Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-29


 believed in the old proverb Where there Is life there is hope, and freely admit ting that the task was not an easy one, he did not consider it hopeless by any means. He said the better w appre- ciate the magnitude the better it will be, the work already inaugurated by the creation of the committee of this organi- zation founded upon just and honorable commercial and industrial demands and requirements will in time rally a true and full support.
 The executive committed he statsd, was composed of Hon. s. D. Weakley, chairman; Prof. J. H. Phillips. Samuel Ullman. Esq. MT. Sigfried Steiner Hon. James E. Webb and MT. J. Asa Rountree, gentlemen in all of whom he had the greatest confidence to form such new committee, and to conduct in the future probably more effectual work than they have in the past, and that better results may be attained. He urged the enlarge ment of the committee to fifty. to be composed of representative men from every section of the state.
 He made a strong argument in behalf of his motion. which received the close attention of the association.
 The committee reported through its chairman. Mir. Steiner, IS follows
 LEGISLATIVE WISDOM.
 B. Steiner introduced the following res olution. which was adopted without a dissenting vote:
 Whereas, The legislature of Alabama, al its last session, passed an act intro duced by Hon. w. R. R.own, eff Colber-, wt.oh eXempts cotton factories thare- alter constructed from taxation for a period of ten years. and thus making Aiabama the most inviting field for she location of cotton manufactures; be 1t
 Resolved, That the Alabama CSmmer- c;nl and Industrial a;5os c.ation, a ss amb'e ed, duly recognize the wisdom of such legds- latfon as being upon a plane of enterprise ard progress, and h.reby express their commendation of the efforts of trlose prlblic-spirited representatives.
 The following report from the battle ship committee was adopted and on mo- tion the committee was granted further time:
 BATTLE SHIP COMMITTEE REPORT.
 Mr. B. Steiner, chairman of the elm mittee on battleship Alabama reported as follows:
 To the Offic ITS and Mempers of the Ala
 bama Commercial and Industrial As
 sociation:
 Gentle men:-At the last convention, held at Birmingham on Thursday, Oct. 8, 1896, I had the honor of being appointed chairman of committee provided under a resolutie- adopted at said meeting to secure a CT service to present to the officers of the battleship Alabama, and to select sponsor, also attend to the ds- tails of said presentation. As 1t will be sometime before said ship is launched, the committee has taken no further steps, except to ascertain prices and 'ob- tain drawings for the said service, and have so far taken the necessary steps to be in readiness for the ceremonies when the time arrives.
 I have not called the committee for mally together, as wished to have mat ters in readiness to subnit to them before doing so.
 Therefor4, reporting progress and ask ing the convention for Further time.
 Respectfully,
 B. STEINER, Chairman.
 NASHVILLE CENTENNIAL.
 The Alabama exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial and International exposition was next taken up and thoroughly dis cussed by H. L. Mckee, B. Steiner, J. T! Ashcraft, w. R. Brown, W. s. Wells, H. B. Scott, N. L. Miller and J. A. Roun-' tree.
 W. B. Leedy. of Birmingham, intro- duced a resolution stating that it was the sense of this association that Ala bama have creditable exhibit at the Nashville Centennial and to call upon Commissioner Culver to know what he desired the respective counties to send to be placed in the Alabama exhitIt.
 On motion of J. A. Rountree that committee of five with N. L. Miller as chairman, be appointed to consider MT. Leedy's resolution, the president ap- pointed the following committee: II. B. Scott, J. T. Ashcraft, c. P. Lane, W.
 Capt. P. Sid Jones being unable to be present, the secretary read the follow ing letter
 ADDRESS BY CAPT. SID JONES.
 The question of the day is, To What Extent Should the Railways and the State Promote Coloniza ton, and Why?
 hi mo fn involves ton of vital importance to the country a large and to the railway that promotes the business. l have always contenaed that line traversdng section Of coun- try should, in justice to itself, do all in it's power to induce desirable class of immigration to settle along the line Of it's road.
 The subject was brought forcibly to my mind during the period was engaged in charge of the passenger traffic in this section. For years myself, as well as passenger agents representing other lines, have sent from this country large numbers of families, most of them being now located in Texas, having gone there to engage as cotton producers, and every year this large outflow of people helps to decrease the population of Alabama, un- til it is now easy to figure out what the end will be. With this in view takefit that now is the accepted time to supply in the place of those that have left de- sirable class of northern settlers. This, I contend, is to be accomplished by going in.o the stronghold of the great north and west in person, and lay before the intelli- gent people the many advantages offar9d in the. .ssunny south and induce them to come and settle along the lines of cur re- spective railways. Tn my judgment, and from my experience and observation, all that is necessary-to 3 accomplish this is for a man ofsorilnary intelligence to go into the overe.owded fields of the north and west, meet them at their homes. set forth and demon; trate clearly the possibilities, give g. detailed report of our climate, when work can be done on the. farm all the year round; that all their interests wfl be protected fully. both ty the rail- ways. and the state ;.that the good people here ar ready to meet them with open arms and good fellowship. ilrat we WE mt them among us and e2cc.rage their con- ing From my stlir sr-.t st,~ ftrf,o is