovered that such amount of money would be found necessary to complete the fund.
 When 1t was found that enough money had been subscribed without the use of this. Mrs. Lomax authorized that 1t be made the first donation to the amount to be secured by the North Alabama Conference. which was ac- cordingly done at the meeting sester- day.