Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-05
A BUSINESS MEETING Of the Commercial Club Which
 Had the Right Spirit.
COTTON MILL PROPOSED
And the Movement Urged to a Successful Issue-Other
 Resolutions Adopted.

important moves in several directions were made towards the interest of Birming ham and her people.
 To start with, a decision was arrived at to do more work and less talking, and the first move was towards the building of cotton mill, and then to have fast mai! service from the east, north and west.
 There was good attendance, and the club was called 10 order by President Moore.
 Secretary Thompson then read the fo- lowing resolution Of Mir. w. V. NJ. Rob- ertson, which was discussed pro and con and finally unanimously adopted: Whereas, The importance ot inaugurat- ing some plan for the building and operat- ing of cotton mills in Birmingham IS rec oguZed by all classes Of our cibiZens; and,
 Whereas, The success that has attended the efforts of much smaller communities in starting mills on the install ment plan leads to the belief that such plan could be made successful here, and thus demonstrate to outside capital the advantages that this city has for such class of manufacturers; to give this matter proper weight be 1t
 Resolved, That q committee Of three members be appointed by the president of the club to fully investigate the practica- bility of such Q plan aud what they may deem necessary to ihe successful inaugura- ton of this system in Birmingha said committee to make report in this matter to the directors of the club as soon as possi- ble.
 After the passage of the first resolution Mir. Thompson stated that he had another matter to bring before tue club. He then reed the following resolution of MT. 5. D. W oakley, which was discussed and after wards unanimously passed:
 Whereas, There Is Q bill pending before the legislature of Alabama known as the employers liability act, which is claimed by some as inimical to capital without any corresponding benefit 10 labor, and such as will prevent capital coming into our midst; therefore be it
 Resolved, That the committee on legi tiou of this club be and they are hereby instructed to investigate said bill and re- port their views on same to a meeting of the directors of the club, to be called for the purpose of hearing said report as soon as same shall be completed.
 The question had arisen as to the privi- lege tax recently passed by the city council. Mir. Lee of McMillan- Lee company, mnnu- -S'll small industries, and that if they had 10 pay $i00 privilege tax that they would quit the business. Mir. Thompson then fsad the following resolution: | Whereas, The Commercial club has been endeavoring to secure location of industrial enterprises for this city as one of the nec- essary means for building up Birming ham; and
 Whereas, It requires the utmost possible economy for such enterprises as are already here to meet the outlay incident to their establish ment, to say nothing of the diffi- culties attending the location of new ones, and as the action Of the city council in inn posing privilege tax on such enterprises IS claimed to be detrimental to some of them; therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That the committee on manu- factures of this euo be aud they are hereby instructed to investigate this matter and report to the directors of this club such &C., tion as the circumstances may seem to war rant, and that our city officials be re- quested 10 withhold collection of this tax until the club can have reasonable time for this investis sation and report. The resolution was to the point and was well advocated It passed without q dis senting voice, and the following committee was appointed: John M Martin, Dan R)- gan, s. Steiner, w. J. Cameron and Wyn Mason. The Joan bill was then given discussion with the following resolutions: Whereas, A bill is pending in the legis- lalure of Alabama against the black listing by corporations of discharged employees; and
 Whereas, The principle involved should be made applicable to other classes also; therefore be it
 Resolved, That the committee on legisla- tion of this club be and they are hereby in- structed to frame an amendment to said Dsll luub VIII Uake tD6 bun6 appIy lO "boycotting'' as well as bi cklisting, and report their action to the directors of this clu at their next meeting. Mir. Lee, MT. Kettig and others spoke upon the resolution, which was passed unanimously by the club. The question of immigration was then raised, and Capt. w. H. Graves sented the following resolution:
 Resolved, That it Is the sense of this club that an effort be made to attract to Ia~. <ta hla 1loc. .r.g fn yarIists md others, with a view of form- ing colonies and utilizing the lands be- longing 10 our fellow citlzeus who have large plantations.
 committee of five members, which shall have the power to- incorporate the Ala. bama Homestead association, having for it's objects
 1. The encouragement of settlers 10 Ala bama.
 g. The proper reception of settlers upon their arrival in our state.
 3. The subdivision of large properties held by our citizens and coloniziog the same.
 4. The distribution of reliable informa- ton in reference to Alabama and it's re- sources.
 After discussion Mir. Keitig moved the adoption of the resolution. It was carried.
 With view towards the encouragement of free elementary education Mr. Sig
 Resolved, That this club urges with all the power of language the ne. cessity and importance of our sena- ters and representatives to use all honor- able means and efforts at their command to secure the passage of Q law authorizing the levy of tax not exceeding 20 cents on every S100 worth of property aud thus bring industrial and commercial success to our community. sss-
 The resolution attracted considerable dis cussiop, After much talk 1t was pass ed without opposition.
 Gen. R. D. Johnston then made a mo- ton that the club invite Col. A. K. Me- Clure of the Philadelphia Times to address the Commercial club and that all the other clubs Of the state bH invited to be in at tendance. The ba6tion was unanimously adopted.
 Mir: RR(4s N. Rhodes then moved that
 join with the Jefferson County bar
 be other counties in prevailing upon
 Dyressmen to have judge appointed