Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-13
Holds an Important and Effective
 Meeting.
MEMBERSHIP ROLL GROWING
Resolutions Looking to Home Industries Read and Adopted.
 Committees Named.

The meeting of the commercial club, held at the club rooms on yesterday, was presided over by President Moore, aud the following is a synopsis of the business transaced:
 A report was presented from the special committee appointed at the last meeting to consider the suggestion given by Dr. T. NJ. Allen touching the working of the Trades' league of Philadelphia. The committee recommended the issuing of mem mbershlp rtificate to be posted in places of busi- ness, but owing to tue absence of two mem- bers of the committee the report was post poned until the next meeting of the club.
 The following resolution was read by the secretary, and on motion of R. N. Rhodes was adopted:
 Whereas, There are numbers of the business and professional men of Birming- ham that are not yet members of the Con- mercial club, and as the best results to this city demand as strong an organization as possible; therefore be it
 Resolved, That public meeting be called by this club at as early date as possible, whereat shall be Set forth the necessity for more united action on the part of all cur citizens in the interests of Birmingham.
 Attention was called to the matter of an attempt on the part of certain dressed beef packing companies doing business in Birmingham to force the Tennessee Pack ing company, home company, either out of business ntirely or to advance prices. The latter company supplied Brmingh during the strike last summer, when there was no other in the market, and without advancing their prices. This mater was referred to the committee on grievances.
 The secretary read two letters, one from MT. J. M. Culp, traffic manager of the Southern Railway company, and the other from H. F. Smith, general freight agent of the Queen and Crescent system, showing the progress that was being made by the conference committee regarding Birming- hams freight rates.
 DIRECTORS MEETING.
 There was very full meeting of the di- rectors of the club immediately preceding the general meeting, and was called to or- der by President Moore. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved
 The following were admitted as mem bers to the club: L Parker, l. F Johnston, F Graham, A H Stevens, J H Montgomery, i, B A Thompson, Richard Randolph, G London, G M Boyd, W J Rushton. J D Chichester, w. Dangaix, N Andrews, A D Gatcheli, G Auit, Orr, A J Marks, w c Harris, Jr., Hal Copeland, E Eastman, B w Bell and Albert Helzfeld.
 N. L. Miller and R. N. Rhodes were ap-  woman's auxiliary from the Commercial club; also the following from the Conner cial club were appointed as joint com nit tee with that already appointed by the woman's auxiliary to issue an address to the citizens of Birmingham in favor of more general patronage of home enter prises: Col. w. A. Moody, J. w. Tomlin- son and E. F. Moore.
 The following were appointed commit tee to see Dr. Whelan about the upper floor of the building: J. w. O'Neil, George F. Wheelock and N. F. Thompson.
 The following resolution was presented by Mr. Rhodes and adopted:
 Resolved, That the committee on legisla- ton of this club be and they are hereby in- etructed to investigate the laws relating to the establishment and operation of manu- featuring enterprises in our sister states of the south and ascertain what advantages are given, if any, over the laws of this state regarding similar enterprises. They are further instructed to report such amendments to existing laws as may tend to promote the establishment of manufac- turing enterprises in this state.
 There being no other business the board : adjourned.