Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09

le regular weekly meeting of the board oI directors of the Com mmercial club was held at the club rooms yesterday afternoon. The following directors were present: M. V. Joseph, H. H. Sinnige, T. L. McGowan, John w. o'Neil, George F. Wheelock, F. Y. Anderson, J. Morgan Smith and B. B. Conner.
 President Moore called the board to order, with Secretary Thompson at the desk.
 The secretary reported two requests from the womans' auxiliary, one regarding cneaper bread, which the secretary was in- strucied to inform the auxiliary they did not deem wise at this tims to take up.
 The board, on motion of B. B. Conner, joined in the request from the auxiliary for lecture from Mir. A. T. London, at which both bodies should attend, and at such time as will best suit MT. London's convenience in the near future, the time to be announced as soon as decided upon.
 The secretary read a number of letters for the information ofthe board. The follow ing from Mir. J. M. Culp, traffic manager of the Southern Railway company, in re- gard to delays in shipments of freight from Birmingham, is self xplanatory:
 SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY l
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4, 1S90. N. F. Thompson, Secretary Commercial Club,
 Birming gham, Ala.-
 DEAR SIR: Your favor of January 30 and also of lhe 25th duly received. We are trying to locate the cause for the alleged delays in business from Birmn gham. It is our desire to give the merchants of Birmin gham every facility in the movement of business as against points rest assured that whatever can be done by us to bring this about shall be done with out delay. Yours truly,
 J. M. GULF, Traffic Manager.
 On motion of T. l.. McGowan the secre- tary was instructed to prepare an address to the press of the state of Alabama, and also to the public at large, asking the press to take up line of educational work on the duty Of protecting in good faith all in- vestments of capital made in this state, and let the public know that this club favored the introduction of capital among us, and would use all honorable methods to secure 1t profit and protection.
 MT. Conner offered an amendment to the bylaws, that any one thirty days in arrears for dues could not vote on matters brought before the club for action.
 Several talks were made on the duty of the club taking an active and progressive stand on all matters relating to the welfare of Birmingham. If the business interests of Birmingham demanded at any time the advocating of personal claims of any special indi dual for position, even though that posi- eon should be political in character, [ 1t Vt the sentiment of the members of the board that such step be taken and vigS- orousIy maintained, that the club might reach higher plane of usefulness to Bir- mingham.
 MT. Il. H. Sinnige moved that it bs in- corporated into the by-laws that whenever the club deemed it best for the business in- ierests of Birmingham to advocate the claims of any person for position an elec- ton be held by the members for that pur- pose.
 On motion of MT. Joseph the secretary was instructed to send Governor Oates O. telegram asking him, as the unanimouse action of the board of directors of the Com- mercial club, that he veto the alien railroad bill. Also the secretary was instructed to request the business men of Birmingham to send to Governor Oates a similar mes- sage.
 MT. Conner referred to the cotton mill en- terprise, and quoted from report made by a committee sent from a Georgia town to New England to secure the location of a cotton mill for their place. This commit tee said that the south must first show her faith by her works, and New Eng land won only invest her surplus money fn sout mills, but there would soon be l. i. eral abandonment of present plants to transport them south. The south must therefore work for her own develop ment and place all her own surplus ill man. ufacturing enterprises before expecting outside capital.
 The following committee was named by President Moore as the committee 10 push to completion the cotton mill for Birming- ham: B. B. Conner, F. b. Nabers, M. V. Joseph, w. G. Estes and ". J. Milner.
 This is strong committee, and they will meet this afternoon at the club rooms to arrange their plan Of work.
 The board adjourned.
 Secretary Thompson sentsthe following telegram last night to Governor Oates, as instructed by the board ot directors:
 BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 8, 1895. Governor w. c. Oates, Montgomery, Ala:
 The board of directors of the Commercial club at their meeting this afternoon unan- imously passed resolution asking you to veto the alien railroad bill. It was the sense of the board that no more serious blow to the investment of capital in Ala bama could be given than will be done by this act should it become law. It will also destroy one of Birmingham most friendly lines of competition for her com merce to eastern and southern markets. and you are urged to veto the bill.
 N. F. THoMPsoN,
 Secretary Commerciai Club.