Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-04

COMMERCIAL CLUB NOTES
Regular Semi-Monthly Meeting
Yesterday Afternoon.
STATE TROOPS ENCAMPMENT
Is Now Assured to Birmingham AIabama's
Exhibit at the Chicago-Southern
States Exposition.

the Commercial club was held yesterday.
Directors Meeting.
The board of directors met promptly
at O'Clock, with the president, Rufus N.
Rhodes, in the chair.
After dispensing with routine business
the following new members. were. elected:
]. T. Quinn, c. w. Carlton, F. V. Ev-
ans, w. M. Rogers. r. DePont Thomp-
son, E. B. Simpson, J. w Bass, .Jr., A
M Ballard. w. j. Adams, Lee Cowart,
Sol Lazarus, C. H. Hawyermole.
Major Anderson chairman of the COM
mittee ON the printing of the statistics
of the industries of the Birmingham dis
trict. as prepared by the secretary. said
he considered them the most valuable
that had ever been prepared.
On motion the secretary was instruct
ed to visit the various business houses
of the city and secure advertising to be
printed in connection. with the statistics,
and to print as many copies as he could
secure advertising to warrant.
Club Meeting.
The secretary read a letter from Mr..
Eugene A. Smith of Tuscaloosa, appoint
ed by the recent meeting held in Mont
gomery to arrange for an Alabama ex-
hibit at the Chicago Southern States ex-
position, asking the privilege of using
the Birmingham exhibit as made at the
Atlanta exposition and now in charge
of the Birmingham Commercial club.
On motion, the application was referred
to the following committee, appointed by
the president: Fly. Anderson, b. Stein
er and Oliver Chalifoux.
j. K. Mcdonald, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to attend the Montgom-
cry convention, reported that considera-
BILE interest was manifested by that body
looking towards first-class Alabama ex-
hibit at Chicago, and recommended that
the club take prompt and active steps
in the matter.
On motion of Mr.. B. Steiner COM
mittee was appointed, consisting of ]. K.
Mcdonald, A. J. Smith and w. b. Smith,
to take the matter in charge and also to
raise the necessary money for the exhibit.
Major Anderson in a short speech COM
plimented very highly the interest that is
now being manifested by the present Off
GERS of the Elyton Land company for the
general upbuilding of the district, and
said the work they were doing would ac-
complish more than can now be esti-
mated. -.
Excursions for me-Seekers.
The secretary read the following letter
from the secretary of the Southern inter
state immigration and Industrial asso-
citation: $3.50
Pine Bluffe, N. c., March 81, 1896
President Chamber of Commerce, Birming-
Dear Sir: enclose to- you matter in re-
gard to settlers convention. to be held
at Southern Pines, May 8. 1t will be to
the interest of your city to arrange ex-
cursion rates, SO that the prospectors and
the large number of newspaper men at
the north can go to your city. l am
quite sure you can make favorable
round trip rate from Southern Pines. to
your city If you will make application to
the general passenger agent, Mr. t. j.
Anderson, Portsmouth, Va. / will also
be glad to have your organization to in
duce such northern people to attend the
convention as you think best The rate
for delegates for Southern Pines has been
named for about one-half cent per mile
versthe Seaboard Air Line. / am sure
you will find 1t to the interest of Bir-
mingham to have interested northern set
tiers attend the convention, so that they
may bring into notice the prominent adj
vantageS of your city. We will probably
have more than 100 newspaper men from
the north who will publish the proceed
ings of the convention. Very truly yours,
JOHN T.. PATRICK.
The secretary was instructed to CORE
spond with the general passenger agent
relative to securing the round trip.
An invitation was read from the South
and West Grain and Trade council, which
meets in Charleston, S. C., April 20, ask
ing that a delegate be appointed by the
club to attend the meeting
On motion the president appointed Mr.
B. B. Conner a delegate, and by the re-
quest of the club all other members who
may desire to attend will be furnished
with the proper credentials.
The president stated that the time was
drawing near for the annual election of
officers and steps should be taken look
ing to their selection.
On motion a committee of seven, con-
sisting of B. Steiner, Oliver Chalifoux,
Joseph Beitman James A. Ray, Frank
Y. Anderson, NJ. V. Joseph and r. L. Me-
Gowan, was appointed. to nominate can
ddates for the various offices and to re-
port at the next meeting of the club.
Mr.. Steiner asked for and was granted
the privilege of proposing and submit
ting to the club an amendment to the
constitution allowing the directors to
elect the secretary.
Major Higdon, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by the club to ascer-
tain what would be necessary to secure
the encampment of the Second regiment
reported that the encampment could be
secured If $1,000 for that purpose could
be secured; that there were several
places adjacent to the city suitable for
the encampment, and the committee
would be ready today to decide on the
place provided the money can be raised;
that Montgomery and Tuscaloosa are
both anxious to secure the encampment
and have offered liberal inducements,
but that the transportation will be
much cheaper to Birmingham, and, all
things considered, Birmingham will be
selected If the amount asked for can be
raised. 7sf sT
On motion of Mr.. Higdon a committee !
was appointed composed of Rufus N.
Rhodes, b. Steiner, f. Y. Anderson and
Oliver Chalifoux to go among the citizens
of the city and raise the amount necessa-
ry to secure the encampment.
The club requested that the Third regi-
ment be invited to hold their encamp-
ment in Birmingham also.
Colonel Clarke stated that the expenses
of the encampment were usually from
$1,000 to $500 more than is allowed by the
state for that purpose, but that he has
been assured that # $1,000 can be raised
ever it may be, that is necessary to
make the encampment in every way q
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