Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-08

committee to confer at once with this com- mttee looking to an adjustment of our differences.
 One of the happy results of our work is the encouragement we have given to our small manufacturers by demonstrating that they can look to the Commercial club to aid them in their just demands before the rail- roads and rolling mills. The mercantile interests are assured of the power they can wield hereafter through the concentrated action of the club. We submit the follow ing recommendation, o-wit:
 All parties having freight diseriminat alton of any character are requested to file the same at once with the secretary of the club, to be referred by him to the proper committee for investigation. Ross c. SMITH,
 Chairman.
 On motion of Gen. K. D. Johnston the report was adopted.
 It was moved by Maj. F. Y. Anderson that the secretary of the club prepare for distribution facts aud information regard. ing the average temperature, health and vital statistics of Birmingham.
 motion made by Maj. W. J. Milper to see about obtaining regular govern ment station for Birmlng ngham, to take observa- tions and keep statistics of storms, etc., was referred to the committee on informa- ton and statistics.
 Dr. T. M. Allen was called out to relate some of the impressions received during his recent visit to the east. The doctor responded and said he talked s'Birming hamo continuously from the time of leav- Ing till he returned. He thought several industries with whom he conferred would come south, and that we should be on the alert if we hoped to secure them.
 Regarding the Philadelphia Trade league, he said it pledged it's members to trade with those only who were seeking to build up Philadelphia. The members were is. sued a certificate which was hung up in stores and counting Tocms, and If members did nOf that partificqfo in a bU house they did not trade there. The doc- tor thought it would work we'll in Bir. mingham. The Commercial club was working to build up the city, and we should favor those who were thus seeking to advance our common interests.
 On motion of J. ". Tomlinsou the fol- lowing committee was appointed to devise some practical plan for the Commercial club similar to that explained by pr. AL len, viz: Dr. T. M. Allen, J. W. Tomlin- son and Gen.. R. D. Johnston.
 A clipping from some northern insurance journal was furnished by A. R. Dearborn and read by the secretary as matter of in- formation to the club.
 The meeting adjourned.
 DIRECTORS MEETING.
 At the meeting of the directors, prior to the meeting of the club, the following per- sons were admitted as members John T. Roy, A. o. Lane, J. J. Altman, H. A. Sharpe, J. Q. Cohen, M. A. Mason, D. K. Campbell, I. F. Steele, J. M. Meighan, A. R. Dearborn and Dr. George 8. Brown. These additions swell the accession to the membership of the club within one month to eighty five new members.
 Owing to special work allotted the secre- tary during the coming month collector was allowed him for that period.
 MT. Sinnige called attention to publca. ton regarding Birmingham's insurance rates, and the secretary was instructed to investigate same and make such reply as the case warranted.