Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-29
COMMERCIAL CLUB NOTES.

The Commercial Club is expected to i look after the interests of Birmingh ha m in connection with the Alabama exhibit at Atlanta. There will not be day dur ing the entire exposition in which good work for Birmingham could not be done l under proper conditions
 Birmingham has invested some S3500 in that exhibit: that is, in providing a suitable building in which to display the resources of this section. This is three times the amount contributed from all other portions of the State combined. Measured in that proportion. Brming ham should take three times the inter- est in securing practical returns from this investment. Will she do so?
 
 The Huntsville Chamber of Commerce has recently had printed 10000 copies of a leaflet descriptive of Huntsville's advantages A large portion of this will be distributed from the Alabama build- ing during the exposition The Com mercal Club should do the same thing for Birmingham
 A large delegation of visitors from Chi cago will attend the exposition in No Vember. They come specially to inVes- tIgate the resources of the South and to study conditions and opportunities for trade and investments. The Commercial Club has invited this deelgation to Bir- mingham, and they are coming here. The entire city should appreciate the event and feel called on to make it red-letter day in the history of Birming- E ham.
 But delegations of prominent citizens and capitalists will be almost continu- ously in attendance at Atlanta, and num- bers of these should be induced to come to Birmingham before they return home. The Commercial Club should be alive to this great opportunity for advancing Birmingham.
 There is work for the Commercial club which it cannot do without larger mem- bership. If the citizens generally felt how great was this opportunity there would not be a business or professional man in Birmingham not on the role of membership of the club There should be 1000 citizens willing to pay S1 month for five months, or $5 in advance for five months uutS, lO eHdplc lHt CIdb tO uO this work.
 Atlanta has burdened herself to the eX tent of over $2 900 GOO for this exposition, yet Birmingham can reap almost as great returns from it as Atlanta if her people will but become similarly united in work ing for Birminghams interest. Jefferson county has a mineral exhibit that has 1n6 at and one that will impress any interested visitors with the vastness of the mineral resources of this district.
 Indeed, no other city on the face of the globe has such a foundation for growth and development as has Birmingham. The pluck, enterprise and civic pride of Atlantas citizens has built wonderful city on a barren spot and practically without resources, save from tributary regions. Birmingham, with endoWments that fit her to rule the markets of the world. is suffering herslf to sink into secondary relationship with her enter prising sister city. when she should lead all others in the south in material devel- opment.
 This exposition is the turning of the tide that will lead to such supremacy if our citizens so determine. It will not come without effort commensurate with the end to be attained. But with nature aiding as she is aiding none others, we will be recreant to the claims which pos terity has upon us if we do not avail our selves of all there is in this exposition for Brmingham's advancement.