Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-10
PUSHING TO THE FRONT With a View to Making Birming-
 kam a Great Center
FORs AE STATE OF ALABAMA
= z What the Com mmercial Club Is Doing-COrn From
 Home Producers.

The eyes of the state are on the Com mercial club of Birmingham, and well can it be said that 1t is attracting more atten- tion than any other commercial club or chamber of commerce in Alabama. h fact, it is true that the Commercial club of Birmingham is doing more solid work now than ali the other clubs in the state com bined.
 The members of the club are working hard for it's in nterests, and Secretary Thomp- son is doing work that is deserving of the highest praise from the people Of Birming- ham and Alabama.
 By his uutiring efforts he has secured a number of industries for the city, the last of which is cotton mill with a capital stock of $50 GOO. He has secured reductions in freight rates which have heretofore worked squarely against Birmingham, and has done numerous other things for the promotion of the industries of Br. mingham and for the upbuilding of the city.
 Yesterday morning Mir. Thompson re- ceived the following letter from Mir. R. H. Smith of Collinsville:
 CoLLINsvILLE, Ala. Jan. 2, 1885. Commercial Club, Birmingham. Ala.-
 GENTLEMEN: l write on behalf of the merchants of this city (being ore of them
 
 several cars of corn that we would like to ship to your market, but are prohibited from doing so for the reason that the tariff rate on corn from Collinsville to Birming- ham is 15 cents per 100, being 8.4 cents per bushel
 We would be glad to have your influence in securing lower rate. We have now pending with the railroad officials an ap. plication for reduced rates in the item of corn. There is good quantity of corn yet in the hands of the farmers that will be for sale whenever the market will justify all dependent on lower rates. Anything you can do in this line will be appreciated by the shippers here. K. H. SMITH.
 Immediately. upon receipt of the above MT. Thompson went to the office of Divi- sion Freight Agent F. Steele of the Queen and Crescent and laid the matter before him. It was ex plained to MT. Steele that there has been more corn raised around Collinsvile during the past year than there ever has been in the history of the state. In less than two hours after the receipt of MT. Smiths letter by Mir. Thompson rate of 10 cents per 100 pounds was made from Collinsville to Birmingham. With this rate the Queen and Crescent will be able to put several thousand bushels of corn into Birmingham during the winter and spring.
 COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION.
 The committee on legislation will hold an adjourned meeting this afternoon at o'clock, when it is especially urged that every member of the committee be present. In connection with other matters which will be brought up before the committee Mir. Conner wants some Information con- eerning the cotton mill which he pro- poses 10 build in a short time.
 THE LADIES' AUXILIARY.
 The ladies' auxiliary of the Commercial club, of which Mrs. John M. Martin i5 the president, will hold an important meeting this morning at 10:30 o'clock. The ladies are doing much for the Commercial club, and several home man ufact urers will be present 10 make talks to the ladies. They will make suggestions as to how the womau's auxiliary can be of the best bene- fit to home industries and to the Commer- cial club.
 INTERESTED IN BIRMINGHAM.
 The Southern railway is interested in Birming ham and 1t is doing what it can for the promotion of Birmin gham's inter- ests.
 MT. M. V. Richards, who was recently appointed land and immigration agent, wrote the following letter, which has the right ring, to Secretary Thompson:
 WASHINGTON, D. c. Commercial Club, Birn.ingh; m, Ala
 GENTLEMEN: If you issue any report (annuaD on Birmingham growth, pros- periiy and so on, please let me have few copies and command this office if we eau aid you in keeping your city before the masses. Yours respectfully,
 M. V. RICHARDS, Land and Immigration Agent Southern Railway,