The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-27
The Commercial Club
 Congratulates Pythians

he said. because he was one of the charter members.
 The visiting speaker declared that although he was an inhabItant of tha great Lone Star State. he could say with truthfulness that no city of the south has any advantage over Mont Somery as an agricultural. .industrial and railroad center. He believed that 1t could be made one of the best fair sites Tn the country. To demonstrate the possibilities in the fair enterprise. MT. LaTaste reminded his audience of tne wonderful success Dallas is enjoy ing annually in the holding of her iair. He told of profits of $l00,Ooo be- ing made by the enterprise, and how these profits are not paid to the stock noiders. but are put into the improve ment or the grounds, the erection of steel grandstands. the importation of exhibits from all parts of the State and other valuable features of such an un- dertaking.
 B. A. Taylor told. on behalf of the Pythifns, of what the bringing of the Temple to Montgomery means. There are something over 11,000 Pythians in Alabama, scattered throughout the subordinate lodges. The men who come to Montgomery to attend the meeting of the Grand Lodge are a rep resentative collection of gentlemen who
 
 respected. To have thees men come to this city, enjoy the hospitality of our people and witness the commercial pro- gress. will be a lasting advertisement for Montgomery
 Secretary Dave repeated the tenta- tive program of the grand musical ral- ly to be held in Montgomery June 15-16 He stated the belief that several thous- and girls and women will come to the city on that occasion from towns in a. radius of seventy-fve miles, And when these come, the men will have to come of necessity. That means advertise ment to the city. It means added trade for the merchants.
 In the course of his remarks, the Secretary took occasion to express his patriotic chagrin at the action of the Building Committee of the. University Tn going to foreign parts for the ma terial that will so into the Geological building at Tuscaloosa. Mir. Dave. if IS known, has been quietly asitating the proposition of erecting this struct- ure out Of home material He firnNy be- lieves that Alabama could furnish ev- cry iota of building material which should be called for by the specifca. tions.
 But during the meeting last night. the secretary declared that he was sorely disappointed to receive a tele. f. ion had been taken about the Geolo1- ical building. The stone was coming from Indiana; the brick from Mfssis. sippi and Missouri, and he supposed that iy they tried hard enough they might be able to get their steel iron, Pittsburg or some other outside dis. trict."
 T cannot help feeling badly towards the Building Committee of the UnIver. sity," said Mir. Dave. This was so splendid an opportunity. Alabama is here building a structure to house sam. ples of her mineral store and no mora appropriate and prouder thing could have been done than to see to 1t that Alabama material went into the build. ing. But it Is too late. A great chance for advertisement has gone"
 Chairman c. G. Miles, of the City Improvement Committee, favorably re- ported proposition to place cabinets in the rooms of the Commercial Club, showing products of the manufactories of Montgomery. The owners of the ex- htbit are to pay a nominal rent for such an advertisement. The double rk- suit of advertising the manufacturer and the city will thus be secured The report of the committee was adopted.
 After resolutions. reported by Horace Hood, deploring the death of Captain W. D. Westcott, had been adopted, the meeting was adjourned at 10:3O o'clock