Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-08
A GREAT DAYS WORK FOR ALABAMA Meeting of the State Commercial As
 sociation in This City. A. PRESENTATIVE BODY Men of Mark From Every Section
 Were in the Congress-. LIVE TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
The Question a Constitutional Convention Discussed Length-Committee Appointed to Provide Silver
 Service for the Alabama-The Banquet

immigration question will address you on that topic.
 l may be permitted to say that these questions are of such interest to this peo- pie that, there should grow out of this discussion some practical results, mo- tion should be made to bring our state into line with others, many of whom are not so favored, that will make Alabama the garden spot of the gulf, and the land where either the lahorer or tie investor Will lind profitable employment for his hands or his money.
 Enrolment Of Delegates.
 On motion the enrolment of delegates was called for, and the following re- sponded:
 Montgomery Industrial and Commer- cial association-M. c. Burke, Phares Coleman, Sterling A. Wood, r. P. Glass, w. c. Bibb H. G. Mccall, T. J. Rutledge
 Anniston-W. A. Davis w. G. Ledbet- ter, G. B. Randolph
 Mobile Commercial club-Erwin Craig head.
 Selma Commercial and Industrial asso- ciation-H L. Mckee, George Wise and A. G. Parrish.
 Tuskaloosa Commercial club--Walter D. Seed and A. B. Jones.
 Attalla-B. H. Nicholson, c. D. Alexan- der and s. D. Monroe.
 Commissioner of agriculture-I. r. Gull
 N. F. Thompson, secretary of Johns town, Pa, Commercial association.
 Col. M. V. Richards of Washington D. C., general land and immigration agent of the Southern railway.
 Florence Business association-W. M. Campbell w. J. Wood, w. M. Bunting, J Oxerton Ewing. | Birmingham Commercial club-F Y. Anderson, J. A. Going, w. H. Harvey, R. D. Johnston, J. K. Mcdonald, David m. ~ .1c Cf111f ger, James A. Roy, B. Steiner B. F. Ro- den, w. J. Miner, w. N. Malone, Robert Jemison, T. H. Spencer, J. Morgan Smith, !. w. Tomlinson, D. V. Gregory R. N. Rhodes John M. McCartin, G. F. Vince lock. w. G. Estes, George Blinn, Jr., R. H. Thomas, o. w. Underood W. B. I.eedy, A. T. London, E. Lesser, w. B.. Phillips, H. A. Passolt. o. Chalifoux, Jo- seph Beitnan, pr. T. M. Allen, Cl Brad shaw, w. M. Newbold, E. N. Cullom, B. B.. Conner, M. P. Messer, N. E. Barker, Ben Meyer B. F. Moore, F. W. Mccarthy, Judge H. A. Sharpe, A. D. Smith. A. C.. Recklng, George M. Morrow, J. B. Cobbs, James E. Webb, J. A. VanHoose, John S. Jemison, I. c. Lebolt s. w. Lee, c. w. Cody, S. Steiner, J. A. Rountree, b. Giuck N. w. Trlmble.
 Huntsville Chamber of Commerce-R E. Pettus, T. W. Platt.
 The Nashville Centennial
 Major M. c. Burke offered the follow ing resolutions:
 "Resolved That the question of an ex- hibit at the Nashville Centennial be 1e- ferred to committee of seven, to be ap- pointed by the president, whose duty 1t shall be to consider the matter and re- port to this meeting such action as they may deem advisable"
 Adopted and the president c,ppointed on such committee, M. c. Burke, George Wise, J. k. Mcdonald. ". D. Seed. l. F. Sulve- S. D. Monroe and M. V. Joseph.
 Constitutional Convention Committee.
 The president stated that s-t the special meeting of the association held in Mont goraery that the appointment of the com mittee on constitutional convention was incomplete and he added the names of Erwin Craighead w. M. Campbell and J. E. Webb to that committee.
 On motion the association took re- cess until 3 o'clock.