The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-22

summing up, there can be no rea-
son for other than a sanguine and con-
fdent view for the future of this in
comparable state Of Alabama. It will
only be a few years before Alabama
VIII be creditor State instead of a
debtor State, and when that happena
owing to the peculiar Juxtaposition Of
our wealth, and the economy OF assem-
bling OF mineral materials. hard times
win affect this State last. If at ALL"
For the cordial and pnselhsh co-op-
GRAFTON of the officers. committees and
members, and the press Of the city,
am deeply grateful and to them is due
the credit for what has been accom-
plished.
In the reading of Secretary Dawes
report, covering the past year. mention
was made at some length as to a
prophecy of NJ. B. Houghton, one of the
founders of the Club. made in the press
OF 1890.
The Secretary commented upon this
by calling attention to a comparison to
the condition Of the city of the present
to the provincial town of eighteen
gears ago, saying that the prophecy
had been fulfilled. but that there was
still room for a vast deal further i'm
provement. The report was concluded
with an enthusiastic appeal for a
higher ideal for the future of Mont
gomery.
The members by reclamation called
upon Mr.. Houghton to respond. Mr.
Houghton told the club of the progress
of the city which the report showed.
He told the members present that
while he believed in progress he did
not believe in too fast progress. The
territorial advantages were dealt with,
with especial reference to the river,
and its neglect during the past. Its
advantages to Montgomery are enor-
NOUS" said Mr.. Houghton, and the
good which will accrue to the city
through the advertisement of the fact
that there are river advantages at
Montgomery can hardly be calculated"
The Secretary read the report of
Treasurer Emanuel Meertief. The re-
port showed the balances in bank of
the Association to be $30.27 in the
First National Bank for the general
fund, s28.36 in the Fourth National
Bank to the credit of the 1910 fund.
The receipts of the Association In
total were $5.198.20. and disbursements,
in total, were $5,1s4.s3. leaving a bal
ance of 1927.
Committee Reports.
Reports of the standing committees
of the association were read. Each OF
the reports we're optimistic. The fol-
lowing committees reported: Agricul-
ture and Cotton Trades by r. b.
hOnns BANKING ana TRACE STATISTICS, Dy
j. T. Walker: Civic Development. by
Fred S. Ball; Membership, by W. N.
Cox. The report of the Committee on
Publicity and Promotion was not ready
for reading, and the chairman. George
W. Jones, asked the indulgence of the
club for a few days until he could pre-
pare 1T. The report of the Committee
on Ways and Means by F. p. Glass
was verbal. and said that the commit
tee had not done any especial work, as
there had been no call upon 1t by the
association.
A special committee on the Metho-
dist College, of which Fred S. Ball was
chairman. was read and showed the
work done by the association toward
the securing of the college for Mont
gomery.
Mr.. Loeb called the attention of the
club to the matter of building a wharf
for the river trade. Mr.. Loeb said that
the matter had been brought up be-
fore the City Council a number of
times but that there has, as yet. been
no result He asked that he club con-
slider the matter. The subject was laid
upon the table until the regular
monthly meeting OF February. and
upon motion was made to be the call
for the meeting.
The president called upon the COM
mittee on nominations to make its re-
port. Chairman Douglass read to
those assembled the report of the COM
mittee. For president the committee
reported but one name, that of Cap
tain A. O.. Forbes. the present presi-
dent. Capt. Forbes was unanimously
elected. -