Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-03
Representative Men From All Over the State in
 Attendance
Upon the Meeting-AIabama's Resources to Be Made
 Known to the World.

Yesterday representatives of Alabama's commercial bodies assembled in the club rooms of the Commercial club of Birming- ham to do honor to the star of the gulf states. The question, ito send or not to send an exhibit to the Cotton States and International expositiou,o had been agi- tated for long time and it remained for this body to determine whether or not Ala bama should be represented. Men from all over the state were present, and they determined to not let Alabama be left out of the grand assemblage, but to send an exhibit, and che that will be an honor to the state.
 MORNING SESSION.
 President w. J. Wood called the meeting to order at 12:15 and Secretary Thompson read the cali for the meeting which was issued at the request of the Commercial club of this city. President Wood made a few pointed and appropriate remarks of congratulations upon the large number present. He stated that he hoped the meeting would result in good for the state for the movement was one in the right direction, and it was also his especial desire that Alabama be well represented at the Cotton S.ates and luternatlon exposition. He said that the meeting meant only busi- ness and that great good could be accom- plished.
 K. N. Rhodes, w. F. Joseph, J. A. Rountree, Gilbraith and Parent, were ap- pointed as a committee on creoentials.
 The committee retired to an adjoining room, and in a few minutes returned and reported the following delegates entitled to representation:
 1uskaloosa-W C Jemison. GEdsden-W Brockway, A Wood Tiff, A R Hood, W k Philips, c w Baugh, K A Mnchel, mayor of Gadsden.
 Warrior--l NJ Davidson.
 Huntsvilie-R Pettus.
 Cullman-Georgo Il Parker, mayer; M l. Robertson, Charles Grafton.
 Mobile Chamber of Commerce-Er Erwin Craighead, T c b. Leon, Nj P Capfi
 Blountsyille-1 M Byars, editor Courier.
 Ialladega-Sidney Bowen, G A Matte son, C E Stone.
 Troy-Ira Champion, editor Troy Mes senger.
 New DecaturAC Hildreath, T c Bing- ham, NJ C Birch.
 dreenville--J Stanley.
 Commercial club Of Auniston-Willian Davis, " Jones, Frank Nelson, Jr, c Sproull, E E ElaIn, J 5 Goodwin, M Caldwell, W Hulsey.
 Commercial club of Birmingham-F Y Anderson, H Nj Caldwell, k N Rhodes, Thomas Seddon, M V Joseph, w Ii Graves, N F Thompson, Sol Jacobs, Sid 'Brien, c A Meisner, Dan Rogan; city of Birmingham, Aldermen Enslen and Meade
 Commercial and Industrial association of Montgomery-W F Joseph, c G Abercrom- bic, Ball, w NJ Blakey, W T Chandler, Tyson, Harry Mccall.
 Wetumpka--W P Gaddis, Thomas Will Hams.
 New Castle-Hon John Milner. . Llvingsion-W B Parent.
 Hsrtselle-J A Rountree editor Enuuirer; A A Oden, " A Rogers.
 On motion of R. E. Pettus, at the sug- gestion of President Wood, the meeting of the association was resolved into the nnual meeting of the Alabama Commerclal asso- cjaticn.
 Upon motion of Major Anderson the fol- lowing committee on plans for an Alabama exhibit at Atlanta, was named: T H Clark, Montgomery, chairman; M V Joseph, Bir- mineham MT Pettus, Hunlsville; Messrs Davis, Jemison, DeLeon and Mccall.
 Senator Milner moved that committees be appointed op the four subjects of the call. The motion prevailed.
 The following committee was appointed on organization; Florence, W J Wood; Julius M Davidson; w $ Parent, Nj Byars, M P Garfield, w P Gaddis, W c Jemison, T c Bingham, Rountree, c A Mejsner, A L Woodliff, W F Joseph, Frank Nelson, Jr.
 The president appointed the following committee on immigration: k A Mitchell of Gadsdep, chairman; Fred , Ball, Mont gomery; Senator John T Milner, Jefferson; . Hioreth, New Decatur; P Sid Jones, BiImingham; M Davidson, Warrior.
 The committee on the further disposi- ton of the Atlanta exhibit is as follows: Erwin Craighead, chairman; w M Will Jams, Y Anderson, c Enslen, MT Can Esld, Mir brockway, Gen B Stanly.
 Here the convention adjourned until 3:30 o'clock.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The convention reassembled at 3;30 o'clock, and he report of the committee on the further disposition of tLe Atlanta ex- hibit was read as follows:
 To the President of the Alabama Commercial Association, in Annual Meeting, >Birming-
 ham, Ala, April Z, 1895:
 Your committee on the disposition of the Alabama exhibit alter the close oi the At