Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-04
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
IS WORKING ON VARIOUS LINES
A Supplementary Committee Appointed to Raise Funds for the Exhibit-Colonel
 Wright Elected Life Member

The board of directors of the Commer- cial club were requested by Mrs. Bill heimer of the United Charities to appoint a committee to examine the books of that association and that request was com piled with by the appointment of the fol- lowing committee: James A. Roy B. r. Moore and H. H. Sinnige.
 To Raise Funds.
 The directors also appointed a supple mentary committee to raise funds for the exposition, and President Rhodes yes terday named the following as that com mittee: M. V. Joseph, chairman J. w. Worthington, N. L. Miller. Ross c. Smith, John W. Tomlinson, George M. Morrow and Robert Jemison.
 Committee on Commissaries.
 The committee to whom was to be re- ferred that portion of the retail trade committees report relating to commlssa- ries, presented to the Commercial club on Friday afternoon last, was named by President Rhodes yesterday, and is com- posed of the following members
 E. H. Cabaniss chairman; w. J. Rush ton, l. c. Lebolt, J. B. Cobbs and Charles A. Senn.
 Chairman Cabaniss will be out of the city for the next few days, but on his return the above committee will meet, and in the spirit that pervaded the Com AieiCldl CiuD III lLIS uldlleE VIII Seeh SuCii Information from all parties as will en- able the club to exert its best energies to this truly delicate task before 1t.
 A Life Member.
 Yesterday Secretary Thompson sent the following letter to Col. T. T. Wright of Nashville, which is self explanatory:
 Commercial Club,
 Birmingham. Aug. 3. 1885, Col T. T. Wright, Nashville. Tenn
 My Dear Sir: It gives me much pleas ure to inform you that at a meeting of the directors of the Commercial club of this city on yesterday, as expressing the appreciation entertained by them for your valued friendship for Birmingham always and everywhere finding your voice raised in her behalf, voted you an honorary member of the club for life, the only membership ever bestowed on any other person. I will send you by next mail certificate of such membership. With assurances of my high regards4a nd personal good will l am yours truly
 N. F. THOMPSON, Secretary. Mr. Knott's Reply.
 The Age-Herald several days ago printed letter written by Secretary Thompson of the Commercial club to First Vice-Presdent S. R. Knott of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany in reference to the aid of that road m the immigration movement which is developing into such an important ques- tion. Yesterday the following reply was received from MT. Knott:
 Louisville, Ky, Aug. l. 1885, MT. N F. Thompson, Secretary Commer- cial Club, Birmingham, Ala.-
 Dear Sir: have your favor of July 26 We are advised of the appointment by the Mobile and Ohio railroad of addi- fional passenger representatives through out the north and west to work in the in- 1erests of the passenger traffic of that line.
 l notice that you desire to call atten- tion to the work which the other rail- roads in Alabama are doing towards peopling the vacant lands of that state. do not find, however, in your letter the Information referred to.
 Beginning with the inauguration of the Cullman colony, shortly after the comple- tion of the South and North Alabama railroad, and the successful develop ment of that portion of the state now known as Cullman county, the Louisville and Nashville railroad has been con- stantly and progressively at work in the matter of immigration to the south. We have given our aid to state bureaus of immigration whenever states traversed by our lines-Kentucky. Tennessee, Ala bama, etc, thought proper to inaugurate such bureaus. At our own expense the company has for several years arranged for the preparation and publication throughout the north and west, particularly in the German press. articles directing attention to the attractions of the south for set tiers. similar line of work has been pursued by us for the use of newspaper publications in Germany and other parts of Europe. The company has devoted the time of its officers and agents in working up a local sentiment in favor of immi- grafton, seeking to establish county or ganiZa tions in every county through which our lines run, which could be look cd upon to give reliable information as to the available property to intending settlers. We have availed ourselves of the method of directing attention to the south as a desirable field for home-seek- PTS, by the means of lecturers throughout the northwestern portion of the country and the transporta ton of cars loaded with exhibits of the products of the soil, .snineral, timber and agricultural. In sup port of this work we first proposed and constantly maintained land seekers rates to southern territory under reasonable re- strictions and have used such influence as the company could command to secure representation from the territory reached by our connecting lines. Not one or two, but every passenger agent of the com pany Is at the same time an immigrant agent, interested in bringing people into the territory reached by the company S lines and at times special agencies have been established, as for instance, at De- troit and Chicago. Recognizing the conn pany's large interests in Alabama, our passenger agent at Birmingham has been particularly charged with and assigned ito immigration matters for that state
 We are glad to notice the interest of the Commercial club at Birmingham in this question, and trust we shall have their hearty and successful cooperation Yours truly, 5. k. KNOTT,
 First Vice-President. Pure food is supplied to millions by Dr, Prices Baking Powder.