Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-03
Birmingham Commercial Club, in an Interesting Meeting,
SHOWS INTENSE INTEREST
In the Future Welfare of the City Resolutions
 Acted Upon.

The Com mercial club held It's regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon, with a large attendance, in the club rooms.
 The tone of the meeting was inspiring and an interest was awakened which Will have the desired effect in the interest oi Birmingham.
 President Moore presided and Secretary Thompson was at his desk.
 Following up the regular order of busi- ness the committee on manufacturing was called on and submitted the following re- port, which shows how numbers of lndus- tries that are beneficial to city want to come to Birmingham:
 Your committee on manufacturing would submit the following report: Since the last meeting of the club there has been located and put into practical operation new industry that merits the most cordial support and encouragement of the club and our people generally. This Is the PerIec- tion Cotton Mattress company, with MT. Bush w. Bell as manager, gentleman well and fayorably known throughout Alabama. Members of this committee have examined the product of this enter prise and do not hesitate in pronouncing It of great merit, and should develop Into plant of large proportions.
 Your committee also held conference with the owners of the cotton harvester machine, who are about locating large plant for it's manufacture, and we are con- Vinced that this enterprise VIII come 10 Birmin ha am, and if so, 1t means plant with proposed capital Of Sl,Ooo,Ooo, that will employ about 1000 men.
 This committee has before it applications for locations from a number of industrial enterpi ises, all of which are receiving such attention as circumstances warrant. We can mention a few of these as follows:
 Agricultural implement factory, $lOO,- GOO capital; spinning and knitting mill, 500 employees; glass works (two appl1ca- tlons); aluminium works; bauxite clay, 125 employees.
 These are bona fide plants, and have been given such information as was desired, and with proper encouragement your commit tee feels that they can be secured for Bir- mingham.
 Asa measure of additional inducement to locating industries here, this committee would recommend that such legislation be requested as will perfect law for exempt ing manufacturing enterprises from state and municipal taxation for term of years, aud our representatives in the state legis- lalure are requested to Work Tor the pas sage of such law.
 All of which is submitted.
 w. H. GRAVES, Chairman.
 The conference committee, which mas been hard at work on several things In the interest of Birmingham, made the follow ing report:
 Your committee on conference would submit this as partial report of their la bors since last meeting of the club: num- Der of conferences have been held, and some of these developed facts important to the further work of the committee, which it is not deemed best 10 report on Tor thls meeting, but there is every reason to be- lieve that substantial relief will be obtained in many ways before the work ot this com mlttee IS ended.
 While not yet officially informed of the fact, there is evidence in possession of the committee that at least cue Of the points made before the conference with the rail. road officials has been granted and will soon be put into effect, and that Is diff ference betwe en car load and less than car load shipments into Birmingham.
 There are other measures of relief which your committee think may require the ald Ot the railroad commission of Alabama, and such an appeal preparatory to It IS hereby recommended: That sub commit tee of three members from this conference committee be sent to the next session of said railroad commission In Montgomery, with instructions from the general com inittee, and on their report further action or recommendations will be made by this committee to the club.
 Ross 0. SMITH, Chairman.
 A special committee, of which Dr. T. M. Allen was chairman, made the following report: ..,.a sn.o;a, oo,n. mittee appointed to make such recommen- dations regarding the suggestions given the club by Dr. T. M. Allen touching the practical workings of the Trades league of Philadelphia as inspected by him, beg 10 offer the following: We recommend that a certificate of membership in the Con- mercial club be prepared by the secretary and delivered to all members who are not in arrears for dues, said certificates to be reyocable VI hen membership ceases, or Tor other good cause passed on by the club.
 ssWe further recommend that all persons holding such certificates shall post the same conspicuously in their offices or places of business.
 i've further recommend that the club impress the fact upon the members that loyalty to our city demands that in all busi- ness transactions, every other thing being equal, preference be given to home enter prises, and especially to members of the Commercial club.
 .sWe would also suggest that the secre- tary ascertain the cost of Q neat and mex. worn by such members as may desire the same. Respectfully submitted.'
 The reports of all three of these commit tees were adopted by the club.
 Following the adoption of the last report MT. s. D. Weakley, who had been asked by Secretary Thompson to do so, made ten minute speech upon the manner In should take hold of the commercial inter- ests of the city and work in Its interest. He urged every member of the club to exert more influence take more interest," and that as result Birmingham would be able to hold its own with any other southern city.
 He recited the fact that there is an attrac- tion of all kinds of industries toward the south, and that Birmingham should put