Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Directors Meeting, at Which Many Important Matters Were Dis- cussed = The Eight
 Hour Law.

very Hull anu interesting meeLlpH ol the directors of the Commercial club was held at the rooms of the club on yesterday afternoon, President Moore in the chair. MT. B. Steiner moved that the secretary be instructed to communicate with the representatives of Jefferson county in the legislature, urging them to secure the pas- sage of bill to exempt man ufacturing en- terprises from taxation for ten years, this bill to apply to new enterprises. The 1 motion, after being pretty generally dis. cussed, was adopted. It was shown that ter of securing manufacturing enterprises because other states of the south exempted them from taxation.
 Also on motion of MT. Steiner the secEe- tary was further instructed to request our repfesen tatives to secure amendments to what is known as the eight hour law and the employment of children under certain ages for Jefferson county. This is to ena- bic women and children to work in cotton factories or spinning mills, from which they are now practically shut out by the existing law, as this is the class that needs being placed on a producing basis. On motion Rufus N. Rhodes, F. ". Evans and M. A. Porter were added so the for the appointment of railroad commis- sioner from Jefferson county.
 The secretary read telegram from Montgomery in reference to bill intro- duced in the interest of the Birmingham Rolling Mill company, which is in effect to exempt that property from city Taxation, or being taken into the city limits. On motion of MT. Shacklsford the secretary was instructed to write to Representative O'Brien regarding this bill expressing the thanks of the club to him and the same to the other representative from Jefferson county. The letter to state that under cer- tain conditions, which were only fair and just to Birmingham, the club would aid T the passage of this bill, but otherwise they would oppose it's passage.
 The secretary stated to the board that there was gentleman present. represent ing a man U featuring plant that desired to come to Birmingham, and the secretary was instructed to visit the pIsnt, fnvesti- gate the machinery, etc., and if the same was as represented the club would under take to secure the removal on the terms named.
 Mir. Conner called the attention of tne board to a circular letter sent out by the club, which he thought was objectionable from certain phrassoiogy used therein, and this elicited very general discussion.
 The clause in question was regarding commisssriss, the circular using this language In regard to the wants of Bfr- mingham: "Abolish nsnt OF proper regu- lation of commissaries. .' The retail trade of the city desire that miners of the district be paid in cash, and not be obliged to accept commissaPy checks for any porsiC D of their wages, as has been largely prae- ticsd by the corporations running commits saries iD this district, and 1t was to secure this that the circular was issusd. Some of the board thinking tho circular mislead- ing, tue question of any further explaDa- tory matter being sent out was on motion of MT. Sinnige left to the president and secretary of the club, with po*sr to appoint third member if they so desired.
 On motion of Rufus N Rhodes vote of thanks was tendered to the ladies of the en- tertInment committee of the womau' s auxiliary for tie splendid entertainment of last week gotten up by them, and espe. cially to Mrs. George c. Ball, chairman of the general committee, Mrs, George Cruikshank of the committee of arrange mente and Mrs. Dr. Barclay of the com- mittee on programme.
 Tie board adjourned.