Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-28
SECOND EDITION.
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
HELD A LIVE MEETING LAST NIGHT
The Exhibit at Atlanta Was Pushed Along at a
 Lively Paee-RaiIroads to Be Solicited and Missionaries Sent Out.

The Commercial club held a very en- thusiastic meeting last night and took steps towards securing the rest of the money needed for the carrying out of the Atlanta exhibit About $500 has already been collected and is in bank and the various committees pro- pose not toStop work until at least $150O additional is raised in Jefferson county They expect then to get from the rail- roads about $2000
 The committee that will attend to the solicitation of funds is Mir R. N. Rhodes, Maj. Frank Y. Anderson and another to be selected. This committee will go directly tQ. headquarters with their part of the business and they ex- pect to win.
 Several members of the club made speeches and the meeting was an en- thusiastic one The club passed resolu- tfons indorsing MT. Boyces college of music.
 They also appointed Messrs. M. V. Jos- eph, F. Y. Anderson and T. M. Allen as a committee to decide upon sending some speakers to Selma, Demopolis and Montgomery to stir up the people upon the subject of raising subscriptions for the exposition.
 The club also passed the following res olutions requesting the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
 
 here
 Resolved That the Commercial club Of Birmingham extend an invitation to the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of America, now hold ing their annual meeting at Cleveland O., to meet in Birmingham in 1896.
 The committee will start out this morn ing, and, to put it in the language of MT. s. Steiner, they will read a song andI dance to the people that will bring every cent of the money neded.
 Directors Meeting
 A called meeting of the Commercial club directors was held at the club rooms yesterday afternoon. President Rhodes called the board to order and introduced Mrs. Spencer of the Womans Christian Temperance union of Birmingham, who was given a hearing by the board re- .garding a souvenir edition of a publica- tion they desired to get out for distribu- tion at the Atlanta exposition. This publication was to be an illustrated pamphlet description of Birmingham and of high degree of merit. The same, on motion of MT. Tomlinson, was approved by the board and commended to our citizens.
 then explained by Secretary Thompson who informed the board that a proposi- tion for a knitting mill had been sub mitted to him, to be removed to Birmng- ham, and the letter containing the prop osition was read. After considerable discussion 1t was the sense of the board that whatever enterprise the club un- dertakes be first given all proper investi- gatlon and nothing approved that could not be pushed to successful issue.
 There seemed such doubt as to the ad- visibility of the clubs locating old or sec ond-hand machinery that a plan was proposed to start fund for a new out lit entirely, which received the proffer of such assistance as should give the en- terprise a successful termination. This will come up for further action at the next meeting of the board.
 The necessity of first creating a strong CT sentiment in favor of existing enter prfses was dwelt on by several members of the club, and an effort is to be made to enlist all consumers of such goods as are made in Birmingham ojoin with the club in the creating of this sentiment in a practical way.
 Committee Call.
 The manufacturing committee of the Commercial club is called to meet at the rooms of the club this afternoon at 8 o'clock for the purpose of permanent or sanitation and the transaction of other important business.
 The following are the members of this committee: George A. Blinn, Sr, N D. Barker, H. M. Caldwell, w NJ Crosby, B. J. Dryer, w. H. Graves, " Glib, Jr., B. A. Hastings, w. c Estes, R H. Elliott, A Eqbank, John Hawkins, William liar die, William Hood, W. H. Kettig, Lew Lazarus, Otto Marx, B. F. Moore, George L. Morris, w. M. Nall, w. B. Phillips, A. c. Reckling, c. B. Riddle, l.. Spiro, c. Stalder, George Wheeloek; Joseph Beitman, temporary chairman.
 BELONGS TO THE CONDUCTORS.